The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-09
FEVER DISCUSSION.

(ciation in Beaumont. l feel
not get a square deal for the
lsons:
pers Of the affirmative were
hll, while the discussion was
phed, but simply a synopsis
omitted many OF the stroag-
|ade by those OF the negative.
iris tailed to answer by utter
host OF the strong points made
bslng his and Dr.. Vests views.
Iris predicated his foci OF In
ktrong rSintl on Eva Duncans
eited Beaumont. where yellow
lined TO exist In the case Of
by. and though the attending
this case stated that DR.. Gut
liter 10 him. receded from his
Railing Lovejoy's case yellow
affirmative ignored this fact.
eir sole claim OF ''foci Of In.
blow fever does not exist IN
de novo; is not indig-
oci Of inspection must be had.
% proven that Eva Duncians.
umont, was stopping in a re-
the city, more than a mile
and was not nearer him than
1t any time. and then only In
hin for Houston: while 1t was
that of the sixteen persons
n the house with Lovejoy dur
3 and were quarantined there
After his death, no one OF these
Ter person in Beaumont. ac-
bease except this much needed
of infection for this oity. 1t
Ven that no other case devel-
he Eva Duncans case in Hous-
many were exposed, and from
es pronounced yellow fever by
In Houston. no other case was
ough the household and the
Ne kept confined with each,
developed that each of these
nee resumed his usual avoca-
k guard was removed on the
having made recovery with
case. seen jointly by
and DR.. Swearingen, enjoyed
ehile I'M quarantine, emerging
th day in condition to do duty
gang. without injecting any
eume is unique record for
patients, vet these are tho
bnounced yellow fever by our
and that upon an examina-
SO short time as to leave
its thoroughness.
loon session was ushered In
y address OF welcome by Mr..
Beaumont, and a short, APP
ply from DR.. West of Gall
Norris paper being next In
pad and did credit to its au-
[echnical presentation from a
book standpoint of symptoma-
dng the fact that all the cases
hpon by the expert contradict
livery step and ran Il course
ID in all history written by
Morris found 1t necessary TO
3 correctness of the death
0 other physicians who. dur
pc OF the fever epidemic here,
a cause of death other than
pr. Norris saw fit to attribute
Though DR.. Morris did not
5. This is indeed evidence OF
: II an effort to sustain a posi-
pc untenable.
Ut Is usual to assume that all
equally honest in their con-
the physician in attendance is
leived to be the best qualified
the death certificate; his in
id not be called into question
party so doing can prove be-
estion that the patient died
an the disease his physician
consider this action as purely
desperation in defending a
u beg leave to show some acts
consistent in DIR. Morris chief.
}. and although I put them in
u direct questions to DR.. Nor
mont, that he might explain
Or. Guiteras' standpoint. he
I OF them entirely. DIR. Gmi-
open advocate of National sup
quarantine; the South 10 OPP
iteras sent to Houston fumi-
ratus in advance of his COM |
b the leading men in our pro
and large majority Of all
On We're emphatic In their de-
existence OF yellow fever in
d still are.
ard OF health, with whom DR..
is invited TO investigate this
fever, treated Or. Guiteras
consideration upon his arrival
him a large number OF cases
fely. aggregated from all parts
and among these he found no
ID pronounce yellow fever. He
three other cases which had |
ported to the board of health
is, and though the president
! and the State health officer
DR.. Guiteras in front Of the
he left to see these patients,
invited to accompany him. He (
all three as yellow fever. but
city without tnking the board
Ito his confidence relative 10
but. through DIR. Sweariugen,
the president of the board Of
from another city. to his ut
ment. Or. Guiteras left the
ng to return the next day to
he beard of health and other
the profession at a banquet
r, where he was to deliver a
yellow fever. and though he
Galveston for days thereafter
eturned nor wrote an explain
strange conduct.
on, DR.. West tells us that DR..
tied the same cases repeatedly
imself OF the diagnosis; why
courtesy here where every |
'urtesy was offered him?
he cases he pronounced upon
no other case developed from
Id, all resumed their vacations
he guard would allow them.
consideration the fact that
of health and nearly every
he profession here and In the
country took issue with DR..
the furlher corrsboratlon ct
y opinion borne out by the
termination OF every cise In
very without the Infection It
predicate of the affirmative
IN the foci OF infection from
! the person OF Eva Dunrars.