The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-21

and tho test Is administered BY inject
ina the tuhprcuin into the animal. The
reaction Is to produce marked miianma-
ton I'm he areas affected bv tuberculosis
This test he said had accomplished Il
great dea o{ good ana he was careful TO
make il clear that he did not oppose IT.
but ii seemed to him that It falls decld-
edlv short as a complete safeguard. The
reason for this, which he gave, Is that
once an animal becomes infected with
tuberculosis il requires a certain time
for the haccilli to grow and cause con
ditiou of Infection that viii produce
positive reaction when the test Is APP
piled The annual test may be made
while the baccllil- Is growing, nc eN-
planned and after passing the test the
animal may develop an infection that
will infect other members OF the herd
and also cause infection of human beings
who drink its milk
Advocates PasteurizatiOn.
The lecturer advocated the pasteriza
ton of all milk, even certified milk, as
pasteurization, he said, does not alter
the taste or destroy any OF the nutrltlye
qualities of whole milk. as boiling does,
while it does kill the tuberculosis bac-
cilli.
As for the protection of children from
human sources. lie recommended keep
ING them from contact with infected IN
dividuals, although he conceded the diff
Guilty of knowing who the human sus-
poets are in all Instances. inasmuch as
human beings may harbor the bacillus
for some time before consulting ply
sician and some may even conceal case
of tuberculosis The most important
line of attack, he said, is the early re-
cognit ion of, the disease and prompt
trea tment of the patient. in case of an
infant or child beyond the infant stage.
| The difficulty in recognizing it i'll infants
he said, IL that the disease May reach
the secondary stage, in which 1t affects
| the Emphatic glands. without showing
anv symptom. and the bacilh may enter
: the circulation through the breaking OF a
small blood vessel and overwhelm the
system with infection, bringing about
| a condition that Is well-nigh hopeless.
recognition of infantile cases can be
| effected, he said. only through beng con
stantly on guard. The symptoms to be
Iwatched are slight indications OF fever,
| failure to gain weight over a long period
| of time, and increasing Dallor
Tests for Children.
The best test. he said IS the tubercu-
| lin test This he explained by lantern
] slides, showing how scratches ON the
arm are innoculated. the test causing a
| circular area OF inflammation in cases or
| tuberculosis. While he said that he
| would hesitate 10 90 on record as adVo-
| eating this test for children. he expressed
! [ ne DtilcI lildl on tIt W li'i' II
prove valuable preventive if applied
once a year to every child for, Il certain
| number of wears The disadvantages
| he said. would he the alarm that would
he felt by parents and family rt II, I h9w
! Der OF wears 4 child would probably get
an infection and if they realized, the
! advantage Of knowing when it had oc
! cured, and that the test Is simple ana
/ painless. they would conccdc that The
/ advangtagcs comterbalanced the disad
i The significance of the tubcreulin re
action j.. he explained, that it Indicate
that the subject at some time has har
bored the tuberculosis baccili-not neces
learilv that he has the disease in actE'
form at the time of the reaction. In tn
case of voun~ infants, however, he sal'
it Is more significant; a in the case !.; c,
an infant under two wears, posltlV
reaction shows that the lesion must b
4 With the status of the child definitely
5 established. he said. careful spccla
treatment for a year OF two will result
/ i'm many eases in the saving OF its NE