The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-17
Your Health and It's Care
GERM SPRlEAnERS.
DR.. r. H. Bishop Jr.

Volumes have been, written on the dangefs
of the common drinking cup, laws have been
passed to prohibit 1T, but this prolific spreader
of disease germs continues to exist in many
offices and factories. The roller towel too, still
flourishes in spite Of the efforts of, the san-
tarians. y.
Bottled water is furnished the employees of
many concerns but they have to drink from a
common drinking cup, provide of their own
or go thirsty. Whatever advantages the bot
tied water might possess over the ordinary city
drinking water would be more than offset
through the use Of the germ laden cup.
1t is harping an old subject to call atten-
tion to the parts that these things play in the
as much of "a menace to health. The public
know this, but it still exists in many private
bathrooms. -.a. ..
Imperfectly washed out after use frequently
not wrung out at all it is often hung over the
rack or radiator near an open window, there to
collect dust and dirt. Frequently the same
washrag is used by the entire family, thus af-
fording easy means of transference of mouth
secretions from one person to the other.
1t should not be necessary to repeat that each
individual should have his own wash cloth. 1t
should be thoroughly washed out with clean,
hot water after use. 1t shauld then be wrung
out as nearly dry possible and hung IN the
sun to dry, It should not come in contact with
other wash cloths.
In an investigation made in regard to the
prevalence Of trachoma it was found that COM
mon towels properly acted medium for the
distribution of the germ r r,,ei Of the disease.
Mrs. E. H. The term colitis indicates AN in
flammatory condition of the lower bowel. Pain,
dlarrhea the passage OF mucous WITH Lne STOOLS,
or separately, or even the passage of blood may
be present. If you need laxatives it is quite
possible that you have no colits. In the alb
sence Of any statement concerning your symp
toms 1 am quite unable to advise you further
than to say that you need the personal care
of a doctor.
Syphilis Demand Physicians Care.
G.. W.: One who has syphilis should be un-
der the personal care of a reputable physician
familiar with this disease. He should never
have dealings with advertising quacks. Your
local health office will be able to advise you
whom to consult. The absence OF buboes does
not indicate an absence of syphilitic infection.
The most useful drugs in the treatment of this
disease are various preparations of mercury and
arsenic The latter is given most commonly
by injection into the blood stream, the former
in a variety OF ways according to the circum-
stances.
Mother: The specific cause of infantile, par
alysis is q micro organism which may be posi-
tiyely Unidentified at present only by its pro-
duction of infantile paralysis in monkeys, ex-
perimentely inoculated. The weight of present
opinion inclnes to the view that infantile par
alysis is exclusively a human disease and is
spread by human contact, whatever causes may
be found to contribute to its spread
-. Copyright 1918, by r. II. Bishop, Jr.
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