Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.

SMALL Pox.-Information comes to
the NEWS that small pox is getting
hear to us, and that few days ago a
porter on the Great Northern Railway
was stricken with it and is now in a
Spokane hospital. Jacob Thiel and
family, who went on a visit to Ger
many some time ago, are quarantined
somewhere on the route. We will
venture to say that few children in
Adams county under the age of Is
years have been vaccinated. Small
pox or variola is one of the most for
midable fabrile diseases. The cause
of small pox is universally allowed
to be a specific contagion OF whose ma
ture we are in the most profound ig-
norance. There is probably no dis
ease so contagious as this. 1t is said
there has never been single instance
where person liable to small pox
could associate in the same room
Win paeieii' "i'iiouV Receiving inc
i'iico'ioh' mas oeei Known 10
cross " river iooo ieet wiae ana a1ec-
ted ten out Of II carpenters who were
working on the other side. The con-
tasloh acls through OF oy contact
WIN .he SKIN anu ehe uhSease may pe
causeu ny eie ueau Dooy' even whe' u
IL mas hot oeeh toucheu. Like al
contagious exanthemata, shiaii poN
appears IN epideniic form al Irregular,
anu i'i our 'sioiaiice ~ wouio seeni'
caPricious in'erVais. Aieer an extra
ordinary exemption, perhaps ior years.
d district IS suuoelty ihVaueo oy H.
upon uafk races IL Is more severe.
'accihaeioil' py Wiich this ureau us
ease is deprived OF its danger. is the
oraotest t,;nnnb of ,odorn n,od;c;na
Sio"ocSe 'iiuiiPn VI iiioueih hieuioihe'
to press it is reported by the Spokane
Chronicle that that city is in danger OF
infection from the dread disease. A
man named Archie Brown was found
wandering about the streets with a
well deyeloped case of small pox. The
unfortunate man had ridden on the
trolley cars and mixed up with the
passing throng and was only taken
in because he was Thought to be in
sane from his nec,1liar actions. He
had been in the hospital and escaped.
Brown came TO Spokape with the
atrical company and lodged at the
Cleveland house. and was then too i'll
to take his Mace in the orchestra
Thirteen men have occupid the same
room since Brown leftit. DR.. Olmstead
pronounced the case MS smallnox.
and vegetables, les az A''N'''' ''' II ''''
STILL ON DEcR.-hev. Or. John ID.
Naugle' the gifted preacher oil whom
we MADE mention IN our last issue, is
sui on deck ana CONTINUES TO pound
ignorance INTO the heathen around
these parts. + The interest has not
apated, put on the other hand seems
~ -,
expecteu that bne Climax VIII soon pe
raoobad Tho sarn,on G,nd.y of+ar-
io"e'ou' Inv 'oi 'i'i S"""y "'oi
ovar a carta;n ace was ar excellant adj
dress and the church was well filed
with an annrec;at;ve apd;ence and we
have M bes;tancv in saving that Il
was the choicest and host lecture along
tho limo of odv;co 70 mon tbot wa have
ever listened n Tho doctor ;s oatt;no
down 70 business and 10 bao;nn;no To
shoot with heovv ort;,lerv peonle
who have absented themselves from
tho ohrroh Co.. zoo &c not;ood o,,ona
tho audiences while Soma critic;se
and d;soaree With him vet tbev leen
mn tho notronaoe sunday evening
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