Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 11 November 1896 — Page 6

DECATUR DEMOCRAT. ZDecatnr, Ind. DKMIMIiITI* PHI'S 10.. ■ • PI B1 ISHI KS. ‘ — DIPHTHERIA. ](• Saiiitary Feature* l)lrri'ih>w» •' or Its Prevention and Suppression. RI LES GOVERNING PHYSICIANS KILL!. When t Isltitijr patients Kilo Wil to belslek with sniall-po x, seal - let lever, diphtheria or oilier contaKl* oiih or iiil'eettous disease, pli)sieians ■ hall clothe themselves in a specially provided clean linen duster, oil-elolh or rubber coat, and a tight titling cap made ol silh.linen.oil-cloth or rubber. The cap shall w ell cover the hair. Before leaving the house, physicians shall cleanse,hands ami save with antiseptic soap anil water, and use a disinfectant upon ha.ills and lace. the coat, cap,lintiseptiesoap, bottle ofdisinieefnSit, etc., shall be canted in a special glazed leather valise, together w ith a pad ofcotton which is to be kept wet with formaldehyde. D phtheria is virulently contagious ami inleciious. Membranous croup is diphtheria of the larvnx.JS more fatal than ordinary diphtheria, and requires extraordinary care Diphtheria mayjbe-acquired by direct, exposure of the well to those suffering from the disease, and also through clothing and other articles that have, come in contact, with the sick. One attack o’ diphtheriafdoes not afford any protection against subsequent attacks. Diphtheriajpoison may remain inactive in a bouse for a lor g lime and, unless destroyed bv disinfectants, may c time a new outbreak atjany time.

The spread of diphtheria is favored by faulty ventilation, oyer crowding filthy condition of habitations and damp cellars and general dampness of housr s. Animals may have diphtheria. Common fowls, cats and cows are particulariy liatrle to the disease; ■ r~ The origin of the seeds of ..diphtheria, like that of corn and wheat, is unknown; but it is known absolutely that every case of the disease proceeds from a previous case. -* Diphtheria is more common in the cold months, tor then there is less fresh air in the houses and colds and irritated air passages Cmore generally prevail. Persons who have catarrh, or who are subject to sorejthroat. or whose health is rundown, or who are underfed, are apt to catch diphtheria. MANAGEMENT OF DIPHTHERIA Tt is very difficult to determine in the beginning whether or not the sickness is Diphtheria. It is wise, if Diphtheria exists in the neighbobrood to be on the safe side and take it for granted that when any one has sore throat, foul breath and fever, it is Diphtheria. Separate such person from all others except the necessary nurses and call a physician. If possible.Jpersons sick w’ith Diphtheria should be placemen alarge. airy room. Remove carpets, curtains, table covers, plush chairs and all articles which are not needed. Heat with an open fire if it is possible and gi”e the patient'an abundance of fresh air, night and day. Let no one enter but the nurses and the doctor. Clean rags should be used to absorb the discharges from the mouth and nose of the patient andi should be immediately burned after use. Keep a quart of strong solution of chlorinated lime in the night vessel. When’the patient uses the vessel, immediately empty it and then it another quart of lime solution.

All plates, knives forks, spoons and glasses used bi the patient must be boiled in water at once. All clothing’,Tsbeets, pillow cases, towels, blankets and other cloth articles should, before they are taken from the room, be put into a pail or tub half fi'led with a solution of chlorinated lime. Tuen they must be-takep very soon and jboiled tor at least twenty minutes. If the house is small and the patient

can not be isolated then no member of s the family should leave the yard. In < tenement bouses or in houses shelter- i more than oue family the health offi- 1 cers will give special orders. Supplies can be bioughtJe the gate or door, and in ins ances where poverty demands the own: hip Tcustee will furnish food. Physicians’ should put on a linen I duster and skull cap when they (inter houses to visit patients sick with Diphtheria or other contagious disease, i They must carry the duster and cap in | a special valise contaitiing a disiefect-j ant which will destroy all infectious poisons. .Wheii leaving the house they I must wash hands and face with anti-' septic soapjand replace-cap and duster ' in the valise. The disinfectant... (foi - maldefiyde) in the'Valise will kill any infection. Ajperson who has had Diphthe.ia! may spread tbe disease for six or eight weeks from the beginning of the attack. | Danger of spreading exists so long as Diphtheria germs remain in tie throat. The physician must make cul-' ture tests to determine this point, and

no person, after lecovery from an attack of Diphtheria, should associate with others nor go to church or school, or appear on il’ e street until the 1 Inoat no longer, shows disease germs upon culture. When cultures can not.be made the physician will have to use bis best judgiiu'tit in deciding tvheihei 01 not the i .0 lent mm safely go out Diphtheria germs have bet n fre quently lo uid in ’he throats of persons who were quite well and who were not afterward brought down with the disease S 'inc people are not suscept title to Diphtheria, ami the germ*, although present can not grow and cause the disease A high aulhoiity tells oI <t nurse who carried Diphtheria germs in her throat fi r a long rime, ami introduces the* disease into live families. This 11 d explains in itself in a degree how it‘s possible for Diplitlieiia to appear w hen there seems to have been no exposure, and it also teaches, us to be verv sure that recent,'y recovered patients are tree from Diphtheria germs before they are allowed to again go out.

