The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-14
DIR. r. M. SWEARINGEN
HAS AN FTER-BRIsAKFAsT CHAT
WITH A POST REPORTER.
butte to DIR. Guiteras--Expensive
Trip to Houston.

DR.. r. M. Swearingen, State health
officer. was seen by Post reporter yes
terday morning before he departed for San
Antonio.
The doctor had just breakfasted with his
old friend, Mr.. w. d. Cleveland. and the
two were chatting In the parlor of the
Capitol hotel.
DR.. Swearlngen was requested to make
statement for publication regarding the
general situation. He reported that he
did not think he could add anything to
what had already been said on the subject
Of yellow fever
When brought DR.. Gutcias here dav
before yesterday" said he, 81 appre-
hended that he would find the same condi-
there Is no doubt in my mind that yellow
fever prevails both in Galveston and IIous-
ton. 1t rs, however, OF a remarkably
mild form, and instead OF being a calam-
NY, ! believe it is going to be blessing.
III the disease Is stamped out and 1t is
found that there have been very few ia
talitles, as | believe will be done, it is
gong TO result in a blessing to the com
MUMMY, and the name yellow fever Will
nave lost its potency anu Its horror
when asked as to his opinion Of the
government expert, DR.. Swearingen said
This man Guiteras has done nothing but
study yellow fever in all its forms and
phases for the past fifteen or twenty
years. and he has attained a proficiency
that Is absolutely marvellous. Little de-
tails in the symptoms of the disease that
would be scarcely noticeable to ordinary
,tr,at, 10 N
MIN, and he will group together symptoms
which the casual observer or ordinary
medical man actually would not see. |
have very high opinion of his profess
s9,nal ability. 1t is purely and strictly
professional; there is no personalism what
ever about 1t. He Is as intensely honest
In his Convictions. and as sincere and pos
tive as man can be. No one has ever
questioned my honesty. and | am more
tban willing to stake both my honor and
professional reputation upon tho accuracy
and sincerity OF Dr. Guiteras when It
comes to diagnosing yellow fever.
Before | met DR.. Guiteras," he con-
tinued, Il can not say that | was pre-
JUDGED against him, but was against his
department, but after meeting and convers.
ing with him. and seeing the careful man
ner In which he makes his examinations
becadue convinced that he is the most
thorough diagnostician | ever saw In my
HE, He Is not one bit vainglorious, but
Is rs modest. unassuming and painstaking
as a man can be-"
The failure OF DR.. Guiteras to keep his
promise TO return to Houston was then
mentioned In this connection DR.. Swear
ingen said: "Dr. Guteras fully expected
to come back to Houston when he left. but
after considering the matter thoroughly he
Was satisfied as TO the cases he saw here
and that three Of the paients had yellow
FEVER. He was so positive about 1t that he
did not deem 1t necessary to return.
Furthermore, when We reached the depo;
that evening the Santa Fee representative
presented bill for $l06 fer tho use OF
tho train which We came up on, and de-
mandsd that | pay II before we could re-
turn TO Galveston. was under the i'm
preston that we would be given the use OF
a train for the purpose Of making our in
vestigation, and when DR.. Guiteras found
that ! had to pay Sos he did not feel
like increasing the expense of an5ther trip
as he did not believe the result would war.
rant the expense OF the trip, he being alb
solutely positive in his diagnosis of the
cases hkre."