Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-26
TIMELY PRECAUTIONS

.p,.. cases OF smallpox yes'esI1,.S,,,.
- .tv me- day before make AZ W..
en- anu rseord FOR salt Lake Guy go
e. disease has gotten almost Dg' re
control the people WHY I'VE" ,us ,het are
ioose quarantine regulations ''''
being pRctlced'
Tho foregoing paragraph IS from 'H'
og1eo standard. II lts own reports
ave correct. the Junction cl'y Is az.
eIc,ed quite as much as the caplial Of
,be state in proportion to the popu'a,
,Io, with the prevalent disorder ANA
q seems too. that quarantine regu'a'
,,ops are eyadei there as much a.
here .,..
uisa mistake 70 say the quarantine
regulations are loose IN SAT- LaHe
CIV They are very close and rigid
The fault Is In the failure to carry
them into effect Perhaps that Is WhaI
the standard really means The board
Of bealth and the county commissioners
are doing all they can to corral the
disease and prevent contaglon. But oe'
caslonally some unwise or selfish per-
son or persons dlsregardlng the well
fare OF others viii break through ne
rules and mlngle with the public after
being exposed to Infection and even
while under quarantine The regdla'
lions are all right, but this conduct Is
all wrong
There seems to be a lack OF under
standing as to the manner Of spread
ine contagious disease Some people
seem TO think that q they are not
smitten themselves they cannot come
munlcate the disease to others They
imagine. TOO, that IL they are yaccinated
they are not only immune from small
pox. or whatever the present disorder
nay be, but are safe from imparting
It to other people. This Is a very grave
error The seeds or germs Of a zymotlc
disease can be carried In the clothing
the hair or the beard Of a person who
has been In company with one az
flcted with that disease, and he can
thus impart It TO others without being
taken down with Il himself
A doctor who does not carefully and
thoroughly dslnfect his own person
and clothing. after attending a small
pox or scarlet fever patient, is just as
likely to spread eontaglon as a layman
who has been exposed. a real or sup.
posed immune, whether from yacolna-
ton or from having had smallpox in
the past, who has been waiting on a
patient In certain stages Of the disease
can convey the germs Of It, as we have
explained, and unconsciously scatter
them around by mlngllng with people
in public or IN private who happen to
be In a condition to be infected.
The experience Of a century has
demonstrated beyond fair dispute. that
unless sanitary regulations are rgidly
enforced II flth abounds II persons ex-
posed 10 the dreaded disease are per-
nltted to mix with the public no other
precauton or prophylactic viii prove
efectual, All the preventyes that have
been adopted fail when sanitation and
isolation are neglected
Decaying animal and vegetable mat
Ter furnish a fruitful hotbed for the
Kinds OF diseases that are affecting peo-
pie In this and other parts Of the
country, a sensitive nose makes
n fine detective, and win be very
greatly disturbed by the effuyla arts.
Ing in some places in this city II the
people want to stamp out the disorders
that are agltating them here, In Ogden
and other towns OF the State let them
clean up all around then. Bury of.
iehsiye matter The earth Is the bsst
deodorlzer available DisInfectants
are useful, but decaylng things should
be put under the soil
There Is no use in getting up a scare.
There is no need Tor It. Proper precau.
tons the observance Of rules OF health
and when necessary, Of quarantine
regulations ventilation. sunshine. tenn.
peFance IN diet, cheertulness OF splrjt
iaith IN God and obedience to His conn.
ses Will DO wonders in arresting the
progress Of contagious disorders and
everybody should endeayor to ana h
promoting the general health and wei.
iare' by acting with a view to the soo5
Of others as well as OF themselves