AH the clothing of the sick person should be disinfected before it is worn again, not neglecting that the patient had on when taken sick. After recovery or death all articles which hnve come in contact with the patient, together with the room and all of its contents, should be treated as follows: ■ PURII H ATION AND DISINFECTION. 1. xrtioroughly boil everything wuicb can be so treated. 2 All 'articles which can not be boiled must be laid out ou chairs Mattresses should be opened snd stopd on edge Open all closets, chestsoj/runks, but let nothing remain in them 3. Paste strips or sheets of paper over key holes, cracks, stove-pipe holes and shut tightly all windowsand doors. 4. Place a tub containing about two inches of water in the room Put two bricks in the tub and on them place a tin pie pan. ot any old iron vessel. Into the vessel put three pounds of sulphur for every 1.000 cubic feet of room space, mosten with alcohol and set on tire. Im mediately leave the room and tightly close the door. Sulphur candles may be bought from all druggistsand may be safely used instead of proceeding as above.

•5. At the end of twenty-four hours open the windows, top and bottom, and air the robm until all odorof sulpher is gone. Take out the various articles, inttliuiing carpet, and submit them to alt and sunshine for several days. 6 Thoroughly clean the room scrubbing all the wood work with soap and water and le w hitewash or recatcimine the walls and ceiling. It walls are papered have the paper removed and new paper put on. 7 In the event of death, the body must be wrapped in a sheet thoroughly soaked in odorless disinfectant and then placed in an air tight coffin, which is to remain in t]D4j sick room until removed for burial. Burial must fa' l e place within twelve hours after death. A public funeral is forbidden. The coffin must not be opened nor the remains again exposed under any pretext whatsoever. Public hacks and carriages shall not be used as hearses. SPECIAL RULES. Rule 1. All teachers of public, private schools, all county, city anti town health officers and all school authorities shall refuse admittance to the schools under their jurisdiction of any peison from any housebold where contagious disease exists, or any person affected with any evident or apparant communicable disease, or any person who mav recently haye been affected with diphtheria, membranous croup, scarlet fever, whooping cough, contagious skin disease, measles or other communicale disease, until first presenting a certificate signed by a reputable physician stating that all danger of communicating such disease is past, and said certificate is approved and indorsed by the health officer in whose jurisdiction the person may reside.

Rule 2 School commissioners, schools trustees in citiesand towns, and townshtppbrustees. and all authorities governing private br parochial schools, shall have the school houses under their control put in sanitary condition before school is opened and kept sothroughout the year. Floors shall windows cleaned, desks and all woodwork washed with soap and water and treated with a disinfectant. Windows sbiill'>e in repair, so that ventilation rprv be made perfect. Heating apparatus shall be efficient and m good order and dirty walls and banisters made clean. B misters and tops of desks shall be washed with soap and water and tre eed with a disinfectant, once each ■ we"k

i>' i.r 3,’ .commissioners, school frusceea imcities and towns and towTistrip trustees shall provide sma 1 demking cutis ;.ot. to hold, over a gill Buckets or pails to dip from are condemned. and reserviors or tanks of amp e size having large, easy acting, free flowing faucets shall be provided When water is drawn direct from pub lic’water pipes or pumps, reservoirs or tanks are, of course, not required Ample drainage facilities sot waste water shall be provided and tb«> pnr»fl»

directed to allow the cups to flow over when the wateris drawn. Drinkingcups shall be cleaned and sterilized daily. RuLe 4 Slates are condemned Paper tablets or pads snail be u»>ed iistead. United mi" al boxes of tin or galv.iutZi 4 iron wipi hinged covers and of proper size, or oilur approved apparatus to subserve the same purpO'V, tfliall be provided tor each school room These are to receive pens or pencils, winch must be collected h im thn children each day, and shall not be ag.dn disturbed until box or apparatus with the penciisjiud pens have been sterilized by cheating in an oven al, or ai'bve boiling heat fcr one-halt hour. School commissioners and school trustees in cities ami towns ami towuship trusties are directed to euloice this rule. Rules. Heating and ventilating sh ill b« looked after with great care, livery school room shall be provided with a tbeimonwter ami a toinpeiatuie not exceed) ng 75 degrees FiJnenheil. nor It ss than 65 degrees be maintained during school hours school commissioners ami sclmo trustees m cities ami townsami township trustees are directed to enforce this rule. Rule 6 Janitors when sweeping shall use damp sawdust or slightly spiinkle in order to prevent dust. Dusting shall bedone with damp clotl s. School commissioners ami school trustees in cities and towns and township trusteesare directed to enforce this, rub.

