Show in view odthe of the prevalence of scarlet fever in some casas of a virulent character the theu iatter of proper quarantine should be seriously considered the fact is that the people are going to take matters into their own hands in protecting their families unless they can be assured that the officers officers i in charge of quarantine regu regulations latla Is are joing doing their full duty we ire are not net in position to say what is being done officially to prevent present the spread of the disease mentioned but we take it that every precaution is being observed however some of our citizens zena do not think so at least three prominent men haye have told us this morning that they purpose to take no chances and will keep their children away from school and at home they declared that numbers of families in some instances I 1 where the home was quarantined have been allo allowed weI to go and come as they pleased we were further informed that one of the police said recently that he knew this was done that he put up the flags but the people ignored them it if this I is true then such people should be prosecuted if there is n no 0 effective ordinance regulating the offense one should tie be drafted In immediately imedla tely also when an ordinance Is dratted drafted with a sufficient penalty attach edit SHOULD BE ENFORCED TO THE LETTER from our point of view the situation is serious and should be dealt with wisely we have a set of good health officers and we rely upon them thein to do 10 conscientiously whatever their good judgment dictates in the premises it if enery precaution is being taken let the people know it it will reassure them we shall gladly give space to either the city or county board of health for such sinfori information nation |