Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-30
HOME QUARANTINE.

There are complaints about people
who are afflicted with the skin eruption
which many doctors still insist In deslg-
mating as smallpox" failing to report
conditions to he board OF health or TO
the city physician. one reason Is, the
very general repugnance to the removal
Of The patients to the place outside Of
the city called the "pesthouse. The
very name Of the establishment is OBJ
noxious, And the prospect OF being put
into such buildings as those devoted TO
this purpose, causes a shudder and an
aversion that are hard to overcome.
1t IS true that persons who have been
taken there invariably report having "a
good time They do not suffer from
anything but the rash that appears on
the surface Of their bodies and which
az first bears some resemblance to
smallpox. But they are otherwise IN
good health, have an excellent appetite,
are fed bountlfully at the clty's expense
and usually roam around along the
creek or on the hills, when the weather
permits and apart from having to eat
and sleep in the pesthouse they have a
free holiday.
But all the same, people naturally
dread being compelled to leave their
happy homes and herd in that place.
ana therefore some Of them conceal as
much as possible their allment from Gu.
rious eyes. This would not perhaps be
very general. If Quarantine regulations
We're established that would isolate
them from the public in their own
homes, a measure that is adopted in
many cities in this country. and that
mas been customary in England even in
hndoubtod epIdemics Of genuine small.
box.
We notice that this rule has been
hdopted at Murray IN this county. In
response TO a petition, the county com.
hlssloners have appointed Dr. Jones
end Deputy Sheriff Goldman. with dis.
pfe'ionary powers, to carry out tblsrer.
u'Auon' except when the disease break,
OUT In boarding houses or in thlcl,lv
populated places. We are Of the opinion
'aa' this win aid greatly in obtaining
reports from families that NAV bs
SIIlle'ed with the prevailing disorder
whatever name may be given 10 Tho
tfupuye disease which lg tropblir,
many parts Of the United States. II Is
evidently contagious, and therefor.
snould be under treatment or repplsfio,
py The boards Of health or other oqi,.rs
ssSiully appointed for the nprros.
se'sons suffering from it should be- i.o.
'a'sa as carefully as possible. Iftb..
0o'nes necessary TO put them 3, con-,
pace Tor ISOLATION and treatment vby
not cal 1t hospital or By some o,na-
name than a pesthouse, which ls 5r,.
s .as'e'ul indeed disgusting to many pso.
PIE and remains so IN spite or m. .,,
CUE Of physIciansand the sneers og f,,g.
WHO consider themselves Ds,r,..,
minded" suons
Inc Deseret News has not rrsepr.1
70 say there is not. and has ma, b...
any case Of smallpox 9url,e 49,.
y ', Of the disorder r,srr.5 ~,
Nha' this paper has affirmed :. r..
we compliant both here and elserb '.,-
appears to lack some fe,tprs, u,,.,
nave always been presen, !, ,r.,r.
:, The absence o. t.yl. ~. ,'
,n' eruption develops. o. ssv.-.
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ull'y symptoms That a,s,n.- ..'
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'u''n' are some of ,be essential s,,. "
b a,,' Der De.eNen the Two diseases ,t,, |
s1,, Oson noted. not only by unpr, ..'
noaAi persons who have be-, 100,
nv S',a smallpox but by some ~, W..
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