Show quarantine arid and to prevent tile tho development anil and spread of contagious disease is us w much the duty of every citi zonas of the health beadth authorities neither can succeed without the operation cooperation co of tho other B by v com combining bining tho the efforts of both in the proper direct direction loh many lives may be saved mid and much suffer or ing and loss prevented no fact is bettor better established than that contagious disease disca iio may bo be positively pro prevented vented by moans means of the restriction aud and destruction of the germs which cause thorn them and which in turn can originate inato only in a person affected with tho the d disease Is tho the id methods by which this may be accomplished aie quarantine and tho the object ol of luo iio is to prevent tho the spread of dise disease also gornis germs by the isolation of the person attested and of those who may have bave come in contact with him or with the infective material in trio tn 0 face of in an epidemic of smallpox the local board of health take this opportunity of warning thu the citizens of bountiful fula against adlist the disregard of the quarantine rules and insisting upon the hearty co operation of every citizen with tile tho health of bleers in ill trying to stamp out tho the terrible disease on account of the tha very mild form of the tha disease which is now present a among mong us there seems to bo be a tendency with somo of tho the citizens to diere disregard ard the quarantine lu arun tino and rules and by r so 0 o doing they havo have too froen tho the CAUSO of tho the already widespread infection although tho the disease at pros out manifests a mild form it it is allowed to go on unchecked uncheck nd it will only bo be a matter of a short time until more virulent cases devel develop op from those these and great suffering and death will play their part as they havo have done lu in of tho the more over ovon even from the so called light cases lifelong life lou long g injury to tho the heart and tho the bunos bones often results immediately upon the dincov ery of the symptoms of the dis ciso tho the patient should be re ported to the local health and placed in a room as far removed as from choso occupied by others in the house all unnecessary furniture cur car pets pats und and other articles liable to harbor germs should bo be ru ro moved mood no other person should enter the room excepting tile tho physician and tile the nurse and the tha nurse should leave it only when necessary and upon doing so should disinfect head and hands bands and change clothes and then not come in close contact with other persons tile the sick room and farni furniture turo should be dis infected all dis charges should bo be received in I 1 vessels contain containing luga a solution of chloride of limo ilmo of the strength nth of ounces to a water this should bo be all allowed owed to stand for an hour and it should theu then be doeple buried they should not ile bo buried within feet of awell a well f t ir ali the room should bo be kept clean clea n and the air as puro pure as possible ventilation should bo be thorough fre fresh ah air and sunshine aro are natures great disinfectants disinfect ants and should be admitted as abundant ly its as possible soiled bed and body linen should at once bo be placed in a solution of chloride of limu limo four ounces ounce to the gallon f llon nod and then before being used again they should bo be thoroughly boiled it is good practice to hang a sheet wot wat with adanti an antiseptic sol ol ution ua ion before the door of tho the sick dooin persons on becoming exposed to smallpox should shoula bo be vaccinated vaccina ted as this is positive protection against the malady but butas as there thoro is is a great deal of opposition to this practice among sou some who know little or nothing concer concerning nim smallpox and alid inasmuch as it is not in this state we can but recommend it and say to those people to use every other ire precaution caution possible such as the free use of at laxatives blood tonics etc and the isolation of expose exposed d pero ins for tho the period of about twenty one lays days again lot us warn you against carelessness careless noss in regard to lookin looking af after to r those cases and wherever it a suspicious case arises please report same to the local health officer fi cor and thus assist us ingot in getting rid of this thia present epidemic HEALTH DOARD BOARD |