, 1877-02-12

inc city' ~ he given nver to Dr. Berbc. 1,ut scr
etai oblecttpns must be considered. The rom
ereht arc the powers OF the Board OF Health nd
eqnntc to compel them 10 take kufnl,o-carboat.,
nnlens valcns'. And, II tho experiment he tried,
VINO stall say how many Of tho thirty Or forty
einrc sitnp1cscarlatinn tends always 70 recovery
No one can assert that MI. or any Of them, would
itaVe been MALIGNANT cascs. 1t ID common for a
eingic malignant case 10 occur in fatRlfy, while
hail dozen severe cases may occi,r in a house
The slightest touch Of tho disease. Or,
4 Il, IT, hsaho, majority. Or even m. al, Of
reliable te.tE not =. ali: Tlho maJo9ity H re-
cover under any treatment by any scf1ol. One
physician within rny knowledge, out oi twenty
nlno cascs. lost not one. Another will, twenty
city. viii Dr. I,ccc bc ikciy s to .,iaku mn bct- ct
ier record than thisa Again, lt would not be
lair test to expect any remedy 10 make head
must frRlitful Disregard OF .hyg'enlc neasusss.
II tho mother gave 1ler cllild, Ill with scarlet
fever, a hot doughnnt, frcs'' fron, the frying
pan, as one Inoihcr I know Of did, won1si the
not.
ifyol attempt TO measure tte virtues nj
prophylacttc, tho fame uncertainty exlsts. 4
few weeks nKo scarlatfna appeared IN ianily
II, IN m,ddIe,l II troa anal rnotn. Tlrce al tbc
Children lad t,io disease. one Of them In 10 se-
vere FORM, Tho other five wholly escaped; No
prophylactfcs ,wcree given mud no isnsation
wIran nni {tc fve stii, rcmafn"l n4rm,,t. ihe
fn.tnnrc wn,tld i,nrn c,mvi,,rrtl nm mnsrIcntif:
observer of tho worth Of tic preventive. Yet
It won1d tIavo no yalue whatever as evidence
cvca"finns int orttinorr fm'i,'cnts IN M, rnt
tlcm{c Of scarlet fcyrr. ns nil te authorities anl
sst @ iow sa,, anvttg nos!tye s bo pre,eated
cnmrrrni,,r @ a sontsri",, wbich ts 70 canrItious
ord ,,nrnrfofp in ~ arttnni Nj nnc rniien,t,..
but MANY: not thirty or forty rascs nt,tv, Ink
cufstcv reeDpeI r VIII iii tfc Precision @ Of thc
tra,,,e,l' educated mim,. md thcn snhicctci to
thr iii, scrutiny nn'i san.iii exnnfnatin wi|rl
liz s,'ientiic fuclfxl cYucia. vii he necessary
brjorc a,,y gc,,cFajisatjons ca,, be- made wi,ick
viii stand tic lest Of analysis. '''"N' "'''~'
Thomas, in tic preparation of his admirable
rnnnorrnnh ,,n.n scarlet ferrr. nn,,Ii.hcI in
ZIcmsscnFs CyrlopcIls, with tnat profound
study and tircicss rrscarc., whicl, distinguishes
whose observations cover a pofioI Of more tl,nt1
fnrfv venrs. VII nntfcc lint ho statcs 1T. ran
rIs}ons with far rrcatcr n,otlesty md less ,,os
tiyc,1c.s il,an sonic Of yul,r cUrrc*pondrnts Win
cases. However Useful tbo remedies Il, n,ics.
tion nay l,o fntni. II ia Ia bc feared Tint nd tn
faliibjc remedy for nuy disease viii be dlscny-
nrai Thc ottnrft II n annrHcz Tn
ht,n ,,t.cns. h M .rtI,y Will, hfs nr.t1nm rt,s
'rhis lin nronfc aro fon1 nf bniicrinsr iii. is
thn notion ty1'icl, e,jncateI nhytiria,a wtsi, 10
1nrnnt frn,n i'm minis 81 tho nsnnir. The nhv.
airinn k,,nre th,t tiiscnsc il ! Ifsnr,1rr ~ tfa
svstcm' IL cor.c NAV ,r'3ccJ ha tan1lhlc mi
IL tha dfsrvrrv nj Tint ro,sc hc hcnds ria y,nst
earncst nnfi nattnnt cr,lrnyor. 'Tha arnals If
Tho nrofcssion ors antenttii with ilm,tratinns ~
srjtsacrifirn an1j tlcrntinn in fiIs n1rsuit. Thr
roIi ~ hnnor sGinns viii ina nnne. ~ n,rn wj,n
Al nherar. st,,,i"nis nr 1i.sinrnist,c,1 .orans'
hovn nfcTc ,,n iif, II sc,f ,,nnn tc njtar nf fic
commo,, rosal lin. nj ihc hrsi.Io of tI'e tmo m.
ttcnt the pI,ysician plsss different role. Cntil
hs Hrt 5ey.nls II, lin thn i mattrirs morhi :,
an,1 enables linn II, rear, and destroy It. whic,
iti,ertn II j,as failed In do. he nInst cpnti,ic in
lin oii nhrnsc IN q assfst Nature. i,
II Il trrnr fjtst mciI.ine Il mt nm rxact sr,.
encr'-rnithcr il thcntnwv nor fhc inw,~vct il
hns m,fie ,,1cafrr sfrf,irs nnIi morc mnrnfarnt
dierorrTtes tl,nn cithrr. nnj m nrt wI,tri, has
innc a., n,,ri, fnr mamk}rd il mi n he i.ii,.fcI
hcrouse Il In. ,,t rct frnversrI ti,r wnotn fIcii
a,,f1 II mi nrsrarr.i fnr aii cyircnrr.. In rio.
ncnt ~ ,ilneartnintv m,,st ~ ncrcss,,v exist.
Smrnn,. 4. nnn,, nnn aiI. m,rniv mc.
Gtvcn nm ncrurafe knowciIec n
o,,ntnn,v and n newer ri rj1rott u,unint.in.}on
mi Vim Sjilrnttir. nf i'm surrcnr nrr r"n.
nmcrcI hit tho nom.nt lin nrernt,nn IA nvcr
ti1c a,,ruco,, t,;vra narc tu lin nhvsi";an. Thc
rsts,ni. III ,1ris~ tst ,nov nrfsr ,now hc .o ~,
s.i,ro ns to i,ntjlo his coir1,tetc recGrnit,nn. If
liz ,nnThi1 ,,rnrtsse. ,rrrc IA nnnnrrnt tn thc
oye rs nro lie anatomical relations Of thc mart