Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-07-29
FIGHTING THE
YELLOW FEVE
New Orleans Health Authorities
Feeling Confident
OF ROOFING 1T OUT.
Thorough System Of Howe Inspec.
tion Has Been Inaugurated and
Every Dwelling is to BE
Rigidiy Examined.

Rigidiy Examined.
New Orleans. July 29.-Health au-
thorities who ara handling the yellow
fever situation here have SO thororgh-
ly perfected their organization that
they feel confident every case of fever.
even though not thoroughly developed.
will be promptly reported and go Upon
the official records. So thorough has
been the inspection of the city THAI IT
is believed every existing case has leen
rooted out and is now included in the
zO6 cases which have been ANNOUNCED
Many of these are on the road to re-
covery. and 1t is expected that with the
perfect scientific treatment that has
been arranged for there will be a re-
duction in the mortality rate, which In
the early stages of the disease had
been admittedly high.
The most annoying feature of the
situation now is the disposition OF
practically every town in this state as
in adjoining states to tighten the quar-
antine against the city. That is due to
the feeling beyond the city that 200
cases mean a serious situation and the
fact that the escape of Italians from
the infected French market center re-
suited in the appearance of cases of
fever in various points. One case has
been reported at Tampa, an Italian
refugee from New Orleans. and there
are reports OF cases in Lafourche,. As
cension. St. Mary's and Plaquefnine
parishes. Shotgun guards are now
being put on public roads of parishes
outside of New Orleans to turn back
every Italian who makes his appear
ance. and the bars have been put up all
over the state against that nationality
I'm particular. Two Italians who man
aged to board the Mississippi Valley
train Thursday were locked in a, car
which was sidetracked at Baton Rouge
Thursday night and sent back to New
Orleans Friday. In this city and else
where Italians are suffering through
the marked reduction in the fruit busi-
ness. in which they are largely en-
gagged. There is a popular misappre-
hension that fruit from the tropics Is
capable of transmitting Infection and
some towns are already including fruit
among their Guaranteed articles. In |
New Orleans many people are refusing |
to patronize Italian peddlers an fruit |
stands. -
Rek. iJT. I5-s-ssy eel
Gently returned here from Philadei ..s..,
has opened offices In one Of the promi-
nent office buildings. He has been
chosen superintendent of wards In the
great campaign of cleaning and sani-
tating the city. All wards make daily
reports to him.
Screening and oiling cisterns is pop
ularized I'm a novel way. Thousands OF
lapel buttons have been ordered to be
given those who have followed this
of the board of health. The
buttons are plain white with a life
sized stegomyia fasciata pictured IN
he center and surrounded with the
words: MY Cisterns Are All Right.
How Are Yours?" The system OF in
,po ction. which has gone into effect
a visit to every house In ,
he city so that no case OF sickness may
escape detection even In its incipientl
stage. The city has been divided into ,
large number of districts. Each In
ipector is required TO visit every prem
SEES OF his district and every room II
possible. Special endeavor must be
made TO discover every person sick
With fever of any sort. Each inspector /,
8 provided with a large oil can from
which he is directed to pour oil on all
exposed water surfaces. tubs. cisterns
nd pools. Every night there Is to be
fun report by each inspector OF all I,
PREMISES and rooms visited.
Governor blanchard returned to the
tate capital from the Alexandria en-
ampment and has placed himself in
ourly communication with the state
oard OF health. He is unable to come
ere because Baton Rouge and othert 4
owns have made their guarantees so s
igid that II he did he would not be
BILE TO get away again and the states I,
usiness would constantly suffer. The I
overnor said I'm an interview he did
OF believe there was the slightest just
ication for the panicky feeling in the :
tate. He is in perfect touch with the
zeal situation and thinks that II there
: thorough cooperation of the people u
18th the medical authorities there will II
q no danger OF n serious spread OF the
.ver in Louisiana even II additional L
lolated cases occur outside OF New q
rleans from the flight of the Italian
opulation. N
The reported case at Bowie. on the IT
outhern Pacific railroad In Lafourche
arish. has been confirmed. The case =,
as that Of an Italian who fled from -
ew Orleans. Upon his death the au- -
iorities promptly burned the building
hich he had occupied. q
Will Be Rigid.
Chattanooga. Tenn. July 29-The a.
iarantine instituted by Acting Mayor u
oughty Is against New orleans and
her infected districts I'm the state Of ~
II was put in full force d.
riday and win be rigid.
Takes Personal Charge. In
Washington. July 29.-Surgeon Cen
al wyman Of the public health and a,
arine hospital service has returned =,
In. M s.tr. "