The news & observer., 1898-07-27

mild form. varioloid. hut IL must not h'
FORGOTTEN that this mild forn this vnrio
loid Is of the same nature rs the severei
forms and viii excite IN the unvarriunteJ
tynical and often fatal smallpox. Goot
citizens should and would hold IN tht
hands of the powers that he and cheer
fully render every possible assistance III
CARRYING out thoroughly and Loyalty tn,
plans devised FOR stamping ont The dis
ease. No dependence. to the exclusion ot
vaccination. should be placed upon quar-.
antncs, for inland quarnntncs are no
toriouSly Ineffective.
4. The Municipality. The authorities
of amy city or town liable to become IN
fcctcd from other points should not wait
until the disease actually appears in
their own community hut make their
pr,pa rations for taking care of and
checking it's spread in advance. The
proper management of smallpox de.
maudS n hospital consisting of at least
four rooms preferably two small houses
of two rooms each For the separate ne
commodation of hoth spXcS Of the two
races; and larger house for the dcten-
tion OF those known TO have been OK.
posed, until the period Of incuhation-sa
fifteen days-has passed. As we never
think lightning is going 10 strike MS sucl,
complete anticinatory preparation can
hardly he expected, hut preliminary ar-
raugemcuts ought to be made for pro-
Niding with the least possible delay.
these necessary buildings. Tents would
answer in warm weather. When a case
appears in the town itself an abundant
supply of first class virus should be or
derrd ny wire arrangements should he
made With u sufficient number of ply
sicians 10 perform the work quickly. and
everybody not giving satisfactory evil
dencc of previous vaccination should be
Vaccinated, If not already in existence.
such ordinances as may he necessary,
with sufficient penalties attached. should
he Immediately enacted. Section -.
chapter olf. Laws of 1893. gives all in.
Corporated towns the fullest mower in
this matter, whether given in their char
tcrS or not.
=. Naccination.-The is. we regret to
say. considerable opposition to vaccina-
tion among the people. This is due
chiefly to the preiudice of ignorance, and
IS, therefore. more difficult to overcome.
There is not sufficient ground for this
prejudice. While it is true that bad
arms occasionally follow vaccination il
is but rarely. if the proper precautions
are taken in making the vaccination and
decent care is taken of the arm after
wards. If good bovine virus is used
there Use no danger OF the transmission of
any disease. The hefers in the best
establishments are always tested for
tuberculosis-even if tuberculosis can be
transmitted in that way. which is es
tremely doubtful. to say the least. Ad-
mitting that there is some ground,
though by no means sufficient. for the
hreadwinner of Il family to object for
himself, there is none for his children.
In this connection we believe il would
be not only humane but wise. from a
purely business point of view. for all
large employers of labor. as mill-owners
with us. to insist on the vaccination of
all operatives, agreeing. in case of dis
ability therefrom. to pay half wages
or at least enough to prevent suffering.
Vaccination is one Of the simplest or
operations. but many bad arms are un-
dohbtedly traceable to its improper per-
formance-t0 the neglect of a little care.
rThoough asepsis should be observed.
The arm should he scrubbed clean with
soap and water, and the vaccination per-
formed with a sterilized instrument. the
point itself. which has already been ster-
ilized, if points are used. or if n steel in
strnment be employed. by wiping it clean
and passing it through the flame of an
alcohol lamp after each vaccination. TO
avoid the necessity of carrying the alco-
hol lamp around in house to house vista
tion. it has been suggested that the vac
cinator carry n paper Of fair-siZed
needles with him. and with these needles
scarify the place where he intends to
introduce the virus, using a fresh needle
for each patient. Do not make the
scarihcations over quarter of an inch
square, and avoid. if possible. drawing
blood. as the clot in drying takes up and
holds some of the virus. II is recon-
mended three or four of these little scar
ificatiOns be made quite close together
in a group The best opinion at pres
ent is that pus infection is less liable to
follow the use of the glycerinated
lymph. though the points have many
friends on account of their convenience
and the rapidity with which they can
be used. Naccinate. Vaccinate. Nacci-
nate ! Vaccinate !, :!
RICHARD III. LEWIS. NJ. D..
Sec. North Carolina Board of Health.