The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-10-03


bushels ofisaFes sading access lAercte
sad masy snail asimals sii IL inpreg.
nEiisg he wAlsr With disease -produe
ing eiencnts.
The fact 81 he increased pFevAltaee
Of 3iphtberia In our own coaatry o.
laie may very likely be doc. 10 part al
least. % the more artificial mode Of
treating ehildres. lie mote oommou
victims. Fer il Is shameful fact. that
A. result Of modern fashion, few chill
drsn bow. among ali classes. bAve
proper clothing OF covering fot their
limbs, aad a sull smaller humber take
their food with strict regularity. alb
staining from IL between meals a. well
a. FROM caudics, rAisins. nuts aod other
injurious aud indigestible trash. as they
should.
The disease oace produced by any Of
the above causes may spread BY cou-
tagion, infection or inoeulAtiou Con-
tagion Is the act or process Of transmit
ting 8 disease IRON one person to
another by direct or indirect contact.
Infection is that which infects or
causes the communicated disease. ln-
oculate is 10 communicate as = disease
to person by inserting infectious
matter IN his skin or Aesh,
To preveat this disease. as well as
other putrid febrile affections. children
and adults should take proper food
with strict regularity, should wear
suitable clothing. the arms aud legs OF
children being well covered aud pro-
tected should sleep in high, dry and
clean apartments be kept clearly in
person and dress should avoid all
unwholesome and indigestible food and
trash, and all risk Of contagion from
cases Of the disease.
Sink.drains should be rendered as
perfect as possible, privies placed re-
mote from dwellings, and kept thor.
oughIy cleaned, hog.pens, stables aud
barn yards should be kept clean and
thoroughly disinfected. the drinking
water should be pure, and only proper
food should be taken with strict regu-
larity by all, old and young, nothing
being INDUCED 10 between meals, ex-
cept for children from one to four years
old. Temperance should be the rule,
aud gluttony. as well as intoxicsnts,
including tobacco, should be avoided.
A radical reform in these respects.
and an avoidance of the pollutions in
aud about dwellings,, barns aud out
houses with proper sewerage would
greatly diminish the number Of cases
as well as the malignancy Of this and
oil other putrid diseases.
Such rational aud proper course,
perseyered in for q reasonable time,
would doubtless render them extinct,
or some Of them at least.
The disease being present the sick
should be isolated, in high, dry, airy,
clearly room, with q southern and
eastern exposure if possible. The least
possible furniture and no carpets, rugs
or mats should be in the room. The
bedding should be kept thoroughly
clean and well aired. Ventilation
should be reduced 20 a system and iD-
sisted upon Disinfectants, carbolic
acid. sulphurous acid gas. chloride of
lime aud chlorine gas being among the
best should be freely used ia the sick
room and chamber utensils.
All neighbors, except such as are
needed TO care for the sick, and only
when needed, should frequent the
premises. Public funerals over the re-
mains OF persons dead of diphtheria are
bei5ayed to be frequent cause of its
transmission and should be prohibited.
Fumigation by burning sulphur, or
other agents in the closed rooms alter
the termination of the disease in a
given house, tends TO purify the apart
ments and prevent recurrence ot it.
Ifall interested in this matter would,
instead OF regarding it as visitation
Of God. set about inquiring into and re-
moving the causes. very much might
and would thus be speedily done to
eradicate this disease. For, though
God has established laws that control
results. lie has not directed nor or
dained that nuisances aud pollutions
should be left where they will tend to
produce disease.
f. w. GooDALL.
CORRESPONDENCE.