The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-03
DIPHTHERIA.

l.
Boettcher died Wednesday night and
the pin. sicians attendisg her Say that
she died of this malady.
This young lady has been sick for
the past two weeks, and the first inti-
nation the community had of The
presence OF diphtleria, was the an
nouncement of her death. DR.. Pear
son. the local health officer, h airing of
the Case, took prompt means to pro
t'ct the community by putting up
| notices, issuing cards warning people
from the premises and ordering that
the schools should not he opened u.-
| til the Goth of this mouth.
Some our people express doubt AS
| TO this case having been diphtheria,
but the only evidence to be had in the
matter is the statement of the attend
ing physicians, and they decided that
the case was diphtherIa, and the
health officer would not be doing his
duty if he did not take prompt action
in the matter.
Now if the physicians attending
this case believed it tn be diphtheria,
the question naturally arises us to why
the community was not warned and
the case quarentined. Rule No. 12
adopted by The State bOa;,d of health
says:
"Whenevrr any physician shall
know, or have reason to believe. that
any person whom H.. is called to visit,
OF any person sick within his know
ledge, without the care of physician,
is infected with, or has died of, small
pOx, dlphtheria, scarlet fever or any
other disease dangerous to public
health, he shall Immediately give
nutiCe thereof to The nearest uoard of
health, or health officer; and. if the
Case occurs il. his Own practice, shall
at once cause red or yeliuw cloth or
card, not less than II inches square
with the name of the disease written
or printed upon, in large letters, to be
fastened upon the front door or other
conspicuous part OF the building in
which the sickness prevails; such card
or cloth TO be maintained during ex-
lsience of disease, and until such time
AS the health officer, or in his absence,
the attending physician, acting by his
authority and approval. Is satisfied
that the premises have been thorough
ly disinfecteu, and are fit for reoccu-
pation.''
Our people are considerably exercis-
ed oTer the matter. as it looks now ds
though someone had neglected plain
duty.
}. W. Baggett, of Oak Grove, Fla.
had an attack OF the measles. nearly
three years ago, and the disease left
him with very severe pains i'm the
chest. II thought I would de- lie
writes; "but to my great Joy. l WAS
saved by Chamberlain'S Pain Balm"
Pains in the chest nearly always indi-
cate the approach of pneumonia, and
by promptly applying this llniment on
a flannel cloth. which should be bound
on the chest. an attack of pneumonia
may be prevented. 1t is ALWAYS
prompt and effectual. For Sale at 25
and SO cents per bottle by Porter.
We have a great wheat crop this
year, a great market and rising prices
for agricultural products. And ex-
porting large quantities of such pro-
duce and at better prices we are
building up favorable trade balance
that must make Great Britain our
debtor on current accounts. These
current accounts must be settled,
as We have said, by sending US
gold, or returning our securities. If
gold is sent money will be made more
plentiful in the United States. and
such increase in the volume of our
currency will make possible a general
and sustained advance in prices, an
advance in prices that must add to
the profits of industry, stimulate pro-
duction and lead to industria al revival:
revival that will last as long as we
can keep such gold, which will be Just
so long as We are blest with bountiful
harvests, and our competitors are
kept out of the category of effective
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