The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-02-15
DISAGREEMENT BY SMALLPOX
Prescribed Method OF Preventing the
Worst Terror OF That
Disease.

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all prudent people living near the in
fected districts to resort to vac
cination as a precautionary measure.
The physicians and public authorities
take all necessary precautions for the
seclusion Of the cases, but suggest Oh
the part of the public the exeycise Of
all other known preventiYes.
The disease itself has q long, bad
history. 1t was known in India and
China some centuries before the Christ
ian era, and during the middle ages its
appearance IN Europe resulted in
frightful mortality, sometimes carry
ing of one in every four OF an infected
district, says the Toledo Medical Com
pend.
The name smallpox is simply a cor
ruption of two words, "smaIl" "pocks,'
and in the early stages Of the disease
these pocks may be distincly felt IN
- derneath the skin, like fine shot.
Later they appear on the surface as
vesicles Tor pImples) and finally become
the characteristic pustules. Within
each of these pustuIes is set up an &C
tive process of liberation, which if not
checked destroys that portion Of the
true skin involved, and results in the
permanent and unslghtIy system Of
scars known as "pockmarks."
DR.. Elmer Lee, of New York, noted
specialist, has this to say on the sub
iect Of preventing these pockmarks or
pits:
Smallpox pittiug can be prevented
by applying to the face antiseptic re-
NEEDLES, and I think the most desirable
is one made of ozone and glycerin.
The glycerin has the body to hold the
ozone, and also, being such a heavy
liquid, enables it TO be worked into the
pores of the skin, and to check fermen-
tative processes that make up a large
part of the liberation. If this fermeu
tation, which is part of the Lucrative
process, can be stopped then pitting
can be prevented. The less the ulcer
alton, the less the pitting. If the Ill
ceratiOn can be entirely prevented !
there will be only sn exterior scab |
which leaves no pit.
"The trouble with grease or Oint- |
ments which are sometimes applied to
the face is that they are not true-anti- |
septics, and have nOchemical influence !
to stop the liberation. While they
lessen the friction, and therefore are
soothing, they do not check the fer
mentative process of the ulcer. What |
is wanted is a true autiseptic that. will /
control and stop the chemical ferment. /
We have such prepared under the trade /
names, of GlycozOne and HydrOzOne. /
There is also another preparation that !
is useful in combination with the two /
preceding ones. 1t is a liquid soap (
made of vegetable oils combined with /
glycerin, and is known as Elixio.
Wherever these agents have been prop |
erly and faithfully used pitting has
been prevented.
"The skin should be first clensed
with the ElixiO and water, then treated
with diluted HydrOzone and this fol
lowed by the heavy liquid 'GlycozoEe.'
Hydrozone is a very powerful destroy
CT O1 lcEu6nLS. O4lGOGOuo II =ulllu6Eg /
but more lasting. The Hydrozone acts
only on dead matter or matter in pro-
cess of putrefactiOn Applied to
healthy skin it would have no more ef-
feet than water, but applied to a sore
it produces profuse bubbling.
1.-THE treatment I have indicated
should be repeated daily. If that is
done there will De no pittiDg. This
pittingis the worst feature of smallpox.
The deaths from the disease have never
been so numerous as is popularity sup
posed, but the evil Of pitting can hard
~ be Overestimated. 1t is not only an
embarrassment is a great injury"
HydrOz0ne is double strength perox-
ide Of hydrogen, and is now generally
used by the medical profession instead
Of the latter. DR.. L @. Schutt, of To-
lsdo, o., speaking Of its use in small
pox, says; "The topical application Of
peroxide of hyrogen or glyeozone is
very beneficial"