Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-29

OF a typical case, butspace will per-
i nit me to give only the objective
4 characteristics, or those which can
be learned without consulting the
patient.
''1st. The pimply or popular
stage, which may or may not be
preceded by rash. End. The ves'-
cular stage, usually very short.
The pustular or suppuratory stage.
The first or pimply stage has sec
ondary Observation-Disclosures areola
or redness of the skin the size OF a
dime to quarter of a dollar. This
| size cannot be shown on the face
when the pimples are very close as
in the discrete and continent grade,
but will show on body where the
pimples are isolated. 3rd, or pustu.
lar stage has several dependent or
secondary characteristics, viz: UNI
bilication or sinking of center pus-
tie, due to- absorption of the thin
portion of the pnstule, second airy
fever due to same cause, and intense
itching and ordor or "mousey
SMELL" also scabbing and pitting.
After the scabbirg stage is over,
the skin is very red fer mary weeks
and the scars are cupped out below
the level of the true skin. All this
implies depth within the skin,
which is true, as it is the deep skin
| which furnishes the material for a
small pox pimple, afterward con-
I verted into a pustule. Now, did Mr..
jerks or any of the ten cases have
such a complication of Characters
tics2 l answer no, with all the en-
phasis which can be given to the
English language, and / will prove
my statements true beyond rea-
sonable doubt. A photograph of q
genuine case of smallpox OF the
grade indicated by Mr., jerks
photograph, would show from the
9th to 10th day several characters
tics, namely: pustules, plain umbi-
Heated in various stages of compile
ton, scabbing and the areola
(black in photography. | challenge
Dr. Bracken to prove from Mr..
jerks picture anything but simple
vesicles. with a tendency to cluster
even on the face. | offer the testi
mony of Drs Rogers and Dir. Nor
ton, as good experts in this special
ty as the state affords, that the pho
tograph does not show anything
but one kind of simple vesicles, and
invite all professional men. experts
in this speciality, to examine the
same, who will give evidence that
the disease is chickenpox and not
smallpox. These are not all the
proofs. ] offer another test. | have
obtained the vaccine pustule in
seven out of the eight cases Yaccin-
ated, as follows: Ernest Country
man, Ted. Countryman, Gladys
Johnston, Juva jerks, Leonard
McGaughey, Mrs. Cooper and baby,
the last two vaceinated by DR.. A.
K. Norton, Health Officer of v in
neapolis. This is positive proof
alone, which should be received as
conclusive. ! offer still another
proof--the sporadic character of
the infection. Out of 400 to 600 di-
rect exposures to the disease, from
two families-Mr, yohnson's and
Mr.. jerks just four cases, confined
to two families-had the disease,
and those not traceable to direct
infection. Not one of the known
exposures took the disease. The dis.
ease was true to type and charact,
eristics, following the laws of chick
enpox in every particular. which is
described as "a disease essentially
of childhood, though it may occur
in the adult. 1t has vascular
eruption, but one which MAY be-
come nustular or hemorrhagic. The
modification which takes place in
a few of the LESSONS must be looked
upon as the exception, though the
larger ones usually have central
dell or dark depression. Eruption
may be said to be vascular from
the start
II Extracts from Practitioners
Manual, Chas. Warren Allen, NJ.
D. Is it now source of wonder
that | have persistently (lies to the
contrary J called these eases chicken
pox? In letter to DR.. Rogers of
Montevideo, DR.. Bracken expressed
'su, prise" that zone so intelligent
should call the epidemic at Apple
ton chicken.pox' 1t lie not matter
of surprise to me, and should be to
no one, that man of DR.. Bracken's
capacity should call this epidemic
smallpox. after reading the follow
ing extract from his special small.
pox circular" Every one must be
on guard against this disease from
this time on. Railroad officials
should notify their ticket agen is,
especially at small stations, 10 be
on their guard against selling tick
cts to persons with suspicious erup-
tions on the face, or with suspicious
histories, unless the suspicious party
can bring a certificate from Dhysi