, 1879-01-09
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

sAttCylRlH OF fOulHfN tHF kyIpAIneflAs
To ths Edit0r 0 Tht Tribune.
CHICAGO, Jan. B.-fhe pruyalence OF diphther-
itts In tlita country aud Europe attracts unirer-
sal attention anew to this formidable disease.
Ths msluncholY dc2tl, Of the Princess Alice OF
1fesse brings out tho ugly features Ut the dis
ease IN the bott!est relief, and stimulates In
Quiry and urges Oh unltcd effort towards tho
discovery u some specific remedy IN Keeping
with tho present, advanced period OF rational
medicine. The opportunity presents itself to
the to call attention onre more, as / did SONIC
tlmo ago In THE EiilcAno TR,HUax, to this
salicyl4ts OF sodium, arcincly which, II may
judge from tho repeated SUCCESSES have met
with under ttn use in zym1ttc dlsGases. tutlul-
Ing typhoid anu kearlet lever nnd ttip1Itrrfn, Ii
lhu most eIltenclous Ut all for tI,a pilrrofu uf
lctlirallxing tile poison. Of Co1rsu Tiers ura
othcr tliEs u. do ln tho management VI
ini'vlduul cascs than tic adH1tnlslrat!ou ol,n
1tonIzed luttalauts, anl topical roIncules pay
an Important rolls. together with the utmost
support OF tile yitAl puwbrs by concentrated
n,,l,riAhmcnt mud perhaps Rtimulants, bit, coII-
sfdcrcd u!ouo as an internal remedy. there ts
i.uHc comparable In my experience with the one
!iaye named. bcIng soluble, pleasant to tlu
taste, uuarrItatHY, anl. containing S5 per gent uf
sai,vYic ncd III tile higt,rst ds9rru antt.srptic.
Regarding It's prophytacttc pso,crt!eA ! knDw
hut little. Gxpctiilenta!ly, hut bcllGF1 1t to bs
tuttrs thnn clrhots ariA Or thu sulpho-carhulaLo
Vi eot!a. Doubtless the must Important pfc-
yrnttvc runsstn tH ~trht ret.aru " public Mt.d
prlvnta hyGtrbc. IT will BIZ tic dawn OF the
tfultlen At.c when nc MI have us much tasto fur
santtuFy se1tnce Us Tor tla sngng Of IL Nine.
pasta or thu dancing ot rsgltOni. Science tut
uHly seeks u reHledy but preventive. vi wllIeh
the litter IN lost important. Stii!e the calise
Ut ul4cassl Desecrstc tho very peuetralta Ut
dlseascs The efforts making III th!. direction
ure hopetul. llera a!,d there l:egtslature+ are
'tartittE aws III conformity with inoassa tless.
Santtary surveys are Instituted ana conducted
Oh literal plan; sewerage Is 1eI1g extended:
baugAtcr-n r-nouscs. markct", lo!glnK-ttouaca,
tllu Interest OF public teAlth; water is supplied
III abundance fruul our lakes aud TtYers; yGi,tl.
,atIDu IL nuru elusely ob4rryc1 Ii thu cU,lhtsuc.
ton OF private dwellings, public nul1lngs,
The purlteus Ut wrettlalucss nre TRANSFORMED
Into yiciIsgcs vi tlea!tl, Hnu purity al,ti TINS
solution alter solution IL teact,cd III tho n,fl-
pllsated proelen 1f san'tary refor1'. Aud
while tho general lcnlth Il Improved, tt IL oh-
served also thae zynintic diseases diminish III
direct ratio to tue intelligence aud reor Of ssn.
tarY Ell,.
Hut now dlssase after uiseaso raises It. hydra
head, nnd oiis ycnr this sprties. another ycur
TINT, assnsnes I malignant type, uu.! each rasc
calls fur tho skilIcd baud al te attending us,ya
ctat. THIS year VIZ hayo to ,leal With dltnth herta
uul, !,,aYu,uclI us upon tho ApteATu,lu tt dis
case III u dreadful inEtn, there IL likely 10 be IL
pat'ic 1T [f4naecas lsaye taken this tNra slon 10
recommend strouEiy ths n.c Of thu sutscyatr of
sudtutu. JAMES ]. TUCKER, II. d.
Official G,aurt~ lteportlnE. .
10 tn F:4ttpr aJ The Tribune.
CHICAGO, JalI. 3.-ln your tskua Ut Jan. you
pslbllsh lettcr signed "Tpxpayer," which IL
composed 1T tho following ipgreutents: One.
fourth wi,llul lies, one.t0urth preYarieoiion,
nne.lonrth assumption, one-f0uEth trliths and
In order that Ills rcalcrs VI THE rnIAuNA n,aY
not be mls!tu Gy this 4uack with q hubby, WIN