The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-19
The Rayages of Diphtheria.
augusta Chronicle and Sentinel.

ANOuSQ CNfOnlcte ana ScHtlHet.
The cities OF the North-notably New York
anu Brook iyn-arc scuurged, at ihiStlinc, with
dlpiItiIeiia. There lllv, been, we understand,
more lutai cases WITHIN the past six months,
than were record ID from GLOW fever during
any epidemic at Memphis or New Oriean>.
the doctors appear TO know very little aboat
the disorder, or they have poor success IN cur
ing II. The prevalence Of the dis sase has
caused The publication Of many interesting,
Instructive, AID, 1t may be, S;tlhttry articles,
upon 1t. Its history Is traced back as far as
the second century,. In Spain and Italy, dur
Ing the fifteenth century. 1t was specially dc.
structive. A hundred years ago II de>olatcd
many localities In England, France, Ger
many, Holland, Sweden and the United states.
\ few years ago IT derOpulaled. to great. de-
gree, several provinces Of Russia. The thco-
RES rs 10 its uu, uie, origin and treatment Il G
numerous and contradictory. The supreme
eIort is to dissolve and permanently destroy
tie membrane that forms in the throat, ami
strangles It's victim. Now and then. physi-
clans lmagilie that they have hit upon some
curative substance, but it is still II matter OF
experiment.. one thing the doctors I'LL agree
upon, that, whutevcI its origin, the disease Is
IL poison IN the Blood. IL Is manifest that
ing. but 1t so happens that where the best
sanItalI care is often taken the disease pre-
walls, and that wheie there Is little or no AT
tenliou paid u health, there are no cases.
We perceive that an ingenious German, pro-
ceedlig on the idea that it isa filth disease,
undertook to produce IT by chemical process.
HIS idea Was that once ait!1rlally or rheml-
cally reproduced, its nature would be tscer-
tanned AMI q remedy easily obtained. lie
succeeded IN producing the bacteria, but could
not md any substance known 10 his art or
laboratory to annihilutc the living organism
thus ploduced. Ihe experiment OF Professor
Junsk, OF Detroit, came nearer q solution OF
the mystery. He pruvcu that IL solution OF
sixty grains OF muriate OF quinine, diSsoired
in one ounce OF waiter. and operated III the
form vi spray from an ntomizer, had some
marvellous ELECTS. his treatment, pc: sisted
In, AS often Us the membrane formed, was
highly successful, IN q humber OF cases, anu
has been regarded a., Il specific.
DIR. Danie!s0n, of New York, in q recent pur.
licutiun Zee ,mI,eads the iolIowing rs an al
must absolute spcclfic: take pinus canadcn'
Sis, or hemlock mr., one draiIm, pour uion II
one ounce OF boiling hot Wa.er: use 4 little
sponge well fastened or cotton dipped In this
SWAP The throat frequently; use a linimenl
made Of the oil OF sassafras one ounce. Of
olive oil one ounce, spirits of hartshorn one
ounce, camp!.or gum oue-half ounce, mixed,
Take u piece vi flannel maize from wool, fold
II up INFO several or iouI
upon each side of the throat In front, cover II
18th a piece I f dry IIannel and keep chang
ing 1t frequently. mis- treatment Is also one
OF The nearestto a specific that to-day Is o
TO the practice, II taken at the very outset
and The patient kept warm and III Iooms
where q little moisture can he had, the treat
meat by either Of these cases, the simple mu'
riate of quinine with Il proper treatment tC
hSSPe P NV 3D. ''S -
keep tue bowels open. and ther" Is Lite NOR,
danger from ulphtne.ia Than there Is from &
mild case OF the measles.
Tue boston Journal of Commerce. 10 which
we are indebted for much OF the information
contained in this article. treats the subject a
very great lrng' b. 1t suggests that children
should not be fed on white or wheat bieac
toast, but upon something more substantial
One of the best things is the meat juice made
by NJ. =. Valentine, OF Richmond, Va. Thi!
is In a tuid state and can be held upon thu
toniacu when nothing else can, even colo
water 1t gives strength and Is really a power
lui stinuiunt. more so than whisky or brandy
After the membrane sloughs of very gretlJ
care must be taken to prevent exposure io
one instant to the outside air or air iiom GU
Of doors. Tho patient must be kept warm
dry and clean. 4 little sulphur spa inilcd or
Tie stove or, If the furnace has what ever,
furnace should have, Il water pan, let the wa
ter pan get dry or throw the water out Of 1t
take hall pint OF tar, pour IL in d gallon o
warm water, throw into the pam. letting Tn
tar water evaporate AND be sent through tn
. hOuse. 1t Is not unpleasant and Is peculiar: :.
applicable to bronchial or throat affections
: The diet should consist OF oat meal and milk
sweet cr' am. fl eshly laid eggs, which shoul'
, be d.ol peu i'll hot water or beaten up Wit
the Juice OF IL lemon aud eaten law with
T little sugar added. Never Try an egg, and
l above ali the lest, don't boil one for Il child .
weak person TO eat; keep tea and COTE
+ makes good blood, purifies that which Is Ia
and which gives them strength, and the dipl
, iberia need not be feared other things beln
followed. .
and Us we cannot expect wholly to escape II
: terrors {; and as Il contribution TO the comino
sood, we ave attempted to sum up,aS orlcfl
e DIS Lie case allows, Il vast deal OF lnfurilatlO
that was within our reach. Inc slniples
[ treatment Is said to be the best, n"t only
the matter OF cure. but also the prevention
. serious disorders liable to follow an escap
with life. The speech. the eyes, the ears III
often seriously injured by improper trca
ment. Much Of the disease is propaSateu d
being carried from point TO point. 1t Is tax
., by sleeping In the Ged of d person who hf
been infected. 1t can be caught at scllGo
The report of the New York Board of Healf
cites tiiaL. the first fatal case there was that
an admired child, and IN gross ignorance
d the fearful danger to which the neighoorhoo
was exposed, a pubic funeral was held IN
n church the corpse was carried III by cnil'
bcarers-eoinpdnions Uf the dead one; u
church was crowded, principally. with en-
dren Il sermon was preached, anu the pou
WAS followed to lie grave b. Il long concour7
of people. young and old. l!e result was II, II,
one tina Should have surprised anybody, ~
u funcra. injected the whole village, Hnu III
week there were forty-siX cases OF dipti'er
in the place. The neg. ectof outhouScs. dral
age and sewage is supposed 70 DC me cause
=, the plugu in elevated and otherwise salnbl
Gus ie.ions. We cannot be too careful.
guarding against the occurrence or spread
r the disorder. What should be done altcT ]
lection, according to the best srlcntlhc n!h,
before us. we have endearoIcd 10 sho" III u
body of this article.
" The steps taken by Senator Brown TO IA
all Instructions in the savannah, up 10 Irt
q ter shoals. removed, will win HIM great lav
with all the people along the lines or me ,
n \annah and Its tributaries, even II IL acco1
ptisheS nothing more than TO make III
t,,,p N ,,i,f hla IN little fishes GOyeTn(