Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1916 — Health Office Suggestions On Infantile Paralysis. [ARTICLE]

Health Office Suggestions On Infantile Paralysis.

There seems no doubt now that this disease is spread by direct contact with one having the disease, the contagion coming from the nose or throat. Therefore it seems only reasonable that to avoid having your children acquire the infection the following things should be carried out: Keep the children at home and especially away from gatherings, such as moving picture shows, Sunday school and especially from gatherings in small crowds, as they do every day, to play. In other words, have your children stay on your own premises until the scare is over. Pay especial attention to the condition of the bowels, and nose and throat. If you desire, use a douche cup cieasing in nose and a mouth wash. A medicine called “Liquor Anticepticus,” diluted 3 times with water, is good; also, peroxide is fair. Also it seems reasonable that dogs and cats can carry the disease —dogs are a nuisance inside city limits and cats are surely not good playthings. There is no case closer than Lafayette today and it may hot attack any of our children, yet it is not unlikely at all—the infant not yet walking, having the disease in a light foim and the slight paralysis not being noticed, is the usual carrier. In case any case does show in Rensselaer a very rigid quarantine will be kept.—City Health Officer of Rensselaer. Adv.