Show TAl lr G ARSENIC AS A S ANTIDOTE AN New Orleans People Have Bave New Rew Item Bern edy for Yellow Fever ITS VIRTUE NOT PROVEN STEADY IMPROVEMENT IN THE SITU tt n t t t U t t t New lew York Aug to G C Gp Cpm p pm m New eases 54 total to date 1166 1156 deaths 5 total 19 nOW new foci 10 total 3 Under ir tret pt of 4 ment t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t i 1 New Orleans Aug varia variation variation tion from the steady or of orthe the past week toda s numerical cal record of tho yellow fever situa The quarantines have hae fortunately been put on iii Ih n a season of summer dullness and if they are taken ot oft when trade active the olly emly Incon Inconvenience will come from the obstructions obstructions to the movements or of traffic Surgeon White While of the commission Mr Beverly Warner Varner in charge of the ward W 11 and President or of the state board of health went to td Baton Rouge today for n a conference with Governor Blanchard Th The trip wits made at time the suggestion of the governor who desired to know at first han hand the exact status here of all departments ot of the tho work Excess of New Foci One of the features oCtIle of the situation that is attracting attention Is what are termed new foci In of the number of cases under treatment It ItIs Itis Is an encouraging feature beca becaUse it Is Isan an indication of a 3 slow extension of the fever which Is particularly true of the district above Canal street III order to take no chances the authorities are arc miot to cancel new foci until after thirty da dayS s have elapsed Large quantities of ock salt have hae been purchased by the federal authorities ties with a view to salting stagnant gutters and pools Imperfect drainage sexists exists in many of the wards due to the tho that the drainage system has not yet been entirely completed The salt is e to destroy the pools as as breeding places for mosquitoes Soldiers Arc Restless Some of the soldiers stationed at the United States barracks are under their enforced quarantine Corn Com Communication with the city has been bean absolutely prevented arid and the appear appearance armee ance of fever rever In St Bernard makes it probable that no communication with that parish will be allowed The of officials In command are arc however ex exerting erting themselves to make the tion of the men less Irk Irksome me Nota Not a Case ase of fever has appeared In the bar barracks racks and time the soldiers are arc considered to b bt absolutely In ili no danger A freshly Infected spot in St Bern Bernard Bernard ard parish was announced today It is at the parish seat Health Officer Meraux found five genuIne Ine irm cases anel and three mor morO were ware sun SUs SUspicious The town and its vicinity were invaded by Italians after the fever ap appeared appeared here and the infection Is at attributable attributable to ew Orleans Orleane 1 Arsenic as a Remedy Many sensational reports have hac been sent away of hero worship of which Dr Leach of Minnesota is the sub subject subject Dr Leach has been courteously received by the public c In general and has been the recipient of much tion Many thousands or of people veople hero helo are taking arsenic and many would like to see an actual test tent ot of It ft But there is 18 no truth In the statement that the entire population Is mobbing the doctors hotel In the effort to have audience with him The Th doctor n ad a large meeting tonight the feature of which was consideration ot of Dr Whites letter printed today in which it was shown that congressional commissions after heaTing hearing opinions or of orthe the army and marine hospital surgeons had refused to authorIze commIssions to experiment with arsenic as a prophylactic for plague cholera and yellow fever |