Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-27

New Orleans, Sept. 26.-Conditions
were little changed in the fever situa-
tion today The weather forecast was
for a clear day, but there were indi-
cations of rain in the south. Early
promises were for record during the
day approximating that of yesterday.
There are today only 282 cases under
treatment, and the great bulk of these
are of an exceptionally mild type.
Chief Justice Breaux, of the supreme
court, after thorough inspection of
the Emergency hospital, said:
"If the people throughout the nation
who are making such do about yell
low fever could have been with me
when l went through the hospital, |
am sure that they would be convinced
that science has matched the disease
and that their fears as to conditions
are groundles6."
With the fever appearing only spro-
adicaiIy in the upper districts the prin-
cipal fight of the authorities now IS be-
New Orleans, to which the new cases
are chiefly confined. The reports for
the last 48 hours covering new cases,
deaths and foci give an encouraging
view of the situation.
Dr. Chassaignac returned today from
Tallulah, saying the worst was over
there. and praising highly the work
of DR.. EsdOrf of the Marine Hospital
service, and the other doctors on duty
there. There have been a total of IA
deaths at Tallulah None occurred
after DR.. Chaissaignac took charge.
Dr. Anderson who has been strick-
en- with yellow fever at Tallulah, is
reported in a serious condition.
The difficulty that has been found
in stamping the disease out at Patter-
son is said to have been due to the
unwillingness of doctors to report the
cases. DR.. Rudolph has, however,
wired the state board that he has had
a meeting Of the physicians and they
have pledged themselves hereafter to
turn up everything.
Although Dr. Pothier, of the Charity
hospital, and physicians associated
with him have made an explanation
in the American Medical Journal of
the character of the discoveries which
have been made as a result of their
Investigations in the effort to discover
tie microbe of yellow fever, it is ac-
knowledged by DR.. Pothier and inyesti.
gators, who have been working indie
pendently that it is not yet possible
to announce the discovery of the germ.
DR.. Pothier has found certain hither-
to undiscovered cells in the blood TAX
en- from patients during the first three
days illness, but until these cells are
definitely located in the stegomyia dur.
ing her period of infection, it will not
be possible to announce the success
Of the Investigations.
Two sets of investigators have been
at work, one headed by DR.. Pothier
and the other by DR. Pearchinard,
who stands in the front rank of the
bacteriologists of the country. DIR. Ar
chinard several weeks ago permitted
the unofficial announcement of his dis
coveries, but has refused to discuss
them pending the completion of the in.
vestigations.
The psychologists representing the
government said today that so far as
they knew, the identity of the germ
had not been established.
The new public health association
last night voted down a proposition
to admit women to membership on the
governing board but subsequently re.
considered the matter and referred it
to the executive committee
A letter was read from Miss Kate
NJ Gordon declining to accept the sug-
gestion that an auxiliary association
of the women be formed Mis- Cor
don said she thought that the women
ought to stand on a level with the
men in the government of the associ
alton.