St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-21
CLUB NOTES.

| oiIc, Iuu. Lear olI. you Tell us III
your valuable lectures how to treat our
skin, when exposed to disease, to make
ourselves immune; but you do not tell
us what to do with our clothes. Most
OF us cannot afford to throw away every
article of apparel which cannot be
washed. Thanking you for all the val
liable information which you have
| given, am, yours truly, HE.
!, l have had number of letters from
| readers OF the lectures on prevention
| and cure of smallpox and they have in
| Variably stated that the Home Health
| club method is an absolute success. Not
only as means of prevention, but as
cure. No ugly poX marks or scars
| are to be found and the disease is not
at all terrible when properly treated.
Not single family had more than one
case, and no spread of the contagion
followed because it is simply killed
1t is entirely unnecessary to throw
away or destroy good clothing, bedding,
etc. But, instead, follow the usual
method OF disinfecting. One method ct
disinfecting the room that has been oc-
cupied by a smallpox patient is to first
arrange the clothing and bedding
around the room in such a manner that
while fumigating, every particle will be
reached. This can be done by laying
STICKS upon the backs sof chairs, from
one to another, and hanging clothing
and bedding thereon. Close the room
tightly and burn sulphur candles, keep,
ing the room tightly closed for "a hourg
All washable things should then be
dampened or placed in a tub of disin-
fectant water e per cent solution of
carbolic acid, and carried to the Iaun-
dry, where they should be boiled for
80 minutes. A thorough ironing and
hanging in the sunshine for six hours
will complete the sterilization. All fur
nlture and woodwork Of the room should
be washed over daily for three days
with the carbolic acid water, and if the
room is papered, the paper should be
removed and burned. Clothing that has
merely been exposed by having acct
dentally come near to smallpox suf-
ferer should be sprayed with the dis
infectant, ironed with hot irons and
hung in the sun and wind for six hours
| would like to go more fully into detail
regarding the process of sterilization,
but as most every one knows that when
nursing the sick with smallpox it is
necessary to burn everything that cap
we'll be burned and is not too great
waste. think that with the advice OF
your physician regarding details, this
will be sufficient.
Ballard, Ia.-Dr. David H. Reeder,
La Porte, Ind. Dear Doctor. Again
am puzzled, and come to you for infor-
nation. Your instructions in the past
have been great help to me and have
also helped me to aid Others
A few days ago was called to see
a lady about 40 or As years ole, who was
in great distress. Unbearable pain just
under the point of the breast bone and
piercing through the back She had
been in terrible pain for hours. l gave
her the treatment prescribed by osteo-
paths for pain in the stomach and
bowels Inhibition of the splanchnic
nerves.. This did no good. then gave
the stomach and bowels thorough
but with no avail. Hot
water bags to the stomach did no good.
warm water that she might empty her
stomach, after which she vomited, but
with no relief whatever Her sufferings
were awful We then gave her a sitz
bath and also put her feet in hot water,
but all this did no good. Then said
/ knew of nothing but morphine, and |
as give no medicine, an NJ. D. was
called. Shortly after that left.
g This lady has had these attacks at |
intervals for years. She suffers for a |
day or two, has chills before she gets |
any relief and then she is belfast for |
a few days, sometimes few weeks.
was called to see another lady q
few weeks ago who had an attack very
similar to the one just described, and
she got no relief until the morphine
was used. She, too, has had these at
tacks at times for years.
Now, doctor, if my description is
clear enough SO that you can diagnose
the case. please tell us through Club
Notes what the disease is, and If relief
can be obtained without morphine.
Please tell us how to treat these attacks.
Yours respectfully,
NATURE DOCTOR.
The description which you have given
would indicate either intususception,
or obstruction of the bowels. If the for
mer, l should have placed the patient
IN a bath tub containing about three
inches of very warm water, and should
hen have dashed about quart of ice
cold water onto the stomach immedi-
ately over the seat of the pain think
! cure would have resulted almost in
,tantly, although if it was obstruction
t would have been necessary to give
thorough high enemas in which some
,urpentine was used. This you know how
o do.
All communications for the Home
Health club department should be adj
lressed to DR.. David H. Reeder, La
Porte, Ind, and contain name and adj
lress in full, and at least four cents
n postage.
In Bohemia.
New Yorker-Oh, yes, I'm a thorough
bohemian. My artistic nature requires
There is much in that, you |
now! *