The Southern herald., 1881-02-19

clothing worn while sick With or recovering
from this disease. except such clothing as has
been thoroughly disinfsetsd by some such
method as herein specified.
Gaseous disinfeetiOn or fumigasiOu can
only be completely aud entirely etfee,nal in
the absence Of living persons, as fumes strOug
enough for the purpose are destructive Of
human life. This need not deter one from
doing so much as possible, without injury to
sick persons, for the publication of the air Of
rooms occupied by them-s liberal supply Of
pure air should be secured; but after the sick
have recovered, the ROOM furniture aud other
contents not to be destroyed, should be thor
Oughly exposed for several hours to strong
fumes of chlorine gas, er to fumigatiOn BY
burning sulphur; or the paper on the walls,
if any, removed and burnt, the furniture
scrubbed or polished, and the room thorough
ly scrubbed aud whitewsshed,
When a room aud contents are to be disin,
fpcted, all articles theiein should be spread
out SO as to expose the greatest amount Of
surface to the action Of the disnfeeiant, aud
all openings to ihs room should be closed,
To generate chlorine, take peroxide Of
manganese TO be obtained at auy drug sIOre)
place 10 an parthen dish and add one pound
of hydrocbloric acid sometimes called muri
attic aeid), to each four ounces of the peroxide
Of manganese. Care should be taken not to
inhale the gas. After being certain that con
tnuous evolution of chlorine has been secured
leave The room aud close the door Of exit,
The bleaching properties of chlorine may
destroy the color Of colorrd goods exposed
to il, but as a disinfectant il is one Of the
best
To generate sulpburous acid gas, put live
Goals Ou top of ashes 10 a metallic pan, and
place on the coals sulphur in powder or frag
meuts. A Convenient way is to place the
Goals and sulphur on heated stove plate or
cover turned bottom upward in pan halt
filled with ashes. To disuf4et 100 cubic
feet of air requires the thorough combustion
Of about one and one.hai ounces Of sulphur,
Rooms should BE- kept closed and subjected
to the action of the disinfectiug gas for six
or eight hours, and afterwards thoroughly
aided by opening doors aud windows.
Heat as a Dlsinfectant-Il is believed
that heat sufficient to be disinfectant for this
disease may be secured without destroying
ordinary articles of clothing, say at 24O to
$50 deg. f.
Whenever a case Of this disease occurs in
a locality, prompt and vigorous action should
bs taken for tho restriction of the disease,
and by early isolation of those sick with the
disease. and by ths destruction or dislnlecl
ton of all articles likely to be infected.
Plain and distinct notices should be placed
upon the premises or house in which there is
a person sick with scarlet fever, and no child
that has not bad the disease should be allow
ed to enter or associate with persons who do
enter such house or room.
All clothing, carpets. curtains, furniture
and other substances that are to bs destroyed
should be dealt with in way to avoid con
veyiug the poison to any person 10 the pro-
cess; they should not be simply throwl
I away, or into some stream or body OF water
D and if burned should be completely burned
:. aud not simply heated or dealt with in way
, to diffuse the poison of the disease.
!, All such infected substances, which ar
= not destroyed, should be- thoroughly boiled
u subjected to a dry heat of $50 deg. f. in
closed room or disinfpciiug oven, or to b
" thoroughly exposed to fumes Of chlorine o
S of burning sulphur Books aud furs tbs
7 have been used or handled by those GONZALES
. cling from this disease, are particularly liabl
0 to convey the poison to children who hav
d never had the disease. Great care should b
II used to thoroughly disnfect any such art
II clrs that are not destroyed aud cauiio
s should be exercised before allowing Childre
who have had scarlet fever to handle an
II such articles that have been used by persol
r, liable to communicate the disease.
?, Fresh air-AthOugh not so active for Il
r destruction Of the conlagium as is chOril
. or sulpburous acid gas, pure air. In lb4r
sr amount is a very useful aud important age
Dt for the dilutOn aud destruction Of the poist
D. Of the disease it should be employed Tree
Id but with this as with other procedures for Il
r. safety of the unaffected, great care should
II taken not TO increase the danger to tho
. already sick from auy cause, who are usual
" endangered by exposure 10 drafts Of cold a
y aud this is especially true of persons cOnvl
be rscing from scarlet fever.
or *Carboic acid in diluted form as general