The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1882-188?, 1884-09-27

nation to the physician; unnecessary pctting v
of the patients, kissing them, or taking '
over diphthertic wounds forbid leu: attend {
ants to insert cotton in ther nbstrils TO bd |
changed fire. quently, to- prevent ngress of /
nosonous materials air of room COOL and i
bedding aud patients clothes to be kept
fresh, and after convaescence warm bath
with carbolc soap and fresh clothes in
another room; private funerals aud speedily
over: to furaigate the rooms and their con-
| tents by burning sulphur, and to burn the
bedding and all useless articles. The stamp
ipr-out process is full of trouble and expense,
but it is the best aud safest. To whtcwash
or repapcr walls, to wash aud reyarnish the
furniture and woodwork, and to scuur the
floors, using strong carboll soap.
D;sinrection bv carbolie acid was shown
n he imnract;cable from experiments made
bv Dir. George L, Sternburg, United States
army owtnc to the very large quantities re-
o,,irca ami the expensc in destroyinr fever
,rorn,s birthstone coppcras and white yitriol
were cbeoncr mara ctlienei,us and more
easily applied. Rules were ven for apply |
ing these
The second division Of the subject the pre-
vention Of diphtheia by drugs. was illus
tratcd by numerous cases in which they were
giyen TO the exposed without further cXten.
sion Of the disease. DIR. Jacob gave chorate
! Of potash in minute and frequently repeated
doses. Twenty grains to an infant up to one
wear of are; thirty grains for three or four
wears of are. and 1870 grains to adults in the
! twerty-Cour hours He thought it did good
. from tile fact it was useful in most eases Of
! inflammation of the mouth and throat. Drs,
Breckenridge and Scott gave sulplo carbo-
c late of soda, in doses Of i've to ten grains
], three times a day. and DR.. p. G. Barker had
c been using salicylc acid, in doses of one to
= five grains, according 10 age, with excellent
$ results. twice day. Children have lived and
il llavcd and Silent in the sameroam with those
ii affected and escaped These drugs were given
Il not only in diphtherla, but in scarlet feyer
1t and measles. They are TO be continued until
e convaleseence and the house is funigatld
e Their rationale is in disinlecting the tissues
D of the body and in their local action.
Tho thi,d division or fine subject is in
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