The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-08-23

DR.. &. A. iIardeSty this morning
halted a Daily Press representative
long enough to express his appre-
citation of the stand taken yest2r-
day by the Chamber Of Commerce
when committee was appointed to
get into touch with State Health
Officer c. w. Garrison for the pnr-
pose of securing that officials co
operation in the matter of ridding
Paragould of typhoid. A telegram
was received from DR.. Garrison this
morning advising that on account
of an important state meeting Of
physicians to be held in Little Rock
today and tomorrow, he could not
possibly come here Immediately lie
advised. however, that he was VIII
ing Surgeon General Blue at Wash
ington, seeking assistance, The
message closed with the statement
that additional information would
be wired here during the day in
the meantime DR. Garrison tele-
graphed instructions TO City Health
Officer Hopkins, Incorporating in
these instructions an official order
for the vaccination Of the city's en-
tire population.
1t should be understood at once
that DR.. Garrison, in his capacity
as State Health Officer has abso-
lutte authority to enforce this rul-
ing. Supplementing DR. Garrison $
order. pr Hopkins has had circu-
lars printed and scattered over the
city. indorsing the suggestions made
bv the State Health Officer, ana
himself issuing orders for wholesale
vaccinations. Dr. Hardesty, IN
commenting upon the situation this
morning. stated that according to
his way of thinking, the only sensi-
Bile thing to do would be to vac
cinatc everyone who comes within
the age limit, which is approximate
lv from four to fifty years. Hy
pursuing carefully a policy of vac
cination, further spread of the dis
ease can be prevented. DR.. HardeSty
believes that the city should be di-
vided into districts and that the
Chamber of Commerce, the Clty
Council, or some organization with
energy enough to push the matter
through should appoint commit
tee with instructions to canvass
these districts carefully for the
purpose of determining just who
has. and who has not, been yacci-
. mated. All cases of neglected vac
cination, under the plans suggested
by DR.. IIardesty should be report
ed to the City Board of Health, fol
lowing which immediate action can
be taken,
at will take great deal of ef-
fort and some Time to secure as
sistance from outside sources said
Dr Hardesty. "rhis assistance
howevcr. should be procured. In
the meantime we should profit by
the truth contained in the Ole
phrase that "The Lord helps those
who help themselves We can help
ourselves by the vaccine treatment
and we should not lose another
day in this direction. The pubic
has been grossly deceived with rel
erence to vaccine by various rumor'
regarding imaginary i'll effects IN
cident to the injection IN caSe'
where the typhoid bacilli are II
the system at the time administra
ton of the immunizing' serum Is
made. 1t has been told that dan
ger accompanies the injection o.
the vaccine in such cases, and there
fore many people have shied al
the idea, fearing they may be germ
ridden without knowledge of the
fact. This is fallacious concep
tion of the treatment, for with phy
sicians it is an established practice
to administer the vaccine treatmen
as a curative process after typhoit
has been diagnosed.
believing, as do, that, the bes
way to prevent the continued sprea'
of typhoid is to vaccinate by tn
wholesale. will gladly give al
hour's time each day, and will s.
10 the Chamber of Commerce rooms
or receive patients at my own OF
flee. and administer the immuniz