New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-29

ssrI2sggs So A,-rr .ret,.reai SO az. -ea. C.. j.
-. ,l.C..., ,r.,-v or DISEASE nv F-anl. O.
Cl,now - d. B-t'fh Io.-sale :, %, -,s ri.i..sb
Iloa-a ~ iieatta an1 t.alt 81, ,... ..s 1'.e
NaeunIlfar company.
FsNpF.EIa1E~Ts oN ANNALS - sieg 3,s-
an as'f-l As7t'---
Ne,r and revised sdltirn. tF". pn .e'. o. T.
Putrams Sons.
D.. Sfe-nl-.rg vvr1tes Tor go non-n'ed'cai
reader lie has kept in view tne requirements
o. officials 81 charge OF charitable ana penal H.
.,fut.our. as well as those OF the lay members
o., the health ho2-is u small communities he
therefore svoids technical phraseolosy. but
,.,i--s ost CLEARLY both the genera! character
~ ,oiltarIon ana the best methods ~ preFeiii'2S
the spread u a score Of the more conspicuous
az Infectious disease Probably 10 recent book.
having the same object n view. contains 50
truch valuable information ne this. " laish5
well FIND place Boz tho libraries ~ scAo'i
teachers and az such public spirited private
citizens % feel n lively inte~es; 'n The welfare
Of tho communities in which they i've
Disease may be communicated 10 n person IN
one ~ three different ways. by The bite Of an
sr,-,aI q SERPENT or an insect or through an
occidental wound. either virus o. microbes cai'
n. i,troduced into the blood. Hyoropho'ia.
,,,le-isl feve~s and tetaGus for instance. are
,,rorseeted lu this manner. Typhoid ieFeH
,roiera and other disorders are spread or i"e
contamination OF food or drink The germs
having eot into sewage eventually hno access
20 water milk or other articles ~ diet. 40
,rfreouently they are conveyed by the ieel O.
ries which nrst visit infected material ana i'e"
go, 81, csr.lessiv sxuosed dishes. THE poisons
of accommodation ptonaines are inhuen'''d "iA'
v.bop admitted 10 the slimentary canal a
mia route ,,v which invasion occurs is the
respiratory apparatus. Bacih that have nee"
.,sc,ad IN rputa or pus and have had chance
-. heoo,ne dry are carried about by the dusk
of houses streets and public vehicles. ana. "eHe
inhaled unwittingly find fresh set OF Nlc'lIlls'
eusceptibultv 20 attack depends on 81 variety
% things such as race. age and general heal-'"'
Nerrops are almost proof against yelo" ieN'i'
hut sucounb more readily than whites TO small
rox and tetanus. The young are more quickly
affected by incubation shan The old. u per
son is temporarily debilitsted from any cause.
disease viii make an easier conquest than if he
is in a robust condition. IN any case. Infection
t,. any Of the methods here indicated should be
sc-ilrulouslv guarded against. and IL should Re
fought l,v "a iudicious use % Eormicidal agents
Heat is one of the hest or these. by keeping
milk concerning which There is any suspicion
~ p temperature 81 14o degrees Fahrenheit for
tor minutes one can be sure OF killing the
bsc!lu 81 typhoid fever pneumonia. Fuho0io
flarue cholera and some other malaaies. For
tuberculosis 10 rs better 10 fry l6o degrees
Boiling wafer copiously applied tho eNcreta
~ typhoid and cholera patients. should render
this dangerous material harmless. II Tor amy
reason il is undesirable 20 subject contaminated
clothing 10 the same treatment. dry heat
Will dfsiufoot it, Tho articles should be con- .
fined ga a tirht receptacle Tor Il few minutes az
a temperature Of 1888 degrees Fahrenheit. When /
tho gnuta Of persons suffering from tuberculosis 4
or pneumonia have becn caught in porcelain yes ,
ssls hot water or certain chemical agents may +
l,e used Five per cent solutions OF carbolic /
acid. creosol or lysol are effective. These are
also highly serviceable in dealing with typhoid
germs
r. q room has been occupied by a person sick 4
with n highly contagious disease its walls and .
contents require careful disinfection. Dr. stern
berg reiterates the old formula for sulphur
funligation. Three pounds Of sulphur should .
be employed for every thousand cubic feet OF 4
space. and al doors and windows should be \
tightly sealed for tweuty-four hours. The doc
tor evidently has more faith I'm formaldehyde .
gas. however. and in a thorough washing OF all .
surfaces with carbolic acid or chloride Of lime. .
II the walls arc bare they should be freshly
v-hitewashed lime IS a good disinfectant For
washing fabrics that have been exposed 20 con- .
tagioB. solution containing chloride ~ mer-
curv Sc recommended. Il is interesting t. OBJ
teal concerning the alleged virtues Of lemon
3uice. strongly advocated last spring by genius
in Chicago.
such collection % facts relative 10 The dlst-i-
button or different diseases over the globe
that which Dr. Clemow mas made could be se-
cured only by the expenditure Of great labor.
IIe has gone into the matter comrrehensively.
owing 20 The difficulty Of obtaining data or 10
other causes his references 20 America are
sometimes rather scant. but not enough 50 20
Justify complaint. The subject is handled in g
comparatively new fashion. the motive for the
undertaking being supplied by increasing inter
course between different countries for CONNER
cisl political social and other reasons. People
travel moro extensively to-day FOR business and
pleasure than ever before. ana have greater
need now than hitherto for knowledge about the
perils 10 which they thus expose thel- health.
DR.. CleInoV's book Win be chiefly valuable 90
physicians whose patrons contemplate such Jour
iievs. ard % the heads Of commercial houses
whi,n are sending out agents 70 foreign lands.
Some OF tine factors IN the distribution OF the
rls 70 which hesh r. heir are easily recognized
C-li-1ate r. one ~ tho most potent Tropical TO-
Eions Pre- particularly Favorable 20 tho multiple
cation or germs IN certain cases. Cold seems 10
hcightcn the sensibiity o. the victim in others
a dr,. pure air. such ore nuds In the Alps
OF the Adirondacks. AFFORDS better environ
insnt for the consuulptive than the foul atnos-
phere Of crowded tenement Other elements
often combine with climate to intensity its in
nuence Filthy surroundings and the lack OF a
nourishlng diet partly explain the appalling IA
crlty with which the Asiatlc cholera and bubonio
plague depopulste countries Ike Egypt India
ana China. Again. as has already been noted.
one race often shows greater powers 81 resist
anco than another 20 a particular malsdy VITA