St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-08-21
Diptheria.

neIId Is IL ttltlUiC uiSVaSCs anu
when it breaks out in school, or IN
family where there are several chill
dren, unless the very best precautions
are observed it is likely to spread, for it
is a disease that may be communicated
from one person to another. 1t is con-
tagious. Regarding the different meas
ures employed to prevent the spread of
this disease, we very greatly prefer the
fumes of burning sulphur. We regard
sulphur as the most effective dislnfec-
tant we can use for the purpose of pre-
venting the spread Of diptheria in
schools and in families where several
children are exposed, and it has salu
tary effect upon those already suffering
from the disease. We have had the
care of scores of diptheria patients, and
we can refer to quite number of fam
lilies of children where the disease was
limited to one child, and we verify be-
lieve that the fumes of burning sulphur
were instrumental in preventing the
spread of the disease in these cases. In
ali cases where diptheria breaks out in
a school, no children shonld be permit
ted to go to the school from houses
where the disease exists. After school
hours, iii the evening, the school rooms
should be thoroughly fumigated with
sulphur. This should be done daily,
but the house should be free from the
sulphur fumes during school hours, for
the coughing and sneezing that might
result from the sulphur fumes would
create great annoyance and confusion.
Where diptheria prevails in family,
the patient or patients, It there are two
or three attacked at the same time,
should be isolated, confined to one
room, and all the children not affected
shold be kept in some remote part OF
the house, or removed from the house
entirely if practicable. In either case,
whether any of the children are remov-
ed from the house or not, including the
one occupied by the patient, should be
fnmieated with sulphur two or three
times daily. The most convenient
method of fumigating is to drop small
pinch of sulphur upon hot stove, IT
there is one in the room ; if there be no
stove in the room, few Goals on a
shovel or other convenient utensll may
be carried into the room, and the sui
phur may be dropped on the Goals. A
little experience will soon enable any
one to determine how much sulphur to
hnrn in each room. 1t is not necessary
TO fill the room SO full of these sulphur
fnmes as to suffocate us, and it we hap
men TO burn little too much sulphur in
any gwen case, and the fumes become
Intensive, the doors and windows can be
oneped for a few minutes. Other disin-
fectants may be employed, but these
SULPHUR fumes will permeate every
crevice in the house they are breathed
by us, our clothes are saturated with
them, and, withal, we regard this as the
most practical and effectual method OF
disinfection against the spread OF DIP
| iberia that can be adopted. And where
diptheria prevails in neighborhood,
and families fear its outbreak among
their children, they should resort to sui
phur fumigatiOn daily, whether dip
| liberia has appeared in the house OF
not this NAV prevent it's outbreak in
| families that might otherwise suffer
| from it. At least this precaution does
not cost much, and can do no harm
| These sulphur fumes will do US no inju-
ry.-American Med. Journal.
Tn Philadelphia few days age
twenty-five young law graduates from
the University Law School applied te
| the Judge of the county court to be ad.
| mitted to practice as attorneys. The
Times says: Almost all had con-
| scientious scruples against swearing
and preferred to affirm. A grim smile
PLAYED around the mouth OF hoary.
headed practitioner, who was watching
the proceedings, as he remarked
"They will get over having conscien;
tious scruples in few years. Ano
| in the meantime" added another sue
cessfnl lawyer, whose own early pro.
| fessional life had its share of disap.
pointments, they will do plenty Of
| euoarinO1