Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-03


Reports to the contrary may be CIV
en- out by the government authorities,
hut tlose who are on the ground firm
ly believe that yellow fever in New
Orleans is fast spreading over the ad-
jacent territory and Its rayages are
steadily increasing. Armed men,
with shotguns or bayonets, guard ev-
cry highway and turnpike to enforce
tho quarantine against New Orleans
Every traveller Is held up: no explana
tons are accepted and under no cir
cumstance3 Is ne given admittance into
the city. He must turn back to New
Orleans. State and national authon
ties are united In Graduating the
pestlence upon the same basis, the ex
termination Of the mosquito, whlcl is
recognized by all to be the medium Of
communication between the infected
and the well. Quarantine against IN
coming vessels Is rlgidIy enforced and
New Orleans Is today smut out from
tho entire world It's commerce Is ut
terly paralyzed and It's people walk tao
street resigned to their fate, suffering
ngonies of fear"
Must Pass inspectors.
This was the statement OF j. r..
Bruce, a former Madigonian, who op.
crates u cypress saw mill In Hammond,
louisiana, so miles north OF New Or.
leans, and VINO fled north to escape
tao danger OF contracting the disease.
With Mrs. Bruce, he Is making his
home at his former residence, 300 East
MlfIlin street. He tells strange tales
OF the conditions In the south since vel.
low fever began It's ravages. lie says
that ne experienced considerable diiIl-
Guilty In reaching Madison. After oh.
tanning the required health certificate
from tle authorities In mis- parish tthe
Louisiana name for county, he was
examined by government inspectors,
on the boundary line Of the states OF
Mississippi and Tennessee the doors
OF the cars being locked wliIe the In.
trCction was going on,
Frost an Effective Believer.
Il come 10 Madison every summer"
said Mr. Bruce, but came rather
early this year and propose to stay
until II Is safe In Louisiana, II the
combined effort of the government
and state authorities fail to check the
disease there can be no hope OF ro-
lief until tho first frost occurs, which
Will not be until November, AS soon
az II becomes cool, tao mosquito viii
start to hibernate or die and the germs
will cease to DO active, Tao disease
then will be stamped out In no time.
careIessness Starts Plague.
How did 1t start? Simply the re.
laaXtlon Of vigilance in regard to the
quarantine laws, 1t is required IN
New Orleans that all incoming vessels
from the tropics BIO detained six days
In order to give time for the develop
ment of any cases OF yellow fever
whica may be on board. For Commer
cial reasons this rule was not enforced
and banana snip from Honduras,
brought an injected person to port,
The disease first broke out In tne ltal.
iaL district, whore the bananas are
pCddled. The Italians have peculiar
RABBIT of calling the priost instead OF
tho doctor when any one falls sick and
SO tne fever gained Roadway among
them before 1t was known to the
health authorities.
All Fight Mosquitoes.
EVERY man, woman and child In
Louisiana Is lighting the mosquito
most seriously. The insect of course
propagates In open pools OF water
Louisiana gets its water supply for
domestic use largely by collecting
rain water from the roof into open
cisterns, when are sometimes covered
by loose boards to keep the cat out.
Tese reservoirs. watch often become
TAese reservoirs, which often become
the breeding places Of the mosquitoes,
wOich lay their millions of eggs there
The little wigglers soon hatch out and
are ready for business In 4 few days
Two ways of oradicating the insec
are employed, one Is to destroy tao
young ones and tho other to prevent
the old ones from propagating, Both
these purposes are accomplished by
putting thin layer OF crude kerosene
oil on the surface of all water rho
oil prevents the wigglers from getting
air and keeps away tho old mosquitoes,
People draw the water for use from
below, Oil companies from Texas
have donated carloads of crude oil for
the use OF the state in fighting the pes,
breeders, New Orleans and other
southern cities are oiling their sewers
whica are on the surface of the streets.
while people sleep vita close net
ting spread over their beds, AS It is
New Orleans is having an energetic
housekeeping at present Everything