The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-19


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hereditary faint extended to the grand
parents Of the patients, 62.S per cent show
ed evidences of heredity.
With such startling figures upon the
consciousness Of the disease. its deadli-
ness Is even more appalling Zubiana
says of il:
"Of all tubercuar subjects diagnosed by
the ordinary means, 95 per cent die. A
percentage of cures of 20 to % represents
a notable progress.
Proportion of Cases Durable.
Dettweiler has figured that 2t.2 per
cent. of cases of tuberculosis may he
cured. Braymer, 2t6 per cent. and Nielsen
u per cent. No one method or treatment
has been fixed upon above another. The
taVoring influences Of certaineclimates have
been very generally Acknowledged. Diet
ing and physical exercise have been found
very beneficial. Il is known that sun
hsnt is especially destructive to the bacil-
JUS OF tuberculosis. But after ali the
great discovery that is yet o be. is stn
ahead of medical science, and as for ac-
tual accomplishments toward a material
SPECIFIC koch's discovery of the baci-
lus has not been of signal benefit. II led
10 establishing the fact Of The infection
10 the movement of science against il. Be
yond this, the physician of to-day Is
Sropng pretty much as he CROPPED fifteen
years ago.
with this gernl-key. however. he has
been enabled 10 trace causes Of infection
TO many of the lower animals. Cattle.
above all domestic animals. are subject
10 tuberculosis, and an infected udder in
the mich COW cause the milk from that
10 a Ia
munication Swine, next 10 cattle and
most frequently infected. Tuberculosis is
rare in horses, inffequenty found in
Sheep, out IS common inr nearly all vari-
eies of domestic fowls. Zurn. reporting
upon the bodies of eco barn ward fowls
found 10 per cent3of than showing tuber-
culosis' Dogs suffep4rom. il, ., cats are more
frequently affected and In monkeys the
disease is very common Rats and mice
are not immune, and SibIey claims to have
FOUND the bacillus in snakes, frogs and
even earthworms
mus aside from the menace that NAV
come 10 him from his own kind who are
suffering from the disease. man IS men
aced by nearly every one of the domestic
animals. The disease may be the least
contagious of the germ diseases. but the
element of contagion is strong enough to
make prevention worth soberest consid-
GRAFTON. f278 '~font
Preventing TubercuIOsis.
In general, that prevention is best as
sured by careful attention to ones gem
eral health. Just as the wolves of the
forest hang round the herd untiI they can
cut of the aged or weakened member
which struggles, so The bacillus of con-
sumption turks for the weakened consti-
buttons of men. Avoidance of close rela-
lions with a consumptive, pure air ster-
ilized milk and pure foods are considera-
tons
Above all, the great masses of the peo-
pie have 10 learn Isahitation and to nut
themselves in line for the things which
the medical world is preparing for the
worlds good tt
To-day. with a case OF Scarlet fever.
diphtheria, or smallpox In city house
hold, the heads of that household are not
only willing. but anxious that the stricken
one shall be isolated from the rest of the
family. For The protection of his neigh
bor the health department may step In,
placard the door or even remove the sick
one. With tuberculosis, however, there is
no such thought or stir; there may be no
care taken as 10 the expectoratious of the
patient, and even he may share the same
bed room with a well member of the
houshold.
This must be changed. At the Interna-
tional Congress of Hygiene IN Brussels in
1897, a resolution was adopted holding that
THE hospit alizaton of tuberculosis is
urgent and will moi long be withheld"
A New Hospital for COnsumptIves.
Only recently Chicago has made two dis
tinct moves in recognition OF this truth
Chief Of these has resulted in the building
of the Cook County Hospital for Con-
sumphves the first public and charitable
institution of the kind in the United
States. II was built and equipped at a
cost of $4,000, and has accommodations
for $50 patients. II admits only such per-
sons as are dependent upon the county
The structure was designed especially for
the purpose, with every ward arranged
to admit light and air IN greatest guam
tity. Sanitation Is enforced in strictest
degree. Each patient has two granite
ware cups for sputum, one used at night
and one through the day. Night and
morning these cups are put into steel
drum superheated by steam, In which they
are thoroughly dislnfected. Freedom for
the wide central corridors Is allowed to
patients but no one may expectorate save
into the one vessel allotted 10 him.
Naturally the inmates of this hospital
are not subjects to inspire great enthusi-
assn in It's medical staff. Many Of the in
mates are alone in the world They are
Ife's failures and are discouraged and
hopeless. But the staff of physicians is
there, alert and graphing earnestly with
this greatest problem Of the nineteenth
century.
Societies for Prevention.
Not only this, but a society for the
prevention of tuberculosis Is forming In
Chicago. Some Of the most prominent
physicians In the city are behind the move
ment Its chief mission IN the beginning
will be educational II will andeavor 10
awaken public sentiment TO the vital i'm
portance of hospitals and homes for those
suffering from tuberculosis, and to impress
upon the patient his personal obligations
10 society in minimizing the danger Of in
fecting his fellow man. In Che end Il
proposes TO have developed, broadened and
progressed until the tuberculosis no long