The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-09
HeaIth omcer oil Coahuila.


Health Officer of Coahuila.
DR.. Frederic Lynch of saltillo,
the founder and president of the Goa
hula State College of Embalming and
Distinction, and now state health Of
feer of Coahuila,an chief surgeon of
the state hospital is a guest at the
DriSkilI He is the pioneer of embalm-
ing and sanitation in Northern Mex
leo.
Until DR.. Lynch went to Mexico
three years ago the body of a person
who died there had to be buried with
in twenty-four hours after the death,
because the art of embalming was not
practiced. Governor Miguel Cardenas.
however. sent to New York for Dr.
Lynch and has had him teach en-
balming and as a result there are now
thirteen licensed embalmers in the
state and an embalmed body does not
have to be buried right away.
Just year ago DR.. Lynch had the
health sanitary laws of New York
translated into Spanish and submit
ted them to Governor Cardenas. A
few months later the laws were
adopted by the state and DR. Lynch
has now Just completed the organi-
cation of his sanitary board, which
will meet for the first tirAe next
month. 1t is the first sanitary board
in the state and will attend to the
inspection OF meats, milk, fruits, wat
er and will enforce guarantees.
Governor Cardenas is one of the
most progressive men in all Mexico,
said DR.. Lynch, and what he has
done for this state could never be re-
paid him. He was the cause of my
going there and it was at his request
that l have had the state placed in a
sanitary condition. We are leading a
campaign for cleanliness and within
year the sanitary inspection laws will
be as rigidiy enforced in Coahuila,
Mexico, as they are in New York
state. If there is anything Mexico
believes in it is in the enforcement of
the laws"
DR.. Lynch was one of the most
prominent young physicians of New
York city before he went to Mexico
and he is now famous all over the
silver republic. being heralded every
where as leader of sanitation in Mex
leo.
AS the result of the visit of Dr. L.
Frederic Lynch, state health officer of
Coahuila, Mexico, all bodies shipped
from that state into or through Texas
if accompanied by a certificate that
they were embalmed by a licensed
embalmer. can in the future come
right on across without being held
up on the border Is has been done in
the past. Furthermore negotiations
for reciprocity in quarantine laws be-
tween Mexico and Texas have opened
and win be pushed so that it is be-
lieved the Mexican republic and the
state of Texas will soon come to
thorough understanding and there
will be no more trouble over Quaran-
tines.
All yesterday morning DIR. Lynch
and DR.. Brumby were in conference.
The result was the agreement as to
the shipping in Of dead bodies and the
opening of negotiations for reciproc-
ity of quarantine laws. DR.. Brumby
will go to Saltillo within a week and
while there he viii be guest of DR..
Lynch, and the two will discuss the
laws with Governor Cardenas. As
the latter is said to be billed for the
ministry de formento the same as
the secretary of the interior in the
United States. whatever he concludes
viii undoubtedly be final.
Mexico is ready and willing, said
DR. Lynch last night, Ito meet Texas
half way The Mexican people are
friendly TO the state and Governor
Cardenas is very much interested in
bringing this state and Mexico close
together on social and business basis.
A more thorough understanding be-
tween Texas and the Mexican gov
eminent regarding quarantine laws
and some definite agreement in that
line will be greatly to the business
interests of this state and in fact the
entire nation Mexico is ready to go
into any fair agreement and she ex-
poets the same on the part of Texas.
| might say further that the future
commercial relations will be con-
ditional to a certain extent, on the
understanding regarding health laws
and quarantine Austin Statesman.
The Learners.
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