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MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 10. 1923
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Health Authorities Say Disease
Has Dangerous
Possibilities
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We may reasonably expect some of
our, children to develop scarlet fever
soon; it Is indeed a dangerous disease,
often disabling a child for lite and
occasionally one dies from the
effects of the disease. It leaves
behind many complications, one
of the most serious being im
pairment of the kidneys. Inflamma
>tion of this most important organ
often producing dropsy and disabling
it for proper functioning throughout
life. The heart is often attacked, and
so often the. disease extends through
the tube from the nose into the ear,
producing deafness and intense suf
fering. It may possibly, ft neglected,
invade the bones of the head, requir
ing surgical interference to relieve it,
and sometimes death results from this
invasion.
Sometimes this disease is called
Scarletina, Rose Rash, Roseola, etc.
It is a crime to give it. soft sounding
names; it should be called Scarlet
Fever. It may be so mild that it will
not attract attention; the eruption
may be so slight as to escape detec
tion; then the physician is inclined
to give it the soft pedal. These very
cases are the danger cases; they are
often the causes of the disease spread
ing; they are not kept isolated and
controlled, and quite often these are
often the causes of the disease spread
ing; they are not kept isolated and
controlled, and quite often these are
the very cases that later develop in
curable heart lesions, kidney lesions
and deafness in varying degrees. Call
it and all similar conditions Scarlet
Fever and control it accordingly.
The danger in transmission is in the
secretions from the nose and throat;
these secretions should be looked
after carefully.
As schdols are opening it is a dan
ger period for this as well as other
diseases of childhood. Be careful;
watch the children closely.
Write the State Board of Health for
Information about this and all other
infectious diseases.
* HAY FEVER TIME
To the many people who suffer
from that distressing condition called
Hay Fever, the rag weed time, the
golden rod season is anything but a
pleasant anticipation. No absolute
remedy, one hundred per cent has
been found. Vaccination with pre
determined extract of the pollen is of
great assistance. To be of service,
however, the vaccine should be given
in the spring or early summer; it
would be of little use now. If the
h particular pollen that produces the
F trouble in an individual is known, the
best way to avert the aggravation of
the attack is to go to' some locality
where the weed does not grow. With
the diversity that we have in our
State it is quite possible that there
are places where a certain weed—
say rag weed—does not grow, at least
so plentifully as it grows In others.
If one could only spend a few weeks
tn an environment like that it would
be a great help. One can cut the
weeds often around his home and es
cape some of the trouble in that way.
Os course, a sea voyage would give
complete immunity.
It seems that no survey has been
made in our state to determines where
certain exciting weeds do grow. We
feel sure, however, that somewhere
between the top of Mona and the
Okefenokee Swamp some place might
be found that would afford some re
lief. ■
It would be of interest if the read
ers of this article would report to the
State Board of Health if in their
locality the ragweed does not grow,
likewise golden rod, yellow dock,
sheep sorrel, cockle burr and peren
nial rye grass.
FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS
WITHDRAWN
Appropriations made by the federal
government for fighting the venereal
diseases have been gradually reduced
since the war closed, and quite like
ly will soon be entirely withdrawn,
the government taking the position
that man power is not now a need of
our army, but is a local problem,
therefore, the state, county and city
should do the work. In withdrawing
federal aid the government urges the
necessity of continuing the fight.
Many thousands of dollars have been
spent in our state along this line;
much good has been accomplished;
thousands of cases have been success
fully treated and thousands of exam
inations and diagnoses have been
made. The work should continue and
the cities, counties and state should
put up the necessary funds.
There are three things that everf
A mother should insist upon when her
" baby comes —yea, four things. See
that the drops are put in its eyes,
that it is registered with the State
Board of Health, that it is given
Toxiu-antitojtin and vaccinated against
(mall-pox.
Diphtheria is a dangerous disease.
There is no necessity for there ever
being another case. Use Toxin-anti
toxin, but if the disease has develop
ed or is suspected, see that Antitoxin
in large doses is given without delay.
Everyone anticipating marflage
should be sure that he has no disease
which he will transmit to his intond
rd wife and the children. Ask your
family physician to make the proper '
examination for you; that’s fair,
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