Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-01-26
TOAVOID FITTING BY SMALLPOX
Modern Antiseptics DO Away with
Worst rcrrors Of the Disease.

modern Antiscptics DO Away with
Worst rcrrors Of the Disease.
The reported cases of smallpox cause
all prudent people living IN or visiting
New ork to resort TO vaccination rs a
precautionary measure. The physicians
ahd public authorities take all necessary
precautions for the Spcluson Of the
cases, but suggest on the part Of the pub
lie the exercise of all other known pre-
yentiyeS.
The disease itself has long. bad his
tory 1t was known in India and China
some centuries before the Christian era,
and during the Middle Ages lis appear
ance in Europe resulted in frightfui NOR
tailty, sometimes carrying off one in ev-
cry four Of an infected district
The name smallpox is simply n corrup-
ZION of two words, small ''pocks." and
III the early stages of the disease these
| pockS may be distinctly feit underneath
the skin, like fine shot. Later they APP
| Dear 0h the surface as vesiclcs tor PIN
plesl and finally become the characteris-
Tie pustults. Within each of these plts-
tules is sci up an active process of ulcer
alton which. II not checked. DESTROYS that
portion of the true skin involved and
results IN the permanent and unSightly
| system OF sears known as ''pock-marks"
Dr. Elmer zee of New York Il noted
! specialist, had this to say on the subject
]
Smallpox pitting can be prevented 10y
applying TO the face antiseptic remedies,
| and / think the most suitable is one that
Is made of ozone and glycerinc. The
| glycerlne has The body To hold the ozone
and also being such very heavy LIQUID
| enables it to be worked into the pores of
| the skin, and to check Preventative
processes that make up a large part of
| the liberation. If this fermentation,
| which is Il part of the lucrative process,
| can be stopped, then pitting can he pre-
vented. The less the liberation. the less
| the pitting. If the liberation can be on
| tirely prevented there will he only an cX-
| terror scab which leaves no pit.
THE trouble with grease on ointments,
which are sometimes applied to the face.
| is that they are not true antiseptics, and
| have Ro chemical influence to stop the
liberation. While they lessen the fric.
| tion and, therefore, are soothing, they do
| not check the fermentation process of the
| ulcer. What is wanted is Il true anti
septic that will control and stop the
chemical ferment. We have such pre-.
pared under the trade names Of Glyco-
zone and Hydrozone. There is also an.
other preparation that is useful in com
binatlon with the two preceding ones. 1t
is Il liquid soap made Of getablc oils.
combined with glycerine and is known as
GilX0. Wherever these agents have been
properly 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 heavy liquid Glycozonc. Hydro
zone is a very powerful destroyer Of fer
ments. Glycozone is mider, but more
lasting. The Hydrozone acts only upon
dead matter, or matter IN process Of
putrefaction. Applied 10 healthy skin
it would have no more effect than water.
but applied to a sore it produces pro-
fuse bubbling.
'The treatment have indicated should
be repeated daily. II that is done there
viii be no pt1lng. This ptting 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 over
estimated. Ii is not only an cmharrass-
ment-it is 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. Shut of Toledo. O.,
speaking Of its use in smallpox. says;
The topical application of peroxide of
hydrogen or glycozone is very beneficial
Toledo Medical Compound.