The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-08
malarial and Typhoid Feyers.

both malarial and typhoid feyers will
take advantage of the slightest hint at
an invitation. They are feared and
dreaded by every family, who not
knowing exactly why they come or
how, yet feel that either NAV make its
appearance at any time-coming in
without warning or evident reason.
but the diseases or rather the causes.
the attending circumstances and the
way Tor avoiding them, can be
easlfy understood. Without any lengthy
or learned diagnosis of them, or any in
ternlnable or incomprehensible medi-
cal terms, we want to give simple
statement which can be understood by
any one, and when understood, half the
terror which is greatest when indelin-
able may disappear
Inc two fevers are totally distinct
ana different Both are caused by the
presence in the system of poison, but
OF TWO different poisons, and produced
by alilerent causes or under different
conditions. Malarial fevers fever and
ague, chills, bilious fever and intermit-
tent 1eVer-are characterized by their
prevalence in certain places known to
produce the poison malaria. Malaria
IS believed to be the produce of the or
game decomposition in soils. Water is
indispensable to the process and a
high temperature. Marshes, flats,
sloughs, banks of rivers that overflow
annually, any place where moisture is
constant, when the heat comes and they
are together on the vegetation, or ex-
posed to the action of the sun by reason
of cooperation of the water, is peculi-
airy active in the production of this
poison. 1t is said that malaria disap-
pears before the cultivation of the
ground and sub-soil drainage, with
free exposure of the soil to the action
of the air and living vegetation. Moth
ing is more evident in the history of
malaria than its general disappearance
before the extension of closely built
cities and towns, and suburbs of cities
in which malaria occurs gradually be-
come more healthy as lots are drained
and occupied by houses. Malaria is
not only the cause of fever and ague
and intermittent fevers, but is the I'M
DERIVING cause of cholera and ordinary
summer complaints. Often by its in
fluence the health is quietly and silently
undermined without any manifestation
of feverish symptoms. The poison
will, of course, act on different consti-
tutions, differently. Some persons will
have very violent fever at once, and
it will run its course quickly, while on
others it will act slowly and quietly,
A person in a healthy condition of
body may withstand its influence to a
great extent But all causes depressing
the vital forces will favor the reception
of the poison and the outbreak OF the
disease, especially is exposure to cold
and dampness combined apt to cause
an attack. The form of the malarial
disease occurring will depend on the
condition OF the system and on the in
tensity of the poison itself.
Typhoid fever is also caused by the
presence Of a poison. The name OF
this poison-corresponding to malaria
we do not know, and we believe more
is not known as to its nature than OF
the nature of that produced by decay
ing vegetable composition. The cause
however, is decaying animal matter. Ii
is never produced by mere decomposi
ton of animal matter, or by the con.
tents of sewers, it being essential to the
formation of the poison that the typhoid
germ be present, and this germ finds in
decaying animal matter the soil for it,
growth and development. 1t is be,
lieyed that the poison is contained in
lint
for some change to 90 on to develop il
into activity, for in the fresh state il
manilests no activity. But admit
animal matter to the cesspool or sewer
or threw it on the ground, and tho
poison becomes active and multiplies
The way in which the disease germ,
reach the body are air, water, article,
of food, and so forth, but the violence
of the fever--as in malarial fever-de
ponds on the state of vitality, and in.
dividual peculiarities of constitution
An eminent physician, DR.. HartshOrne
thinks that the conditions of typhoid
fever correspond to those of Indiar
cholera, and with the common autumn
nal cholera of this country to some eX.
tent.
Having then some idea of what the
causes are, the evident thing to be done
is to avoid them. Conditions favorabl,
to decaying animal matter will b,
avoided for fear of typhoid, and o
vegetable matter for malarial fevers
Every one will apply this to their OWL
surroundings. Refuse matter must bt
carefully taken care of. Drains anC
sewers and water pipes must be in per
feet order. Vegetables in cellars OIL
near the house anything that is decay
ing, must be removed. The genera
directions for freedom from cholera are
equally applicable here-perfect clean
liness-which is one of the first condi
tons for freedom from decay. Decay
and filth go hand in hand.-IoUa stat,
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