The Red Cloud chief., 1884-11-21

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Th~ CANES that shostsn Iife asr two-
fold. namely. first ,hos~ tAas Az prr-
raial. or iusnencss ,ha; sssrs ssa de-
velop IN the iEfAas before its hsrsA. AMI
~vuad. pos;-na.si. 90 th-ss~ TIA; ss
dsrcviiy upoa tbe ehsli after - las e~ss
horn. The H~rxi-eiAss q sasu~ars pa.
dac~ ;sudraci-s "a disease srusa To- SO.
conduct or mi.torsuas 1t sssse anc~~-
tor. Apog coasiiiussos. . ~-rutalssas
diAih.is. 4 s,roa< ,saisnry 30 certain
mzisdb~s, may b- transmitted ,kroGgh
s~sepl g~vusrAtsnn& Character AL
ability IN n child nav hxia a. -v-mln-
ate aud develop az the pr~nai2i out~es
o. i;. existence. S-arlv AT able ard
nobI~ men hal ahle Ani nable rno,Asrx.
These rcmarks mAy .kow that ;saten-
cic- io good or Raj In usorAi.. "a rsI
or bal IN health. NAV hasv ~pr~-nasAl
causes. and that the grcai mortality q
infsucy NAV have pr~nA;Ai ;sndrursr&
Many infants die frUm having ylssaissi
blood transmitted Ia ;hcsn ihr,surh s-x-
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.raiions Of aarrstor- nav hav.
disrrgsrisSi natural laws They NAV
have h--n psosly noan,heNl. r.E-s.ri 70
hard toll aud Sdv-rs- circumsiancr~
A peculiar group Il mAlad,-- sx..;.
among those who work Ia mj....
away from the inrurnc~. 81 a.. .un
or other. arr spent IN unhealthy anl
filthy places. IN poorly ventilated chops,
where they arr constantly .uhal,nr
Initiated air. and arc not eel cup
piled with dlgr>thlr and nutrition,
food. Such conditions gradual, i'm
pair health and produce an early
death. or. II the suhirc,. live. they
transmit their frcblcnc,s ta pos,rufY.
Bad habits of yariou. sort. dri~uor-
ate the blood. Srrufulous dis.asrs arr
in this group. aud IN. wasting diseases
%: infancy. They all and somr Others
indicate Initiated blood. II this yisia,~I
blood does not DESTROY lie ia infancy
or childhood, it, influence y no, de-
stroyrd in after life. but introduce.
diseases IN various forms. This group
too, includes those infants who ara
really starved la death. They "a,
enough. but their food doe. not
nouriNh them. 30 tha, they really do not
a; all. Those articles II die, only
are nutritious that arr digps,~i aud
a,>imils,.d. and find their way into
the veins and heart. forces IL into every
section If the limb and body.
Diseases IL the digestive organs
form another group that cut short the
thread IL life in infancy. Diarrhma,
~dysentcry and cholera are all marked
by l~ooscness 81 the bowels They all
have the am general ausrs- tho
carnations ron governmental filth pol
luting the air. ~oil and water. The Pc
culiar character 81 cholera infantum.
cholera morhus and malignant chol
era NAV be- induced by excessive hea,
Infants are considered susceptible onIy
10 cholera infanium. The mucou.
membrane Of the waste canal i tn. So
creting surface tn which nature direc;sa
portion ofthe impurities which cnterthe
stomach. but are eliminated for lack of
Use. The Kidneys and kin remove
other parts. The lungs inhalc putri-
fying germs that induce diarrha,l mall
aides. To these germs We NAV add the
effect ofheat that really develop them.
Infants. al Vet hardened ,o the infiu-
enccs of excessive heat. nor able to ~
pei the germs IL maladies. readily
Yield To them. and they sickcn and die
and pass ava like dew before the dis
per-ing influences Of the Summer morn
ing sun.
Some diseases are peculiar Ia dcgrn
Grated families and races. and Ia pre-
natal causes. These causes ar. no,
necessarily vices. but NAV be cxcess..
and Imprudcnccs. IL the children 81 A
dcgcnerated parentagc e-cap. the peril.
of birth and early infancy. they feel in
after life the effects If degsncrated or
yitiated blood. Lack of proper food,
or food that can not be- converted into
nutritious blood. either prenatal or
post-natal. is a leading cause Of degcn-
Grafton. IL is the great source Il
ricket- and it, associates. One sad r.
suit of adulicrated food il. that tho
food a~dulteratcd loses it, nutrition.
value. Infants need all the cream or
fat that milk naturally contains. DE.
priving infants If this element, deprive,
them Of the mea Of living. staryc4
them, and ultimately kills them. Physi.
clans are often called not a. much "a
medlcate infants, but 10 nourish them.
Food j. not the only thing Ina, pro-
notes growth and strength. The air
the infant breathcs. the water IL drinks.
and the soil on which IL lives. con.
tribute largely to it, life and vigor.
The houses in which the infant spends
it, DAYS and nights are often full OF
polluted air. Evil spirits hide them
selves by day. but stalk abroad by
night. We have been called 10 visit
the palaces Of the rich. and the novels
of the poor. and found them full, nor.
or less. Of vitiated air from the water
closets. the gas burning. and body ema.
nations and wash bowls Of the one
and the cesspools and body emana,ion.
of the other. Very few houses have
efficient means for the outlet 81 stale
air and the inlet Of fresh. They are 20
badly drained and are so poorly fur.
nished with the means Of removing
filth. that the fresh air once in /,
quickly laden with the poisonous gases
OF purifying organic matter. Such
homes are sure To have illness and
deaths. that might have been pre-
vented.
After some years have passed away.
the soil adjacent TO the aPpendages Of
a rural home 90 arranged IL saturated
with filth. The rains come now and
then and remove the putrid or putri-
fying matter into the adjacent wells.
and the gases formed within the -oil
rise and mingle with the air and ulti-
mately come into dwellings and bring
disease and death. So numerou in
deed are such Causes u disease. that
uUo ooa-o 20 nndorfh n % mani infant.