Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-16

southern Indiana and southern Mis-
souri, for about one year but generally
In the discrete form. By its mlldness 10
has IN many INSTANCES been diagnosed
as ChickCnpoX on other oruptive form OF
disease. But there s seldom "a neigh-
b0rh0od In which there has not been
some receptive individual with the dis.
ease in the continent form.
NGr0la Is essentially d germ disease.
The microcoCci OF yarIcella, yauola,
ana continent smallpox are Identical
The mIcrobe of yarioia can be- detected
in the atmosphere lof fifty feet round
am Infected person. All Within that
radius are exposed 20 IT, u enters their
bodies but in order so take bold and
multiply. there must De- particular con-
ditions of temperature aud chemical
media. constituting what is termed re.
captivity II the germ Of yau0la en-
tcrs the human body and finds medl-
una suitable for lts existence, with the
celebrity peculiar to minute bodies, their
marvellous facility Of reproduction
C0mpens1ting for their microscopic size.
during the twelve days of incubation
millions OF oya or spores are evolved.
So that when the rlgors come with the
three days OF fever the mlCrophytcs,
having used up AN the oXygpuIaable
material n the body eager. greedy Cor
more. for alr and light. accumulate
near Che surface. scattered in groups iu
the skin and mucous membrane. The
miCr0bs eXcites suppuutve inlamma-
ton, NN.Ch constitutes 'pustulatiOn.'
The cause Of the fever rs the strpptocOc-
Gus of variola. Tho period of gcrmna-
u0n In the blood, or incubation. lasts
twelve days and as early as the ninth
day a gritty feeling Ike small shot can
De detected In the skin. Following these
Initial symptoms come @ rIg0r and fc-
Yer for three days, during which time
pains ln the head. loins and muscles
continue The severity OF the disease
usually bears "a direct relation 90 the
quantity of the eruption. A great dlf-
ference between the discrote and con-
fluent forms exists from the beginning
No contagIon Is SO potent as the liv-
ing germ of smallpox, Infection lasts
AN through the case, from the earliest
symptom 90 a little after the last crust
has fallen off, one attack exhausts
the susceptibility of the system TO fu-
ture attacks, ns a rule.
The modern system OF vaccination
with The cowpoX lymph does not stefil-
ize the blood OF the recipient. does not
A'iAN"A hAAN SUI NAANNANlN ANA NlAH
growth OF the yariOla micrObe but is
productive la creating q deterioration
OF race. az is seen in widespread neu-
rasthenia and tuberculosis.
have refused an applications TO vac
climate. / hay1 treated many deep
ragged ulcers Of the arm this season
the result OF vaccination. and | remem-
Der treating many during the war
where the Virus passed from man %
man. and thus became syphlltic The
present mild form or smallpox Is much
more endurable than the ulcer and fe-
yer OF cow-poX Bovine lymph has In 1t
the oidlum alblcans, from foot diseases
Of the heller. and the bacillus tubcr-
Cul0sls which affects three-fourths OF
all swillfcd animals Actlnomyces and
anthrax are more common and DEATH
dealing diseases than the public COM
prehend
The success Of treatment IN smallpox
depends upon the early recognition of
the disease. Bacteriology has not yet
taught us to break 1t up. but lt can be
rendered very mild. There are three
gormicIdes either OF which will render
the disease harmless. Thuja ocCiden-
tails. or arbor Vita, blchI0rid Of mer-
curry and sulphlde OF calcium Any
one OF these agents may be selected and
pushed 90 satur8tl0u OF the blood In
an attack, or as a prophylactic when
exposed t0 the disease. The sulphlde
OF calcium 1 have recently given IN
case Of HuppuratIng orchius TO the eX-
tent OF twenty grains every twenty
four hours 40 germ can withstand
this Thuia fluid extract six to ten
drops. should bee given every two or
three hours in water. Hydrarg bich-
l0rid grains d. bicarb. soda, Or. ~, dis
titled water OF. VII, dose, one teaspoon
ful every two OF three hours, This I
have given to ayery member OF the
family where smallpox was In the
house. and I'm no Instance was there
any further spread OF the disease. but
In an cases fetid black stools followed
lbs administration.
The factor In smallpox Is the germ
The whole aim and object of all treat
ment Is It's careful and persistent de-
structlon. and al the same time keep
up by every possible means the vital
forces OF the patient An complications
are TO be treated on general principles
but remember an through the disease
mo- cold ariCie 81 food or drink is In
any case admissible, nor should any
cold application be made 10 any part
Of the person. As far as practicable
disinfectants should be exposed all
round the apartment or the patient
may be removed on a cot 20 another
room and then a sulphur candle burned
in the room for one hour This VIII
absolutely destroy every germ.
Now as 10 pitting Under darkness
or yellow light the microbe becomes
sterillzed IN the pustules Hence there
IS no pittng. But II not satisfied, re-
slrcin jelly or ointment applied over
the face at once destroys every mi-
crobe with which IL comes IN contact.
The retr0gradlng action Of alcohol on
AN disease germs must not be over
looked This property alone renders II
an agent Of infinite value In the form
OF milk punch There Is an imperative
necessity for persistent and careful nu-
triton an through the case. food often
and at proper intervals by day and
night. beef-tea. br0ths. milk. cream,
poultry. fine chopped meats etc. There
Is no form OK feyer that bears such an
amount o. careful nutrition In an
stages as smallpox
Spongng the entire body during the
three days az fever with warm mustard
water and soda must not be neglected,
After rash appears IL must be discou-
tinucd
This article Is written 20 correct the
erroneous idea that smallpox cannot
be abated. jugllated or extraordinarily
modified. and this most loathsome Of
diseases shorn NJ some NJ lts terr0rs;
and 90 enter MY EARNEST PROTEST
AGAINST COMPULSORY VAGINA
TON.
J. W MITCHELL, NJ D.
Harrisburg, Ills.
The High Council OF the Salt Lake
stake meets this evening az 1880.
The report that Maiehng had fallen
into the hands OF the Beers Is not yet
confirmed, and does not seem TO be well