Show quarantine and to prevent tile the development and spread of contagious 0 disease is its as much tile the duty of every citi rqn as of tile tho health authorities neither can succeed without tit the 0 operation cooperation co of the other by combining the efforts of both in in the proper direction many lives may be saved and much suffer ing and loss prevented no fact is bettor established than that contagious disease may bo be positively prevented by moans means of the restriction and destruction of the germs which caud cau ie them and which in t turn u t n can in oric originate 11 binate only in it a person with the disease I 1 the practical methods by which tins this may be accomplished tire are qu quarantine avantino and tho object of quarantine is to prevent thu the screal of disease gornis germs by the isolation of the person affected aud of those who loay have como come in conal contact a ct with him film or with the infective material in ill the lice face of till an opi epidemic domic of smallpox i the local board of health this opportunity of warning c tile the citizens of bountiful aga against hist tho the disregard of the quarantine rules and insisting upon the hearty co operation of overy every citizen with tile the health officers in trying to stamp out oat tho terrible disease on account of tho the very mild form forin of the disc distiso ise which is now present ar among liong us loiero sotiros to lo bo be a ton doncy with some of tho the citizens tu to disregard tile title find and rules and by so doing they have boon tho the c of tho the already widespread anft eti uti although tile disease tit at pros pres gilt ont mani lots a mild form forin if it is allowed to go on oil unchecked uncheck od it will only bo be a matter of a short timo time until moro more virulent casos cases dovolou from those and groat great suf foring and death will play choir part as they havo have donkin done in epidemics of tile tho past more over oven even from tho the so palled light casos cases lifo long injury to tho the heart Z and tile bones often results immediately upon the discovery of tho the symptoms of tho the disease the patient should bo be re ported to tho the local health officer and placed in it a room as far removed as possible fram those occupied by others in tile the house all unnecessary furniture carpets and other articles liable to harbor germs should bo be ro re moved no other person should enter the room excepting tile the physician and tho the nurse and tile tho nurse should leave jt it only when necessary and upon doing so should dis disinfect infect a head and hands and change clothes and then not come in close contact with other persons tho sick room and furniture should bo be infected disinfected dis all dis charges should bo be received in vessels containing a solution of chloride of line lime of the strength strong th of eight ounces to a gallon of water this should bo be allowed to stand for an hour and it should then be deeply buried the they y should not bo be buried within feet of a well the room khouli oo 00 kept clean and the air as pure as possible ventilation should bo be thorough fresh air and sunshine are natures great disinfectants disinfect ants and should bo be admitted its as abundantly ayas as possible soiled bod bad and body linen should at once be placed in a solution of chloride of liuio lime four ounces to tho the gallon and then before being used again they should be thoroughly boiled it is good practice tico to haug hang c a sheet wot with an antiseptic solution before the door of the sick room persons ori on becoming exposed to smallpox should bo be vaccinated vaccina ted as this is positive protection a 0 alast the malady but as thoro there is a great deal of opposition to this practice among some who know little or bothin nothing c concerning smallpox and inasmuch as it is not coni in this state we can call but recommend it and rid say to those people to use every other precaution possible such as the free use of laxatives blood tolli tonics cs etc a and d the isolation of 11 exposed pers pars us ns for the period of f about twenty one days again r lot let us warn you against m carelessness in it regard to looking ate after those these cases and wherever a suspicious case arises please report samo same to tile the local health officer and thus assist us in getting rid or of this present opi epidemic denile HEALTH BOARD |