Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-05
YOU And Your s1
CHILD ARE !
IN DANGER

AOu OAl0H wonder II SQcl ana Sucl
statement you read in the paper is
true. If it is possible for things to
happen. If they are as bad as they
are said to be. This may be, and is
llkeIy SO in some instances, but yes.
terday we had two cases reported to
US are true, and woefully pitiful.
A family of father, wife and four
children. The Oldest child had a
small sore to develop on his lip. He
was II years old, and fine fellow.
lie was given treatment for several
days, but the sore did not heal, and
the family physician was not satisfied.
He called for one of our experts who
examined the child, and without hes
ltatlon diagnosed the disease as Syph-
ms A specimen of his blood was
taken and examined for the germs,
and they were found, as the Labora-
tory says, 4 plus. This father was
called to the office and he was ques-
toned, his blood was examined and
found negative. He was questioned
about his wife. He had no reason to
THINK she could have the disease. She
came down the next day and gave a
specimen of blood for examination,
and 1t was found negative also The
remaining children were also exam.
med, and each or was found with
Syphilis. This was awful-terrible,
yet here was the fact. The cases were
only found because the family physi-
clan had the liberality necessary to
his having the good sense to call an
expert In time the sore would have
gotten well, and the child would have
more than likely had the smoldering
fires of Syphilitic infection for years
to come.
Later the germs would have en-.
trenched themselves in one or more
of the vital organs and the fire that
was hidden would have burst forth
with no power on earth to quench it.
That is the way with this enemy after
the first symptoms subside and you
think you are well. You go crazy, be
come paralytic, you have chronic
liver trouble or your kidneys are in
volved and you die
While all this is true, it is easy tC
cure if taken in time. 1t can be cured
for we have authentic cases that have
contracted it for the third time.
We have gotten away from ou1
story How did these four innocent
children get this disease? We do not
know. There are many ways they
may have picked it up kissing, eat
ing and drinking after some one who
has it, using the same things that
have been handled by one who is what
| doctors term in the active stage. "
We have a case that occurred in
school children reported by reliable
| men, in which the infection was traced
to fruit dealer. 1t was his habit tt
spit on his apples to polish them
afterwards rubbing them with cloth
He was an active Syphilitic, and the
germs were carried in the sputum.
1t pays to be advised. 1t pays tt
know the truth. We are ready tt
help you by advice and making labo
ratory tests for you.
Another sad case has just been re
ported to us. A sweet, beautiful well
nourished fine baby developed sore
eyes. They grew worse and worse
A fight was on for the eyesight, night
and day, every hour, every moment
the baby was in the hands of the
nurse and doctor. 1t was hard to tel
whether it could ever see again. Il
was gonorheal sore eyes. Where die
it get the germ? The family was
above suspicion, the mother and ia
! Their had nothing. They, however
trusted their baby to a negro girl as
nurse. She had gonorrhoea and with
her finger, accidentally conveyed the
germs too her charge.
1t pays to be advised 1t pays Il
know the truth. 1t pays. 1t pays. st
John says: you shall know the truth
and the truth shall make you free.