The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-05-26

nAlan"uy people, tnOugn perhaps there
was not the remotest danger of his
giving the disease to others. His APP
pearance so soon was not considered
the proper thing by most folks. So
much is problematical in such cases
even on the part of physicians, that
there 'el' should always be wide margin
OF prudence and caution.
Carl Cravens went to the home of his
brother Clifton when he came out of
the quarantine and his sickness forces
Mr. s. and Mrs. Clifton Cravens into
another smallpox quarantine, some
thing they do not relish nor appre-
ciate when it could have been avoided
and the chances are that they will both
contract the disease.
The smallpox that Mr.. Jaax con-
tracted in Minneapolis developed into
very severe form in his case, though
the doctor states that had Mr.. Jaax
been recently vaccinated he probably
would have survived. When he was
taken i'll he was bothered with kidney
trouble and this may have aggravated
the smallpox. He contracted the dis
ease at sisters home in Minneapo-
lis after having been warned by an
other sister not to visit the house as
it was thought that the family had
smallpox, though of very mild form.
Mr.Jaax never had any fears of
catching the disease and wen to his
sisters home which had never been
quarantined, as no physician was
ever called. She had just recovered
from the disease and one of the chill
dren had it very light, but it was
sufficient to give Mr.. Jaax the disease
which has cost him his life and which
has got foothold in Princeton. The
chances are that most of the Jaax fam
lily will have the disease, but as they
We're all vaccinated when the father
became i'll they will probably have the
disease in a light form. It is said
that the children had the disease two
years ago but it probably was no more
real smallpox than case of green
cheese could develop.
The breaking out of these cases of
smallpox will serve to open the eyes
OF everybody, the doctors as we'll as
the tlaymen. In all rules there are ex-
ceptions, and no one realizes this
more than the professional men do.
1t las long been known that it is pos
ssihle for a person sometimes to have
.the smallpox the second time, but
such Cases are very rare IS is doubt
full however if one after having had a
good hard case could ever contract
the disease a second time. There are
so many conditions governing dis
eases, and so many phases and types
that the medical profession is still in
its primer in certain sense. But
there is this much that is certainty,
there is great danger from exposure
and negligence in the matter of quar-
antine rules and. regulations which
are in most cases too lax. At the
present time the Jaax house is guard
ed day and night. There are always
lot of fools and reckless people in
the world who have not got horse
sense enough to last them to bed and
it is these kind of people who endan-
ger the health and the lives of those
who would be more cautious.
The presence of smallpox in Prince
ton has occasioned a great deal of
comment and gossip and all kinds of
foolish rumors have been in the air
just because people don It know enough
to keep their mouths shut when they
are ignorant of the real condition of
affairs. There is no danger at all
from the presence of the disease if the
authorities see to it that proper quar-
antine is enforced in all cases. If all
known cases are quarantined and peO-
pie keep away from those having the
disease or who have been exposed to
the same, there is no danger of the
disease spreading. But the public
will expect the health officers to be
very strict in all cases in the future
and take nothing for granted as has
been done.
The smallpox that exists here at the
present time let it be remembered all
came from people violating the health
rules of the city of Minneapolis by
knowingly having the smallpox in the
house and not even notifying a doctor
or even the health department.. Moth
ing but absolute precaution and pru-
dence on the part of the people and
the officers will ever eradicate con-
tagious diseases.
"Tell Me, Will MY Dream Come True"
A we'll known Wabasha county Re-
publican had dream the other night.