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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1911)
Insure your Cotton IMPORTANT BULLETIN ISSUED ON MALARIA AND MOSQUITO USE SCREENS SAYS THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH i , Proper Precautions Are Taken There Is But Little Danger of Malaria —Dr. Fort Spends A Week in The County Investigating Conditions at The Big Dam There is so much malaria in Butts county at this time that Dr. A. G. Fort, Director of Field Sanitation of the State Board of Health, recently spent a week in the vicinity of the Central Geor gia Power Company’s pond study ing the situation. The following bulletin will be read with wide interest: T'o tkk Pkoplk or Georgia: Malaria, in its various manifesta tion#, has ever constituted the princi pal obstacle to the civilization of all tropical and semi-tropical countries, and as a consequence vast tracts of the Tidiest and fairest portions of the world have remained uncultivated and unre deemed from their primitive savage slate. Although it cannot be said that this condition of affairs applies to Geor gia, it is nevertheless true that the prevalence of this disease in some por tions of the State has been a serious drawback to the development of the regions in which the disease prevails, and the State Board of Health feels that one of its principal missions should be to remedy this condition as far as it lies within its power. Recent investi gations have shown beyond the shadow *>r a doubt Unit this disease can be Vasily prevented if the matter is taken up intelligently, and we therefore is.-ue this circular, confident that it will i>e #>f much bene lit to the people of our tjtate. I. Chakactbk of thr Diska.sk. Malaria is a disease produced by a jpnrasite belonging to the very lowest order of animal life, which is com vnouly know’ll as the Plasmodium ma laria*; it is conveyed from man to man by that genus of mosquitoes called the Anopheles. The parasite attacks and -destroys the red ceils of the blood, ami produces a poison that causes the .symptoms characteristic of malaria. Corns k ok thk Disk ask. it would be entirely out of tlie question and, indeed, useless to attempt in this short paper a full description of the symptoms produced by malaria —our restricted space only permitting a brief reference to the more common mani festations of the affection. The most common and ,\vell-recog ui. .1 sjftvptoins of malaria are those that occur in that variety of the disease which is known as malarial or inter mittent fever. In this type of the mal tvJy tli? patient—who may or may not htive at intervals for some days noticed *clifiiy sensations, a feeling of fullness in l'ie head, and general bodily depres sion—is suddenly seized with a chill followed by a high fever and subse profuse perspiration; after these symptoms subside, which generally require* several hours, the patient re turns to a practically normal condi tion and feels, on the whole, well until the next attack occurs. These chills and fever paroxysms occur at various intervals, depending upon the charac ►ter ofthe parasite inducing them—-the mesi common form in Georgia being pariiap* that which produces a chili every other day lu some instances the fever comeson n.or? insidiously, there being no mark ,e<* chills, and the temperature remain ing zromtuntly above the normal; this type of the disease is oftentimes known as bilious, remittent , or continued fever. In Ha more chronic forms of the dis ease the unfortunate victim is fre *iusntly subjected for years to attacks of fever coming on at irregular inter vals—the patient being more or less of an invalid throughout the course of the . disease. In other instances the brain becomes affected, producing very alarming symptoms, and in quite a proportion of cases the malady ultimately termi nates in chronic Bright’s disease. 3. Treatment of the Disease. Most fortunately, we have in quinine, when properly administered, a medi cine that in practically all instances acts as a specific in this affection; it is not, however, advisable to prescribe the drug indiscriminately, but it should be used only on the advice and under the directions of a physician. In the more chronic forms of the disease, combinations of arsenic, with such tonics as nux vomica, iron, and small doses of some of the preparaiions of mercury, produce permanent cures where quinine has failed. It is of the utmost importance that attention be given to the treatment, as, so long as the patient remains with the parasites in his blood, so ion.? is he a menace to his friends and neighbors. 4. Mohr of Infection. The most brilliant triumph in modern medicine, and one of the most creditable achieve ments of human ingenuity, has been the absolute demonstration that ma laria is carried from man to man by means of the Anopheles mosquito, and that the disease can, in nature, be pro duced in absolutely no other way. This is not a theory, but it is a fact which has been demonstrated in its every de tail beyond dispute, and we are now happily in n condition to reject our venerable theories concerning bad air, miasma, etc. , Before describing the method by which infection takes place, it is well to say a few words concerning t he mos quito that acts as a carrier of the dis ease, which may be easily differentiat ed from other similar gnats. The ma larial mosquito has a body which is placed parallel to and almost on the same plane with the front portions of the insect, and as a consequence, when at rest on walls or other objects, the back portion sticks out almost or quite at right angles with the surface upon which it is resting. The back portion of the common mosquito forms an an gle with the front part of the mos quito’s body, with the effect that both ends of the mosquito point tow ard the object upon which it rests. There are still other differences that clearly dif ferentiate the malarial from the com mon mosquito, but the one given or dinarily serves to distinguish between them. The malarial mosquito is pre eminently a house gnat, being scarcely ever seen in the woods or open, but may be found—oftentimes in great numbers—in all malarial localities, ly ing quietly during the day in dark corners of rooms or stables. This mos quito practically never bites in the tt*y, but will do> so m a darkened room, if a person will remain perfectly quiet; their favorite time for feeding is in the early parts of the night ami about daybreak,-—all of which accounts for the fact, long observed, that mala rial fever is almost invariably con tracted at night- The