I I 1:1 II. I LOSIS VS \ D1SI \H Ol INI MASSES 



Hereditary 

 Causes of 

 Scrofula. 



Acquired 

 Causes of 

 Scrofula. 



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 IIo\\ . \\ INFANTS VM> SMALL CHILDREN Bi R&cn ROM 



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A predisposition to ><-rofula which, a- li , efore, i< 



only a milder type of t uberculo>i>. may be cither inherited or 

 .uired. The hereditary typ- from parent- uho 



>fulous. tuberculous r .-yphilit ic. It has al>< l>een proved 

 that when one or both of the paie&tB W6T6 alcoholics, that i 

 say, addict e 1 to the chronic abuse of intoxicant-, their offsp] 

 has l>ecorne scrofulous. 



All this shows how dangerous it is for weakly and sickly 

 sons, or those afilicted with any of the al>ovc enumerated 

 diseases, to niarry and have children he fore hein.ir completely 

 restored to health. \\"e wi>h to state apiin that all th 

 eases can !< cured ly timely medical treatment. To be curetl 

 from al<-oholi>m the physician's helj) i- not ahvay- uy; 



in most cases it re<juires only the earnest and honest endea 

 to abstain. 



The causes of acquired scrofula in children are to be son.irht 

 in unhygienic environments and conditions, such a< unhealthy 

 dwellings, damp, crowded, unclean, and badly ventilated 

 rooms, much indoor life, child-labor, underfeedin;:. exposure, 

 and colds brought about by insutlicient clothing and lack of 

 care. In fact, one may say the same conditions which pro- 

 duce favorable soil for the invasion of the jvnns of consuin|>- 

 tion in the adult are conducive to the development of scrofula 

 in children. How these condition- are to be overcome we have 

 endeavored to e\jlain in Chapter- XI!.. XIII. .and XIV.. and 

 We \\ill >p-ak of them in their sociological a>pe-t in Chapter 

 XX\II. 



On page 37 we stated that it i> extremely rare for tuber- 

 culosis to be directly transmitted, and that in children the 

 contagion nearly always takes place while they are very yon 

 \Ye will now explain the variou< ways in which a healthy child 

 may l>ecome tuberculous, and learn therefrom how to protect 

 it from the dan ttini: the disease, either by inhalation, 



ingest ion. or inoculation. 



The most common modes of infection durini: early child- 

 hood are perhaps the following: The consumptive mot 



