Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-05-31
FRIDAY. MAY 81. 1895.
"A Case of Quarantine Madness.

mater and is disposed to poke ton al
onr old town upon the leSst provo
cation. We tbinklt Is indeed CASE
of "quarantiue madness" but the
only partieS that we have heard
OF being mad, are sOme stanton
people who want to come to WOOD
steck. The truth Is our people are
not the least "Qnarsntine mad"
We have quarantine, a mere
nominal one, oNe that doe
not protect but occasions neon
venience, and consists only in our
Town Sergeant visiting the 'tatlo"
unon the arrival of some OF the
trains, end inqulrlng OF every one
who ,lares to press the sacred SOIL
of Woodstock, where DO or sue !"
from. If the reply is, from "Stsun
ton" be Is politely informed 'ns'
be must pass on, as under present
circumstances W. do not entertain
friends FROM stanton. AT Que
time, Harrisonburg was included
a, it had been reported that small
pox vas 10 that good old town.
but after investigation, the author
tiles relieved Harrlsonburg from
the charge and her citizens will
now be received in WOODSTOCK,
with open arms.
As 10 the case of the marie
dauebterr Of Jack Fry, the
Authorities acted properly, With
out any madness. She stated
that she came from one place
and the town authorities had
posItive evidence that she came
from another. Under the citcum-
.tances surrounding Der case, the
authorities did Just what would be
.xpected of sworn officials in
Woodstock, Stanton or Otner
towns.
But the most unklnd thing the
He.es does is toexpOse our hog'peDs'
We think they are trying toput on
airs about this thing. They well
know that our Old German fathers
enioyed nothing more highly than
the privilege of hanging on a nog
pen. on some pleasant Sunday
afternoon in December, and gazing
At q quartette of fine polkers that
would tip the scales st some point
beyond the 400 mark, aud that
their descendants are just like their
fathers. The Ne,cs people have
lived in Woodstock and they know
Just bow 10 is, aud this accounts
tor their attack upon our mOst
vulnerable point. Besides, they
knew that the HERALD had said so
many things about the filthy hoe
mems and other things which oui
Council persisentIy OverlOOks, that
We could make no defense against
savage attack OF that kind. Tue on
II thing that hurts il the fact thai
these Neaes people should take al
vantage of US in this way; tnel
were once with US aud DOW turf
against us aud aim their pOignard'
At our most exposed aud vita
points. We might say something
10 defense of our town upon thu
sut.j-ct, but We fear that the He'c
might republish some articles tina
have heretofore appeared in th
HERALD.
Among our people generally
there il but little fear Of smallpox
There is we'll founded fear {
.,vuhoid fever at certain Seasons
A number OF citizensOf WOOdstoc
have at various times, died froI
typhoid fever, and We have NOR
or less of it, every season, and non
have died of smallpox, sxcsp
during the war. Notvitbstandin
the fact that our wells have DC
had q thorough cleaning for years
aud the water has been examine
by competent chemists asd pro
nouuced dangerous, there has bee
No effort TO cleanse them, furthe
than an examination to see If lhei
were apy dead toadsJn them an
the application Of a small qusntit
of lime to some of them 10
health and IlvetCf our people vi
more lmperlled from this sourc
than from smallpox. Why It Il
1t this day, when the best nedic'
authorities iuformsus that tJphol
foyer generally, if not slway', pr
ceeds frou impure water, and OF
wells have not been clesnssd for
number OF years, and there 81
more or less cases of typhoid fev'
in Woodstock every season, thel
being over 20 10. Woodstock gu