The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22
TYPHOID FEVER.
a FILTH DISEASE CAUSED
BY SPECIFIC ORGANISM
FROM DRINKING
WATER

body through drinking water Inc
sorgaDism gets into the water from the
discharges Of those sick with the
disease, or possibly by the develop
3ment Of an usually harmless germ
which occars In the intest:nes into q
harmful one. Typhoid is called a
rural disease, because about two cases
occur II the country to one in the
city This is probably not true in
Indiana In Massachusetts,. New.
York, and especially in Europe, such is
the condition. IF Indiana cities we're
furnished with pure public water sup
plies and proper sewage disposal. as
are most cities il the regiona named.
the condition would also undoubtedly
exist with us To banish typhoid
fever we must drink pure water.
So long as We have two holes In
each yard-one to- receive filth
AID the other TO supply Us with water
we i1ay expect to nave THE ter
Tibly destructive filth disease In
any CIV Of town where the vault aud
~ weI slasatem has heen n nse for q
period of years, there is no way but
tn abandon the wells and seek pure
public water supply
Tie nsusl conditions existent on
farms are about as follows: The
far.ner q some ,s fine purchased farm,
selected ( ate for h;s houee bnilt it..
and 81 he same time IN close proxi.
m;tv. dno ! well and yaalt He
also eonstrncfet1 not far away a barn
ff.r hia cattle Living at this place
,.,,,.,, no,, ,,c.,,,,,r,,encad and very probably,
s.. stan ff,een narh ms - twe wen,v
nas-s 8 s .ha h 3 fsm;l, ~; ,,sa;n hav;no varions
: ss,-asa.s an - nna,of The members q + NAV
ss..... - :. - ;.,d;e.as,;ons & .nd
uass soa.p,s..ss :. S.,b ais ea;a :. haye
,s, ee;sa..a ra;n : na5ss. "a and
ss,,,;;.;,. 80, = sfssr reals m;obt ha q
ns,,;;eneea = freonents coated tonenes.
sscr;;hsssad Is llonane.a sm;;pht annear
5.nd ~, ::as,tv 3 az .hs 8 svf,l ,vnho;d fever
.s;;abt -. ..us msl,s - - nnySolssome v;s;ta
nj Wbs m M fh;a 3 > The = doctor 4 M vvaa prola,-
,ahl,s ca,,ad 8 and h;s : medicine fa;thfn1llv
s.sIsn 49, - ens, ,;..la M :, ~ !, aha,ement MAS
erner;sncea e., :; % The nroblem has been
solved 40 The sanitariian-so,netimes
called al rhe m;crobe crank--has studied
ss,,d s;;,ves,;ga,ad mill the secret
su,as ma. a,scoyaTed rs Here i ia At first
ths 8 g,onad 4 furnished nnre water
Ns;,her 81. 3, - = tho surface e tho h earth
M : .,.. snv al d;s,snce ~. below the surface
was sIth - IL fonnd F;nallv The
sv.nI, ). 81 s ,.sc.ne fl; and III. harvard
.deen IN manure The yanlt was
f;siad m and another one dnp. Il. in
.;ass - ,1.s .- s,so flIed ehanaoned and
,he th;rs-ons, &, nrov;ded !, The nnrify.
;nr ;.a .,e,,,ars i Mother Ear.b uere
sn.,!v g nver.srad The rains filed
.l, tbe yanft. covered the harvard. and
.nnk info the earth at every uoint
E A .l.a sv water ter nerco,ated down il ear
-;s -;sd =, - i sbe en- underground streams filth
- aol.t;on and a. laat althonoh
cla,r s. ara tas,eIesa. nollnted water
e,,; oros info The veil Now the troubles
ds..;,sd al shove bepan 10 appear
Th;s : mot Fan sneculalion or theory il
;s 8 acsnal - nr.c,ical investigation
Hnndrede of times has this been
n,,Iroved Thousands Of experiments
v;tb vesra &c stndv h7 q great many
.s.;an.,s,. b.ve absolntelv establiah
"a the fscs tb.. tvnboid is a filth dis
.ssse : =, ,roceed;nc, - n almost eyery in-
s,snce from wster polluted with
or, ow, evcroment t-Crawfor3syille
Io.rnsl
The conditions as described 81 we'll
.ho no-snoDor orticlo uhich an