The Holt County sentinel., 1921-06-24

the laws Of their growth and being,
and devised means and measures that
in advanced countries have practically
paralyzed, II not wholly overcome,
smallpox, yellow fever, bubonic
plague, typhus and typhoid fevers,
diphtheria ami other maladies. To dis
regard the teachings Of recognized
biological science and sane bacterial
knowledge, when human health and
life are at stake. argues a state Of
mind tha. invites general calamity and
such an attitude must in seasoned SAN
itary Judgment b. held contrabani OF
public health and an obvious menace
TO common veal In fact, IL should be
held unforgivable when the means for
sound instruction on such matters are
everywhere freely available by those
who may wish 10 learn them undeter-
red by pride OF pios opinion or former
beliefs now no longer nationally ten
able. pios faith can stop neither bull
lets nor bacteria; given proper condi-
tions Of seed, soil, season and sur
roundings. and forms Of hostile micro
bic life will gain pandemic powers. and
the effect Of their mass attack on man
will exceed in mortality that OF every
other known natural cause by reason
OF their power Of self multiplication.
Az established by scientific research
the avenues of invasion are commonly
the air passages and the alimentary
tract, and enlightened sanitary science
directs defensive measures in accord
ance with known laws of microbic life
and growth; for il would be- a. reason
able to say of prairie fire, driven by
the wind, thnt II was caused By mental
influence. as 10 speak Of the pandemic
flame that. within period Of eighteen
I, months, has scorched all the people OF
the world-whether Of Christian faith,
h, athen faith or no faith at all
Typhoid fever, diphtheria and
small. pox, which use to go through
he family may now be controlled "
one will but make use VI the measures
now well known to prevent them. Ty-
phoid fever and smallpox were prac-
tically eliminated from the armies
during the European war, vaccination
being an effective weapon against
these, while isolation and fumigation
did much to control the other common
infectious diseases.
"While some persons seem to think
that by Quarantine they are deprived
Of their liberty without justification,
, aud that vaccination may be worse
than the disease, IL has been proven
otnerwiSe IN tne .s'l ; m hs.n saveJ
mliiions oi so'uieIs "",s ~, death
by these measuruS, anu ~ ant;'
being traced I'd e'ener 'aA'''' "
toxin ~, .,.,, ..o mar
"A MISTAKEN 'uen WIZ Ia h,vo
ents nave tnae en'',e" ,,abs"I s,,.h
the diseases eo,hiI'on :" ..h ,,,,n.ns
as measles, Wno0p'hs eoIs" ,,,,.t
etc. while the cnlu W s."., H. Lo,i,h -
10 deteas the purpSsn VI ,.n. . - ,ha,
rcer' lhe tact oi 'ne Ii nha s;n"
any aiiment III nn n,uN.sa .a 80, ~
the formative stase mas
prevent oeVe'op"'en.' ~" 5Isoas,
left defective as result y, ,hs J.,
IN chlidho9h 10 ,,,u, ei ,ha w,L,
reg. viii y a,,rnnn comm,,nicabl,
OF the more common co"i,nuu, i, = nana,
Diseases .pu'u nos o To-, II wo,,lr
OF reaSohapie 'enst". 10 =, ~
require larke poon w o., ~" ,ara,,s =,
IT ~ very co'nn,J" 1,.s "" pp;na .ongt
treat the chi'aren WIN wnyops I ' go,
and measles un,li we ss.l resP'aS ,sat Sreath
becomes so oanly y,sint, a,nev'eo Srom on, ,Dunlvs
ing becomes "ll'"u'' iIon, - ,,o
ment OF tne lungs, a eo1i,n" ,hn,' hoodn,. sednu
OF these uISeaSG,' Mi,i soion aaoI % ri,
alarmed anu eai, Tue y go orea,
DAMAGE many 'in'ra. n,hI. .nel i ~ s'1
that restitution ~ ,",pos',yhutia III .o,lo,
"Ihey reason thus' in. e,n s .n"oh
dies from measIes OF Wnoop'"vS vot to tha,
True 70 certain a,,nes eH.en'. ara cormo, @
forget .ha' vo'lp,.ai1 pn,'ino 70 cattarha