South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
GRIFFITH. r. N.
IIr-NIAN DIsEAsE CARRIERs.

HUMAN DISEASE CARRIERS.
Healthy individuals without any.
history Of illness have been known
70 harbor germs that may infect
susceptible persons. These persons
are called carriers For instance.
diphtheria carriers have bacHH OF
diphtheria in their throat although
they themselves have no symptoms
OF diphtheria. typhoid carriers have
the typhoid baciUi in the intestinal
tract without showing any symp-
toms OF typhoid fever and so on.
sporadic cases OF typhoid fever have
been known 20 occur without any
apparent cause or connection until
the missing link was discovered,
the cook who had gone from one
family 20 another was a typhoid car
rfer. Because these carriers do eX-
ist 10 makes the ultimate control Of
disease rather difficult However,
TO some extent this can be super
vised. Food handlers. for instance,
should be compelled 20 submit 20 a
physical examination and licensed
only when they prove 90 be free
from communicable diseases.
Again diseases are spread by per
sons who have such mild attacks
as not 20 recognize the disease.
These are spoken OF as missed
cases" such persons 90 around
riding in crowded cars. stand
ing in crowded shops. using com
mon drinking cups. handling food,
coughing. sneezinR. kissing their
friends. and coming I'm close contact
with others I'm any number Of ways.
The worst part IS that while they
have only the slightest attack Of the
disease they are capable Of trans
hitting il 10 others who may have
a severe attack, perhaps die. Con-
sequently il is clear that not only
the discharges from infected per
sons are dangerous. but the bodily
discharges from supposedly normal
persons may be hardly less a men-
ace. For this reason every one
should cover the mouth and nose
when coughing or sneezing. never
expectOrate on the, sidewalk. car
ioor or anywhere that the germs
can be picked up by the hands or
clothLE. In other words every pre-
caution should be taken to prevent
the bodily discharges Of one person
entering the body of another. whe-
ther that person Is sick or well.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
IA NJ writes: What Is the best
thing to do for a black eve caused
by a blow? Is raw beefsteak ap-
piled 20 the part good7
Answer: As soon as the blow Is
received a handkerchief rung out OF
ice water should be put 20 the eye.
The ice water should be renewed as
often as the dressing gets warm.
This viii often prevent discoloration
from setting in II Il IS kept up for
about an hour. II the treatment IS
not begun until after the flesh has
become black. hot water applica-
tion kept up for half an hour three
times day will often hasten the
disappearance Of the swelling and
discOlOratiOn. However whenever
"A severe blow has been received In
the region OF the eye a physician
should be consulted as there IS al
ways danger that injury may have
oeen done TO the eyebau
=. b G. writes: have three cihI-
dren and ! am always so afraid that
one OF them viii have commissions
II they did I would not have any
idea what 10 do
Answer: Undress the child quietly
and put 10 bed between warm blank
cts. Put cold compress OF an ice
bag TO the head and a hot water
bottle 20 the feet. You see the main
idea is 20 keep the child quiet and
70 use measures TO draw the blood
from the head 20 surface OF the
BODY An enema shouT7 Ia eri,.,,,