Telegram-herald., 1890-04-13
DIR. HARTMANS
Great Lecture On spscihe Disease
Warnings That should Be Needed
oy Every one.
Terrible Liabilities Prom ModerT
Social Customs
Hope tor the A1afetea oaes-EBeosrage.
meat for the Dise0Btented-
A Lecture That Esery oae should Read
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A Lecture That Esery oae should Read
Hs1ses Upon AID Obey.
Specific disease is due 10 the presence
OF a peculiar poison IA the system con-
yeyed ~ infection. Whether tie POI
son saturates the whole system nFst
and afterwards breakes out into sores,
or whether the sores are nrsl, which
p0lsOns tee system, are questions winch
nave been much discussed 10y the med
lcaifTateFnlty, but without any com
mon agreement. The exact nature OF
the poison also has been the subject or
much careful investigation, with con-
hlctlng results. Space does not allow
OF any discussion OF the subject here,
consequently my opinions VIII OF nee
eSslty DC unsupported by lengthy argu-
ments. Ine conclusions which my
reading and experience have led me 10
are that Il IS animal poison, not a MI
crObe, winch mrs. effects only the part
receiving the poison, and afterwards
the sore lehancre) communicating the
whole system.
Al the time the patient usually ap-
plies for treatment the disease has
ceased to bee local, and nothing but con-
stItutonal treatment is OF any use.
80 all discussion as 10 whether the
first sore is the cause or effect OF the
disease IS of no use IN the treatment OF
the disease.
SYMPTOMS.
A few days after an exposure, one or
more small, innocent looking blisters
or water pinlples make their appear
ance, which disappear of their own
accord. For a short time after the
disappearance of the blisters no symp-
tom OF any sort is noticed, and
the patient quite commonly thinks all
Is over. After an interval, which
varies in different cases, the glands in
one or both gIoins become enlarged
and painful. These may break and
become running sores (bubos).
After these disappear respite from
ali symptoms is had again, which oSce
more encourages the patient TO believe
10 IS ended. The next thing 10 be
looked Tor II the course of this dread
iul disease is the appearance OF rash
Oh the skin, congestion OF pharynx,
hOarnsess and ulcerauOns OF the ton
sis. There IS IN some cases another
interval of entire cessation of the dis
ease after the above symptom snbsldes,
10 be again followed by a papular erup-
lion OF the skin and mucous MEM
brancs, and occasionly falling of the
| nalr, pains in the bones, and lritis (sorc
eyes.
Al these pass by sooner or later. and
| a long time Of comparative freedom Is
now enjoyed by the patient But the
! end Is not yet. Small gummy tumors
make appearance III the substance of
| the tongue, bones, skin and other
| organs OF the body. 4 general yltiated,
! detcrOrated condition of the whole
body Is very apt to follow, from which
the patient never RECEIVERS unless prop
| erlv treated.
OF course each case has its peculiari-
| ties, and not every one VIII run the ex-
act course ] have described, but the
| general outline IS alike III each case,
although few of the symptoms may
oe wanting entirely.
This most dreadful disease is very
easily transmitted from one person to
another. Hundreds OF cases occur as
the result OF the most ord dlnary usages Of
society. The prevalence OF the disease,
together with the great variety of ways
IN which 1t can be communicated,
ought TO excite 3 constant wstchfulness
| agalnst exposure. The habit of put
ting pencils 10 the lips that have been
used by others in the same way ought
10 be avoided. Drinking from the
same drinking cup or glass, using the
| towel, napkin, or knife that IS used by
others, each has been the means OF
! spreacing this awful disease among
innocent people. The habit of indis-
| crlminato kissing cannot be too strongly
| condemned, as 1t is a fruitful source Of
infection. A pipe, spoon, pen-knife,
dental instruments, surgical instru-
ments of many kinds, each have been
the means OF conveying this poison.
Anything that comes in contact with n
| mucous surface which has had pre-
yIous use 10y another person Is liable to
spread the poison. The milk, saliva,
tears and pcrspiraton of an affected
uerson has been proven to be capable
OF causing the disease IN another.
TREATMENT.
The external 0ocal) treatment which
is an important part Of the manage
ment OF any case Will not be discussed
IN this article, but the reader is referred
| 10 the pamphlet "Ills OF Life or the
medical work, "The Confidential Phy-
siclan," where the subject j. explained.
But as to the internal constitutional
treatment. which is the only hope of per-
manent cure, | desire TO show that there
sabsolute specific IN reach Of ali which,
| f taken according to directions, VIII
cure every case. | refer 10 the com
| pound known as La-cu-pi-a, 1t - usu-
ally stated IN works on the subject thri
it takes from two to five years contin-
/ uOus treatment 10 eradicate this pol
son from the system, but great many
cases are permanently cured by the
use of La-cu-pla a IN a years time or
less evgul. although some cases require
longer treatment The description
that has been gwen of the entire course
Ut TINS disease applies only 20 those
cases where eitenr no treatment or use
less treatment has been employed
b. th vast number OF csseN that
come ulrectly or indirectly under nay
observation many are cut short IN
theU career by the use Of La-cu-pi-a.
/ For instance, Il Ls-cu-Pl-s, VITA proper
local treatment. - begun - soon a. the
hrst Lesson appe aTs, the disease is often
/ entirely Grad lCa.cd H the FIRST year ri
rs duration, and many 81 the other
/ Use tedious history 0f symptoms pre-
vented Old cases that have been
allowed 20 run unC heCked Tor a num-
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