The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-06
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QUARANTINE.
New Orleans States.

New Orleans States.
One of the most pleasing signs OF
the times that we have witnessed dur.
ing the present year is the generality
and correctness of the country press,
in both Louisiana and Mississippi. on
the subject of quarantine. Prior tn
the present year, and for years past,
indeed. all that was necessary to ere.
ate Il panic throughout the country
parishes uf Louisiana and counties Uf
ouI sister States and wild howl
for a quarantine. even to the extent
Of n0n-intercourse with New Orleans,
was To set on foot a rnnlOr that a case
Of fever existed in this city.
The supreme folly of this terror has
been finally realized by the press and
people OF the country, and as general
AS the demand for quarantine has
hitherto been at the mention of yell
low fever, almost as general this year
has been the Condemnation OF these
fool. disastrous and guarantees.
The local guarantees have been.
indeed. quite general; but they have
everywhere. except In henigllted Tex
as, met with the condemnation Of the
press and the people.
The only class who have stood and
are standing out for the quarantine
fraud are a lot of fool country doc.
tors, most. of whom can't tell the dif.
ference between Il case Of bilious fever
and Il bOi! on Il baby's rump.
There are Il class Of men whose
greatest delight and ambition is to
hold an Office. even il there be no re-
m%uneration attached to It. and the
grandest heighth Of position on. earth
To these h~Alfitaught doctors Is that Of a
"health- 1ficer," and, OF course, when
theresis talk and rumors about pesti.
Hence, every little sawbOnes becomes a
centre OF interest and swells up with
the wind OF self-impOrtance; and so.
II some foolish twaddle about a case
Of yellow fever in New Orleans
reaches the ears Of some old. superan-
uated gossip. and the ''health officer"
gets wind OF it, out goes Il proclama-
ton OF quarantine against New Or
leans, with Il list of rules and regula-
tions a yard long.
It, is no matter to the 'health Ofn.
GERS" II the business OF a great city is
paralyzed and thousands OF dollars
are lost, and industry Is at a stand.
still; they, the ''health officers" are.
for the time being, on top; they are
the bully boys with glass cyes;'' no.
body can come or go without their
consent, for Il little while, at least,
they are the Cars OF the country.
New Orleans has suffered this out
rage ut a cost Of many millions Of dol |
lars. and all to satisfy the egOtism Of
a few country sawbOnes at different
localities.
We rejoice to see from the CORES.
pOndence between this city and par
ties 10 Natchez that New Orleans Is
about to test the legality 1T this crims
inal outrage. We trust Mr.. DOtterer
will have the nerve to push the test
with the health Uff1cers 1T Natcheg to
the extreme point. and surely the mer.
chants of New Orleans ought to stand
res0lutely by him. We have always
thought that this quarantine outrage
could be stopped II firm and deter
mined measures were taken to deal
with tn
Let us'hope that the time has come
when the merchants Of New Orleansl
vii defepd to.Any extremity thelr 10.
yStNQtYs A&.tsA M 5aA II