The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
DIsFIGUREMENT BY SMALLPOX.
How to Avoid the Worst Terror of
That Disease.


From the Toledo Medical Commend
The reported cases of smallpox cause
all prudent people living in or visiting
New York to resort to vaccination as a
precautionary measure The physicians
and public authorities take all necessary
precautions for the seclusion of the cases.
but suggest on the part of the public
the exercise of all other known preven-
&ves.
The disease itself has long, bad his
tory. II was known in India and China
some centuries before the Christian era.
and during the middle ages it's appear
lnce in Europe resulted in frightfuI NOR
tality, sometimes carrying off one in every
four of an infected district
The name smallpox is simply a corrup-
ton of two words. "small' "pocks." and
In the early stages of the disease these
pocks may be distinctly felt underneath
the skin, like fine shot. Later they an
pear on the surface as vesicles Cor pinl-
pies) and finally become the Characters.
tic pustules. Within each of these pus-
tules is set up an active process Of uIcera-
ton, which if not checked, DESTROYS that
portion of the true skin involved. and
results in the permanent and unsightIy
'vstem If scars known as "pockmarks. I"
DR.. Elmer Lee of New York, a noted
specialist, had this to say on the SUBJ
ject OF preventing these pockmarks or
pits:
Smallpox pitting can be prevented by
applying to the face antseptic remedies
and think the most desirable is one that
10 hdue OF ozone and glycerine. The
glyceriue has the body to hold the ozone
enables it to be worked into the pores
Of the skin and to check fetmentatiye
processes that make up large part of
the liberation. If this fermentation
which is a part of the Lucrative pro-
7ess, can be stopped then pitting can be
prevented. The less the liberation. tho
less the pitting. II the liberation can
he entirely prevented there will be only
an exterior scab which leaves no Dit
The trouble with grease or olntments
which are sometimes applied to the fare
is that they are not true antiseptics ara
have no chemical influence to stop the
ulcera tioR While they lessen the frictfon
and therefore are soothing, they do NOT
check the Preventative process OF the ul
Ger. What is wanted is a true antlsentic
that will control and stop the chemical
ferment We have such prepared under
the trade names OF Glycozone and IIy-
utlG II also another DreDa r9-
ton that is useful in combination with
the two preceding ones. 1t is a liduld
soap made Of vegetable oils combined
with glycerine and is known as Elixo.
Wherever these agents have been prop
erly and faithfully used pitting has been
prevented.
THE skin should be first cleansed with
the Elixo and water. then treated with
diluted Hydrozone and this followed by
the very powerful destroyer of ferments.
Gycozone is milder, but more lasting.
The Hydrozone acts only upon dead mat
ter or matter IN process OF putrefaction
Applied to healthy skin II would have no
more effect than water, but applied to
sore It produces profuse bubbling.
1.-THE treatment / have indicated should
be repeated daily. II that is done there
will be no pitlng. This plting Is the
worst feature OF smallpox. The deaths
from the disease have never been so
numerous as Is popularity supposed, but
the evil OF pitting can hardly be overcs-
tinated IL is not only on embarrass-
ment--it Is a great injury
Hydrozone Is double strength peroxide
Of hydrogen. and Is now generally used
by the medical profession instead Of the
latter. Dr. L. c. schutt Of Toledo. o.,
speaking Of it's use IN smallpox, says;
''Tho topical application Of peroxide OF
hydrogen or glycozone is very beneficial"