Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-04-18

MIX and Infectious DiSeGSeS-An
outbreak of typhoid fever in st. Pan
cras, London, has been traced TO the
milk supply directly, and indirectly to
a sycamore tree. During August there
were 223 eases OF the epidemic within
a limited area The sanitary officer
conducting an investigation began by
making a map of the district, showing
the distribution of the houses where
there had been sickness He was able
at once to discard two theories OF in
fection, namely the condition or the
Regents Canal and contaminated water
from the mains. and speedily TO find an
adequate cause in the milk supply.
Out of 43l persons attacked during the
summer, 36S were known TO obtain
milk from one dealer and the remain
ing G3 might have done so indirectly.
Houses supplied 10y other dealers es-
capped; and in families which depended
upon the fatal milk cart, those VINO
drank milk, were attacked while thos1
who preferred beer did not have the
fever. The dealer obtained milk from
five farms, but the houses in St. Pan
cras in which the fever had occurred
had been supplied mainly from the
same farm. This was in st. Adams;
q g source of affection, the sanitary
officer ascertained that certain porters
Ia the dealers employ, were attacked
after drinking the milk, that there
were additional cases on the farm it
self. and that houses in ST. AlbanS sup
piled with the same milk were also IN
;ected. The investigation having been
narrowed down TO single farm, the
water supply naturally fell under sus-
picIon. The milk cans and pals We're
found TO lie washed every day in a
diary with water obtained from well
adjoining a cesS-pool. A sycamore tree
stood between them and its roots prob
ably gave opportunity for the percoia-
tion of leakage from one into the other.
This Was the most satisfactory explana-
tiOn which the sanitary inspector could
give of the outbreak OF the Fever 1t
Is 10y no means certain. however, that
the milk was not infected by the prev
alence of the disease at the farm. a
dairyman in Dundee, for example, who
kept his supply of milk in a room where
his little boy lay Frustrated with scarlet
fever introduced the disease In various
households, until there were seventeen
cases and four deaths. distances are
constantly arising where infectious dis
ease is directly communicated by means
of milk that has been directly exposed
to contamination IN diaries or farm
houses. 1t is possible, therefore, that
the sycamore tree had less to do with
the spread of eontagion than the IN
spector supposed. The relative situa-
tion of the cesspool and the well, how
ever, naturally suggested the final step
in his series OF ingenious deductions.
An iugen' Gus device for stretching
emery cloth Tor use in the workshop
consists of coupe of strips OF wood
about fourteen inches long, hinged
IongitudInally, and of round, half
round, triangular, or any other shape in
cross section. On the inside faces CT
the wood strips are pointed studs, tax
ing into holes on the opposite sides.
The strip of emery cloth Is laid on to
one In the studs. and the ''tile," as it is
called, closed, which fixes the strips on
one side. 1t is then similarly fixed on
the other side, and thus constitutes
what IS called an ''emery fiie," and
which is a handy and convenient ar
rangement for workshop use.
DOVER CAKE.-One-half pint of
sour cream, one-half pound of butter,
beaten thoroughly together; one pound
of-brown sugar, SIX eggs. one pound of
flour, one nutmeg, two teaspoonfuls of
cinnamon, one tablespoonful of soda.
GOT A MAN AT LAsT.-Mrs. Brown
Why, how well you look. Miss i oung.
thing! You have followed my advice
about taking vacation since saw you
last, haven't yol?
Miss Youngthing i40)-No, Mrs.
Brown, 1 must earn my living, you
know; but 1 did find time to attend a
I ieap-year party last night.