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About The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1939)
f EDITORIALS 1 A THE OMAHA GUIDE Q Q TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $2 50 Per Yr. Q V All News Copy of Churches and Organiz- X Q Ptions must be in our office not later than y n 5:00 p. m. Monday for current issue. All Q V Advertising Copy or paid articles not later a y than Wednesday noon, proceeding date of U Q issue, to insure publication. y 0 Race prejudice must go. The I- atherhood (j H of God and the Brotherhood of Man inu.it Pr«“ Q X vail. These are the only principles which will X U stand the arid test of time. X A James H, Williams, James E. Seay, Linotype X y Operators and Pressmen v Q Paul Barnett, Foreman_U Q "Eddished every Saturday ut 2418.-20 Grant 0 0 Street, Omaha, Nebraska - l hone ME. lal-n A Entered a-, 2nd Class Matter March 15, i?27X V at the Post Office at Omaha, Nebr., undei U Q Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. U SPECIAL TO THE OMAHA GUIDE From Federation Security Agency U. S Public Helth Service, Washington September 28, 1939 To Civic, Educational and Social Hy gine Leaders: Now that we can see of success of the syphilis campaign within the next few decades if we con sistently push dur, attack, the tin ic seems ripe to launch the second offen sive in the war against venerable dis ease, this time against gonorrhea. Experience in the clinic and in the, laboratory has shown us that treat ment of gonorrhea is no simple mat ter, has graphically demonstrated that it is impossible, with any of the relia ble medical procedures known today, to say with certainty that an infection will be cleared up “in a day or so’’ or even that it can be made noninfectious for any length of time. But we do know that gonorrhea can be treated effectively by a skilled physician. The ' public however, has not yet accepted these facts. It is willing to talk about gonorrhea, but has not quite made up its mind to do some thing about gonorrhea. Infected peo ple are inclined to consider the disease lightly. The public still tolerates the prostitute, and public opinion permits the charlatan and drug store clerk to ply their nefarious trades. An enlightened public opinion has made possible substantial progress against syphilis. It can do the same against gonorrhea. And, as is the case in the syphilis campaign, will play a large part in developing and enlighten ed public opinion. To assist in making available au thorities factual information upon which public opinion can be founded, the Public Health Service has pub lished a new folder, “Gon rrhea the Crippler.” “Gonorrhea the Crippler” is de signed as a geenral informational fold the fifth unit* in the venereal disease er and as a case holding device. It is “dollar-a-hundred” series which has already reached a circulation of over i 850,000. It is available from the Super intendent of Documents, Washington. D. C., at 1$ per 100 copies. Sincerely yours, R. A. Vonderlehr, Assistant Surgdt m General, Division of Venereal Disease. * 1 “Syphilis—Its Cause, Its Spread, Its Cure” 2 Syphilis and Your Town” 3 “You Can End This Sorrow” 4 “Syphilis on the Job” (to be pub.) Watch next week’s paper. -———oOo GONORRHEA, THE CRIPPLER! Signs of Cure 1 Go to your doctor at once when you see any of the signs of gonorrhea. Follow his advice faithfully. Cure is usually possible with early treatment. Delay is dangerous. 2 DO NOT GO TO A QUACK or ATTEMPT TO TREAT YOURSELF. Gonorrhea is difficult to treat even for the physician who knows how. Quacks and drug clerks have no medi cal training. They only want your money. They are not interested in your health. 3 Ay id sexual exciteme nt. Do not have sexual intercourse while in fected or while under treatment. It is dangerous for you. It makes the dis ease last longer and harder to cure. It is dangerous for y ur partner. Gon orrhea is extremely contagious. 4 Avoid alcohol in any form, in cluding beer. Alcnhol increases the discharge makes the infection worse. Drink plenty of water. 5 Exercise as little as possible. Avoid constipation. Keep your bowels open. 6 Do not use dressings or band ages over the opening of the urinary canal or th vagina. This prevents the pus from escaping and makes the in fection worse. 