The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
ABOUT TYPHOID FEVER.
A Filth Disease Caused by a Specific
Organism from Drinking Water.
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Typhoid is a filth disease. 1t is caused by a
specific organism which Is almost always In.
troduced into the body through drinking wa
ter, The organism gets into the water from
the discharges of those sick with the disease,
or possibly by the development@ Or Of an usually
into harmful one. Typhoid is called a rural
disease, because about two cases occur In the
country 10 one in the city. This is probaly
York, and especially in Europe, such is the
condition. II Indiana cities were furnished
with pure public water supplies and proper
sewage disposal, as are most cities In the re-
gions named, the condition would also un:
doubtedly exist with US. To Danish typhoid
fever.we must drink pure water.
So long as we have tw holes In each yard
one TO receive f1lth and the other to supply US
with water-we may expect to have this ter
ribly destructive filth disease. In any city or
town where the vault and well system has
been in use for period OF years, there is no
way but TO abandon the wells and seek pure
public water supply.
The usual conditions existent on farms, are
about as follows: The farmer at some time
purchased farm. selected site for his house.
built 1t, and at the same time, In close proxi-
nifty, dug we'll and vault. He alo con-
structed not far away barn for his cattle.
Living at this place now comm enced, and
very probably within six, ten, fifteen, per-
haps twenty years. the family begin having
various ailments. One of the members may
have complained OF indigestion and Bome.
times diarrhoea, or all might have been so af-
fected. Again, nausea and vomiting after
meals might be experienced or frequent coat
ed tongues, ascribed to biliousness, might
appear, and lastly, the awful typhoid fever
might make Its unwholesome visits. Why
all this? The doctor was probaly called and
his medicine faithfully taken, vet little or no
abatement was experienced The problem
has been solved, The neutrality-suspicious.
called the microbe crank-has studied and In
vestigated until the secret was discovered
Here it is: At first the ground furnished pure
water. Neither on the surface of the earth
nor any distance below the surface was filth
to be found. Finally the vault became full,
and the barnyard deep In manure. The
vault was filled up and another one dug. II,
In time. was also filled, abandoned, and the
third one provided. The purifying powers of
Mother Earth we're finally overtaXed. The
rains filled the vault. covered the barnyard,
and SUI k into the earth at every point. AS
the water percolated down 1t carried TO the
underground streams filth in solution, and at
last although clear and tasteless, polluted
water got into the well. Now the troubles de-
tailed above began TO appear. This ls not
speculation or tn cory: 1t Is actual, practical
Investigation. Hundreds OF times has this
been proved. Thousands Of experiments, with
years OF study by great many scientists,
have absolutely established the fact that ty-
every instance from water polluted with our
own wfordsvllle Journal.
The conditions as described 30 we'll In the
diana Bulletin likewise exist in Virginia.
Typhoid Is more prevalent In the country
than in our cleies hence, commend this
article to the public and the profession.
Wherever typhoid fever exists, whether one
or more cases, the privies and the premises
around the dwelling. stables and barnyard
should be put In as perfect hygienic condi.
tion as possible, and thoroughly lined. The
spring, we'll or pump should be thoroughiy
cleaned out, and all drinking water should be
boiled before drinking by those that are sick
and those that are well. See that the water
supply Is not contaminated by the drainage
of filth from any source whatever. III these
recommendations are observed the spread OF
this disease will be checked.