Smyrna times., 1871-12-20
Small l-PoX.

a - u'hHioI' anu many cases both of con-
H. Sinai poA ana OF yar!olold, Were reported
In the city of Lowell it ra,ed for so,,orai
months and many de lths occurred from il
a strange feeling has been eprendarod in
| Ehglahd, and to some extent in This countr,.
aSaluSC vaccination, which is most uniut +
ana absurd prejudice. 1t is born of ignoranoo
ana vulgar conceit, and where it exists sm,iI.
Po4 VIII exist. The authorities in all casos
lu suoulu insist upon thorough vaccination in
tT, GT0,lllnunltles where the disease prevails
ine lo'io"ihg instructions for controlling small
t; "A ?on'ag'on' enforced at Lowell, proved effec.
1--WE III arreStlng the spread of the disease -
ISOLATION.
!: Persons attacked with small nor or
war;! vaiI'lGlu, ana al! injected clothing of the same
must be immediately y separated from ALI orber
persons liable to contract or com,nunrato t5a
! disease. tue
:. Nurses and ihe infected clothing Of such
persons must be treated as in quarantine.
.. None but nurses, aud the ATTENDING
physicians, will be allowed access 10 ncrsone
SICK with SMALL pox or varioloid. i'''''1
+, Patients must not leave the nrem;sas
until they, together with the bedding and
clothing, have been disinfected. and nermis-
IIoh iT given BY some physician oi the Board Of
DISTINCTION.
!. All bedding and personal clothing in.
fected with the small pox contagion, Which
can without injury, must be washed in boiling
water. - D0'iiiis
,. Infected feather-beds pillows, and hair
mattresses must have contents taken ont and
thoroughly tumgated and ticks washed IN
boiling water 40
). Injected straw and excelsior mattresses
must have contents removed and hurled mi
ticks washed in boiling water. anu
T. Injected blankets, sheets. and pillow
cases, and all articles in contact with. or usc1
oy the patient must be washed in boiling
water " "0'i'"5
5. Personal clothing and bedding, particu.
larry comiolters, which cannot be wet withont
cation. 'N'i'i
e.. Instead of using boiling water as tba
dlslntectant, the following chemical nrocoss
with cold water may sometimes be convent
entity substituted Dissolve in a wash tuh
containing eight gallons of cold water, one
pound OF the hypOsulp phite Of soda immcrse
all the articles OF clothing and bedding useJ hv
or around the patient, aud when thoroughly
saturated add half pint Of sulphuric acid,
nrSt dlIutlng 1t with one gallon of water; stir
Ihe whole and allow the clothes to soak an
nour} then wiring them out, rinse three times
IN cold water and hang out to dry.
T.. Distinction of houses, clothing. and
bedding by tumigation may be effected by fill
ing the closed rooms with the fumes of sui
phureus acid, or of chlorine gas. The first can
De accomplished by putting half pound of
sulphur in an iron dish, pouring on a little
alchohol and igniting it, thereby causing the
sulphur to burn and give off sulphurous acid
iuines. The second can be accomplished by
molstenlng with water four pounds of chloride
OF Hlne contained in an earthen or wooden
vessel nd linz
acld, to llberate :he chlorine gas. Clothing
and bedding, to be we'll fumigated. must
De separated as Euch as possible, and
hung upon the walls and furniture of
the room, so that everything will be
thoroughly permeated. The rooms should he
kept closed an hour or two after being charged
with gas by either method, and then thoroughly |
ventilated. No attempt should be made to |
iumlgate the slck-ro in this manner, while |
1t is occupied by the patient
8. On the recovery, removal or death of |
every case of small pox or varoloid. the cloth. |
ing bedding, and premises will be disnfected, |
IN n accordance with the above rules, under the !
direction OF one or more physicians EMPLOYED |
for the purpose by the Board of Health.
g. The physicians employed in disinfecting
may cause the removal, destruction, or burial |
OF such infected bedding and clothing as may,
IN thelr Judgment, seem to require it, of which
they shall keep correct record, with date,
KIND OF article, whether new or old, estimated
value name and residence of the owner. No
person shall burn any contagiOned articles
unless authorized by the Board of Health
~. The sick room should be kept well ven
tIlated, with such precautions as not to expose
the patient to direct currents of air and should
be occasionally tumigated, slightly, by throw
ing upon heated surface few teaspoonfuls
of Sot"f'o" OF cdrCot'c acid, made by dissolv-
ing one ounce of crystallized carbolic acid in
quart OF rain water. Pieces Of cloth NAV be
soaked in this solution, and suspended in the
'ooln, also in the Railways adjoining. All
vessels tor. receiving discharges of any kind
rom patients, must be emptied i'm
nodlately after use, and ceansed with boil
ng water When convaescence has taken
place, the patient must be thoroughly washed
n warm water and soap, and put on fresh, !;
lean clothes throughout. =
IL. Privies, water-closets, garbage tubs :
Vater-pipes and all kinds of drains and foul !
,laces in houses, stables and yards NAV be !
slnfected with solution made as follows a
dissolve eight pounds of copperas (sulphate of t
ROM IN hve gallons OF water, add one quart of
he solution of carbolic acid and mix well.
II. 1t should be remembered that there :,
re no substitutes for pure air and water. Let i
resh air and sunlight purify every place they !
an reach; open and dry all cellars keep the u =
rounds about dwellings dry and clean, and let :"
ersonal and domestic cleanliness be every {
here observed.
Vaccination, and re vaccination, is of para
lount importance. affording the best attainable o
rejection against smallpox, and mitigating "
s severity when not preventing an attack IL
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