Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1908 — WATCHING THE CHOLERA [ARTICLE]

WATCHING THE CHOLERA

Surgeon General Wyman Take* Measures to Prevent the Scourge Reaching This Country. Washington. Sept. 22.—0 n account of the rapid spread of eholera in Russia. Surgeon General Wyman, of the pnbiic health and marine hospital service. has derided to send to that conn try an agent of the bureau who will be a cholera expert. He will be expected to make a study of the situation, and not only advice the home office as to the situation. but also take such steps as may he considered desirable in preventing the spread of the disease to the United States, of which there is considered to be always strong possibllt ties through immigrants. Jh addition to the sending of a representative from the service to the seat Of the infection the United States eon rsnls In a number of European ports from which Uussian immigrants are most spt to embark have been Instructed to detain all Russian immigrants Shipping for the United States for five dsys. In accordance with the regulations «f the treasury department providing for such detention when eirsunistances render it advisable. T Additional to the prevalence of eholssa Is Russia and Aata tbe outbreak «f tbe disease In the Philippines Is bnl&ff watched with great Interest Kxhmordinary measureshave boon taken

•to suppress the epidemic at Manila and other centers of population In the islands.