The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-04
Malarial 81 Typhsil Fsvers.

Nalafial 81 Typhsia Fsyers.
(. Both malarial and typhoid fevers win
take advantage Of the slightest hint 1t
On invitation. They are feared and
dreaded BY every family, who not
knowing exactly why they como or
how. yet feel that either may make its
appearance ct any time -coming In
without warning o. evident reason.
But the diseases Of rather the causes,
the attending circumstances and the
way for avoiding them, can be
easily understood. Without any lengthy
or learned diagnosis of them. or any in
oefmfnable or incomprebensible medi-
cal terms we want to give . simple
statement which can be understood BY
any one. and when understood. half the
terror which II greatest when indefin-
able. may disappear.
The two fevers are totally distinct
and different. Both are caused by the
presence in the system Of . poison, but
~ twO different pOisons, and produced
BY different causc or under different
conditions. Malarial fevers-fever and
agae. chills, bilious fever and intermit-
esnt frvcr-are characterized by their
prevalence in certain places known to
produce tho poison malaria. Malaria
b believed t., be the produce Of the or
gsnic decomposition in soils. Water Is
Indispensable to the process and .
high temperature. Marshes, flats,
sloughs, banks Of rivers that overflow
annually, any place where moisture Is
constant, when the heat comes and they
ore together on the vegetation or ex-
posed 10 the action of the sun by reason
VI cooperation Of the water. Is peculi-
AIRY active In tho production Of this
polsoa- Il l. said that malaria disap.
pears before the cultivation Of the
ground and sub-soil drainage. With
tree exposure Of the sol to tho action
Of the air and living vegetation. Moth
ing Is moro evident in tho history Of
malaria than its general disappearance
before the extension Of closely built
rites and towns. and suburbs OF cities
n which malaria OCCUR gradually be-
come moro healthy - lots are drained
and occupied by houses. Malaria Is
Ss.t only the cause Of fever and ague
and intermittent fevers. but II the Nm.
dsrlyinz cause Ut cholera and ordinary
summer complaints. Often BY Its In.
6uencs the health IL quietly and silently
undermined without any manifestation
q fsverish symptonn. Tho poison
viii, Of course. act on different consti-
tuti0ns. differently. Some persons will
have . very violent fever at once. and
Il will run its course quickly. while on
sthers Is will acs slowly and quietly.
A person in . healthy condition Of
body may withstand its influence to .
great extent But ell causes depressing
Uae vital forces will favor the reception
Of the poison and the outbreak of the
disssse. especially IL exposure to cold
and dampness combined apt to cause
"a stack. The form Of tho malarial
disease occurring will depend on the
condition Of the system and on tho In
tsusity Of the poison itself.
Typhoid fever b also caused BY the
presence Of . poison. The name Of
this poison-correspOnding to malaria
I'VE do not know. and W believe more
b not huown - 70 it, nature than Of
The nature OF that produced by decay.
ing vegetable composition. The cause,
however. II decaying animal matter. II
b never produced by more decomposi-
ton of snimsl 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
sdecaying animal matter the soil for ia
growth and Development i IL be-
Reved that the poison Il contained in
the excrements. but 1t seems necessary
for some change to 20 on to develop II
into activity, for In the fresh state Il
m~anifests no activity. But admit
animal matter to the cssspool or sewer.
Or throw il on the ground, and the
poison becomes active and multiplles.
The way in which the disease germ'
reach the body are air: water, articles
Of food. and 30 forth. but the violence
q the fever-as in malarial tever-de
ponds on tho state Of vitslity. and in.
aividual peculiarities Of constitution.
An eminent physicisn. Dr.. Hartsh0rne,
thinks that the conditions Of typhoid
fever correspond to those Of Indiar
cholera, ana with the common autumn
nal cholera Of this country to some o..
tent.
Having then some idea Of what the
causes are. the evident thing to be done
b to avoid them. Conditions favorable
b decsying animal matter will b
avoided for fear Of typhoid. and Of
vegetable matter for malarial fevers
Every one viii apply this to their owl
surroundings. Refuse matter must b
eassfully taken care o. Drains and
sswsEs and watsr pipes must be in per
Ssct order. Vegetables In cellars o.
mar tho house-e@ytkiag that q decay
Sa9. mus b Esmoved The genera
directions for freedom from cholers Ar
equally sppliesbls hses-psrfect clean
lness-wkich u one q the inst condi
tons for freedo0 from decay. Decay
and 9Th 90 hand II hAsd-Levs SET
RcSiseer.