The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-01
SCRANTON STILL FREE FROM VEL
LOW FEVER,

We stated in the DEMocRAT-STAR
when the prevailing sickness first
broke out in Scranton, that IL the
yellow feser should appear in our
midst we would under no circumstan-
ces endeayor to conceal the fact, but
as becomes an honest journalist give
1t publicity through the columns Of
the "0ld Reliable" Since our last
Fridays issue we have no reason TO
change Il opinion in regard to the
sickness now prevailing. We still adj
here to our previously expressed opin-
ion that 1t is nothing more nor less
than dengue and bilious feverS and
not YELL ow FEVER, although "furrin'
experts differ with US and declare it
a mild type Of yellow fever.
During the past two months we
have had about $50 cases Of fevers-
malarial, dengue and bilious, half at
least of which the doctors never saw.
These were homc-treated, using some
simple remedies procured ut the drug
stores, and in three or four days were
up and about their daily ayocatiOns.
Right in our own neighborhood there
were several cases OF this fever, Of
which we had no knowledge until the
patients had recovered, Only home
treatment was used, and not yer a
"~juvenile" expert was called in. con.
sequentiy it was not pronounced yell
low fever.
Notwithstanding the opinion OF the
experts, we still maintain that neither
Father Baur nor Mrs. Franklin, who
died here this week, were victims Of
yellow fever. Both had been subjected
for a long time to stomach and liver
troubles. DR.. w. A.. Cox, who treated
Father Baur said that his was bilious
remittent fever, and had M yellow
fever symptoms. His temperature
never got higher than l04. He CON-
planned Of his liver, and seemed To
suffer intensely from the first. Nc
doubt the present condition of affairs
aggravated the troubles OF both Mrs
Franklin and Father Baur and, in .
measure, FASTENED their death.
In Father Baur's case his organic
trouble produced hemorrhage, to which
he had been subject previous to hi:
last illness, and his digestion seem tC
have been completely destroyed short.
~ before bis death. Mrs. FRANKLIN
suffered with tumors Of the stomach
and operations had been decided upon
when death released her, and what
may have been taken for black yomit
was nothing more than the e~xcretion.
from the tumOrs.
We suspect that it is the intention
Of the experts to maintain this yellow
fever scare until the money appro
priated by the government is ex
haustcd. We are reliably informed
that DR.. r. ID. Murray, just prior tt
Father Baur's death, was making {
strenuous effort TO have the Quaran
tine of the Gulf Coast raised, but w
are now told it will not he raised be
fore Thanksgiving Day; that is, i
the government appropriation will b.
sufficient to maintain it until then.
In conclusion, we again assert tia
it is our honest opinion that Their
has not been a case Of yellow fever il
scranton since 1878, and there is
large majority Of the Oldest citizens
who know what it is when they see ii
that are Of the same opinion. W
hope our readers abroad will no
think us obstinate or bull-headed bC
cause we do not coincide and fall i
with our local doctors and ''furin
experts. We have settled opinions Q
our own, backed by sound judgmeu
and long experience, and we are nc
disposed to fall into line becauS
they" say that we are wrong an
they are right.
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