Evening star., 1928-10-14
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

tQber 8. 1878. regarding the yellow fever
Quarantine and that aithoush sew w
yellow feVer' ries of tral1smissioa
and cure were then entertained there
was an unconseiously close approach to
solution through drainage and sanita-
ton
1T is evident that vigorous quaran-
tine against the disease, combined with
sanitary measures. Is the only effective
method of fighting the yellow fever.
The patent.coG man has periShed In his
own invention; the ice water and boil
ing water cures have been equally un-
successful: the opium treatment has
not checked the disease and the theor;
that burning gunpowder would kill the
fever germs Is, like the powder used III
the experiment. exploded. The pres
ent epidemic Is ascribed to the arrival
at New Orleans Of the steamer Russia
from Havana on the 9th of June.
Thence the germs OF the fever were
carried to Memphis. Grenada, Browns
vile and the other affiicted cities and
villages whose names have become fa-
miliar. The immunity of several towns
In the fever districts has caused re-
4 single case, though the fever has made
it's appearance in all the neighborinG
villages and though IL Is surrounded by
swanps. The strictest quarantine has
kept out the fever. Galveston. Tex.
has enjoyed q similar immunity. The
exception in this case Is attributable to
the energetic measures adopted by her
citizens since the epidemic Of 1857. The
grade of the city has been raised
feet; the space beneath every building
where water stood has been filled UP
with sand and thorough system Of
drainage has been introduced. The
board Of health, composed Of physicians
serving without pay, has enforced strict
sanitary regulations in public streets
and private houses. AS consequence
the once filthy. plague-ridden city has
for III years been free from an epi-
demic In 1873 refugees from other dis
tricts were received and died within the
city limits, but no case originated there
Consequently cleanliness Is an effective
protection against the disease; in its
absence, which is the rule In Southern
cities, the only security seems to be
found in a quarantine that is carried
even TO extremes"
Fifty years ago there was a sharp
conflict between the outside" and ''in-
Markets and and and the nsS following ps0Hs' iet-
Monopolies. stsr sS1 pr1n'eo of october ~ Fne
1878, presents an interesting aspect Of
the matter:
1--WE notice by last evenings Star
that the inside market people or dealers
are importuning the District Commits
sioners to help them in their further
attempts at monopolizing. The idea Is
to give the Commissioners aforesaid or
some other authorized party the power to
impose additional axes and restrictions
upon the countgy people who occupy
places for the sale Of their garden and
other market goods. so that they may
either be driven away or practically un-
able to compete with these inside dealers.
1t Is most sincerely hoped that in this
family night or contest between the in
side and outside market people the most
worthy Commissioners will not inter-
fere. The present status of these
market matters Is bad enough indeed.
Every article. or nearly so, used i'll
household matters is fully 30 per cent
higher than 1t ought to or would be II
uGdAVLly CULnpGtltlCu WCLS dHOWCA.
Down with rings. combinations and mo-
nopolies, especially in all that relates
to our market"
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The location of the Washington
Monument on It's site on the banks Of
-, the Potomac was
Criticism OF the lot altogether ap-
Monument Site. proved pro 4. 90 20. years ,a,s
lowing letter In The Star Of October 10,
1873, indicates:
II am one Of those who cannot un-
derstand why any one can enthusiastic
ally hope for or desire the completion
Of the Washington Monument on It's
present site. The otherwise beautiful
view Of our city and its environs from
the opposite side Of the river is marred
by this crude white chimney that OBJ
trudes its unsightly bulk In the fore
ground and dwarfs every other archi-
tectural feature Of the prospect. The
effect OF the contrast on all the fine
public buildings is to reduce them to
insignificance. and even the proper GEN.
tral figure Of all--our magnificent Cap
itol--is painfully tanned by this thing.
which can only be likened TO a great
daub OF whitewash across some artists
masterpiece. II is an unsightly feature
from any polnt of view. 1t is dificuit