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sippi We're visited by the scourge. with
the terrible record of 10000 deaths.
CAUSE OF THE DISEASE
Various opinions are entertained by
medical men as to the cause Of the dis
ease, but the generally accepted theo-
ry is that its appearance is due to the
introduction Of the poison, either by
patients or through infected articles
1T is claimed that residents for a pc
rlod Of years in southern climes are
not SO susceptible as strangers and
temporary sojourners: that the NOR
callty is greater among males than fe-
males, and that negroes are much less
susceptible than whites, although
they are not imnlunes. Writers on tn.
subject say that Immunity from the
disease is only acquired through a long
residence in a community in which it
appears in an epidemic form, or
through having passed through an at
tack. According to the best authorities
and experts familiar with the disease,
ca. The period of incubation varies
from three or four days to scyen,
though iii some instances it may be
less than twenty-four hours. Its visit
is sudden and generally without warn
ing. SO FAR as preliminary symptoms
are concerned. Among prominent in
dications of an attack may be men
toned chills headache. pains in the
back and limbs. and fever rising rapid
"; u hot. dry skin: flushed face, furred
tongue, sore throat, nausea, and von-
ting, becoming intense on the second
and third day. In the chirl stage of
the disease the Temperature. rises.
jaundice develops rapidly, vomiting
increases and black vomit sets in. The
ingredients CT which are transformed
blood pigments. consisting Of blood and
gastromucous. altered by the a.,d
juices of the stomach. The vomiting
| is usually accompanied by great All
dominal pains"
LIKENESS TO MALAIaI AL FEVER.
The disease 50 closely Stimulates or
binary malarial remittent fever. or
pcrncious malarial fever. that CASES
Of the kind are often. enormously pro-
nounced srue yellow fever.
The recent outbreak at the Hamp-
ton Home has probably baen one of the
latter forms cf the disc aset continues
the Dispatch correspondent, and else
where would never have been recngniZ-
ed as yellow fever in the absense Of
prevailing epidemic. While it is
creditable and almost compulsory to
take and observe every precautionary
measure to prevent if possible. the
ic or infectious disease, unnecessary
alarm has probably been manifested
in the present mild appearances
With all due respect to the intelll-
gent and highly educated custodian of
the public health, and in view Of the
gu. DON, 11.oyN
denic,' the opinion is entertained here
that the dreaded Yellow Jack has not
appeared in the form to create alarm
or to lessen the confidence of the gen
eral public in the healthy surroundings
of Old Point Comfort
YEAGER CRITICISED
The following letter was received at
this office yesterday.
IA National Military Home
Elizabeth City County, Aug. Is. '99.
Editor Daily Press
I Hood Yeager's letter in your issue
of the 18th inst. is the subject of much
comment here-among the old soldiers
and the general opinion is that the
sooner the medical staff muzzles their
Poultice Clerk. the better for their rep
urations as doing their best to rid the
camp of disease.
His talk is all at random, and rtdicu-
lous. Imagine them working like
iiends-and being run down. Worn out
and tired-yet INDUCING in ball games,
boxing contests ana cake walks. I'M
asine the shaving of heads as bald rs
rats of those who come in contact
with the fever six or eight times a day,
and then allowing them to roam
around and n.ngle among the camp
promiscuously. Reading such rot
would make sensible people believe,
we gloried in having yellow fever here
and were doing our level best TO in
crease and spread it. Just think of DR..
Vickery calling every one connected
with the hospital together and giving
them the option of going or staying. AS
to the washing business, that's a
snake story; when it is a we'll known
fact that we have a general laundry,
a hospital laundry-and in addition
thereto connected with the hospital a
daily wash where he could, if he saw
tit, have his buds washed. 1t did not
seem as if the medical staff as they
appeared at the fireworks last evening.
gave any evidence Of their having
their natty white suits laundried by
their personal selves. Yeager ought
to take tumble to himself and see
that such senseless rwaddle as he is
giving out is only bringing ridicule
upon the management. who will have
a hard enough row to hoe in the light
of future developments without max
ing matters worse than they really are.
MUD TWO FEET DEEP.
Heavy Rains Put tn Streets in Deplora-