The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-27
THE STATE QUARANTINE 4

Austin, Texas, August "a
cial.) Twenty -seyepfb s'au ~
will have nothing of create, ''r'r
requiring Its attention than 81 '0''aats
tine law. AS now framed ~. lua''a-
statutory bric-a-b rac servos pfce u
but TO bring about confusion ~ !. pu'pes
state, the counties and the susween IN
.ies, whiie disease runs Fiat ssuss'cpilL
apnce Win each succeeding dav NV g'oKs
Inc smallpox situation Is AZ ~,
'ion sime ana again has Il hnustia.
hounceu tnat THIS loathsome pee, sevn ~.
s.'anpeu oue, put II continues ~ aaa Pm
~ uneApecteo quarters with pa,ns,, apnear
.arlty; turing the past week na. 'sss-
rave peeh discovered in Travis AM ca'sl
coulsies' the source OF intec,loul Llsno
mcst other Instances. uese as n
It's nonsense 10 tall, aho,,
against smallpox from ~ a.uaaral.i1 b.
way TO get rid of 1t Is 10 ,s'ao ra
once, when 1t develops. ana imp On ita
and other approved oxpedients nolatisn
spread impossible. Under ~ y .naie Ia
reads today concert of artion Jaw a.
local authorities In fighlinr tbss sseen IL
which is essential to si,coa scou:ss
premises can not be secured nno - Us
cities or counties may take avar's " m.rt
ton to prevent its introduction pssesu.
every known method for y. adcu
tinction for naught, If their ne,sss e.
has frequently been the case d,,-,N os a
present epidemic. refuse 10 to,as ins
example. OF course the Stats bs.,., neR
partment can step in and tabs n ~ ae
whenever the local authorities nas,a..
refuse to take the necessary stens s''V' q
troll epidemics, but when said dena ~ "a.
interferes in such matters II u :. usH
expense OF the State. The Iey,s,. ". Wy
having failed to make an approny,s.s's
against such a contingency, however y
state health officer has been po,rsr,s-s
10 DO more than persuade loca, ha.,.s
authorities to follow out Suggestions wIs
regard to smallpox, much Of which WIN
not reported TO him until A. had s,,'s,
considerable Roadway. sa'ael
what is needed Is a law proyidnc 4.
the appointment of health Officers l..
every county and municipality who ma y
act under the direction of the $40
health officer and, under penalty rera.,
to him every suspicious case OF discs
occurring within their jurisdiction ~
follow his instructions in the hana;ns
thereof 1t should be made plain IL,
that counties or cities in which i, Il.
comes necessary for the State health an.
thoritles to take charge Of an epidepIe
must bear the expense Of stamping Il ou
Systematlzed in this manner qulrantns
would prove effective and the posshll.y
of general epidemics would be minimzea
What ie known as coast quarantine NUT
of course remain under the States CONTRA
and the expense thereof charged up "a
general revenue, as is the practice now
But this is different proposition from
that relating to smallpox and similar
quarantinee the confounding Of the two
having occasioned the publication OF much
senseless stuff on the subject, the only
effect OF which has been to confuse the
public without In the least helping in the
attainment OF the desired end Untimely
criticisms of the State health authoriils
have in most instances monopoized tie
text of these pointless essays on a vital
subject when praise was due them for
what they have accomplihed under the
most adverse circumstances, which Is
evidence enough that their authors aEs
little concerned in the welfare Of the
State at large and have but precious
small amount of care for anything save
the ENGRAVING upon the statutes OF some
thing that would afford them an oppor-
tunity to control matters Of which ihelf
ignorance is their chief characteristics