The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-07
FAVOR STRICT QUARANTINE.

FRNOH , hiNt QOAEAF1 TN I.
I Ia view of the fact thas the nm
i is State Boarl Of Health, the city
authorities and the uaitel States Ma
rine Hospital and Public Health Ser
vice have established a quarantine a.
Cairo and ali over southern Illinois
| almost as strict as The one that viii
be inaugurated at Memphis today. the
following ed rcrial from the Memphis
/ News-Scimi.ar of yesterday saouli be
Tread with great deal Of interest by
the residents Of this end of the state
/ The News,Scimitar says; The city
council yesterday afternoon adopted.
a quarantine to 90 into effeaI Iomo--
row at neon providing That no one will
1 be allowed to enter Memphis or 20
fenter within the quarantine Ines with
Tout d permit issued by the Memphis
Hoard of health Gordon " n be
placed around the city for the pur
lpase of carrying ont these regulations
/ The council also decided to admit no
Tropical fruit or other merchandise
which cannot Be properly fumigate5
nor empty box cars from New Or
leans or any other infected point
VII le these regulations are more
radical than those which have been
in effect for several days past. they
fare not at all unreasonable or a bit
too radical In fact they are abs.
lntely essential to the maintenance Of
Ian eaective quarantine. TO be less
4 rigid Is to waste time and money on
a mere makeshift for quarantine
which will nor afford Memphis the
| protection demanded nv the people.
These measures have not been
adopted by the council nor asked for
\ by the people on account of any lack
Of confidence in the sanity and safety
Iof Memphis They are as much for
the protection Of the large territory
tributary 10 Memphis as for the pro
tect on Of Memphians and will have
the effect II stimulating commercial
! intercourse with neighboring town
and cities rather than decreasing Ii.
The people Of Memphis have per
feet confidence II the conditions. TIL
4 awful dread Of epidemcs ID thin
81 the past. bet fheg are determine
that every p-ecapt on shall be nse1 t
g save the CRY from the unpleasant no
0 torety and general disadvantage whic
lmay result from having a few case
Hof the fever brought here.
G THE quarantine measures adopte
x will give general satisfaction. If ID
forced conscieHfi0usly they will nrov
ample protect on The city is in
h sanitary condition and good work ha
i been done along lines Of cleanliness.
d publication and disinfection. wit
tlless conditions obtaining and will
NE adequate quarantine in force II
i people can afford to 20 about thel
b daily duties with perfect conadenc
f and serenity"
IN connection with the above Ill rnigt
be stated that while the people Of III
/, sputhern part cf Illinois. which ha
Al declared a quarantine against the Ii
"a fected points are feeling safe and S
cure from all possible danger fro
the spread Of the fever many are
i. the opinion that ssricter quarantir
IA should be In force There is no qua
a. antine in Kentucky and daily lars
number Of refugees go from New c
leans to PalucaA. Cairo and all sont
ri. er1 Illinois points however are qua
ne antined against the infected district
n. but according TO reports from re
tucky towns, health certificates q
be secured with little difficulty the
~ and within few hours after their /;
4 rival in Paducah or other points
N that state, refugees from New Orlea
a can be III and the cost ana thu effor
Of the quarantine viii be in vain.
The citizens Of this part of i
~ state, however, should feel a stro
I" sense of safety and qualification at t
aa manner Ia which the authorities !
o' taking precaut ons The quaranti
Is growing stronger each day and S
leral Of the Kentucky towns and 60,
~ ties have declared guarantees
mi Though the state has not and the a
~ ger from that part Is growing i
=" each hour Again Il Is also said Il
refugees from New Orleans and OIL
southern points are subjected TO tn
au- ough examinations before cert flea
OF are issued and II this IL the case
the chances Of infected persons ge,t
lth- into the borders of illinois are "
small