Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-08
STILL SPREADING.
twenty-five New Cases Since
Last Tuesday.

to scarlet fever is no better. There
have been twenty-five new cases re-
ported since the last issue and there
is no telling how many have not
been reported.
The Pilot has been scored for las a
few put it, making too much of the
scarlet fever epidemic. They say
'you are making conditions the more
serious by getting the citizens pam
ICY" To all such, we have this to
say; The PILOT has not told one
half what it might have trutlIfully
said concerning the careleSsness of
our people as a whole. Those who
talk the loudest about ''panic stricken
peoples" about it being foolish to
close the schools, theaters, places of
amusements, etc., are those who
have no children, or those whose chill
dren have had the disease.
| In the face of existing conditions.
our people should arise as one man
and demand the closing of the schools;
demand the closing of places of amuse-
ments; demand the closing of churches
and Sunday schools; demand that
doctors wear cloaks when they visit
patients i'll with contagious diseases;
demand strict quarantine. When
this is done Wausau may expect to
see decline in the disease. To show
how the disease is spread throughout
the city the PILOT can only cite few
cases. The other day mother took
| her little girl to doctors Office to see
what allied her. The doctor upon ex-
animation found she had scarlet fever
and was in the peeling stage. The
little girl had been attending school
every day. We are told of another
case where family was quarantined,
| and when it was dark enough a rela-
tive would go in and visit. The re-
suit is scarlet fever is now in the
visitors home. Scarlet fever cannot
be wiped out without an uprising of
our people and be thoroughly alive to
the situation.
The after effects of contagious dis
eases are beginning to be manifested.
Ralph, the three year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Sloan of the town of
Stettin, died last Saturday from
Bright's disease following scarlet
fever. The family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sloan was placed under quarantine
two weeks ago. Miss Jennie Vladick,
living on Single street, suffered a
severe attack of rheumatism following
the agricultural school, but was taken
i'll with the disease several days after
leaving school. A week ago five
year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernst
Kell of the town of Texas, died of
heart failure, following an attack of
diphtheria. These are but three in
stances which have come to our
notice We presume there are many
more. AS was stated at the mass
meeting in the opera house two weeks
ago, there is not only the danger of
the patients dying of scarlet fever,
but the disease usually leaves in its
wake, heart trouble, rheumatism and
kidney diseases, which in themselves
may prove fatal. Keep these facts
in mind. Keep away from any posi-
BILE danger of catching the disease as
you would from leper.
A writer from the training school
tells of bad situation in the county.
Read the training school notes in this
issue of the PILOT.
Father Bremen made very etfec-
tive appeal to his congregation Friday
evening to close schools and all places
of public gathering.
1t is useless, should the schools be
closed for anything to be done in the
way of stamping out the disease, if
children are allowed to roam the
streets. Children, should be kept
strictly at home. Whether the chill
dren have had the fever or not they
should be kept at home.
LATER-A meeting was called this
afternoon by the mayor, at which the
medical profession, those interested
in school work and newspapers were
represented. The mayor put the ques-
ton, ITO satisfy public sentiment,
shall we close up the schools and all
public places for one week p The mat
ter was discussed thoroughly and the
sentiment appeared to be that chill
dren could be watched better in school
| than out of it-that the teachers are
| doing better work in this direction
than could whole body of medical
inspectors. All, however, said they
would stand back of anything the
mayor undertook. A notice to the
| public from the the mayor will be
| found in another column, which is
self explanatory. 1t is proposed to
visit every house in the city of Wau-
sau next week, and ascertain where
the cases of contagious diseases are
which it is believed are hidden. 1t
developed during the meeting that
twenty-six per cent. of the children
are absent from the schools at present,
owing TO sickness or fear of sickness.
One case of measles and one OF
typhoid fever were reported to the
| health officer today. Since last Tues
day a total of twenty-one cases OF
scarlet fever and diphtheria have been
reported to the health officer and
there are at present forty-two homes