The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-12
FIGHTING YELLOW
JACK At CAIRO
DR.. Egan Talks OF Work Being
Done Here
THE DEADLY MOSQUITO
HE SAYS WHICH is so MUCH
FEARED EXISTS HERE-sE-
LlEVES NEW ORLEANS
WILL STAMP OUT
DISEASE.

Springfield. Aug. 1l.-Dr. j. A.
Egan, secretary of the state board of
health, is home from Cairo, where he
has been in charge Of the quarantine
against yellow fever The relation of
his experiences. the acts of the state
board and the scenes at the Cairo |
gateway is interesting.
illinois has established a very adj
mirable system Of inspection at all its
southern points said Doctor Egan
in discussing his work. "Whe have
not reached that stage where we re-
fuse admission to any and all people
from southern states. We are taking
health certificates very freely and are
asking no questions. OF course some
of them may be forged, ami others
may not be worth a cent, but these
are rare instances. AS went south
through Cairo. suggested TO the may
or that he clean up the city and estab-
| hsh a strict system of sanitation. This
he very promptly did, aud when re
turned found my advice being fol-
lowed. The same advice 10 all south
ern Illinois towns was given, and a
ready response followed. AT Cairo
they have commenced the fight on
the mosquito. The fever bearing mos
quito is a female She thrives and
multipies Ia rainwater barrels, in
pools Of any kind. in swamps ana
water closets. The most effective
method of destroying the mosquito
| Is by kerosene oil A thin film pour
ed over anw water will accomplish
Iquick destruction. Health authorities,
therefore. are hunting for exposed
water. Where possible, earth Is used
TO dispose of the danger, but where
this is not possible the oil is poured
on In the southern states the health
officers are even going TO the swamps
ami pouring the oil there. The mos.
quito, fortunately, does not travel far
except as it is blown by the winds
The fever develops in the female with.
in a certain number Of days which
physicians now believe to be fixed
The female biting the human trans
mits the disease and it develops ii
! la short time.
+ THE greatest danger from yellow
fever Is the panic and terror il Gre
ates It Is not nearly so desperate 81
] terrible as typhoid do not believ'
II would run from III A prominen
merchant in Cairo told me: You be
get ont for the north If case .
! fever lis found in Cairo ! remarks
: that he was over-frightened and tina
his panic would be inexcusable. tn
disease Of course thrives and is deat
lliest in the unsanitary sections, TIL
general belief is thar frost kills j
but this theory was exploded in 1874
am confident that the government
g will be able to stamp out the fever /
n New Orleans Ii is certain the mum
h cipai and state governments coul
Il no do il The people in the south al
r pear to have great confidence in tn
s. United States.
# THE most effective quarantine is
h, Tennessee, where every train tn:
enters the state is inspected. In thi
Il state no health certificates are accep
N ed found in Cairo poor specime
y of humanity, who illustrated Il
=. harshness of southern quarantine r
70 had been lii the depot for twent
ie four hours. He did not have Gel
" and had not had anything TO eat f
70 that length of time He had gottt
on train in the south. He won
Dr lreach certain stage north and thu
~ would be turned back. Again he won
" try and again he would be unsucces
" full And In this manner that po
" fellow had been bumped back a
~ forth IN most heartless mann'
~ We put him on a Mobile & Ohio ira
and sent him to the place where
|C originated.
IL THE deadly mosquito Of which
much is feared exists In southern
inois, II does not come this far nor
- Illinois. feel, Is prepared to act
emergency, ami have no fears
spread Of fever in the southern pa
One or two cases or even more
nd Cairo would not be cause for any Il
nal Or unusual concern"
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