The Bessemer indicator., 1893-11-18

for they disappear Of thcmselvos y tbs dis-
ease Il couaurred, and this 10 observed IN
using the microscope by physicians prcscrio-
lag my medicines. | coDsidcr this the strong
est possible proof that microbes are not tho
cause OF the disease. aud that they can not
exist under normal healthy conditions. IL
does not require a scientist to understand
that inasmuch ~ the bacilli arc not found
until tho cxpcctoralIon becomes purulent
that they could not produce this puruient
condition. No, un,ixe smallpox, the disease
does not announce itself In any aggressive
manner but begins with gradually increAs-
Ing weakness, loss OF strength and appetite,
and Is firmly seated before the baei!li are
produced, thus showing that the disease pre-.
ccdes thcse germs. Suppose you yourscii:
said DIR. Amiek TO the loAt man, "eaught
cold; suppose that cold ran into CATARRHAL
pneumonia, which, Ia turn, resulted IN con.
sumption. / do not think any one could
make you believe 1t was mlcrohe Instead
of draught or exposure which occasloneu
your catching coll, and yet you hdmlt the
cold produced the disease. No, i hrmly
contend" concluded Dr. Amick, that the
Isolation and separation OF these poor, siek
consunptlvcs from the cniy ones who for al
fcction's sake would care for them, Is not
only inhunan but unnecessary, and not only
Unnecessary hut impractlcable. Please re-
member that they are nluibcfcI not by nun
dreds or thousands,hnt by hundreds OF thous-
ands. nnd that nearly every one who reads
the Post has near and dear relatives In con
sumption who properly administered 10 can
he restored 10 health but whom ISOLATION
might place beyond all hope. 1t will require
no argument to convince You that The reia-
tlYes OF these sick ones wiil vigorously pro
test against any such enactment, and the
good citizens OF this country will help them
prevent the carrying out OF the proposed
cruel Imposition
DR. krunpiDg sad
"Consumption 4, Increasing In cities on ac-
cpun, OF the favorable conditions which cN
ist for its dissemination All cases OF The
disease are communicated. Taere arc nc
sporadic eases. The germ arc in the atmos-
pherc which everybody brc,thes, but they
only take hold Ia a favorable soil. in The
proper type of human organism. Isolation
OF consumptivcs Is dlilicnlt. People attend
Ing them should use great care in disiniect
Ing the discharge. The disease is conlaei
ou- from Its Start
.'Do you think that Ohio should initiate
the Michigan State Board of llealth's action
in putting consumption In the list OF con
tagious diseases, along with smallpox, scarlet
fever, d ptberia and cholera."
"Wel, there Is not quite the same danger
from consumption as tierG Is from smallpox
Most diseases are coutn ;ious. Consumption
can never be stamped out by law. People
III erinE frurn II can not be dragged from
their homes u n special ho 'p!taln
De. T. C. Minor declared that he took nj
stock id The theory that consumption Is con
iagious.
"The death rate from consumption is RI
ways greatest on the sea coast and gradual,
dimlnlshes toward the Interior. A mois
climate devclupes lung trouble. ! do not be
lieyc II can be accounted for by the microbt
theory. II would be the height OF cruelty Il
ISOLATE consunp;ives frum their friends ant
relatives, who are the only ones who VII
properly cafc'for them -
DE- L. Forchheinlr sald briefly: Con
sumption Is sometimes contagious, but no
always. can not Low discuss the mattcl
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