The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-25
INFANTILE PARALYSIS


Diminishing age, what is Infantile
Paralysis as condition? II is a tyDe
OF paralysis. What is any paralysis?
a condition named, wherein any
physiological function, regardless Of
location or scope, is interfered with
In the execution OF its normal function.
That Is simple and tells that all dis.
ease is paralysis partial or completely.
People die with paralysis Of the
heart, stomach, bowels, etc, but &C.
spite this fact, when we hear of case
of paralysis, VIC think ola condition
wherein the victim has but partial or
not use Of one side, or (Hemiplegia) ,
paraplegia or both legs, monoplegla
or special portions.
This form of paralysis has made the
deepest impression on our minds be.
cause We can see the paralyzed arms
and legs, but co not see the heart,
stomach and bowels.
Paralysis-like most disease-is a
respector OF persons, taxes one ont
OF large family or one from O mum.
Der OF school children and why? This
will be explained later. Il finds vic.
tins all along life's pathway from the
cradle to the grave; as with the adult
80 with the child. So the word, infan.
tile is meaningless except as to age.
We have no more right to say: 'infan.
tile paralysis than infaatile measles"
for its the same disease caused by the
same germ, II germ, in the two year
old as in the youth.
Poliomyelitis inflammation of the
spinal cord), in the first stage of the
! disease and paralysis in the second.
Why is 1t seated in the spine? Trac-
ing this disease from the sequel back
through the different stages to the or.
iginal cause we find, first, that the eff.
fect-paralysis is the result of this in.
Elimination Of the spinal cord. second.
that this inflammation of the cord,
poliomyelitis is caused by germ (?)
or something else. 1t is a germ and il
not then WHAT? is the perplexing
question.
From Chiropractic standpoint, it
is not a germ. Come let us reason 10.
gether logically for a few minutes.
The cause Of this disease has BEEN
assigned to scores of hypothesis.
In 1916, 1t was the germ.laden dust.
Hardly had one set of eminent physi-
clans announced the dust theory be.
fore another, jealous Of their fame,
said 1t was not dust but chickens that
were to blame. They pointed to sew
eral cases Of infantile paralysis in
Montgomery county, Maryland, and
to the deaths Of chickens in the same
region, both apparently with the
same condition"
That chick 'ns died during the scare
was of course, only incidental, but like
a drowning man, the medical profess
sion has been grabbing at straws TO
save the germ theory.
GERMS THE CAUSE OF DIS.
EASE" is the nucleus, around which
hangs and depends all their educa.
ton, and to come to a point where
they are forced to go down in hisSt ry
as having failed to find a germ back
OF this disease is a death.bIow % the
science, and will cause tn public TO
lose confidence and doubt their claims
as to other diseases being caused by
germs, for the principles Of logi1,
forces us to reason that Il this disease
can exist Independent of germs, then
why can't others?
1t would he good diplomacy for the
profession to get together NOW and
agree that the BUG has b. en- found,
no difference what its color or size,
just so you agree that q cer:ain bug
is responsible.
DR.. Flexner, Of the Rockefeller In.
stitute, had this all ffyeG up at one
time, when he announced to the world
that by experimenting IN monkeys,
they had found and isolated the germ,
and that it was so SMALL AS TO BIZ
DOUBTFUL IF THE MOST POWER
Full MICROSCOPE WOULD RE.
VEAL IT. But this 'blunaer" might
have been overlooked, had all the .,ro.
fession agreed with him.
Get together and agree quickly; but
whatever you do, don't blame the farm.
ers' chickens for we don't want them
quarantined nor cremated like the cat.
tie were last year.
Is this disease infectious? II so,
beware Of the doctor vino takes care
of such cases, for why would he not
catch the germs infection. since per.
haps, not more n one per cent. of
doctors use any precautton in this d.
rection, and these who do, only wash
their hands in water containing few
drops Of carbolic acid or wear big
apron and item burn It.
!. 1.-THE germs get on the hands, would
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