The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-03-26
Destroyers of Contagion,

Modern science has let IN a food of light upon
the cause of many illnesses, and the nature Of
the ~contagia upon which their propagation de-
ponds. Not only has the cause of disease been
traced to agents external to the body, but the
exact form of these disturbing organisms has been
pointed out. They consist of minute particles,
probably in most or all cases of a vegetable
nature; they are therefore non-gaseous, and in no
respect comport themselvesllike gaseous bodies.
The contagious principle of fever is a cork
screw-like spIrilla; in other diseases it appears
as a large motionless rod; il others as a solid
body, ragged and nearly ro1nd. These bodies
float in the atmosphere in Clouds, and when in
hailed, or when they come in contact with
abraded surfaces, incubation occurs, and the
disease is of the type peculiar to the nature of
the specific poison. The bodies start in the cir
culation a morbid chemical action, or serve as a
fer;rcrs, which distUEos or devitalizes the blood,
aud Dos p.oCu-ss most serious illnesses.
Malarial ever, measles, diptberia, scarlet
fever sHal-pox, and many other alarming
diseases result from blood poisoning through the
action of these curious external agents. So
long as the nature of the noxious material was
unknown, the chemical agents. as disinfectants,
deodorants, antiseptlcs, etc., were selected to
satisfy the most various and dissimilar theories
as 70 It's nature and properties but sin a be-
ter understanding hee been TeaCs ! a uers IT,
ard scientific. selection su> - Q hess
can be mHae. It - ir.e4aa the:
in families where eases OF zymotiF t.saaf pre-
FNil, accurate knowledge should : possessed 81
. re method ot preventing q e-z. Of th- COR
e)D. Every physician ss5uld sell ir.a.m-
OIL" this subiec. ba5 unt rtc.sss,Y some OF
l ere not
- course the ae dc germs. b .-as Of small |
alpbtueria. e.e., fall upo. the 2ocrs end
ss OF ROOMS. Moon she heo. ana urou tbe
ing Of attend as Upon these deposits the
e1t solid or liQTsC l7.uiectants, exposed Il tae
have little no effect; nothing but
a -JuEh cleansing ana ventila6ion, Win sne
ls u gaseous dIsl1tsetaats, Will eypel them.
= gsst method e. 1isiuiect clothing Is BY -3e
f heat EyE z mani has show cha. no
Of c,Utaeia oan wiGbstanG q tenpere lure al
20 degree Fahrenheit, therefore, clotlioe
faced 10 a not COX two hours, with Dry hatz
b. sc that 2 boiling water. ia thorough q
ee,sd; or e may be soa;el in boiliu
gitt tle same result.
Vaccine matter may be taken as
yicujent m&terial, and experii1e-
Prove that disiniectaots,
,ust ne used iu much larg ger G. tg ,-e
4sc0lty JSGn considered neCss tsais 5
toying gent Is OF an acid ~
be renders permaueatI as
-hc end deslred ia q destroy
2mp}etely, /. is not gnts.
aoi5. in quantity eqg
irus. Is inca pable of dginf
sac virus. It jepsiyes IL
or the time being, bat
he carboic acid he ese
o the an.
Chile inc is a gaseops b.
ases IN effective eisinieC
nferiur 10 snlphurous &C
aiuable ageHt we have, bu.
ot safe 10 inexperienced
mob a case Of infectit
laced can be thoroughsy c
tile sulphur 10 the l5ssc,rr.7
he sniphafQqs acid s e aadir
greeable aNd irrespir&bls, i'd q
4 ceszary 10 Us use. ha>r
PsrmanganEs of potash iac,d
aving ezseizt powers IF aal, ,
must be uki 10 much @t lt
re usaally eEbp!oyed. Eahiet t
free nss, en4 . IS cot G 49, &
yer become mtch cheaper "af Fab
RELY used. ss d rood d.gu't a %
placed IN yesEes in small -
,oGszs or s~paftnglg spriDkle
at slight ibaaence ar 6 dss,
arbolate Of lin .s d chrap
,ctant, bat it mas be used In
e useful. Sevesl OF the m
owerfuf aptiepfie properties.
otoshiphate or iroa. This
n, IS a saluab!a agent. a
Otce. Al this plin. 10 sh1lsr
B. oeslc acid snd the mepalir 81
%ntities. are psssssvstiye
,tuaIy proioug he iIe Of
.ltiug ITS destructien through Z
There are numera2E paraut-
1d 'disinfectants y wbicb are
IS so far as any ln6 acucs ups
IL 10 eerg Imrottsa
.nilss, and especially pbys.c
understand whas = ssfre
o agen Ior practical uss. Con,
81 forms are imSe6ta d in
covering, and they 2
tallty readily, and new
here are good deodoran~ wbjc
eti0D aud fermentation, aud 20