Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-04-30
tserIlls.

The following are sbstracts from
a paper b. a Arnold Clark, Lansing.
Mich. as reported in Tue Sanitary
News
The germs of cholera and typhoid
fever enter the body through the
water w drink and seek the iutesti-
nal tract. Itis probable that typhoid
fever cannot be communicated
through the air we cath nnlesS the
germs III some way find their way in
to the stomach
Typhoid fever IS not always spread
by the drinking water. There was
a severe outbreak of the disease at
the State prison in 1888. The State
board of health went to investigate.
4 bottle WAS exposed over the eE-
trance 10 the sewer. aud Dr.. Vaughn
aftervard found the germs of typhoid
fever IL the sewer air collected in
this bottle. DIR. Baker also carried
away some germs, hut his were col
lectei in his mouth and as a resu t
he had typhoid fever, though he did
not eat or drink al the prison. 1t Is
/ probable, however, that the germs
in some way CT other found their
way into his stomach. TIE germs OF
J diptheria, scarlet fever aud consump
tion. on the other hand enter the
body through the air which We
breathe, the germs of dIptheria find
in u favorite soil in the membrane
of the throat. the germs of con=ump
tion IN the lungs
/ These little rod-shaped germs
which cause typhoid fever have been
found in the water by typhoid pa
tients. These germs have been
made to grow in beef broth, and in,
ocu'ated In dogs, q regular run oI
typhoid fever has oeen produced the
same as in mau. The other little
rod shaped germs which cause con
sumption have been found in ths
sputa from the conSumptive patients
yes on the walls Of rooms inhabited
by coneumptive patients these
germs have been sprayed into the
air. dogs have been placed in the il
haling room and campelledito breathe
these germs and they have after
wards died of consumption.
In other diseases animals have
not he-n iuucula;ei with the germ
indeed the germ has not been isolaU
ed with certainty and vet we know
that these diseases are caused by a
living germ which muitipiies and re.
produces after lis Own kind.
Two or three years ago a Pull,
man car conductor came IN contact
with the germs OF smallpox in hi
car near Chicago-passed through
on the Grand Trunk to Montreal
and was taken sick with the disease.
No pains were taken To kill the
germs, the ignoIant inhabitants re
fused to vaccinnate. declaring 1t u
wicked attempt TO tnwart the plan OF
the Almighty, and IN Il few months
over 1900 people in Montreal died
of small pox as q result OF the one
case.
1t was carried to different parts
Of the United States Michigan tue
u'Dst exposed of any state escaped.
because Micbigaz had at her great
ports, inspectors of travel who vac
cinuated all who came through. and
disInfected all c cothiDg thus killing
the germs
Every day IN the week there are
cases of diptheria and scarlet fever
IN this stste where tie germs have
been carried IN The hair or clothing,
where they have been carried long
distances by letter. where they have
fingered IN the bedding 81 sarpet- OF
have been hiding for years IN the
rubbish of the garret, as vigorous
and vicious to-day as when they frs:
emanated from the body of the ID,
teated psrsnn-