The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-08-05

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night, at cost Of S24 per day
That the expense of this servic
was a heavy drain on the tow
treasury, and as the town ha
called the meeting to ask the cit
liens to take directly upon them
selves the furnishing of the guard
| to the Board of Health for quar-
antine purposes, and to max
other suggestions to the town Of
ticials as the meeting might in it
wisdom decide.
Senator w. T. Peterman wa!
called to take the chair and pre-.
side over the meeting as it chair.
man. Mr.. Peterman made nea
speech, thanking the meeting fol
it's selection of himself as it's pre-.
siding officer and pledging it's sup
port to the officials of the town in
the carrying out whatever work
should be decided upon.
Mr.. Wilbur H. Kramer, Clerk
of Court, was appointed as Secre-
tary Of the meeting.
DR.. B. w. Smith, President of
the Board of Health of Franklin,
addressed the meeting in regard
to the necessity of furnishing men
and money to the Board of Health
to guard the town against yellow
fever being brought into the com.
munity by refugees from other
points.
DR.. Smith stated the absolute
conviction of the medical frater-
nifty of the world that the yellow
fever could only be taken from
man to man by the instrumental
ity of the stegomyia fasciata Tor
the household mosquito); and
therefore strongly advised the cit
liens Of Franklin in addition to
guarding against the income of
the fever from without TO put the
town in such a condition within as
to prevent its Speeding here, if
by chance a case should develop.
DR.. Smith advised the cleansing
of all the premises as general
measure, but as a yellow
fever preventative that especial
should be given to the
destruction Of the mosquito, and
urged the oiling and screening of
cisterns and the putting of oil in
all standing water around the
house and yard.
He further stated that the Board |
Of Health was prepared to act in !
cooperation with it's citizens
and relied confidently upon
he citizens cooperating with it;
md eloquently urged unanimity /
If action on the part Of the Board
Ind citizens.
Mr.. Robert Milling spoke next,
vittily and pointedly. He stated !
hat while some might disbelieve
n the mosquito as the yellow
ever perambulator, still none
'ould dispute the comfort of home
Without mosquitoes.
He had each year thoroughly
'iled his cisterns and premises to
mosquitoes, and could
their non-existence.
That the pouring of oil into els
ems did not affect the taste of the
water in any way, unless the
water in the cistern was very low,
nd its level near the water spigot.
That a thorough cleaning up of
he premises was conducive to
,ood health and the elimination
+ malaria, typhoid fever and
Their diseases, even if it failed
as some believed) to prevent
elbow fever.
He therefore advocated each
itizens personal attention to his
wn surroundings, the general
leaning up of the town, and the
guarding Of the town
rom outside Infection. He re-
commended that the town author
les either give of their fuel oil to
lose that desired it for sanitary
or else to sell it to those,
esiring it, at low price. Il
AS q practical method of fur
ishing guards and money to the
oard OF Health, he advocated
lat the citizens be called upon to
Ike their turn at guard duty or /,
, place of SO doing to furnish q
din their place or to pay for
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