Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-04

Restriction and Prevention ar Inc
Disease.

gestions from tie Washington Epe1-
ing Star, in hope that it may be OF
some benefit to our many readers at
this time:
The mortality statistics show that
a very large proportion Of the deaths
from diphtheria occur in the early
winter months-soon after the clos
ing of doors and windows and the
starting OF fires. Young children are
the especial victims of this terrible
scourge. Those who breath the air
of our crowded school rooms are most
subject to attack. The following in
structions for treatment, aud precau.
tionary rules, deserve to be read and
faithfully observed by every parent Of
young children
Il. When child has sore throat
with fever, and especially " ben diph-
liberia is present in the neighborhood,
it should be kept apart from others
until competent physician has de-
termined it is not diphtheria.
% When person is known to be
sick with diphtheria, be should imme-
diately be separated from all Others.
excepting bis attendants, end remov-
ed to room which should be special.
ly prepared for bis occupancy.
20 This room should be prepared
by removing from it all superflvus
furniture, carpets, extra clothing,
books, window curtains and all other
similar articles not needed in the
room. 1t should be as remote as DOS
sible from the family rooms-prefera-
bic in the upper story-and care
should be taken to secure an abund-
ance of fresh air, without exposing
the patient to direct drafts.
"A. A card with diphtheria on it 10
large, plain letters should be placed
in conspicuous position on the house
10 which there is person sick with
the disease. No child should be al
lowed to enter the house.
rs. No one should be admitted to
the sick room except the necessary
nurses and attendants.
30 No food or drink which has
been in the sick room should be par
taken of by the well. The dishes
carried in should be washed separate
ly.
81. Under no circumstances should
the bed. clothes or the patients body
linen be mixed with the other soiled
clothing, or be admitted to the gen.
eral wash. without being first tho
roughly disinfected.
''S. All persons recovering from
diphtheria are dangerous, and should
not be permitted to attend school,
church or any public assembly until,
in the judgment of careful physi-
clan, they are no longer source of
coatagion.
80. No public funeral should. be
held of any person dying of diphtberia.
10 no case should any child be per-
mitted to attend.
The following rules for prevention
of ii e disease should be observed
IL. Avoid the contagion of the di-
sease. Especially ehould children be
guarded against contact with any
thing which has been near one sick
with the disease.
-. BE careful of books, toys, cats
and dogs which may have been ham,
died by diphtheria patient.
"3. Ii any one visits such a case
he should battle, disinfcct and change
his clothing before going where there
are children.
"a Beware of any one with sore
throat; do not kiss such person, or
drink from the same cup, or put any
thing into your mouth be may have
handled.
"5. When diphtheria is present 10
your neighboThood, beware of taking
children to crowded assemblies 10 uu-
ventilated rooms.
&c. See that your house. cellar and
yard are kept perfectly clean, and
your living and sleeping rooms are
well ventilated. Cleanliness, pure
air and pure water are the three great
foes of this disease.
The head of every family should
clip the above suggestions out, and
paste them in some convenient place
for reference.
We have consulted some of our
best physicians on the subject and
all are of the opinion that the. disease
now prevelant 10 our midst is from no
local cause, but is at atmospheric dis.
order, and is not confined to any
particular locality. There is no need,