Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-02-29
Small Pox.

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enormously reported a few weeks ago.
At this time the cases are but four
although the number has Been magni-
fed greatly as the story PASSES from
mouth to mouth. The type of the dis.
ease is fortunately very mild and the
town will almost certainly escape with
little annoyance from the disagreeable
visitor, owing to its dry climate and
excellent sanitSEy conditions. The
mill being in operation the fumes
from the stack which contains large
quantities 6fchlorine, will act as
general disinfectant and the lower
town will probably escape entirely.
We have none in Hawthorne and there
are strong grounds for believing that
we will not be visited, bat even should
it come here there is everything in our
favor, including the approaching
warm weather which usually stops the
spread of the disease. In the mean
time, everybody should be vaccinated
and proper care as to warmth and
cleanliness should be observed. While
the disease owes its tefrorizing pro
pertles more to its disagreeable nature
than to the danger accompanying it,
and though the comparative safety of
patients who receive proper care, is by
this time pretty generally recognized,
it is but fool hardy to neglect prepar-
| atoms which may prevent its appear
! ance. Ar ont-houses should be
4 Thoroughly deodorized and ;disinfected.
Chloride of lime, and 'sulphate of iron
| or coperas are both useful. Coro
sive sublimate is an excellent disin
fectaht but should be used with extreme
care on account of its highlypoisonous
properties. Chlorine gas is one of the
best disiafectants and can be easily
made by using some 'sulphuric acid
and common salt. Care should be
taken not to inhale much of it as it is
a poisonous gas. By placing some
salt in a saucer and pouring small
quantity of acid on, the gas will be
generated and its greenish yellow
color will show It's presence. Houses
and persons should be kept clean and
warm. This by the way, is good
rule to be observed at any time. Should
any person be taken when there is no
doctor ii is we'll to know that nursing,
not medicine is what cures. The
patieht should be kept warm and the
bowels must be kept open. This is
really all the medicine that the best
doctors use. Should the eruption not
come out readily, warming drinks
should be given, and to prevent pit
ting, in some degree vaseline or similar
substances may be rubbed Oh the sores
This keeps the'aff off to some extent
and keeps the scabs soft. The conta,
gious period begins when the eruption
appears and lasts for about twelve
days or until the scabs all come off.
That the extraordinary alarm felt
by some people mt the anticipation of
the disease is an extravaganza waste of
fear is shown by the record of ISierra.
vile where there were thirty-three
cases, unpropitious conditions no pre-
vious knowledge os what was proper,
aud under all these Instantaneous
circumstances but one death occurred.
The Indians are getting out of town
| and should case appear here, log
chains would not keep them, but they
are violently opposed to going to the
reservation, as they think they will
not get enough to eat. There could
not be more exhaustive treatise writ.
ten on the uselessAess of the Reserya.
ton than the recltal5 ths disinclina.
ton of the Piutes to go to it, even
under the influence of the dread they
have for'hs disease, which, owing to,
their habits is so fatal to them, and our,
little smallpox boom 'iilty be the
means OF expeditlng the abandonment
of the territory which is now held as
| a sort of No mans-land.
On Monday they began taking down
| their wikiups and the camps ,hear
town resembled the appearance of an
army camp when the sbldiers were
striking tents previous to movement.
A meeting was held nm Saturdov
night to discuss ways and means in
advance, and Committees were appoint
ed to attend to necessary work should
occasion arise. In the meantime, keep
the drains clear and use the ordinary
care which clearly people should
| always observe and the chances are