St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-01
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of the State outside of the infected
zones what they should and should
not do. He further argued to prove
that chautauqua meetings were strict
ly local affairs, and would not tend
to bring people from a distance or
from an infected zone to a community
not infected. Mr.. Dunnett also spoke
of the ruling as discriminating against
chautauquas, in proof of which he
cited the instance of a large tent show
recently held in a northern town, and
which, he pointed out, was left en-
tirely uncovered by the Board of
Health's order.
Several medical authorities were
quoted by Mr.. Dunnett to show that
poliomyletis is carried by insects, and
people are infected by being bitten
by them. He also quoted medical au-
thority to show that Infection by con-
tact is very slight.
Thirtysix kilograms were read from
prominent people in Pennsylvania and
New York States where chautauquas
have been held while infantile par
alysis cases were present in the COM
munity, The contents of the tele-
grams tended to show that no new
cases had developed in those COM
munities as a result of meetings being
held. A number of affidavits from
men in other States were also read
relating to the danger of the spread
of poliomyletis due to holding of out
of-door meetings, which referred to
the danger as very slight.
Attorney General Barber of Brat
tleboro, used the maps and data gath
cred by the State Board of Health to
show that poliomyletis was not nee
essarily limited in it's scope of action
but that jumps had been taken by
the disease half the distance across
the State. He said the State Board
of Health had been warned by ex-
perience and knew the consequences
and effects of the disease upon the
State in the past.
The high class entertainments Civ
en- by the chautauqua circuits were
powerful enough to draw many per
sons from an infected district to one
not infected, Mr.. Barber showed, and
said that the germ theory of the
spread of poliomyletis was now the
accepted theory. From data furnish
ed by the experiments of the Board
of Health he went on to state the
probability of the spread of the dreao
affliction by contact.
IF" said he, 1.-The State Board OF
Health did not give the question the
necessary attention it would be but q
short time before they would have
general epidemic reaching out to the
borders of the State.''
One of the strongest evidences OF
the feelings of people living in towns
where the chautauqua meetings were
to be held but which were also adj
jacent to towns where there were one
or more cases of poliomyletis was
shown when Frederick G. Fleetwood
of Morrisvlle spoke on behalf of the
people of that town petitioning that
the management be enjoined from
holding the chautauqua scheduled &c
open there tonight
A similar request was brought by
the District Attorney of Orange coun-
ty for the citizens of Randolph. He
said only one case had appeared in
Randolph to date, and that was
brought there by party from Morgan
who had since returned home. BY
holding the Randolph community
meeting as planned, he pointed out
many people are sure to attend from
the adjacent town of Rochester, which
has many cases of poliomyletis. The
people of Randolph, he said, were not
willing to take the chance.
Mr. Fleetwood also stated that the
citizens of that town were afraid many
from Waterbury and other infected
districts nearby would take advantage
of the attractions to attend the chau-
tauuua He said he represented the
feeling of a large majority of the peo-
pie of Morrisville.