7 After handling the sex organs, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water so that y,u will not spread the germs indirectly to othei persons, including children. You may als)>' carry the disease to your eyes. B(‘ extremely careful about soiled towels, cooking utensils, drinking cups and other personal articles. Do not al low others to use your irrigation syringe or douche nozzle. You should not use one belonging to another. In fection may spread. 8 When the testicle is swollen, all treatment should be stopped. Go to bed with a support for the testicle and use either ice bags or hot-water bot tles on the swelling. Tell your doctor at once. 9 Douches of iJome antiseptic solu tion are of value in women but should always be taken under the direction of a doctor. Treat early and thorough ly so that you may be cured. 10 Within recent months several methods of treatment for gonorrhea have p rodUced promising results. However the number of experimental cases has been limited. In many in stances the drug sulfanilamide has produced excellent results. In other cases it has not been so valuable. Un less properly given under the careful supervision of the doctor, sulfanila mide may be very dangerous. Only your doctor knows hjow to treat for gonorrhea. Ihe gonococcal infection often lin gers on, especially after the germ has burrowed deep into the body. Even af ter the discharge stops, the internal organs may still be dangerously in fected. Only the doctor will know wrhen you are completely well. He has several tests wrhich will enable him to discover whether or not you are cured. Among them are: 1. Examination of the urine. 2. Microsopic search for gonorrhea germs. 3. Massage of the prostate gland to be sure there is no pus present. Mas saging the prostate squeezes out the pus just as you might squeeze water out of a sponge. 4. Careful examination of the vagina in women. After the above procedures have been carried out and no evidence of gonorrhea found, the patient may be fairly well assured that he is cured. As an added precaution, the patient should protect his partner during in tercourse if or the first few months after cure. More people suffer from gonor rhea than from any other dangerous disease. Under several names such as “clap,” ‘gleet,” or “dose,” gonorrhea constantly infects over 2 million people in the 1 United States. This highly con tagious disease is caused by a tiny, biscuit-shaped germ called the gonooo cus. Gonorrhea is spread by sextual intercourse. Gonorrhea is not a sim ple disease. It is much more severe than the “common cold.” Strain or heavy lifting will m t cause it. Gonor rhea and syphilis are two different diseases, although they may occur in ihe same person at the same time. Gon orrhea does not turn into syphilis, nor does syphilis turn into gonorrhea. One attack of gonorrhea does not protect against others. A persons may have gonorrhea several different times. This is G otorrhea in Men The gonorrhea germs enter the urinary canal in the penis during sex ual intercourse. They attack th<* lining of the canal and travel on through the sex organs. Often the germs will pass into the blood stream and carried to distant parts cf the body. They attack the heart and the j ints, causing rheuma tism and arthritis. Often the first sign ot mtectio a burning pain while urinating. There may be some redness and irritation at the opening of the urinary canai. These signs appear usually from 1 to 3 days following intere'j urse, although they may not appear for several days later. Discharge or pus from the mouth of the penis appears within a day or so. Small fine flakes f pus w ill show in the urine. The pus is white at first; afterwards, it become yedow and thick. Thousands of germs are in every drop of pus. It is very contagious. A small drop getting intp the eye may easily cause blindness in a few days. The glands in the groin may be come swollen and painful and the patient may have a fever. The physician will diagnose gon orrhea by simply smearing a micros cope slide with pus and looking for the germ. If proper treatment is given by a doctor at this time, the disease may be kept from spreading. If treatment is not taken the germs may enter the •testicles become infected the disease is more difficult to cure. Often this con dition leads to sterility. This Is Gonorrhea in Women The first sign of gonorrhea in Wiomen is painful urinary canal and the vagina become red and swollen. Following this, a white or yellow dis charge of pus appears. Any discharge from the vagina is a cause for suspicion. The “whites” or leukorrhea may be gonorrhea. See your doctor at once. The germ may pass from the va gina into and through the uterus or womb. When it reaches the tubes and ovaries, the disease may cause a wom an to be ill for the rest of her life. Even death may occur. Often the tubes and ovaries must be removed by an opera tion. Gonococcal infection is the most common reason why women cannot have children. About GONORRHEA, wre know: 1 The Cause, Gonocacci 2 How it is spread—By prostitu tion; In marriage. 