The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-09-10
YELLOW FFvEa.

thin 10 the belief that the disease is
not yellow fever, though conclusive in
formation Is not yet at hand Surgeon
General Wyman is absent from the
city lie has been attending the
British Medical association at Mon
trcal and is now at Vineyard
Haven on his way back During his
absence Surgeon Baiibache is in
charge The eases at Ocean Springs
were first called TO the attention Of
Bailbache last Friday in telegram
from Assistant Surgeon Wasdin, who is
stationed M Mobile. asking permission
To- accompany the state board Of health
70 Ocean Springs 20 investigate the
lever, Dr. Wasdin was directed 10
proceed Sunday morning he telegraph
"a as follows:
''Of five or six hundred cases here
have seen FIVE; an endemic infection,
spread BY carriage; mostly white; non
paroxy disproportionate in pulse;
Irostration. Insisted on and made first
autopsy ON adult of 50, said 10 be a
typical casc. of fever Matter under
alviscmcnt Doctors Oliphant (presi-
dent Louisiana state beard OF health;
liaralsGn. Saunders and others viii be
here later.
A copy Of this telegram was trans
mittcd to Surgeon General Wyman at
Vineyard Haven. and he Immediately
requested Dr John Guiteras, professor
Of the University Of Pennsylvania, to
proceed to Ocean Springs. Dr. .Guiteras
was formerly in the marine hospital
service aud is the acknowledged author
ity on fevcrs in this country. DIR. Bail
bache also wired DR. Wasdin to inquire
into the result of the autopsy and con
aultation, 70 give the number Of the
inhabitants Of Ocean Springs and the
number Of fatalities Or. Wardin re-
/ piled that the population Of Ocean
| Springs. which is summer resort on
the tiulf coast near Iiloxi, was about
1890 in winter and 5000 in summer.
! Vie also reported the existence Of pas
modiuIn Of malaria, a condition Of the
blood said to bc never present in yell
low fever cases No further report has
been received although one is expected
Monday.
Dr Bailbache says that Dr. Wasdin
is making a meteorological investiga,
tion TO determine the existence Of vel
! low fever germs lie Dr Bailhachc)
believes the disraS,, 20 far as his infor
nation goes. is G.arue or hrakcbpn,
fever In support ol tnis hn point, t,
DR. Wasdin's rFDgt that the fever j.
endemic, not cpiicllic, and that tn,
fatalities have bvcn few whereas yellow
ever is fatal in majority OF eases
This lack Of fatalities he considers tn,
strongest evidence that the dis
ase is not yellow fever. Tn
existence OF ihs pasmodium of malarii
is another strong evidence against tn,
yellow fever theory About ten day
ago be- says the state board Of hcaltl
of Mississippi investigated the feve
and pronounced it Gcngue If i
should, however, prove 10 he yellow
fever DR. BailhaChe SAYS the latenes
OF the season viii materially aid th
authorities in keeping it confined 4
the locality in which it has broken gu
and he gives assurances that there viii
be no wide spread epidemic Of tn
dreaded scourge.
The latest information received b.
DIR. Bailbnche, acting surgeon genera
of the Marine hospital service, is 20 tn
effect that the disease reported a
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This information comes from Assist
ant Surgeon Wasdin, whose regula
station is at Mobile, hut who wa
granted permission 10 go To 0ceal
/ Springs in company with other phys
clans, and il is in accord with the cor
illusions reached by Mcssrs IIarralso
and Hunter, Of the Mississippi stat
board OF health, in their report to Gov
McLaurin.
! WASHINGTON, Sept THE agricul
tural department is finding difficult
in supplying the demand from the liv
stock oontcrs for inspectors require
10 examine the dressed meats for FOL
eign shipment. There has recent
been very pronounced improv,
ment in the European marke
for American meats, which til
law requires should be inspecte
before shipped. and as consequent
Inspectors are called from Chicago, s.
Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and othc
western shipping points. The shor
age in inspectors is due to the faS
that the civil list includes no eligible
for the work. The deficiency has bee
temporarily supplied by permittin
unemployment Of persons who hay
heretofore been engaged as inspector
l WASHINGTON, Sept THE Evenin
!. Star Monday says:
II is stated that Mr.. ;. \. h. Nortl
Of Boston, has been selected as Il
+ superintendent Of the next census an
!. that his appointment viii be made I
soon as the necessary legislation ca
!, he enacted The president is said
I favor the establishment of a pcrmaneI
! bureau Of census, and is likely TO e
press some views on that subject in h
next message 10 congress.
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