He was a gentleman of the highest integrity. but the scientists knew. or at least they taught. that these contagious diseases could be sent in goods. Can the scientific officer whom you place at these ports. who goes over the decks of a vessel and sees that the decks are washed clean and sees that the vessel is clean. tell whether or not the germs of disease are in the goods. placed there by the diseased person who handled and made those goods? The germs can come through the goods. they can come in the clothing of the saloon passengers. as well as in that of those in the steerage of the vessel. for pestilence is no respecter of persons. Whatever scientists may say to the effect that nobody but those who are clothed in rags and poverty carry disease. it is a fact that the wealthiest and the best people of the country will be stricken with it as well as the lowliest and the humblest. I remember when I was a boy I went to Texas. I was an immigrant. It was in 1849. and there was cholera in the United States. I went down the Mississippi River and up the Red River.
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