The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-04-10
SCARLET FEVER.



Scarlet fever and diphtheria are al
ways lurking about at this season in
more or less virulent form. To moth
ers and sAsse ID charge Of families Of
young children few hints may be
timely. Scarlet fever is communicated
by the minute particles of skin which
flake OF during the convalescing pro-
cess, and there ID always danger un-
til every particle Of this cuticle
has been shed. Whenever scarlet fever
is suspected, isolate the patient and
attendant, and let there be no contact
with other members of the family until
the physician has pronounced the case
fully cured. Do not let even a. cat or
dog or bird be in the room. II it be
possible let the attendant perform all
the work of the sick room. Have
plentiful supply of strong solution OF
carbolic acid, one part pure carbolic
acid and three parts water. Keep an
atomizer constantly filed whit. If .
caspet besea tie 1ocf ~ Sick room
let Is Ae sPfinkIed frcqucntly vita The
carboH0 acid, also tke bed covefingA
IL drGof tho sttendAnt the walls
and eSo1t aftic1n a &uxnitprea Let no
aishes q t14ys 1enxe the roON untl
1Aey have been brought undef thv 4ars
sbolic apray. All articles tosbe E1shed
should Be hid n weeer t6WSf& the
carbolic so1htion has hem added before
they are 9iven 70 tia laundresss and
they shoild Is washed alone. After
attending to the patient the hands
shonld Be washed in csrbolc water
and tAeclothing of the physician should
Be smiakled before h leaves the
room, the spray frou r satomizer be-
ing sesfine itwQ Apt injure any fabric
nor cause ,aaR-jpconvenience. When
the patient leaves the room, have every
thing that can be washed thoroughly
clesneftwith the cafholn sdldtieE thel
fiIhigate closets and wardrObes and
the rooms or room with roll birthstone.
Every window must be made air tight,
and keyholes stopped with cotton.
Two pounds q. sulphur Foll) will be
susisis1t ~ sy aps sR !iII
jewelry and metal, ornaments should
be removed before the fumigation is
begun, as the fumes 81 sulphur oxidize'
metals. \ Hace the sulphur il . flower
pot saucer. which may be set upon 4
brick to Prsv@t anxUr MON fire.
Open all bureau drawers. All BOOKS and
boxes, and take the msttresses from
/ the bedstead, SO the sulphur fumes may
! permeate everything in the room.
Leave the room unopened for three or
! four days and then air thoroughly.
Too great care can not be exercised in
the fumigation. The germs of scarlet
fever are carried IN books, toys, gar
ments AMI b. animals 3 In. short, ~.
erything upon which bit of scarfskin
can rest is vehicle for the transmits
sion of the disease know Of . case
in which scarlet fcverwas c0rnmuni-
Gated by book which had been in an
infected room and had not been fumi-
gated. The child who. brought the
book home was attacked by the fever
in q severe form. He underwent
an isolation Of six weeks. during which
time the only communication that the
mother, who was his nurse, had with
the rest of the family was through >
window, the person who came to con-
verse or receive orders being first well
sprinkled with carbolic acid as well A.
the mother. None Of the other menu
bers of tho family contracted the dis
ease. Years ago, before carbolic acid
was discovered. and before SO great
precautions were taken, celebrated
physician had his two children i'll with
scarlet fever. The toys with which
they played were put away unfumigat,
ed. Five years later these toys were
taken from the closet in which they
| had remained and were given to two
children who came to visit the house.
These children were attacked by scar
let fever, although there were no cases
in the physician 8 practice nor in that
Of his colleagues. The cause Of infec-
ton was suspected and the toys
promptly burned. This illustrates the
length Of time the germs remain viru-
lent In diphtheria the same general
rules are to be observed. 1t is safe
| guard to place carbolic acid In vessels
kabout the halls through which the at
I.tendant has to pass, thereby greatly
4 lessening tho chances Of contagion.
eAbove al things attend carefully to the
d directions Of the physician. Write
down al he orders, 50 there can
Be NO mistake. In severe cases where
there il no trained nurse. keen Arec0nd
| Of the changes so that the doctor may
know what has taken place during his
absence.-A Physician. in Boston
Budget.
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