New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-10
DIPHTHERI.4.
THEY MOVED IN, But FOUND THE DISEASE AHEAD
OF THEM-How IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PRE-
VENTED,

THEY MOVED N, But FOUND THE DISEASE AHEAD
OF THEM-How IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PRE-
VENTED.
81 don't know how many hundreds more
there equally as foolish as the family have just
left" remarked OF most careful doctors yeStcr-
day but this OF diphtheria Is to my mind plainly
attributable the grossest disregard Of common sense
to say nothing about sanitary rules.
The party speak of moved few days ago into this
house which, to all outward appearance Is as good as
the habits of the family which had Just moved out
they began putting down the carpets ana Otherwise max
Ing Themselves at nome, Without thlnE OF Lhe import
ance OF first thoroughly purifying and dsnfectng the
rooms, and especially the closets the drains and the
with those who ignore dsnfcctans this child taken
You don't pretend TO say, DOCTOR we asked in sur
prise that the family moved into dirty house and be-
gan living there Without cleaning d 90 you n coonod
much aslanybody but the mostlmportan part-the dis
aWei. doctor you will rant.that 1t isn't everybody
who wants to perfume up eF house Wh ~ ACID
"Noi shouldn't think they ever would; but there Is
certainly necessity for that There disinfectan
Is coloress solution entirely odoress, yet most power
fd and eilcient and although in my practice i nave
pointed believe that II these parties had sprinked
their with It, had scattered about the cellar and
thoroughly rnsed the wastepipes and the waterolOse
with it, they would have had this serious trouble
believe also, that If little OF It were poured in the
drain pipes of every house two three times week
that all the diseases now trace 10 sewer-gas would
At any rate, the benefits arising from the use of
Pats Chlorles are, according to my experience, most
positive. and can't understand why IL there
many sensible and careful people who SIN persist In talk
ng their chances serious Illness when this
valuable preparation can be obtained at such slight
cost"
Hastily stepping into his carriage, the doctor
sight but tie idea OF household dsnfecOn he had
promulgated made such impression that concluded
to follow the matter little further. and to this end
called upon the druggist to obtain his vieTs.s
To the question DO your customers to realize the
Importance of using disinfectans and So what Il the
dl-niectnt IN demand the genial apothecary repiedi
Mo hQpn avaV at hta lon
for the past three years and Of late IL to have
taken decided effect. We sell OF Platt's Chor1des
for this Is the article the doctors always order twenty
bottles where used two years whlo all the
Old rank-smeling ones have had to take back seat"
Then you personally recommend this preparation In
preference 10 everything else :"
" Most certainly do for when such careful and emf
nent physicians Drs. Ranney, Lee, Janvrtn, Wood
Hamilton Mott Guernsey Helmuth. Watts and scores OF
others who have practical everyday experience with IL
are so enthusiastic in its praise am sure am doing
more than my plain duty In adding my feeble testimony.
And what IS satisfactory TO me. yet have
recommended 1t TO one OF my customers who was not
pleased with its effect, and many have personally
thanked me for introducing II to them"