Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-11-24

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/ AT certain school examination the
| question to the first boy was "who made
you ?" answer, God" To the second boy
''who was the first man ?" answer, Adam. y
From the first hoy going out, question mum
Der one, came to the second boy and he was
| asked, who made YOU ?" Adam = mo,
says the teacher, God made you" NO. "
says the boy, 1.-The boy that God made has
gone OUT
Il don't know but We have good MANY
cases of diphtheria in this county, but from
NV experience it seems to me that cores
pondcnts are careless in reporting such cases
Reports Of the prevalence Of such fearful
disease as that. should be made with great
caution, for diphtheria is disease that all
educated physicians approach with doubt and
dread. This is not wholly owing to the IN
certainty Of its treatment 50 much, as to the
insidious manner of its approach. ! was
prompted to write these few words Of eau
ton BY noticing. now, and then. IN our local
papers. 1.-THE AMERICAN As welll reports that
dipththeria is raging in some towns, and
then 1t is added, but none have proved
fatal a. vet
II any practioing physician in this, or any
other county has succeeded IN treating such
an epidemic without losing case he is IN
duty bound. to publish his method Of treat
mcni for the benefit Of other physicians, for
thus he Is sworn. and for his own interests as
we'll. for his fortune Is made. II such re
ports are made On the authority of an VI.
d.. | have not a word to say. hut some who
practice medicine do make cases of common
Inflammation of the throat. especially tonsl-
lIiis, dIphthrria, from unworthy motives. II
comes a little hard. and rather close home
for some hard work ing. conscientious. neigh
boring physician 10 have an epIuemIc Of
dphiherla come upon HIM m his field OF
practice. and out IF every i've cases % lose
two at least. and have his patrons tell him
tina; DR. and 80. had FIT, cases. aud did
not lose one The ratio of deaths in such
an epidemic j. about two IN i've. even among
tho-e most skilled IN IT, treatment. Know
ing this. 1t don't seem hardly possible that
any Of u, hack country ply ,cians. can >Hc-
coed in curing then ALL II was reported Id
the AMERICAN some two years ago. that 10
4 back town IN this county. a Young VI. D..
had some FIFTY odd cases and did not lose one
Of them. Just that report vas trouble to
my self and many Others IN this ,lcIuliy for
a long Time, and for the reason, partly. that
people seem Ia be prone 10 believe and
spread a report Of ANYTHING the, dread, and
thus. Il come, very easy when "a, a MUSICIAN
YOU are treating any number Of eases ot
>"rc throa's. to have It 70, that ,oa have
dlphthcrIa.
H. a town IN Peuobscot county a Young
doctor had for two years according go b.,
report any number Of diphthcrIa cases and
got a great name. and mach practice for
time. Soon an epidemic dad break ont. and
he host ncArl, every ease, and lctl iu~a ID
disgust. Reports Of an epidemic 81 such a
nature dos, cou,id,fahl, damage. saving
nothing Of the Inconvenience IL causes.
No one viii carr, children especially. into
a town thu, supposed g. be- infected. haTdl,
90 oarrN ;hemsriyc, and not to b. blamed
either Correspondent, are bound 10 be
carciu. a. 20 What they write Nor the good
name Of the paper j. more OF les At take.
and, a. for phy,lcians they occupy post
ton Of grave responsibility 10 community.
thli they properly and carefully diagnose
their cases. and uhlr they 30 not spread
rumor, io asltate d community ncvt.y>,i,.
,ts.l. 4 jacr, !, cause f1r alarm 20 do al III
,h,i- power 70 warn and advise. a. vel 4,
tn render the eummHn.i, ,af, fpr 60 them
mus, be let the decision uf such cases,
The ANFEIttN ha, quite q circulation .n
the territories. \ gentleman wrote FROM New
Mexico that he Wa- ,ogrN the dlpAtaeria
sa> raging so IN Hancock county; j friend
wrote from another state that he .huaid not
visit friends herr TIL, fall a, ID, dlphtheT.a
va 81 PIE, alcn' foT all Of these reasons
~ should all be gearded IN making such
reports. MLuI,t~.