Rule 7. The water sup; ly shall le pure and wholesome, and closet and privv facilities shall J)i unobjectionable. School com nissionemaud school trustees in cities a< d towns and township trustees are directed to enforce this rule. Rule 8. Spitting on the floor of any school building is absolutely forbidden. Teachers and all school authorities are directed to enforce this rule. Rule 9 School Commissioners and school trustees in cities and towns, and township trustees, shall not employ teachers who are afllicte 1 with pulmonary tuberculosis or any constitutional contagious diseast; neither shall they permit pupils so affected to attend School; nor sh 11 they permit filthy or unclean pupils to attend the schools

under their ■coiiTTOl;' W . if. Ramsey , M D President, .1 N Hi RTY.'t. D . Ph D., Sec y. Dr. H. F. uostello, Secretary Adams County Board oi Health. FARMERS’ CONGRESS National Association Meets tn Annual; Session at Indianapolis. PRESIDENT CLAYTON’S ADDRESS. Welcomed to the State by Governor Matthews and to the City by Mayor Taggart — Dr. Lucan Invokes Divine Blessing on the Convention's Work. Will Be In Session Four Days. Indianapolis, Nov. 10.—-The Farmers’ National Congress „was called to order, at 10 o'clock this morning in the house of representatives.by President B. F. Clayton of Indianola, Thedongress is composed of accredited delegates and associate delegates from the various states of the Union. Judging from the appearance of those present at the first session the farmers are abundantly able to take care of themselves. The delegates are a progressive, business-looking set of men. The congress will be in session up to and including Friday, and it is expected at least 5,000 farmers will be in this city during its deliberations. Rev. Dr. Lucas invoked the divine blessing on the work of the session and Mayor Thomas Taggart welcomed them wlnlm mJ! I PRESIDENT OF THE CONGRESS. to the city. J. G. KingSpury, editor of the Indiana Farmer, extended the right hand on behalf of the press and Hon. J. G. Offutt did likewise sos the farmers of Indiana. Governor Matthews welcomed the delegates to the great state of Indiana? expressing the hope that much good would come out of their deliberation, as heavas interested in their welfare not Only as a citizen ofj, this grep,,t country, but as one of its farmers. Responses were made by secretary John M Stahl. Vise President Quhuuigham and President Clayton. President. Clayton's Address. President Clayton'S address to the delegation was in part as follows: “Delegates to the Farmers National Congress of the United States: I desire to extend to you a cordial wejeome to the Ifith annual session of your organization, and again to thank you for the honor of presiding over the deliberations of the representatives of the greatest aggregation of wealth and intelligence

•w»ur meeting roiiows in quick succos- , siop a determined and closely contested national political campaign. In this cutnpaiirn the interest of every farmer ami producer has been involved. The two great political parties, one of which has dictated the policy of the government lor nearly 100 years, met I in national convention and submitted to the American voter a line of policy . for the control of out republic for the remainder of the 19th century. “Laying aside the bitter personal at- : tacks that usually chanicterize national I politics, having as leaders men of the highest personal integrity and character, i a campaign of education was inaugurated and 70,000,000 of American people in the sacred right couched in the silent ballot rendered their verdict on Nov. 8, and, as a result of that campaign, no : nation so well understands the financial system of their government as do the American people. “The natural product of the soil aided by intelligent and well directed labor is the great creative*force, the only source ' from which wealth may be obtained to I meet all obligations. The street car i fare, interest on bonds, dividends on ! stocks, the pension of the soldier, the fees of the professions, the dry goods and the grocery bills, etc., must be paid i bv the revenues of the soil. The product of the gold and silver mines is only valuable because of the commerce and wealth created from the farms.

