The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-13


and permanently stamp out the disease.
In many instances the disease has been
$50 mild that the afflicted persons have
mot been confined to their room or bed
e'ter the premonitory Symptoms had
passed. and during the time the skin
LESSONS were running the usual course
the sufferers with the disease have fol-
ioNed their usual yocltions. The fol-
lowing are examples Of this kind with
which we meets The passenger from the
railway coach. tho walter from the res
tsurant. the barber from his chair. the
cook from the kitchen. the negress l1un-
ldrylng the family linen. tho mot orn q
from The street car and the postal clerk
distributing the United states mail.
Knowing as we do that the most
malignant aud severe cases may be con
fracted by exposure to these benign
and mild ones and that the exposures to
injection are so numerous varied AMI
unknown and beyond our means Of de
lection for vaccination or isolation It is
not strange that our local efforts have
been but partially successful or that our
State health officer should declare thai
mo unvaccin1ted person can rc1sonaol.
hope 10 escape the disease. THESE colt
fiticns are not restricted to any pa7ticu-
lar city or to the cities Of any one State.
but they emyha size the feet that the eN-
houstcd means and measures thu lsollt-
ed NltltN Hnu lOCr llileS ndu NJ lDtll tbAh-
nand were Inadequate to meet such
general condition and that TO obtain the
B required general result we must Join In
the appeal 10 the present legislature thai
was unanimously msje at the recent
meeting of the State County Judges as
ISOLATION. hat the State assume the mani
asement aid control OF the disease
There has been at no time any douh,
or division Of opinion as to the remedy
nor h there been lack OF effort in ap-
plying II. When Or. Jcuner gave to tue
world the results OF his observations nd
Investigations OF the effect of vaccine in
fiction as Drophylaxis for snlllpox. thy
were subjected 90 the closest scientit3
scrutiny with the result that After
century Of use and severe trial every
scientific medical Institution in the civ
ili1ed world acknowledged its prophyl.c-
tic power. Our own experience duflus
tho past few years enables us 10 testify
that its immunity is almost absolute. aud
to such a degree that a recently well vac
cinatcd person can safely amply for md
accept the position Of smallpox nurse.
II has ceased to be u question md has
passed beyond the realm OF discussion.
The examples heretofore cited give
abuniant evidence that efforts at isola'
tlon can yield hut llttlc good, and We
will all agree that the species OF cont
mercill boycott known as local qu9rin-
.
ties Is an Intellectual measure, seldom JUS
tilted and ordin rily unnecessary.
II all Of our cities VIC have adopted
substantially che eame measures to Oh
tain general varcinati ou. Through he
public press We have advised AMI urged
u Cur Sch1cl b-7rds have mad II a
ccn5i'ton O. eul;lai the pupil be ne al
mitted 10 the pH3l-c sJ't ols. Thou h
cor CONNIE DIAL organizations we have
urged EMPLOYERS TO c1erce heir employees
when necsssaIy by making an at'enp. at
varcrsticn q condition Of their Oh, a n e
ing or retaining employment, ana having
thus exhausted an the legal means We
couFl command we s'til find that large
mintr,ty of our people are dnvacc'n2tcd,
AMI When We endeaVO- 10 reach tGen
we are met with their skeptical host
tetion, unfounded prejudice, CT legal and
y,hys- an deRupce. Our main day les
in applylng Tae remedy ITO III 6 menacin ;
mlnDrlty, small patti Of whom, while
otherwise irltehhgen' and good citizens,
ere ur!r.sorme1. or have been inisin-
fc7sned aiticdst the disease, rs extent. or
dangers Tae greater part is composed
CT the dllitecat, und Ignorant ct ho' n
races, wholly 'lhcor,sda.ate and catel s.
OF the welfare II others mentally ire
Epon;ible, ana s'FCally Indifferent Of the
danger , thcme slvas To reach this ele-
9neut CT people | recommend tD your
earnest consideration the adoption in all
our cities q: the FOL! wing limo OF a,ticn;
The Immediate publication in the locsl
nuws paper OF the number CT cases OF
smallpox nov in existence as well as the
place or places where they are confined
or located. iPub!cally announce and re-
announce, as occasion Will admit, your
knowledge Of SIS extensive prevalence
and YOUR concurrence in the staten n /.
Of Jhe State htalgd officer th1, no urvac-
cinsted person can reasonably h pc to
escape the di'sCana. Continually offer the
in3ucemcnt OF free vactin3tion TO those
unable or unwilling 70 ray fdc tt. Give
public notice that If smallpox occurs IN
IN unv5 ccirafti perf IA VOL VII
ptAect the public by giving ho earl 7e
ard u,m17t puHN7i'y Il H. a e 4 the
ed person, me our g Of iate Ito l.,
fhe Place al da, tha M e he aN-
mr er, and me rcs.denee y p!a 2. sud
AIT ami d%lak. and further adds that ne as q.
uhis may knock the fellow out who waS
}setting n corner on salt to prolong life, and
)Sou can look for IN advance in the price
fof pepper Elgin Leader.
There is no doubt about pepper possess.
Ing medicinal qualities, but just how long
either pepper or salt will prolong life is
not vet very clear. Up in the mountains
of Tennessee Kentucky. the yirgnias and
North Carolina people may easily he found
who are 100 years old. And the major
portion of these old people men and wo.
men, attribute their longevity in part to
their free indulgence of pure" (home,
made) corn whisky and home grown to-
bacco. Ii is debatable question as t.
what causes long life. d
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