Show THE CRIME OF negligence the report appearing in conr salt lake letter of the ravages of diphtheria at the capital a subject which is just now ot very grae importance there are probably more deaths from diphtheria than any other ailment to which marvinj is liable unnecessary not because otin competency comie tency among physicians here to do for the anything that could be done for them elsewhere nor from sanitary causes but from want of watchfulness and prompt action at the first appearance of diphtheritic symptoms diphtheria is one of the diseases whose malignancy to a sur bribing degree may be accounted tor in negligence all things elte being equal the chances 0 fatal termination are in great measure proportionate to the number of hours that elabee between the first appearance of the disease and the Buoi moning of a competent physician at such a crisis every hour that intervenes adds to the power of the contagion this is not only the judgment of physicians who might in some sense be open to a mercenary bias in the matter but of others whose opportunities port unities for observation render them competent to advise unselfishly to dillydally dilly dally with contagion is to trifle with life and should be so con by the law besides the neighbors and the city at large leave rights in the premises thu are worthy to be though he law might not interfere A of genuine every household in the that has email children this in itself be sufficient to incite an immediata report on on the appearance ot symptoms of this disease there are too many who manifest no comprehension ot this obligation bot rather than submit voluntarily to the inconveniences of quarantine will conceal contagion in their houses and go about among the people of the town with perfect indifference as to the possible result of concoct cond oct lucli persons should be handled that is the only way to get any humanity into them |