The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-01
FLORIDA DISEASES.
III ,sc That arc Pre- salenr in the PENN
suIa, Where They Rage, ana How ihey
are Sometimes Cured.

| III ,sc That arc Pre- salenr in the fenin
suIa, Where They Rage, ana How ihey
are Sometimes Cured.
This is the next important point Tor
consideration, and l think the verdict
must be healthy all over during the
winter months and unhealthy in the
summer except directly on the coast. -
The diseases to ba guarded a~ainst IN
the smneaer are yellow feves. which,
when il comes. often makes a clean
sweep. 1t is not, strictly speaking, a
disease peculiar to the country, but Is
usually brought here from Havana, or
some West india port, and close quar-
antine is observed against it. There
has only been one case of this in Flor
ida during the past summer so far as L
know, that of United States naval Of
ficer at Key West. Then we have
..dengue" or 'broken bone fever"
this is malarial in its origin and infiicts
upon the sufferer an experience similar
to severe beating on all parts of the
body with a heavy stick. 1t is very
prevalent, but seldom fatal, usually
yielding readily to proper treatment.
Remittent bilious fever, chllis and
fever. congestive fevers and all kinds
of liver complaints are common and
often cause great mortality. These are
aggravated by the coarse manner of
living adopted by the majority of the
people. which l viii again refer to I'M
der another heading. Then the lack in
so many places of good water is draw
back to health. Some persons build
tanks or sink cisternS to catch the rain
water for drinking purposes as the
limestone of the country which impreg-
mates so much of the well-water is of a
soft. rotten species. far different from
the hard stone of the North, and 1t be-
comes in many eases 4 producing cause
OF illness. Dysentery or ''tiuX is
prevalent at seasons. and carries OIL Il
good number of settlers.
Among minor diseases we have neu-
ralgia, an occasional case of rheuma-
tism. and sore eyes. the latter caused
by the glare of the sun upon the sand.
some people As preventive have to
wear green or blue glass spectacles the
greater part of the summer.
Most of the above maladieS are chiefly
20 be dreaded during the hot weather.
say from the early part of June until
the beginning of November, then the
sun draws the malaria and poisonous
vapors from the swamps and ponds OF
the interior and every breeze is laden
with them.
Calomel and quininc become the chief
medicines of the people, and hundreds
are salivated by injud:cious dosing with
the former Some may almost be said
to feed On calomel when attacked by
sickness nf any kind. Those living on
the coast are. owing to the excess OF
salt air. comparatively free from some
of the ills which attack jewellers in the
interior. Tut now and again they catch
malaria egen there, though it Is not so
severe on the system and is more read
ily overcome.
As to ordinary colds. which are the
cause of some dangerous diseases in the
North, we have them, but they are very
light. As rule you can go out in rain.
get Your clothing wet through several
times during the day, allow it 10 dry on
YOU in the sun and seldom experience
any harm from the operation, so far rs
catching cold goes. You can even sleep
i'm the open air without much danger
and perhaps feel all the better for it.
Among diseases that afllict residents
in the North the following are compar-
atively unknown in Florida, Any cases
that may exist have not, it Is safe TO
say. been contracted in this climate:
CONSUMPTION and all lung diseases,
asthma, heavy colds. diphtheria, severe
sore throat. scarlet fever and catarrh.
For the last narcl the climate will
nearly always work ii cure without 'he
aid of any medicine whateSer.-COr.
Detroit Post.