Evening journal., 1901-03-14
Conference Will Not be Held
There in Consequence
TOWN IS TERROR. STRICKEN
Disease Said 10 bc Confined Strictly
10 the COIOrcd Quarter Of
The Town
Special to The Evening Journal.

Seaford, March l4-Terror rcigns
supreme here as a result OF the small
pox outbreak. and while no new cases
have been reported within the past
twelve hours. alarm In still great,
There are about fifty cases. but few
lot them are Of the malignant type OF
the disease as yet, the majority OF the
cases being known as yarioloid, a mild
type OF smallpox. This does nothing
towards a.laying the fears OF The ter
ror-stricken community, however, az
physicians state that when patient Is
not inoculated. varioloid almost invar-
iably assumes a malignant form.
But small portion Of Sealords
residents have been inoculated, and
physicians from throughout lower
Delaware are being kept busy vac
cinatlng terror-stricken inhabitants.
, The fact that the malady has spread
with such amazing rapidity adds great
ly TO the fright OF the citizens, but ply
slcians state that this is not nocessar-
lily alarming. The colored people inst
affected are in the main responsible
for this Believing the malady 10 be
chicken pox, owing 10 its mild form.
they went at their viii about town, and
IL Is owing 30 this fact that the malady
4 has appeared in the white quarter.
Extensive preparations for the com
ing session OF NJ. 2. Conference. which
was to have convened here next week,
have been checked. as the session un-
douhtedly will b. held elscwhfre
The town IS being thoroughly disin-
fccted, and citizens are dolng all in
thor pcwcr to prevent a further spread
of the malady.
The contagion is traced to the coli
0red section and is supposed O. have
been brought here by a colorgd man
from Baltimore. A meeting OF the
local Board Of Health was held last
night when quarantine regulations and
general system Of fumigatiOn and
dsinfcCtion was planned.
Mombers OF the State Board OF
Health will return tomorrow TO learn
what progress has been made In stamp
ing cut the varoloid. Drs. Lowbcr and
Cooper will issue a statement IN day
or two containing Instructions 10 pre-
vent tho spread OF the disease and OF
assistance In DISCRIMINATING it,
WARRANTED TO CURE SMALL
PON.
Under the above head, the Stockton
lllUald prints the following
81 herewith append a recipe which
has been used to my knowledge in
hundreds of cases. II will prevent or
cure the smallpox. though the piltings
lars films. When Jsnncr discovered
icowpov inlSngland the world OF science
huriQl an avalanche of fame upon his
head. hut when the NEST scientific
school of medicine in the w0rld--that
of Paris--publishcd this recipe as a
panaeca for smallpox Il passed un-
needed. Il Is unfailing as fate and
c1nqucrs in every Instance. lt is
harmless when taken by n we'll person
10 VIII cure scarlet fever Here is the
receipt as I have used it 20 cure small
pcx WHOM learned physicians said the
patient must die it cured: Sulphate Of
zinc, ono grain: foxglovc (digitaiis),
one gra n; half a teasro0nful OF water
Whom thoroughly mixed add four
ounces Of water; n toaspconful is a
dose. Either disease will disappear in
twelve hours. For q child. smaller
doses according to age. If countries
would compel Their physicians to use
this there would be no need OF pest
houses II you value advice and OK
poricnce use this for that terrible dis
ease.