Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-20
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persistent cough is frequently the
warning signal of tuberculosis.
Bad teeth and bad tonsils may be
the cause OF rheumatism.
Public health is a purchasable com
modify.
A municipality gets exactly what it
is willing to pay for in shis regard.
The reputation of being healthy is
splendid advertisement for any city or
community.
In the enforcement of all health and
quarintlne laws some are put to incon-
veniences and annoyauces and many,
to certain extent, are deprived of
their liberty and freedom of action.
But, if the public necessity requires it,
of the individual citizen must give way
for the welfare of the gre attest num-
ber The good of the many must be
preferred to the convenience or sup
! posed welfare OF the lew.
| Parents are urged to keep their chill
dren home from school when they show
signs of illness. fever rash, per-
sistent cofing, vomiting, sore throat,
sneezing and watering of the eyes are
all indications of some disorder. The
ailment may be only severe cold, but
there is always a possibility that these
are early symptoms of a dangerous
communicable disease, such as measles,
whooping cough, scarlet fever, or diph-
liberia.
Having some contagious dieases to-
day is mark of ignorance or neglect.
"Contagion is an offspring of dirt,
1t springs from neglect and is the re-
suit of excuses" 1t jumps at the chill
dren, as do all towards, and adds to
their burdens of environment and he
reditary by weakening resistance.
Nearly all contagious diseases leave
their mark. 1t may weaken the heart,
the lungs, the kidneys, muscles or
nerves. Some mothers deliberately ex-
pose their children to contagion.
This is nothing short of a crime. Con-
tagion is not necessary evil. 1t is
preventable and is spread by careless
ness, Because contagion may leave
no visible marks is no evidence that
| ill health arising at some future time
is not direct result of contagious dis
ease. Contagion loves stealth and its
most dangerous marks are those invis-
ible to the layman.
If you know of any case of contag-
eousHdisease that might be spread to
others, bring it to the attention of the
health department.
Every citizen should consider himself
part of the health department.
The health department does not ex-
ist merely to placard houses for con-
tageous diseases.
Help the health department. and the
health department will help you.
If you go about unvacinated, you do
SO at your own risk; and if you con-
tract smallpox you have no one to
blame but yourself If you have been
successfully vaccinated within the past
FIVE years, you can nurse smallpox
patient without any danger of COZ
tracing the disease.
| The problem of the elimination of
| flies is one of elimination of filth. No
filth, no flies. Flies breed in filth,
play in filth, eat filth and distribute
filth. If we do away with the breed
ing places of flies, there will be no
| flies.
It is true flies are natures scaYeng-
ers, but they spread filth and very Oft
en- disease in doing their work; besides
it is better 10 do your own scavenger-
ing by keeping clean than to have the
fly do il for you; for not only is the fly
dangerous companion, but clean peo-
pie are beginning to suspect that those
who have flies about them are dirty
housekeepers, else flies would not be
there. If, therefore, you wish to bear
the reputation of cleanliness in your
neighborhood, be sure your trash and
manure heaps are frequently removed,
and that your house is properly
screened.
II is dangerous to put anything In
the mouth except food and drink.