3 How it may be cured—A physi cian, Clinic, Early treatment. —-——oOo THE WORLD’S FAIR AND THE AMERICAN SYSTEM This year America is being treat ed to two magv: icTnt v/oi 'd’,* fairs, at Newr York and San Francisco. Mil lions of citizens are visiting them. And to the thoughtful visitor, these fairs must appear as a great deal more than colorful and exciting shows—they are living testimonials to our traditional economic system based on the freest possible play of individual initiative and enterprise. At the great industrial exhibits at the fairs you will see vividly pre sented the achievements which arc responsible fo rour American stand ard of living, the highest by far in the entire world. Out of the work of millions of hands and brains, workii. in ii free society has come this epochal progress. Electric power, radio, rai - road, aut mobile, clothing—every ex hibit is a monument to the Americar system—private enterprise. It is fitting that the two fairs should be in oeration at this time. Fo. to an extent never before known in our history, this American system of our; has been under attack. The greatest achievements of private industry h*1 ve been minimized’. The very foundation stiones of democracy have been un dermined. Individualism has been In Id up to scorn and ridicule. Business har been reviled. Back of this campaign against the American system is a de termined attempt to put in its place a system based upon some foreign •_ ism. Well, one can hardly believe ta? American people will fall for this. A century and a half ago we were amo y the least of the powers- today we r. ? the greatest power on earth. That u:> precenteci progress has con e fro i the \V rk of free men, engaged in fr » und, rtakings. It is all shown magnif - cer.tiy at the fairs. And it is show , too ail around you, wherever you li e —in the stores, the indutries the se • vice companies in your tjrwn or cit •. All of America is a great and continu ous fair, exhibiting proudly the fruits of the American system. ---0O0 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Calling all citizens—f, r Fire Pre vention Week, which is to be observed this year from October 8 to 14. Fire Prevention Week marks a de finite, intensive effclrt to save your life and your property from the ra vages of lire. It’s an intensely personal thing, which comes straight home tc all of us. Insurance organization, fire de partments, public officials, newspap ers, the radio, civic clubs and organi zations—all will work cooperatively together to make the Week a success. They are working for you, and their hope is to enlist your support and in terest. They will offer your every op portunity to learn about fire—its causes, the magnitude of its destruc tion, the means of controlling, fight ing, and preventing it. There is noth ing dull about thee lessons—to the con trary, they are intensely dramatic and interesting. And they arc much more than that. When you learn how to inspect • your home for hazards, and apply what you learn, it may be the means of saving that home from ruin. Vastly more imortant, it may be the means of saving the lines of your family from one of the most horrible of death. Nothing pays greater dividends than fire prevention. So do your part when Fire Pre vention Weeks comes. Observe it with an open inquiring mind. And when the Week is over, remember what you have learned, and keep on using your knowledge. One of the things this country needs most is a nationally ob served “Fire Prevention Year.” -—'——0O0—— FAIR PRICES WANTED I he efforts of the leading agricul tural marketing cooperative organiza tions to better the wholesale prices paid for farm products does not neces sarily mean that the ultimate selling price to the consumer must likewise be increased. The farmers realize as well a? anyone else that any attempt to [ stick the public would be eventually ^ suicidal. Put they knowrjthat more ef- ■ ficient and economical methods of dis liibution can make it possble to give the farmer a fairer return—and also give the consumer the reasonable price he is entitled to. - wl M ..■* -tO.