St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-10
How to Treat Yellow Fever.

OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH,
State House, State of Louisiana,
New Orleans, July 81, 1878.
"BOARD OF HEALTH
The board of health publish the fol
lowing for the information OF the public
in view of the presence Of yellow feve
in our midst:
MODE OF ATTACK.
The onset is more apt to be suddel
and violent than that OF the other fevers
which prevail here, and apt to occur at
night.
THE EARLY SYMPTOMS.
Frequently, but not invariably, chill
precedes the fever There is violent
pain in the forehead at the beginning,
soon followed by severe pain in the
lower part of the back. The eyes are
red and glistening.
. COURSE RECOMMENDED TO THOSE AT
Tackled.
Any individual affected as above dcs-
cribed should Immediately go home, go
to bed, and send for Il physician with
out delay. Without waiting for his
arrival IL hot foot bath should be taken,
and perspiration encouraged by warm
drinks and d moderate cover in bed. If
there should be any delay in the arrival
of the physician, a simple purgative
should be taken; and if the attack comes
on soon after eating, an emetic OF ipecac
ormustard would beadvisable. Prompt
treatment is OF the utmost Importance
IN this disease, and it should be under
stood that persons ought not to walk
about after falling sick, nor get up at
all after once going to bed, until the
attack is over.
PRECAUTIONS.
Those who have not had the fever
should avoid localities known to be in
fected, and should stay in their houses
as much as possible during the night.
Preventive medicines are useless, and
free alcoholic potations are the worst
preparation for encountering the fever.
Regular habits, tranquility of mind
and moderation i'll ali things should be
observed. Ii any have determined to
leave the city, they should do so before
they have rendered themselves liable
to contract the fever, for it would be
much safer to go through it here at
home than away among strangers.
DOMESTIC DIsINFECTION. .-.
1t is recommended that all articles of
clothing taken from patients person
aud bed be put in a five per cent soIu-
ton OF Calvert's No. 5 carbolc acid.
All discharges from patients body
should also be treated with carbolic
acid, together with any articles soiled
by the same. AS further precaution
and to aid the board of health in their
efforts for prevention, it is recommended
to all householders, as far as they are
able to do so at their own expense,
whether there he cases of yellow fever
on the premises or not, to disinfect fire.
quently their priyy vaults and drains,
aud also the street cutters. A suitable
agent for this purpose, being both eff
cient and economical, is q solution of
copperas and carbolic acid in water, in |
the proportion of three pounds of cop
poras and one-haif pint of Calvert's |
No. 5 carbolic acid to bucket of water. |
In case Caivert's No. 8 can not be ob- |
tanned, Pages crude acid may he used |
l! pints in a bucket of water, and thor
oughly stirred up. 1t is further recon-
that the coffins of individuals
who have died of yellow fever, should
be closed at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and in the room where death oc-
Cured. The public generally are earn
estly dissuaded from attending the fun
erals of yellow fever patients, unless
imperatively demand.
These measures of domestic disinfee-
tionare considered of great Importance,
and the board of health urge their gem
eral observance upon the public. -"
SAM CHOPIN, NJ. d..
President Board of Health