The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-11-03
contact with the fever were huddled

contact with the fever were huddled
together in single house and kept to-
gether for two weeks, non Of whom
had the fever, thus demonstrating the
iallacy OF the teaching that the only
safety from the infection lies in pre-
cipitate tight. Not only so, but, az
ter none Of those who were so con
fined developed tlleSfever, but other
cases appeared in th4clty to the mum
Der Of less than twenty in a city Of
1900 people, the State Board of
Health throws up its hands helplessly
and announces u the world that II Is
impracticable il not impossible, to
afford further protection, and warns
the towns OF the State to i0t2 QUO for
themselves. N&
"DO not let the PEOPLE outside Of
Jackson imagine thu this institution
should be maintained on account Of
the protection which il affords them,
for, since Sept, 10, up To this time, the
country surrounding jackson. west Of
Pearl river, has been wide open, and
there has not been a day when any cit
izen Of Jackson could not drive out OF
the city, and. by simply avoiding in
cOrp0Iated towns, travel without let
State to the other.
What good thing, then, has been
done by the State Board Of Health in
1899, To protect the people outside Of
jackson?
+ III the good to the people outside
does not readily appear, let us see
what has been done for the inhabit-
ants Of the city. kAhOut 80 per cent.
Of the population were unable or un-
willing To abandon their homes and
their business. and remained in the
city, Some Of these. upon the facts
as they appeared from day to day, did
not believe IN tile existence of yellow
fever in the city. and had the audac-
lty to say so. Thereupon the State
Board Of Health proceeded to an
nOuncc the number Of new cases, but
declined To give the names or places
Of residence OF those who were sick.
The citizen who had wasted his sub
stance in flights in former years, who
is unable to leave the city when ad-
viSed to do SO, and who is compelled
to remain In the city, Is told in eacl
afternoons paper that there are IA
number Of new cases Of yellow fever
in'the city, hut lie Is denied all inf0r.
nation as to its location and the iden-
tity of the persons whO are infected.
This is the action of the lawfully con
stituted guardiansof the public health
toward the inhabitants of the capital
Of the State during the prevalence Of
yellow fever In the city.
IF the State Board Of Health Is I'M
able to cope with the situation in such
a manner as to prevent the spread OF
disease, and to allow the business in
terests Of the people to 70 on without
annual paralysis aLd s%tagnation; II
the State Board of'lIealth is unable
to afford any protection to the people
Of the State, when there are only
ab0nt twenty cases OF fever in city
OF 1000 inhabitants, and publish their
inability by warning other towns in
the State to take care OF themselves.
II the State Board " Health is I'M
willing and refuses to give the people
Of a stricken community the nameSO of
infected persons and the location Of
the disease, what corresponding bene-
tit accrueS to the people OF the State
for making large aud annually in
creasing appropriations to maintain
it?"