, 1882-11-04
Haauz

r o' sninh any town or city in this
territory has escaped the disease. which
come under the head Of mal.r;, n, ,,,,
"ailA Wslla and vicinity has suffered mora
'lAn other places, but We have had !. bsrs
as elsewhere. 1t is said BY physician. 70 h.
co-lneidert with the change from Sump.,
and Fall to Winter season. Ii is a trouble n
once serious and very treacherous in it, char.
acter, and in many instances so d,Dgeron.
IN i's results as to create..grave apprehension
In communities. From medical sou,cs ~.
nave the following article on malari, and
winch Is Just now opportane.
Aaiaria, which means simply had air ;s
'ne common name of class OF diseases which
arise from spores OF decayins vegetable mat.
ter thrown off from stagnant po,ls or n;,ss
oi vegetation undergoing decomposition.
ihese spores when inhaled with the brea.h
or taken into the system with water soo,
enter the blood and terminating there find a
'oothoid' whereby the whole system il uoi,-
oned and the various functions disordered
When the germ theory of disease Va, frs.
advanced 1t was supposed that these spore,
were OF animal nature, and like the haeteri,
IN diphtheria were ,propaga,ed in the blood
out they are now conceived to be of yeceta-
bic origin, like the fungi found on deeaving
wood or in cellars. The source of this stat.
o' the alrfs,generally. swamps or starnant
pools. which partially dried by the hot sun
send forth vapors loaded with this mslar,,l
poison These vapors descend to the earth
In the night, cooled Ly the loss of remper,.
ture, and breathei by sleepers are raiilv
lnhaled. Hence persons living near staruant
pools or marshes are liable to be afflicted
with chills and fever, and such localities are
never healthy, though they are more 80
when the streams flowing into them are pure.
and also when the water is high. Again the
drainage OF houses, slaughter houses, barns.
etc, are fertile source Of malaria. One will
often notice in coming into the neighborhood
OF one of these sluggish streams that pass
through almost every village most VILLAIN
ous smell caused by the offensive refuse
which communicates its bad odor TO the at
mosphere, especially on hot days. This, ab-
sorded into the system by the lungs or taken
In through water, which also absorbs il from
the sir, pol,ons the blood and deranges the
whole system. This poison is also deyeloped
IN force IN wells and springs when they be-
come low, and the result 0: drinking these is
the same as breathing the poisonous ai-. Ia
a time OF drOuth the great quantity Of vege-
tatlon that dries up in the meadows. stubbe
fields and pastures, the coru fields aad forest
leaves produce tie same eflidvia. On the
prairie,, when large tracts OF prairie ground
are turned over, the decaying vegetation Is
widespread cause of malaria.
The evils which follow malarial poisoning
are almost infinite. Disease OF malignant
and dangerous nature, accom- aanied By symp-
toms the most distressing are certain to
manifest themselves, and life is burden so
long as this poison remains in the system.
The indications of malarial poisoning are loss
OF appetite, shortness of breath, pans about
the heart, wasting Of flesh, and strength,
despondency. nervousness, chilly sensations,
mn ,.sl lla laestf.l. All
Gus parts OF the body, headaches, diziness, a
coated tongue and dry mouth, night sweats,
muscular debility, putting under the eyes,
an unusual eoler, odor or a sediment about
the fluids passed from the system etc Any
one OF the above symptoms may he au indi-
cation Of maarial poison in the BODY which
necessitates Immediate and careful attention,
But if malar.ai poison could not tird
Judgement IN the human body, it would be
Just 81 harmless As the oxygen Of the air.
The great difficulty Is that, after being alb
sorded into the system, it produces Ohstruc-
tions IN the stomach and lungs, clogs the
circulation of the blood, affects the kidneys.
liver and other organs and brings on d!s, ase
OF a most dangerous character There is only
one known way by which these diseases
may be avoided or curel after they have
once made their appearance, and that Is by
keeping the great purifying organs Of the
body III perfect health. These organs are the
kidneys and liver. No one whose kidneys or
liver are in perfect condition was ever atiict-
cd by malarial poison. And when the organs
are disordered, they not Only permit, hut
invite these diseases to maEc ther iHrDaIs
into the body.