Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-13
Dr., MacLean, His Physician, Says
He is a Victim to His Profession,
HE is A VERY SICK MAN.
Dr. mncLoan speaks of the scarlet
Fever Epidemic aud Scores the
Christian scientists.

The fact that DR.. Samuel Hughcr
a prominent physician 81 this city. has
been stricken down with scarlet fever
81 creating unusual Interest, aud II O.
an unusual occurrence for "a person VI
his years 20 be 30 stricken. The doc
tor Is past the age OF 80. ana prior
20 this attack was In perfect health.
and scarlet fever generally confines IT,
self 10 children. seldom indeed attack
Ing older persons. especially physicians,
who have every faculty for keeping
disinfcctnnts about them. But disease.
like tho omni-prcaont salt Lake burg
lar. cfccps into houses In spite Of all
precautions that are taken 10 preclude
them. It was last Tuesday nlght that
the malady Invaded the home OF Or.
Hughes Mrs. Hughes tclephonod to
the health department apprHlng IN"
board Of her husbands fever An In
spcctor was Immediately rent up TO tho
residence, 5Gi First street, 10 quartntine
the house. Mm. Hughes readily cone
Hcnting 10 the proceedings.
DR.. a. G.. Mclean was called ln TO
wait on the patient, and later be sent
formal report 60 the health Office, Of
DR. Hughca.H attack. Dr. Mclean was
called ON this morning. and talked
freely regarding tho sickness OF Dr.
Hughes, Suli he.
Or Hughes Dr. q victim 20 hiH pro-
fesslon, having called on patient ns
late as Saturday night. who was down
with scarlet fever ana ut that time he
was feeling very much indispoHcd.'
In speaking NJ the epidemic of scarlet
br Mclean waved u little warm. Il
attribute the whole thing said be-. ito
criminal negligence on tho part 0f the
Christian Scientists; why ! know ID 20
De "a fact that right here In the Seventh
ward children. whose parents were
Christian Scientists have sent their
children Co school while the fever ncnbs
were literally pccling on. tho most dan
EoruuH time. Tor the patient aa well as
the public, Go be exposed TO %. Some
thing must be- done
~ we physicians take d In hand we
VIII De charged with jealousy and con-
Hriracy, ana IN fact everything COM
temptlbl0. but I regard % an he duty
Of the prosecuting attorney and tho
city physician 10 look Into this matter,
and stop the spread u n disease that IL
more disastrous than smallpox. aud not
only this but an other contagious dis
cases Why I have known parents OF
the Christian Sclenc persuasion here la
SAT- Lake who have screened their
children from the health officers. per.
HiHtlng ln the abHurdity that there wa.
no disease existing. and allowing their
children 90 die, literal victims 90 a re-
lgiuuH mania. could cite hundreds uf
cases, similar 90 this. and 10 b. high
time that the State took up some
means N protection against tho spread
Of disease that ig unnecessarily pre-
cipitatrd because the cry of persecution
may 10 up N We ever act upon the net
wilkins OF sect or person, no matter
how absurd itH teachings. nor how
damaging ita effects They have taken
the matter In hand In other States. and
" case Involving contagious disease
lH not rcportcd Immediately 10 the
health officers, the people who are rps-
ponhlble Tor itH suppression are arr ost,d.
subjected 90 O. heavy fine. ana term
In prison, the same law ought to cxist
here, aud II | were the health board
] would see that q was not long In get-
tins here
In regard 10 Dr. Hughes. Dr. Mclean
expressed himself as feeling that there
was no Imminent danger. although,
Hnld he, Or, Hughes is worry sick
man; he vumitcd AN last night, which
II a symptom of the worst form OF tho
tever; but ! think with proper precnu-
ton we win pull him through an right"
DOCTORS COMMENT.
DR.. J. $. Richards was asked his
opinion In regard TO the sicl,u as OF Or. |
Hughes, and said. There Be- nothing |
strange about II. FOR doctor is as Ia. /
bio TO that disease as anyone else: for |
such IN the power OF its coutnriou. thar /
thcrc ~ no prccaution that can be /
takon, That VIII secure safety from ita /
luNhNrr, " YOU 30 whore II o.. And the |
general idea that II attacks Young peo- |
pc almost exclusively IL % fnllaCy. for /
nllcr people are almost ns apt TO have |
u na The young. Tho first case of scarlet /
rover ! ever attended was that OF
lady over thirty years old"
Or Wilcox said he was sorry 20 hear
N Dr. Hughes sickness. because. ruid
no. ! realize that an attack OF scarlet
over gnesha rder with one ofDr Hughes
1Ee, than with younger people. Dr.
Hughes De- without doubt "a victim to
ll1 profession, FOR oven phyairlans have
mo- Immunity from this disease dos.
nite AN the precautions that arc tnkDn."
Or. Fowler expressed himself ln very
different terms. said he. scarlet
fever ~ very rare IN an adult uud
when n does occur d 81 not attended
Win sufficient gravity 20 excite alarm
W. al of my practice as q physician.
WIN an experience OF over thirty yonrs
have known hut two or throc oaaes
where adults had scarlet faver-I ann
ibnolutely certain on but one. That
Naa where mothers nursing babe had
ne disease, She herself had ID. how
'Vei' IN modified form-scarlot fever"