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Show DIPHTHERIA. To Ihe Inhabitants of Salt fM-c C'hj: The prevalence ol diphtheria in this city and neighborhood seirusto cdl for some ac:ion on il.o paitof the quarantine authcritieB of the city 10 prevent, if poiiblo, the epreai of ibis d:aase. Though it not deemed r-.dviaa' I 3 at present to establish strict quarantine regulations respecting it, yet it is nccefsjary ti advise ihe adoption of Buch precautionary modsuroi out! epirl 0! the io iui-tants iui-tants as will accomplish the 0' ject desired. trevestives. As prevention is bettt-r than cure, it is the duty of ail to guard against disease, and especially ia it the duty o( those who have children under their care to Bee that t:iey are protected,, pro-tected,, as far as may he, from the rviit;ed of the contagion uow in our midst. Thurefore, children Bhould b-w-irmy clad at ihis season of the year, iodinnel if possible, not exposed to '.he culd wiiidd ol early morning or late evening, allowed plenty of good, healthy food, avoiding avoid-ing everything that will disarrange the stomach p enty of iresh air and wnnnhirin thuir nnliro l.nHiaD tn,,i clean by a free rue of warm water and scap at least twice a week. Their sleeping rooms bhcuIJ be as large as possible, warm am) well ventilated, ven-tilated, but no child should be permitted per-mitted to sleep iu a current ol night air. EXt'OUSK. During the pn valence ol epidemic diseases children should be guardtd against exposure to Ihe iolection. How to do this best, will occur lo each parent or guardiau, as no special rules will apply to all circum-Btances, circum-Btances, but some general suggestions may be profitable. Instruct cuildren to avoti ail contact with families who have diphtheria or other inftctious diseases in their dweil-nga, not only during the prevalence of such dieaao but allerwards, un-il the dwelling, tbe clothing ami tbe persens ol such family are thoroughly disinfected. Children should not be permitted to attend the funerals, or come in contract con-tract with the remains of these who have died of diphtheria, scarlet (ever or other contagious disease. CLEANLINESS. As cleanliness is a great preventive pre-ventive ot disease, all persous should see that their dwellings and the hurrounomg premises are tiiorouglity I cleansed, removing all decaying vegetables vege-tables from eel Urn and ccgh boring outliouces, and decayed vegetable or other hail matter from yards and gardens Disinfect hy burning sul-pnur sul-pnur inside the huiiee, aud ty eprink ling carbolic acid iu and I atOJud u, and fieah lime or chloride lot luue or v lies on the oi tside and in all wn teri I nie s and outhouses. ' FHARYNG I flS 1 Tnere id now prevalent iu ibis city, among cbi dren, a tltroat cieoe 'known as pharyngitis, whii:b is otten Imiataken lor dipiitueria, and though j not attended with tbe same serious rteults as diphtheria, these atUcked 1 with it more readily contract that dieaio, the infltand state o. the tonsils and ihrnat rendering the patient more sjnnilive to the Ulttr cout.gion. Extra caie should therc-fure therc-fure be tiken in such cases to prevent pre-vent exposure to th; more virulent disease. . CARRYING THE DISEASE. As diphtheria is a specific contagion conta-gion which, it is supposed, may be carried from place to place in tbe i-lothiutf, hair or heard, imdical practitioners, prac-titioners, nurses and other pt-r;Oos waiting upon dipbihet ilic pitients icannot use too much precaution to prevent tne t-pre ad ot the disease, After leaviuz a house where diph theria exists, and oeiore visitrng another an-other bouse, especially where there are children, they should thoroughly dieinfect liiemselves, lest that by negligence, they carry to families not belore expused the germs of disease and death. To those not acqunioted wilu I he process of disinfecting the p-rson. it may be well to say, that disio faction may be easily accomplished accom-plished by waehmg Ihe hands, face, hair and beard with water iu which a email amount of carbolic acid ia dissolved; dis-solved; thoroughly brushing the clothing, cloth-ing, hvots, etc., and also bru-hing the hnir hud beard, and wntsu practicable, by ihe rem v; l ot nil uuler g:inn--ntM which b:Hii b -i'U expoetd tu the COt)t"n:on. .'S.M.AT1CN. Win n diphtheria exists in a family where there are children other than ; ihoie atlectcd, those having the disease should be itolaltd so far as possible, and till communication nitb tne other childreu cut otl, aud every means ustd to prevent toe spread ol the diaeasH by disinfecting the dwe.-Imc dwe.-Imc and u-um eut-h medicinal pr.j ventiven ii ihe p.n t:ea inter tt-d ;nny have cOntiJeiwe iu. Neighbors and friends should not visit infected 1 bouses, any more than is necesiaiy 10 j render aid and assistance to those , afdicted, and all such should adopt the d:ainlpciinii prcceas heretuftre siiflHcsteti, but under no circumslanres shotil'l cuildren be n?ruiiit?d to viit intecied houetv. .UTEi; DJiATII. OL-n a ticaih occurs from diph thti in. (-r o'.iit-r cor. lug ions di:Cise, great caio ehci.id be taken cot to uniH-ct;;sari.y cj ptito tnu remit: ne. Tne huufj eiumid ha iiuiutaliau ly lnn:ii-..ti d, - hy hurt'.ii: BlI i jj iiur tl.Tcin.' All f I -I-lifdd i.t;, carpi car-pi 1 lc. which have beu t:sed ;inu:.d the patient or been in tht-roi'in tht-roi'in occupied hy it, elioiiid t-o well w i?hi d aud boiled iu a strong solut'on of chlorinattd soda, or permauiianale t', .n!:i!'ii ui:d carbolic acid. IV M-JiALS. Tur funerals r-flhf.pe who die from tih.hiiii-nu, .-..rlet f-iver or other in l'L'i-l:oi'.s d'-t'-i eiuiuld 1.13 c.tiducted us privati ly iMid with as few attend-Jiti attend-Jiti poesiblf. and those only adults. The r vices should beheld in rooms which have not been exposed to the mffctioii, and which havu been thoroughly thor-oughly iiimi'tj'.it'd and are well ven-tiiand. ven-tiiand. Tne remains should net be IiiIihi itito t'io ro.'iu wnc-ro thu aervicis arc bi'irg h-M, and under no circuintaiK'i-s yin.u!d they beexpusid to view c2'cpt thr.iiCTh jilnes in Ihe cover of 1I10 cat-kel. The friends of the der i;i bi il Rlou)d in sncb ca--oi hh(t li 1 iit ir own feel -lor tt.o public 'A-elfare. Too j'ia.;li( 0 ol bulling tho funeral sc; viLti, uf llio.-e who have died of cunt ti.-.uK - -m, in htjiiew of pub lic (iirf!iin or tchfj'l h n-c-t theuld be dnc.oi.tH:lU! -' it i- i.virrd li'.ut buch did! hm nmy '- 'I: fj ii-d ihroufth this uvear. K--i-t'. fnl'y Mi'miiud, ;-i:YM'n;ii U. YotiNa, (J 1 ir uilino Plnsiciau. I fui'y 1 t- i1 r-" t!i'! ihjvc anil cointiicfift it in t i'' c nuiJerat;on of ihi iiihatntaMs fi Sa't Lake city. I'kkamohz Little, Mayor. |
