The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
Voice Of the Poop e
What the Doctor has Done and What
ka 10 I ikeIv n DO

What ene DOS1Of mas 1OuS dH0 WA
! He 10 Likely to Do.
To the Editor of The Gate City:
Every doctor knows that q com
paratively few years ago the mortal
] ity from small pox was enormous and
! friKhtful that it was the most dread
ed and fatal of all the fevers and
that millions of people were killed
from this disease; they also know
that owing to the genius and efforts
OF a doctor this fever has been shorn
of the most of its terrors by the pro-
/ tective power OF vaccination, that IT
was and is the means of saving the
Ewes of millions Of people and that
| the mortality from this disease at the
present time Is less than one per-
cent They also know that COM
paratively few years ago, epidemics
of yellow fever were very common
and that millions OF lives were lost
from this disease. that it was fmpos-
sible for the French people to build
the Panama caanl on account OF the
great mortality from this particular
fever. they also know that 1t was the
doctor who discovered the cause OF
the disease. that Ii was from the bite
of certain variety OF mosquito COM
monty called the tiger mosquito be-
cause it is striped like tiger. and
that a person to contract the disease
must be bitten by this particular va
riety OF infected insect. The doctor
comes along and teaches the people
how to avoid the fever by extermin-
ating this particular insect, and II
they obey his instructions, Panama.
Cuba, the southern states and every
where else in the world is as safe
3d. 0l,1rt-
They also know that comparatively
few years ago, bubonic plague was
common and very fatal disease. that
millions of people died from that
cause. following their original re-
search the doctor discovers that bu-
bonic plague is caused by the bite
of a flea. that infests infected rats,
mice. squirrels, etc. ami they taught
the people how to contro! and stop
the disease by exterm.nating the
rats.
They also know that typhus fever
fc-owd poison, ship fever, spotted
feverl is an exceedingly dangerous
and fatal disease. that millions OF
people have lost their lives from this
fever. Following their original re-
search the doctor discovers that ty-
plus fever is caused from the bite of
an insect commonly called the gray
back fall soldiers are acquainted with
hin7). and they Immediately teach the
peoole how to eliminate typhus-
They also know that certain dis
eases are caused BY bacteria, mfcros-
ropic vegetable bodies. in themselves
harmless when few and non-toxic, but
when under certain conditions OF low
cred vitality they multiply. aggregate,
become toxic and develop an aikalotd
toxin. become carriers of this toxin
which produces certain manifesto
tions and symptoms; they also know
that in some diseases, for instance.
small pox, scarlet fever. measles. etc,
this toxin is present. but up to the
present time the cause has not been
discovered, but they know that surely
there is cause of this toxin and
later will probable be able to iso-
late it. They now also that persons
having had small pox, scarlet fever,
measles, etc. do not take II again.
They are immune for the reason that
the anti-toxin formed from that par
ticular disease is still in their sys-
tenn and remains there for life
Every doctor knows that a certain
minor surgical operation performed
on male infants is q remarkable SAM
tarr measure and will in nearly every
instance almost surely prevent a GER
tain disease which is the cause OF
more unhappiness in men and women
than any other known disease. 1t Is
also the cause of I'll health in millions
Of men. women and children and the
cause of millions of deaths. This
operation II compulsory and universal,
will in twenty years or so reduce the
mortality from consumption alone,
six hundred and forty percent and
thus render tubercular sanatory hos
pitfalls unnecessary. This means that
now during a certain period, $50 peo-
nile of a class not rendered immune.
die from consumption to one person
diving from consumption from class
rendered immune. Hence II certain
unknown conditions Of the body VIII
engender and develop certain Dis
eases with peculiar manifestations, 1t
NAV be that there NAV be certain
conditions generated by an aggrega-
ton of people that will develop GER
tain unknown a1kaloidal toxins that
cause people to go to war and as
prayers up to the present time have
done no good in the way Of prevent
ing this fr.ghtful slaughter OF men. 1t
fs now up to the doctor to discover
the canse OF this toxin and to pre-
scribe the remedy.
With all the good mentioned, and
which is ONLY a small portion. origin
ating from the continued efforts OF
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