Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17

llnQulSn DIS present 8V0catl0n ana at
once commence the practice of medi-
cine. | have mentioned this that you
may know the abuse to which health
officers are subjected when attempting
to preserve the health of some persons
and the lives of their children.
The Incorporated towns of our county
have been well kept. On visiting Bre
men it was pleasure to inspect the
streets and alleys, to find them free
from all manner of filth and rubbish.
DR.. A. b. Y ounKman, the healt h officer,
is alive to his duty and having the CO.
operation of his citizens, nothing else
can follow but good results, which is
we'll demonstrated IN their prosperity
by water works and electric lights.
Bourbon is another town wide awake o
its best interest. especially in sanitary
laws In preventing the spread of con
taglous diseases as was demonstrated
0y Dr. A. Z. Matcbette, the secretary of
the board of health, when a case of
smallpox appeared In their town some
three or four years ago. The secretary
ordered strict quarantine, and to make
it strict, the patient was taken to the
top story of some building in Bourbon.
and tae doctor on retiring from the
room firmly nailed shut all the doors
down to the first floor, leaving the only
way of entrance to the sick chamber to
be up ladder and through window
from the outside, and it is said the lad
der did not stay there any longer than
the attending physician. The secretary
reported to me that the quarantine was
perfect.
What has been said of Bremen may
be said of Argos in sanitary way, the
diseases coming from the unsanitary
surroundings rarely ever appearing.
No town is more closely guarded
against the existing causes of diseases
than Culver, the physicians there, Drs.
Rea and Wiseman, having made the
various causes of diseases a study, are
ever on the watch to detect those
causes, and should they appear, they are
removed at once, and should there be
contagious disease found it is strictly
quarantined and the disease ends where
1t commences. Lapaz redeemed itself
IT removing the fillh from the streets
and alleys, a report of which was made
IN vnn of vour I,,no cace;oa
AS already stated to you lsgrippe
commenced with the first day of Janu-
ary and has been in milder form than
the epidemic we had some years ago.
Lagrippe has three forms of the disease.
First, the nervo-muscular, second, the
gastro-enteric, that affecting the stom-
ach and bowels, and third, that attack
ing the respiratory organs. During this
epidemic there have been but very few
cases of lung fever as a complication,
consequently but few.deaths, quite diff
ferent to the epidemic we had nine
years ago, during which there were
many deaths from the lung affection
So far in this month the health of the
county has been excellent. The secre-
tary of the State board of health writes
me that smallpox is existing in eight
different places within our state, but |
think none nearer to us than Indianap-
oils and advises vaccination and revac-
cination, and notice of which to be pub
| Ii9ha6 N tuh
done.
AS the spring of the year approaches
more attention should be paid to clean
Illness of all sewers, drains and alleys
about the premises We have had a
long, cold winter during which time
much filth has accumulated in places,
which during the warm days of sum-
mer will give rise to emanations loaded
with disease germs; but the discoveries
of modern science have done much to
guard Us against the evils cf decsying
animal or vegetable.matter, and cases of
low fevers arising from these causes,
may almost be called cases of criminal
neglect. We have seen places in towns
and cities that were rendered almost
uninhabitable by mere neglect of few
precautions. Our first advice In such
cases of neglect will be, cleanse as thor
oughly as possible every thing that can
be cleaned and then use some good dis
infectant. Among the best of these is
either cODDeras Or phlOrida of limo d,c
solved in water and with this iTrigate
the spots well, to be disinfected. 1t is
cheap and effective. L wish to thank
you for your attention. Any suggeS.
tiOns will be thankfully received
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