malarial mos quito biles and then goes back to some dark corner, w here it remains quies cent for forty-eight hours, at the end of which time it again descends to feed- Contrary to the general opinion, mosquitoes bite many times, and fre quently remain alive for months—the malarial mosquito particularly —living m cellars and attics oftentimes throughout the entire winter. If one of these mosquitoes bite a person w ith malaria, the parasites are sucked in aloug with the blood and pass into the stomach of the gnat, making their way ultimately into the body sub stance: here the parasites uudergo a BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS. series of multiplications, a single one of them sometimes producing as many as ten thousand young malarial para sites. After the parasites have devel oped fully, which requires eight days m warm weather, they make their vay to the venom gland of the mos juito, and there remain until it bites, vhen they are injected into the body ,{ the individual attacked along w ith the poison. After getting into the hu man Wood, each parasite attacks a red blood cell, bores into it, and grows at the expense of the cell until it reaches maturity, when it divides up into from seven to twenty-five young parasites, vhieh are liberated and each in turn attacks anew cell. This process goes on until a sufficient number of para sites are produced in the individual to cause the symptoms of jmataria, and the new subject of the disease thereaf ter becomes a source of danger to oth ers in the vicinity through the inter vention of still other malarial mos quitoes. From the foregoing it is seen that the proper way to avoid malaria is to so screen houses that mosquitoes can not enter them. Petsons in malarial districts should not sit on open porches at night, and should be very careful to sleep under properly constructed nets. If this be done there is absolutely no danger of any one ever contracting the disease. It will be observed that these precautions are not necessary in the daytime, as the malarial mosquito rarely attempts to bite during this period. It should be remembered by those who have the disease that they are a constant source of danger to people living in the vicinity, and they should be doubly careful as long as the disease persists to avoid being bitten by mos quitoes at night. It is furthermore their duty to vigorously treat the dis ease until the parasites are no longer present in their bodies, at which time they cease to be a menace to others. Attention should be particularly called to the fact that many children have malaria without showing symp toms, and if allowed to sleep without being properly covered with a net, are very apt to infect a large number of malarial mosquitoes; the blood of chil dren in malarial localities should be from time to time examined, and if the parasites be found they should be given the propei 1 remedies Uiitil a Cure Is ef fected. Particular attention should also be directed to the fact that almost all ne groes in malarial localities harbor the parasites, though very few of them show symptoms of their presence. It is, therefore, very important that they be treated properly, and their white neighbors should see to it, for their own safety, that they do not sleep in houses unprotected by nets. Jf the precautions herein detailed were properly carried out, for even a few months, malaria would practically cease to exist in our State, and would not recur without individuals suffering from the disease from other places were to come into the districts where the Anopheles mosquito is present. N. B.—The State Board of Health, at its laboratory in the capitol at At lanta, is prepared to make examina tions of the blood for malarial para sites, free of cost, and will very gladly make such tests and report the results to any one desiring them. Specimens should he addressed to Dr. H. F. Har ris, Secretary State Board of Health, Atlanta, Ga. HUNTERS MAY NOW OBTAIN THEIR LICENSE All those desiring license to hunt under the new law passed by the last General Assembly can secure them from Judge B. P. Bailey, who is ex-officio Warden of Butts county. Mr. J. G. Mad dox is Deputy Warden, having recently been appointed by State Game Warden J. E. Mercer, of Fitzgerald. The license for the county is $1; few the State $3, and non resident license is slsr So far there has been but few calls for license, which one must have be fore he can hunt With Geo. Carmichael, Room 5, Harkness Building* From oil painting of the Wakefield Tower, Tower of London. The Kirechbaum models shown (reading from left to right) are the Strand and the “Ynngfelo” Wales. WE deal in A . 3. Kirsch baum & Cos. Clothes for these reasons: Because Kirschbaum Clothes are the clothes sold by progressive merchants everywhere. And, more particularly, because the Kirschbaum standard of quality, tailoring, finish and style squares with our ideas of what we want to offer our most particular customers. There is never any question about the fabric. A suit or an overcoat with the Kirschbaum Cherry Tree Brand label is as surely “All-Wool ” as the coat on a sheep’s back. Kirschbaum tailoring is hand tailoring—shape and style are needle molded into the cloth by hand and will stay, insuring permanent good looks. Prices, sls, $lB, S2O, $22, $25. The Kirschbaum Special $lB “True Blue,” Heavy Weight Serge Suits are hand-tailored, faat-GOlor,“ top-style” clothes— a new suit for any that fades. Etheridge, Smith & Cos., Jackson, Georgia. STATEMENT OF WARRANTS DRAWN ONROAD FUND FOR SEPTEMBER 1911 Voucher Number Amount 24k. T. D. Castleberry, free labor $ 16 00 244. W. N. Treadwell, free labor 5 85 245. G. W. Wyatt, provisions 2 15 246. Southern Express Cos., freight 2 71 247. Southern Railway Cos., freight 32 07 248. J. T. McClure, warden 65 00 249. C. T. Thornton, deputy warden ' 45 00 250. J. W. Yancey, guard 37 50 251. Ezra Williamson, free labor 25 00 252. J. W. Thompson, road scrape 40 00 253. B. V. Wilson, guard 30 00 254. J. T. Singley, extra guard 6 25 255. Milt Benton, cook 40 00 256. W. A. Nolen, free labor 30 00 257. Jenkinsburg Supply Cos., stock feed and provisions 359 13 258. R. J. Preston, free labor 4 00 259. J. C. Adams, provisions 340 260. Jeff Davis, milk 1 75 261. Atlas Oil Cos., axle grease 9 30 262. Van Fletcher, vegetables. 10 70 263. Shunk Plow Cos., tools 24 00 264. Austin Brothers, convict car 510 00 265. T. B. Fletcher, flour 23 37 266. Thurston & Cos., repairs 29 75 Total $1,352 93 J. O. GASTON, Commissioner. JOSEPH JOLLY, Clerk. Kirichbaura^’CtoSiei AIL WOOL. WAW TAIUongQ
