The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-27
Preventive Medicine.
70 the Editor OF The Post.

| a" WV r.ulloT OF Inc Post.
Houston, Texas. September 25-"rb,.
ought ye to have done. but not 70 have
left the other undone." The ouar,nti,o
may be all right in Its place. but II viii
never be sufficient to prevent ve,lo,v fa,o.
uh"i we learn how to quarantine air. I
am surprised that those in authority saw
so little about preventive medicine no.
| lioVe that the public owes Dr. Tebault n
ueot OF gratitude, although. In my opin-
| ION ne ala not go far enough.
Two principal causes combine IN rro.
euce In the system the condition which rep.
ders yellow fever possible. Those cauaas
are malaria and infection. Malaria no.
called, is constantly present in ali, warm
Gnu oamp climates. Infection comes from
unsahitary surroundings, or the imnarfaot
elimination of morbiGc clemens from tha
system Malaria always interferes with
Ia ploce ssts In the system and prevents
perfect elimination.
In yellow fever four organs ,re e..,oo,o,,..
enected--the liver and spleen. Inc po,,co',s
membrane OF the stomach and bowels ana
guy hIdheys' MY aim then would be TO have
9euitafy conditions as perfect as possible.
70 use Dr, Tebaults first presentation ~.
something similar for malaria IN Ioo,,
wen 10 the functions OF tho liver and
oomas py tne use OF proper agents, using
S that is drastic or irritating in its
haiuie, and 10 maintain such stale ~
health and tenacity OF the mucous mem
ulane OF the stomach and bowels. and the
Issues OF the liver and iSldnsys, and with
1nis tne body, In general that disease
germs OF yellow fever or anything eisa
would be unable to make any lodgers,nt
"a me system, or II they did. would pro-
auee very mild case OF disease.
There is nothing equal TO ouiuiue for
malaria, no single agent equal Ia Wahoa
Tor tho liver in malaiial climates. NOTHING
vi we earth or IN IL equal to Golden Seal
TOT the niueous membrane and a renerai
conic, nothing better than Helonias and
eorh SILK 10 sustain the kidneys in tbe
performances OF their functions, thus nres
.msins uremic poisoning, one OF the chief
causes OF death In yellow fever Tho (,o,ssn
Seal Will 90 far toward preventing "bisc,i
somit' and black vomit stools"
Inen. making a little change In DR. To-
following: WYNN use 'ne
Qulnia sulphate, gr. c. q
Sodium salicylate (from oil wintersraar
oniy). gr XII. s'een
70. capsicum, gr. Xxx.
Sacch lac. gr. CT.
NJ Triturate thoroughly.
ADULTS. and Into No 8 or 4 rans,,s, ,.u
49,
ADULTS an. ana into No. or four capsules for
Sig Take four capsules during
each day. a'i'Hs
In many cases II will be well TO take
aoupie this amount for the first few DAYS.
especially when danger is near.
Fl. ex. Wahoo dms. XII.
Fl. OK. Bsimony, dms. VIII.
~. ex. Golden Seal dms. VIII
~. ex. prickly ash bark, dime. ~.
ri. ex. ginger, dme III.
III. ex licorice. dms VIII.
syr. simp, q. 6. ad. o. XII.
M. sig. Teaspoonful In water three tims.
day before meals. Children In proport,an
For these who can not swallow cans,Is.
would add to the above; FL OK. clachena.
Resiizlns the responsibility OF attemni.
,ng to stand between human iife ana
hsease. but with a great deal on fa,,h ~
iatares remedies properly used. / haley.
= the means Is within our own reach
= Pro.sc',ns ourselves from yellow fever.
ma that Y We allow our bodies ara ~.
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