Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-04-17
CHURCHES WILL
REOPEN SUNDAY
Quarantine Has Been Raised as
to Preaching Services-Dr.
Freeman Delivers Lecture.

Freeman Delivers Lecture.
The scarlet fever quarantine has
been raised as to the churches of the
town, but not the Sunday Schools.
1t was thought best by the Board of
Health to continue the quarantine for
while longer so far as the gathering
IN crowded rooms by children is con-
cerned. The picture show and the
Sunday Schools and lower grades of
the public school will not he allowed
to meet for while yet us precau.
ton. The situation is not alarming
but still unsafe and dangerous. There
Is no telling how many people have
been exposed from the beginning and
the physicians will not be very much
surprised if there are still new cases.
The latest case reported, so far as
is known, is that of Mcdonald, the lit
tie son of Mr.. and Mrs. Grat M. Null
lin on Tazewell avenue. Just where
and how this chill dgot the infection is
difficult to say, perhaps. And there
may be more.
The Effect of the Quarantine.
There is division of opinion as to
the effect of the epidemic and conse
quent quarantine on the business of
the town. Some business men de-
clare the injury great. People in in
fected homes and their children were
kept off the streets for weeks. In
some cases country people remained
away because of the fear of carrying
the disease home to their children.
One man, compelled to come to town.
left his team and his son outside the
corporate limits, because, he said. he
was told that country people were
forbidden to come into town and
would be fined if they did.
The churches and the Sunday schools
nave felt the effect of the quarantine
most seriously. For three success
I'VE Sabbaths no church in town has
been opened for worship. The CON
gregations have become scattered,
|
olent societies have been unable TO
meet. OF course the Sunday schools
nave suffered, and take il all i'm all.
the 1914 quarantine in TaZewell has
Deen rather serious proposition.
| DIR. Freeman, of Richmond, n mem
Der ON the State Board of Health.
was here Tuesday upon invitation of
the Tazewcll Board of Health, and
made an address to the pupils and
patrons of the High School at 2 D. m.
tuesday. DR.. Freeman, whose opin,
ION on sanitary matters and conta-
glous diseases, is worthy of serious
consideration, thought there was no
further danger of the spread of scarlet
lever If the people will observe the
rules and orders of the local board of
health. lie strongly urged that the
people lend all possible aid to the gen
tiemen who comprise the local Board
oil Health, who are giving their time
ana energy to the service of the town
without hope of reward.
Dr. freeman saw noreason Why SER
wees in the churches should not be
resumed ut once, provided that none
OF the persons who have been ex-
posed to the disease be permitted to
attend. lie advised against the OPEN
ing of the Sunday Schools, however,
or other gatherings composed largely
Oh young people. The picture show
was included in the latter class.
Dr. Freeman's talk in the High
School chapel dealt particularly with
suggestions for preventing the spread
of diseases. He urged that the com
mon communion cup be abolished for
the present at least, and that all small
children be kept away from public
gatherings. In addressing the chill
dren, he said that great deal de-
pended upon them in the fight against
the spread of the disease.
The speaker said that the fear OF
scarlet fever was not in the imme-
date results alone but in the fact that
the disease attacks certain organs of
the body, which might not be appar-
ent at the time, but will develop in
after years in weak hearts, kidneys
and other organs of the body.
Inc doctor was in conference here
with the members of the Board of
Health, Town council and citizens.
and left on the night train for Rich
mond.
The result of DIR. Freeman's inves-
tigation is embodied in the following
"tiiSH iC 10 InG Sec
retary of the Board of Health:
DR.. Isaac Pierce, Secretary Tazewell
Board of Health, Tazewell, Va.
Sir:-At the request of your board,
ana under orders from the State
Health Commissioner, 1 have today
made an investigation OF the scarlet
fever situation.
am of the opinion, as a result
OF the information before me, that
the crest OF the epidemic has been
passed. With rigid precautions only
few more cases should be expected
to occur. 1 would commend the steps
taken by your Board to control the
situation and make further recommen
atoms as follows:
The grades now I'm session at the
High School may in my opinion be