Show RUMORS WE received a communication last evening from mrs ursenbach of the ward ID in which she informs ua us that a rumor had been circulated that the smallpox small pox is in her house and handshe she sho asks us to state that the rumor is incorrect A little girl who came from I 1 ogden recently has been at her house and being of a delicate constitution she has been indisposed and had feverish symptoms to bo be sure that there was nothing epidemical about her sickness she sent for dr clinton the c city eity ity quarantine doctor who assured her that the childs indisposition was not serous serious we mention this circumstance in this place to call the attention of our citizens to the subject many reports are in circulation about the smallpox small pox being in ogden and that numbers of people there have the disease from the best beat information we can gain on the subject these reports are exaggerated there have been a few cases in ogden but we understand that proper mes measures have been taken to quarantine ine lne them and to prevent n t the pos probability Ability of the disease dibease spreading and we are further told that no new cases cabes have appeared this is as it should be if our people will use the means in their possession they can prevent the spread of a disease of this kind in our cities and settlements with comparatively little trouble the people are united and can be controlled and let the authorities of a place adopt any measures which have for their object the checking of disease and they will be warmly seconded by the people thie this condition of affairs and the of our climate clemat b and the separation of our dwellings dwell inis iDis are all in favor of health and the exemption from epidemics in this country which in many lands prove very fatal Wh whenever enver disease of this character makes its appearance in a city or settlement tl strict measures should be immediately taken takes to prevent its spread A suitable place should be provided at one side for the sick and a rigid quarantine quara titine be established and enforced this may be inconvenient for those who have been exposed but it is far betten better that a few individuals should be put to inconvenience than that a community comm community unit y uffer or that life should be lost on this point mere feelings alone can not net be consulted some who may be afflicted by the strictness of the regulations may think they are unnecessarily severe but when they see the results they will be satisfied upon the question of severity there is one point which may be proper to allude to in this connection th that a t is the disposition which some people appt have to circulate and believe all kin hinds kinds a of rumors many people can almost fright frighten erl eli tl em selves into sickness by the strength of their imaginations there have been no cases of this diseases in this city and with the precautions which are being taken elsewhere and the vigilance that ought to be and we hope will be tie exercised horo hero the probabilities are that there will be none here whenever then there are stories of i this thia kind told they maybe may be set down dowl as false nor for our city authorities will not suffer a case orthis of this kind hind to remain where contagion can spread after it comes to their knowledge j I 1 cornell university is to have have v a chinese and japanese Japh nese professorship |