Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-28
NO NEED TO FEAR SMALLPOX.

One of our local physicians, who has had
considerable experience in the treatment
of smallpox in the old country, both in the
military service and in private practice,
furnishes us the following method of
treatment, in medication and hygiene
regulations, which has been employed
with unvarying success, under which the
doctor says the disease is entirely harm
less:
After close examination of the general
symptoms, laxative of calomel and
rhubarb light diet, with the exception of
anything greasy, antopyrine against the
rising fever, five to ten grains per day.
The following prescription will relieve the
patient from the severest symptoms and
pains to great extent after the first
sweat use one drachm of ointment of
tartar-emetic with five drops of croton
oil and rub the same freely on the chest,
on which place in time of eight or twelve
hours the smallpox pustel will turn up IN
the form of compound vesicle, while the
face and the rest of the body will be left
entirely free from eruption. Doctor and
patient will also have only one sore to
attend to-the burning and itching pains
of the one sore will be avoided through a
atomizer spray of sulphate of morphine,
two grains; cerogI yceride, one-half ounce,
for the rest symptomatic treatment.
The very same methods of treatment
can be applied by chicken-pox
and measles. In the case of diphtevltis
coming under my observation have made
a test with a similar treatment, and pos
itiveiy believe this disease can be located
on the outside of the neck also.
Something about vaccination: Consld-
eriDg the fact that smallpox before fever
is present is not catching, and in the same
time patient down with the disease in
the majority never has been exposed
to smallpox, hold up the theory that the
disease. that is the wandering germs, has
its origin in the soil, as long as the con-
trary can't be proved. In my suggestion
it will take some certain length of time
till the dead miasma becomes life Through
atmospheric change and process of fOrma-
tom and springs up as living body or
germ, and the individual inhaling the
same, or getting impregnated from the
same through an open sore will, and must
come down with the disease if vaccinated
or not. If the former took place the
disease will not be SO hard on
him, while through the vaccination the
greater part of poisonous materie from the
human body escapes. By continuous re-
vaccination the condition of the blood is
injured while the different virus flow
through the circulation of the blood partly
to the inner organs, especially the lungs.
AS long as filth, dirt, absence of drain
age, overlooking water-closets, mud-holes,
stationary foul waters, densely packed
houses, bad ventilation and cold weather
exists the disease will never die out On
the contrary, with absence Of the light of
the sun by millions multiply, and only a
general sweep of houses, streets and alleys
will be able to call the disease to halt,
If we could have by tomorrow Fourth of
July heat the dangerous germ would dry
UP and die.
In the place of vaccination prefer abso-
lutte cleanliness, body and otherwise, kid
neys and liver in good condition, healthy
diet and to a certain extent courage
enough to face the enemy, and
not get scared by mention
ing the name only of the
disease, nervous irritation, which IN my
own experience has a great deal to do with
this and all skin diseases. l recollect a
few cases where the fatal outcome of the
disease has been caused of frightening
spells.
While it has been proved that germs
(Bakteries), Bacilles or komas, if IN the
capilliaries of the lungs alreaGy-through
alcohol, aromatic oils and bitter ingredi-
ents, can be destroyed, and such remedies
in the last German-F French war, as a pre-
ventive against smallpox in the city of
Nanzig were prescribed.