The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-06-25
Z .lssING DANGEROUS.
Doc tors Claim That Tonsilitis is
Contagious Through Kissing.

New York Herald.
Is tonsilitis contagious? is question /
which has been pulling many proinf- |
nent physicians OF late.
During he past two years a great IN
crease in the number of cases has been
noticed, until tt present 1t almost re-
sembles an epidemic, but hitherto mas
moi, been considered contagious disease.
In an interview with a prominent ply
sician | learned that the only way OF
| overcoming its progress is to protest
against kissing These are his own words:
ANY charming young lady possessing
a sweet, rosebud mouth, with a voice
upon which phlegmonis has fastened
| itself. cannot be Kissed without phleg>
monis being the price paid cash on dellV-
erv by the person who takes part with
her in the dual bliss Her perfumed
breath. with its silvery tones and soft
| whispers. is filled with cohtagion, IN
which microbes of marvellous form lily TO
new fields 0! pasture. Hosts of cunning
but riotous bacteria finger upon her
!, cor.,l Inns waiting 10 board those OF the
moustacheJ one who reelllessiy ap~
proaches
Thus it is very PLAIN that young gen.
tlenen and their sweethearts should be
=, very careful that no kissing is done be-
= tore it is learned by both parties whether
4, /; tnnsilitis has settled in the throat OF
= either.
. "Phlegmonis,- said the doctor, rs a
sort of torsilitis. The orfinary common
place tonsi.itis is not contagious. ~
deed, the ordinary form is merely an in
fian.Qation of the tonsils which are
!, glands IL The back of the throat witt
:, secretions aiding the PROCESS of swallow
ing. An invasion of the giana by hosts
of lipthorax, a bacterium which is nor
NAL i'll the mouth, are the cause OF Thu
mosx troublesome inflammation. The.
are a vegetable microbe, which is Away
raging in the mouth and is nourishet
by the saliva and bits OF food that ge
into the holes of decayed teeth. Thi
is the reason why people who have hat
bad teeth are more apt to be troubled
IL with tonsilltis.
e The doctor paused a moment, thel
e continued:
, although phiegmonis is an fniiamina
e tion Of the tonsils, it is vastly differen
" from the ordinary ionsilitis. as it is con
e. tagious and the inflammation extend al
y through the entire mouth and liberated
b tonsis. Then, too the ordinary tonsiliti
1T very seldom lasts longer than a week AM
g can be cured in about twenty four hours
g while phlegmonis lasts longer, and
Is more severe and harder to cure
> Many great singers have been troubled
l. with it. among whom are Patti, Nilsson
Lucca, Campanini and others.
Y Thus it is evident, if the decision 0
= prominent physicians may be believed
ee that kissing is really dangerous pleas
ir ure, and that those who take part in tb
vi dual bliss should be very cautious an,
he not approach their real enemy as a frient
n with open arms, only to be deceived b.
is the friendly greeting of its spy, VIII
lie awaits them with q fascinating smile
while behind the scenes an army of bal
re terra is impatiently awaiting the time
k. which is sure to come, when they ca
is spring upon the Innocent person who
K, conquered by its cunning, scbemin
k, ways.
he But will this advice of these physician
er be considered?