The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-23
CANTON DOCTORS
Tell Why They Don't Get Sick When
Other Mortels Do-Medical
Philosophy,

The average citizen who eoes into sick
room where parent is suffering from
CONTAGIOUS disease falls an easy victim to
the malady. II is matter of common
observation that the average doctor does
not Just why man Of medicine should
have Immunity from such diseases the
general public cannot understand. II the
germ theory of disease Is correct and the
atmospberc surrounding sick man Is
filled mn with all sorts of bloodthirsty
microbes that go searching about seeking
whom they may devour why should they
not find a doctor occasionally No class
of people come in contact with the sick
so much and yet Row are attacked by the
diseases they doctor.
Quite large class have an idea that
phvsioians have some sort of magical
compound that they sprinkle over them
selves to ward off oontagion but this idea
is erroneous. To try and solve the prob
lem and discover just what the cause was
for the exemption Of the doctors from the
attacks of contagious disease News re-
porter propounded the question to a num-
ber Of local needles and gave them q
chance to answer for themselves.
Said DIR. March: doctors as rule
are stronger than other people and better
able to Withstand disease. The sickiy
doctors most always die young. III q man
obeys the laws of health-and doctors as
n rule do that--he Is not liable to contag-
ious disease. In "a case of diphtheria l
sometimes spray my throat, but as
usual thing take no other extra preventa-
tive"
DIR. Myers: "We doctors rs rule ygen-
erally wash our faces at least once day
and try to keep clean. II we are Obliged
to touch person who is suffering from a
Contagious disease, we alwas cleanse the
hands thoroughly. Good health and reg
ularity of the system are the best preven-
tatives against contagious diseases that L
know of. "
DIR. Sohuffel. "God Almighty only
knows why doctors are not attacked with
contagious diseases. l suppose doctor
as a rule obeys the laws of health"
DIR. Foulks: GAS rule doctors have
most of these contagious diseases in youth
and hence are not liable to them now.
Sometimes, though we do catch these dis.
eases"
DIR. House: "a doctor has considera.
BILE out door exercise and hence has good
store of vitality. Clerks are liable tc
contract contagious diseases because they
are out doors very little and their vitality
is low. If man keeps in good health he
need not have much fear of contagious
diseases"
DIR. Robinson: "I think most doctors
have the various contagious diseases In
their youth and hence are not liable &c
them now.
DIR. f. E. Young: "a doctor is not
apt to contract contagious diseases be
cause he is not afraid of them, and by car
ing for his own health maintains better
circulation than most people.
DR. $. b. Post: doctors, as rule
spend as little time as possible in Tho
presence of contagious diseases and hence
do not expose themselves to. them al
much as other people Then they taxi
better care of themselves than most per
sons Besides believe that the majorit!
of doctors have had contagious diseases II
their youth and hence are not liable Il
them now"