The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-04
WE MUST GET RID OF CRYO.
PHOB1A AND BECOME
CItI CONSCIOUS

A word to tho wise In healthfui.
II pays 10 be cri conscious whether
you are cri conscientious or not.
The Iconversn tlonal spray range,
In the spread Of all the respiratory
infections, including simple coryza,
t0nsiIitis, pneumonia, tuberculo-
sis, diphtheria, infantile paralysis.
measles, scarlet fever, who0ping
cough, epidemic meningitis, fiu, IN
less than FIVE feet. Never mind
the open-face cough and sneeze---
that IN q menace only when you are
twelve feet OF an ignoramus who
hasn't brains enough to cover his
nose and mouth when he coughs
or sneezes. But keep In mind the
fact that the cri spreads chiefly
via the invlsIbly fine moisture
spray given off during polite con-
versntion. And try 10 keep beyond
range whenever your vis-a-cis pur-
ports TO have even "slight cold"
Here's an odd thing never could
understand. II doctor pronOuDces
the illness or indIsposltion lust
heavy cold" mt the outset, and In
day or two It proves to be diph-
iberia or infantIle paralysis or
measles, people criticise the doctor
severely for his mistake and for
the effect II has had In spreading
the disease. But IL the Illness turns
out TO be pneumonia or influenza.
people charitabiy forget that the
doctor made bad guess mt the
outset. Even the eminent ones
who attend the great and near
great commonly kid the public
along with the idea of a "hcavy
cold" at first. and not until the dis
tinguished patient Ia about to sue
cumb do the doctors venture TO
make an actual diagnosis. As long
as they issue plenty OF bulletins
II matters not at all what informa-
ton or misinformation the buIle-
tins contain.
Likewise when people suspect or
detect child with wh0oping cough
or scarlet fever attending the NOV
les or other public gatherings they
are indignant and complain TO the
health authorities. But II they
imagine the child has lust a cold"
they do not resent the child's pres
ence at all, though heaven only
knows what disastrous results II
may have for persons who came
within the chiId's range.
Employers or executives and
school teachers not uncommonly
have the audacity to go TO work or
school although II IN perfectly clear
they have the cri. Thus they de-
Ilberately expose every person or
child who happens to come within
their conversational spray range.
and such In the Ignorance Of the
public about these matters that
| this crime In not even ceDsured,
much less adequately punished. Yet
these same employers, executives
or teachers are quick to protest
when an employee or an underling
or a pupil attends work or school
with any such illness. In actual
practice we are far sway from fol-
lowing the golden rule Of hygiene.
II IN rather b case OF dos eat dog
or every one for himself and never
mind the safety Of all others.
There Is little hope that we may
make any further progress IN the
prevention OF the kind OF illness
| that makes fhrec-fouFfba Of the
work doctors do, until we make the
majority Of intelligent Iaymon crI
Ir0nscIous. and IN order 10 DO that
we must first combat popular and
professional eryOphobia. fenr Of
cold
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