i “One year of total failure of the proj duct of the earth and wreck and ruin, starvation and death would be the inevitable result. * * * The science 1 of agriculture and our wonderful me- ' chanical inventions have gone hand in I hand in the onward march of this proj gressive age; but our basal relations remain unchanged, and agriculture must press her claims with even greater force ' under the new condition of things, as i the true source of wealth. * * * The Tariff Laws. “At the 14th annual mectingjit Pari kersburg iri 1894, this organization, by a unanimous vote, passed the following resolution: II Resolved, That to whatever degree either I great political party shall adopt the policy ' of protection, we, as representatives of the ' farming interests, demand that equal proi tection be given to Lutin products. “A committee of three was appointed I to confer with the congressional coni- ' mittee as to the adjustment of tariff i schedules on farm products; I regret that there has been no report from that committee. * * * “During the last fiscal year of the onetaiions of the foixmir law, the turiicuituriu imports on 20 articles, the like of which we produce- north and south, amounted to $65,804,446; during the first calendar year of the operations of the present law, the importation ot' the same articles amounted to $ 134.068,860, or an increase over the former law of $68,264,314. In the exportation of farm products we find the discrepancy still greater iu 27 chief articles produced on the farm. “During the fiscal year 1894 we exported farm prouucts to the amount of $007,946,945, while during the calendar year 1895 there were exports in the same products to the amount of only $751,.‘■,83,! 37, a decrease of $156,113,008. Adding the gain in imports to the loss in .exports and the American farmer loses in one year $224,337,322. It may be claimed with some show of reason that other conditions aside from the change in schedules produced this effect; as, for instance, on the article of hides, on the free list under both schedules, the increased importation was $19,162,272; on wool the increase'was $27,662,718; while our exports in cotton and breadstuffs receded $81,122,389. If these figures be true, a vigorous remonstrance to these schedules should go up frpm this body, aiid we should demand that the agricultural department investigate each item. Should protection be the policy of the government, then it should be applied to farm plolucts, and the agricultural department should recommend < to the general government such changes in tariff schedules as will furnish equal protection to the products.of the farm. “This 4s a nonpolitical organization, and 1 think very properly so. Gentlemen will see at once the impropriety of this body trying to settle great economic questions; the congress of the United States has been trying to settle these great questions and have failed. #»'****»«****

“ We should demand that the agricultural department be provided with adequate nieims and be invested with power to investigate the many evils, and to recommend and enforce re.medies against all unjust discrimination against the product of the farm. It should be his duty to see that reciprocal trade relations are established between our own and foreign powers, and that our surplus farm products enter the markets of other countries on the most favorable terms. A* To Trants, i, “Notwithstanding the anti-trust laws now found on our national statutes, combinations of most gigantic proportions have been formed that bid defiance to the courts of law and that absolutely control the purchase and the selling price of live stock and its products. In my judgment it is a dark day when these combinations invade any -state. Graduallly they are extending their power and fastening their fangs upon the important trade centers of the state with a raparious greed that threatens to sweep everything before it. Will any well read man deny the proposition that these combinations can say to the farmer, you shall take your stock to market and sell it to us at our price, or to others at a price dictated by us? * * “By legislation and by the courts we have settled the great, principles that the public have a right' to control these trusts, and corporations have accepted the principle. What we want is for the national and state executives to lose no time in laying before congress and the legislative bodies the evils complained of, and to suggest such remedies its will check their further growth. We should say to these combinations, thus far and no further shalt thou come. We should ask for no class legislation. Wo should demand uo favors beyond a legitiiiiato protection to the farm interest, and we should be satisfied with nothing short of the same recognition accorded to all other Ameriqan industries. Among the questions the president asks the delegates to consider are the tariff laws as affecting agriculture, the reclamation of arid lands, the restriction of trusts, the amendment of the interstate commerce law to prevent discrimination, the enlargement of the depaitinent of agriculture, the enlargement of rural free mail delivery and the readjnafment of the national and international luiiueu.rv s-stein;

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ill. L. HOLLOWAY, JI. D. Office and residence one door north of M. E. aurch. Diseases of women and children a pecialty. Paul G. Hooper, Attorney Xjcixat Decatur, Indiana. Patents a specialty.. R. K. ERWIN. ft. " Attorney-at-Liaw, loom 1 and 2 Niblick & Tonnellier Jlock, Decatur, Indiana. J. 2FL. 8080, Attorney a,t Law DTI<ATIT« INDIANA. A. <». HOLLOWAY, Physician and Surgeon. Office Over Boston Store. Residence ac-oss the street from his former home. 38-31tf John D. Nid inger Trustee Union Township. Office 'days, Tuesday of each week . 8080 * COFFEE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Booms over P. O. Decatur. Ind |. T. fRANCK. T' MKiUtOUII, K. V. FRANCE A MERRYMAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, DECATUR, IND. Office—Nos. 1, 2 and 3. over Adams Co. Bark. We refer, by permission, to Adams Co. Bank. Capital $120,000. Established 1871 THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK Decatur, Indiana. Does a general banking business, "Jiikes collections In all parts of the cqiinffry. Buys town, township and county ore ■ s. >'f ,re ’k n and domestic exchange bought and sola, interest paid on time deposits. - Officers—W. U. Niblick, Presldeiu. I ■Studebaker, Yice President; R. K. Allison. < ashler, and O. S. Niblick. Assistant Cashier J. ID. H-A-IjE DEALER IN , J Grain, Seed, Wool, Salt, Oil. Coal, Lime, Fertilizers. Elevators on the Chicago & And Ofbver Leaf railroads. Office and retail southeast corner of Second and Jefferson Streets. SST'Your patronage solicited. I

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