Show BOW TO AVOID diphtheria BY M 11 ii 31 D there thele la Is an old saying baying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and la in bome some cases it is worth a great deal more this is especially true with diphtheria a disease thich makes ead havoc with the hildren alldren in all parts of the civilized ivorid A few hints as to the best beak means ol of avoiding it may prove I 1 useful but in the first place a few thoughts concerning the wety way in which it is spread will wiil make the subject more clear the tha cause of diphtheria is pot not definitely known but mit we do know it ia Is propagated from the sick to the well by bome some invisible agency whether it Is ia a peculiar form ot of bacteria or gorm germs as la is taught by many or a special animal poison it is ia not certain and it makes little difference for all ueal ucal purposes which method IS ia oie oae yae kne sie the rinds finds what he tsoa 1808 cills germs germa in the diphtheritic membrane of the throat and thinks he has discovered the cause and the chA chamisa mist finds a peculiar animal poison to which be attributes the dise dibe disease abo abe it may be one or neither of them what most concerns us a how show it may be avol avoided ded the following hints are those most to be relied upon I 1 avoid the atmosphere near the dise disease aae especially is this important for children whose throats are more liable to take on the poison than those of adults no matter how mild the case iss its if keep children away from it 2 do not permit any person nor even a dog cr cat to come to a child from the room where there Is a case of diphtheria the person exposed to it should disinfect his clo cio clothing things zd mod bathe his body and wash thor hughly his hair bind bild eggle bis throat before he comes in contact with a child after his hla coming from the sickroom sick siek room 3 do not permit a child to ride in a carriage in which one sick fick with diphtheria hag haa ridden until it has first been dis infected 4 avold avoid all causes which cause the throat to became bores sores sore bore raws raw or tender during an epidemic of this disease in fact it is well to avoid them at all times A simple core eore throat may become a case of diphtheria vey very easily when the poison is in the air 5 do net not allow any child to wear or handle any clothing worn by a person who has bad diphtheria it is criminal to sell or give any clothing of this sort bort bort sort without most thoroughly infecting disinfecting dis it first an epidemic was recently caused in one of the new england states and many lives lost lest from some clothing from froin a child which died of this disease being cent to friends from a western city 6 never kles kies a person with diphtheria theria therla mothers have lost loaf their lives by doing this nor drink from the same cup nor blow a whistle he bab hab used nor use a pencil or pen or handkerchief of hla hib j 7 never send the clothing of a diphtheria patient to the common wash or laundry where other clothing may become infected 8 disinfect all the excretions from one sick of this disessa by a strong solution of copperas water vaten before disposing of them 9 hn if a child hab bab been exposed to diphtheria by accident or by any means meane at once isolate it from other children give it a thorough warm bath daily and clean clothes put it on a diet of brown bread and milk with fruit fruits and wait till all danger is over before removing it from quarantine diphtheritic poison poisons no doubt gees for miles in the air from one house to another the wind carries it and when there is an epidemic the greatest precaution should be the taken with allour nil nii our care we are not always able to prevent its spread entirely tirel but much may be done 10 allow no children to attend a funeral of one who has died from this tha disease A few years since diphtheria attacked attached six members ol of the grand ducai ducal family of heese beese darmstadt but no other of the members of the household no nunie nune no physician was attacked the bridith british medical journal infers that nil nii all call the cases were produced by direct infection infections doubtless by kisses the scientific american saye baye As every physician knows it is no uncommon thing tor sor adults ad aits alts to have Mph therla so mildly that it A is mistaken for an ordinary sore bore throat resulting from cold yet such a person can easily infect a child and the child become a centre of malignant infection in view of the fatal pre pro valence of diphtheria therefore the hissing of a child upon the mouth month by a person with sore bore throat is hazardous if not criminal and scarcely less so Is ia the practice of allowing children to kiss their ailing play mates it would be wise to exercise great groat caution in thib this matter if not to discontinue the practice of biasing kissing upon the mouth altogether the best beat prevent preventions ions lons are to bo be f found in the hints given j and in most moat thorough cleanliness about the house the air and the drains water supply and cella celia cellars rss items rems of interest |