Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-01-14

| There Is no subject to which the |
civilized people of the world will more
willingly and attentively listen than to
the cure of diphtheria. Detailed in.
formation concerning its contagious
character and treatment is daily and !
excitedly sought by all classes and from
all possible sources. 1t is an alarming
and dangerous disease to those who
are susceptibly and otherwise advanta-
geously constituted for an attack, but |
almost harmless and quite easily treat
ed when proper attention is given to
good food, pure and correct habits. A
person in perfect health will never be
afflicted with diphthera unless direct
ly exposed to the contaminated breath |
or noXious carnations from the body |
or clothing of diphtheric patient and
perhaps not then, for it is fortunately,
among people having perfect health
|
but highly so when constitutional con
ditions aid it. An apparently healthy
person will often be more quickly and
fatally infected than a feeble one, but
the lndisposed are not exempt from an
attack. Perfect and apparent health
are as unlike as life and death, and if |
universal attention be given to the
soundness and vigor of he body there
need be no alarm from this frightful
scourge Here is the key to the Sc
crct for the successful prevention of
this malady, and all enlightened peo-
pie have it in their possession. Good
health is that key. At least nine
tenths of the population of the world
believe it is impossible for case of
diphtheria to occur ependeutly of
another case. In this they are grievi-
ously mistaken, and in the course of
time their own experience and onser
walton will surely convince them that
a diseased or bilious system with in
sanitary surroundings is suitably cal
culated and often does originate, de-
velope and fatally terminate in this
most dangerous, insidious and unsuc-
cessfully treated disease OF which the
world has any knowledge. It's treat
ment and cure require great skill, but
its prevention will be easily and speedi-
ly accomplished when the indigenous
character of the disease isadmitt ed and
proper precaution taken to promptly
remove the source or cause from which
its subtle action, invisible growth and
development is derived. At no dis
tant day that seemingly undiscovered
source will lie in the front yard, back
: yard, cellar and garnet of fully one
half of ali city residences and like
, proportion of country dwellings. The
4 very act of cleaning the long neglected
cellar, filthy yard and dusty at ic, will
predispose you to the disease at which
you feel SO greatly alarmed. Copious
} draughts of contaminated water will
| result similarly. Inhalation of finely
divided dust in the house will imperil
the lives Of the young members of the
family and indispose the elder. Nox-
;. ious fumes i'll the kitchen proceeding
from eggs and hot breakfast cakes be-
ing fried in rancid butter will impel
the delicate child to exclaim, "AIa my
n throat smarts." The busy mother
kindly bids the child to step out doors,
: and the obedient little sufferer obtains
O immediate relief the instant the open
5 air is reached. The mother being less
g susceptible than the child and accus
toned to the throat smartin, smok,
q from scorched rancid butter heroicall,
!. remains in the room without percep
. tible Inconvenience, and the little one
# presently returns apparently un
i; harmed. That mother should b,
e sravely told that diptheria is spectral
: ly standing in the door of her dwell
Is ing, ready at the first opportune mo
N ment to enter and seize the last youth
1 full form in the household. Poisonou
&c dust inhaled from handling and bein:
l. i'll contact with colored fabrics is an
k other frightful excitation to this dis
Is ease as to other complaints, The im