The Red Cloud chief., 1920-08-26
Importance Of Early Treatment
Is Emphasized by New
York Specialist.
SERUM CURES 100 Per CENT
inspection Of Hides and Furs Under
Government Regulation Is Urged
by Doctor--Cure Takes
About Ten Days.

New York.-Dr. Douglas Summers,
director of the pathological labora-
tories Of Bellevue and allied hospitals,
said that the case of Frederick II.
Post, polo player, who was discharged
as cured of anthrax from Bellevue,
was most important in that II may EN-
phasize that anthrax Is not a fatal"
disease.
"Mr. Posts case WAS diagnosed In
time" Doctor Summers said "That
IL the most important thing. Get an
anthrax case early enough and n cure
II practically certain. This Is the fifth
case to be cured In Bellevue with the
serum prepared by the United States
department of animal industry.
81 would like to make IL as emphnt-
ic as possible In this connection that
use In newspapers Of the phrase dead
ly anthrax has bad effect not only
on the public generally but on any pa
tient that may he under treatment.
You see n sufferer from anthrax Is
fully conscious throughout the disease.
He is just as clear mentally as any one
up to perhaps the last hour, II It
chances to be case that was not
taken in time and cannot be cured.
That is a popularity of anthrax.
Bad for Morale.
"Now, I'm Nr. Posts case, he was
feeling In excellent spirits. and he
wanted the newspapers. There was
no reasonable excuse for not giving
them TO him. when he got them he
read about deadly anthrax and that It
wouldn't be knawn for ten days wheth-
(er he would live or not, and II wasn't
particularly good medicine for his
morale. Mr.. Post, It happened, was a
man Of fine courage, high intelligence
and rare gapeness. He was splcn-
did patient, so reading about the
mythical deadliness Of anthrax in the
newspaper accounts didn't have as bad
an effect on him as II might.
"But there are other patients suf.
,fering from anthrax here and there
about the country, and the chances
are there will be more I'm BELLEVUE.
The public should he educated as to
what the disease really Is.
anthrax, NJ the outset is mani
Tested by characteristic lesion nt the
point OF incubation. This usually Is
on the face, as in Mr.. Posts case. II
looks like an ordinary pimple. red and
itching. Within n day or so the PIN
pie breaks down into lnrge. blackish
ulcer surrounded by an enormous bu,
painless swelling.
THAT one pimple and swelling Is
all the visible sign there may he OF
the disease. But, II the swelling IL or
the cheek. ms In Mr.. Posts case, Il
may he enormous. closing the eye.
"Now II the disease is taken rlgh
there, n cure is practically certain
No one with any such symptoms
should wait an instant. Any on@wh'
has seen the characteristic lesion o.
anthrax could not fail to identify II In
stantly across n room.
Serum 10 Effective.
AT Bellevue the percentage OF cure,
with the government serum Is 100 pc
cent. or the 20 cases treated I'm thu
last three years seven have died. Blu
the last five. which are the only one
in which the serum has been used
have been cured.
"The disease Is caused by large
spore-bearing bacillus. very resistan
30 all forms Of disinfection. It yield
most readily to steam under pressure
The probability is that Mr.. Post wa
infected by shaving brush. Prope
disinfection Of the brush would hav
vuined It,"
"Disinfection Of hides and furs 70