The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-26
FIVE NEW CASES OF FEVER.
Three Of The COnVaIeSCent Patients
Discharged.

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Puts Forth His Theory.
Brunswick, Ca, Sept 25.-Five new
cases Of fever developed to-day The
patients are Mrs. Larentzson and child {;
the wife and mother-in-law of William
Anderson, and Callie Mitchell, the last
three colored. Three of the old patients
were discharged; a child of Mrs. Larentz-
son, Mrs. G. H. Smith, and Archie H.
Smith.
Nineteen cases are under treatment
now.
Surgeon FACET authorizes the state
ment that he feels assured that there are
numbers of mild cases of yellow fever
which have been daily reported as mala-
ria, and many mild cases not sufficiently
developed, or considered by the families
of the patients sufficiently serious to call
in physicians. He further says that he
does not expect the fatalities to to be nu-
merous hereafter, and frost may be ex-
pected within twenty-five days. He says
that with proper nursing fatality will not
increase with the advent of cold weather.
Atmospheric conditions here are some
what cooler, causing apprehension among
the citizens generally.
The committee appointed at yesterdays
meeting of the boards to draft an address
to the Savannah Press on the character
of the witnesses offered by Michael Eagan
reported at length to-day declaring the
witnesses, by the testimony of prominent
white and cOlOred people, as persons of
questionable reputation All the signerS
of the Eagan afidavits admitted in the
presence of several clergymen and prom
inent citizens that they did not know
what Eagan had them sign, and denied
that Edgar Dart had at any time made
them improper advances.
Florida's state health officer DR.. Porter,
officially orders all detention certificates
issued by Surgeons Murray and Geddings
honored by state officers.
PROBABLE IDLE RUMoRs.
Increased rumors that Eagau, in de-
tance of the authorities, is endeavoring to
array the blacks against the whites
has started movement amongst reputable
cOlored citizens to stop any such action
among their race. A public meeting Will
probably be held tomorrow to organize
all good colored citizens and enlist their
services in supressing the movement
Superintendent Horne of the East
Tennessee road wires Offering the use
gratis of the East Tennessee docks, three
miles from Brunswick for unloading DR..
Jenkins steamship with relief supplies.
CommissarY Keeper Joseph w. Smiths
report shows that 1,l00 suffering poor
are issued three days rations each to-
day.
AN ANALYSIS OF YELLOW FEVER.
Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 25.-Dr. j. J. Knott,
leading physician, left tonight for
Washingt on to lay before Surgeon Cen
eral Wyman what he believes to be
satisfactory analysis of yellow fever, it's
causes and remedies. He hopes to so i'm
press Surgeon General Wyman that he
will be sent to Brunswick to test his
Theories IN the treatment of yellow fever
patients there DIR. Knott has prepared
pamphlet treatment of his theory
which is that yellow fever is phosphoric
poi son. In his pamphlet the doctor says
his theory is predicated on observations
made by him during The epidemic of 1878
IN Chattanooga, Tenn.
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS.
He says: cat first attention was di-
rected TO the atmospheric condition. |
found a great variation in the tempera-
tnre of the days and the advanced hours
OF the nights. One night, | recall, this
variation amounted to 450 Fahrenheit. l
again noticed marked and decided hu-
midity Of the atmosphere, general foggy
condition, and in low PLACES this fog col
Iected In thick, creamy foam On test
ing for ozone, with iodide of potassium
dissolved in a solution of starch, found
In the daytime that it was deficient; at
night this test showed no evidence of
ozone.
ANOTHER EVIDENCE.
Another evidence that satisfied my
mind of the want of ozone in the locality
was the effect on the common case knives
used in the hospital. / noticed that in
stead of their oxydizing that
dark discoloration would take
place when moistened. I took
one of these knives that had not been in use
and placed it in low, dark place, where
there was at the time heavy thick fog
hanging over the place. l allowed the
until sufficient time had elapsed to col
lect on its blade the mois-
ture of the locality. then
placed it on the window sill on the
eastern side of the hospital building,
where allowed it to remain till the
moisture was dissipated by the sun. On
examining now, found this peculiar dark
discoloration
HOW HE ARRIVED AT HIS CONCLUSIONS.
Il will now try and explain to the read
er why l arrived at the idea that l pro-
pose to advance in this paper, and which
VIII go TO show the peculiar deduction of
Ihe human mind. In 1S59-60 l was a stu
uenJ OF medicine in Paris. At that time
II was very common method with the
t1oHCu people TO take the yell0W-headed
match with suicidal intent This caused
me TO become more familiar with the
symptoms and pathology of phosphorus.
polSonlng than l would have done other
wise from observation and reading. [ had
posted myself on this subject, though do
LoI suppose that / would ever have given
yAe subject a single thought had i not
Popped up in my memory in cogitating
oyef theory for the cure of yellow fever.
90 soon as this idea struck me, my mind
teEerJed to the marked success which mad
ttouoWed the use of tUrpentine in the
uatment of yellow fever here in my
tEdhoS Here, then, was one point sustain
Tis is One theory of phosphorus poisoning.
ne more l studied the subject the more
al MY convinced did become that l was
WI Ine right track One fact l failed to
fFIgnIlon is the peculiar odor and soapy
ing OF the perspiration during the
T,",GSdung stage of yellow fever, while l
raet -ale no test, except to prove its acid
"a 90 Ton Having had considerable ex-
S-,iieHce IN the handling of drugs, am
t'..sLeu that on analysis it win be found
rgs 5nt9ln 5lt93ln phosphorus or hypo-phospho-
ar. Knott incorporates in his PAM
IAeories. ''''ii0'' W 'uS ''ii MS
MOBILE TO THE RESCUE.
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