The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-28

water which shoun be brought to full
boil and maintained At that Temperature
for nfteen minutes After emptying It
shotsld be allowed to cool before being niied
with the serum, a. heat has an injurious
action on the remedy and the syringe may
be ciogsed by the coasulation Of Albunasn-
In the absence Of an anti-toxin syringe an
ordinary hypodermic syringe may be en-
ployed in it's stead, care being taken as to
the sterilization a. above, and the syringe
having been filed and enptied, the re-
mafnder Of the dose determined upon may
be administered without removing the nee
die. by detaching the syringe and filling
its barrel the requisite number Of times, the
syringe being screwed or otherwise Joined
to the needle in stu. This obviates the
necessity for multiple punctures, always
disugreeable, and In an important point IN
the treatment Of children
Passage through the bodies OF animals.
repeated at short intervals, seems to be
necessary to preserve the virulence of the
bacillus. These conditions removed, It's
viability is short, and 1t either perishes
altogether or becomes q purely saprophyt-
ic organism. 1t, therefore, would seem
justifiable. in the present state Of knowi-
edge, to assert that the relative danger
from merchandise as carrier Of infec-
tion is slight and that the greatest danger
Of infection II to be apprehended from
mild cases Of the disease, unrecognized,
little dangerous in themselves to the per-
son having 1t, but as capable OF spreading
virulent contagion as Is the mild varfloid
of communicating and impartfng yiru-
lent. fatal type Of smallpox.
The government Is well equipped with
quarantine stations for the disinfection Of
infected vessels, and has. besides, several
large stations where immigrants can be
detained In barracks Under observation, AZ
at the Delaware breakwater, at the mouth
Of Delaware bay. and Fisherman's island
tentrance Of Chesapeake bay). on the At
iantic coast, and Angel island, San Fran
cisco bay, and Diamond point, Wash. on
the Pacific.
1t seems Impossible that the plague
should ever again ravage the earth a. in
previous centuries.
Modern quarantine IL effective to a de-
gree Though old-fashioned and absurd
az administered by some Of the European
countries and imperfectly executed in 9TH
ers, it, nevertheless, has proved, and WIN
continue to prove, a powerful shield
against this Asiatic invasion. Even
should the disease spread to certain Euro
pean countries, modern sanitation Of cit
les. the knowledge Of disinfectants and Inn
proved disinfecting appliances and modern
knowledge Of the disease Itself viii doubt
less enable 1t to be confined within rea-
sonable limits.
Isolation and Disinfectfon.
A patient stricken with plague should be
isolated.
The patient should be kept in q state Of
the utmost cleanliness.
The persons alone who are charged with
his care should have access to him.
They should observe the following pre-
cautions:
TO take neither food nor drink in the
sickroom.
To never take food without washing the
hands with soap and disinfecting solu-
ton.
To frequently wash the face with dis
injecting solution.
To thoroughly air the sickroom several
times day.
To rinse the mouth from time to time,
and always before eating, with disinfect-
ing solution.
Factors in the Spread Of the Disease
The rat is beyond doubt largely respon-
sible for the spread Of the plague from one