Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17


vIIp. 1e temperature nue. be 1ust
aehi Or chem. and even whom an IL
Dt able their devel1pmer. pnd re-
production b. very slow art on .his ac-
Huri the inhaled germs are often cN-
PEELED from the lungs by coughing OF
by nction 81 she ciliae before fhey have
sufnciofr time Tor Development AMI re-
production a. take place and ~ no
harm a. done. Woe y fsri for these
o1mdfious favorable 90 Che human rice.
tuberculosis might dcpupuate fhe
Nurll th few years. The Glow dover
1pmts II gheHe bacteria explains ne
long ana lingering ssture 81 the -.
ease. while the upi1 dsvelupmeN, vt
some other forms characierizcs those
acute dis.a-ta ihsi may end fatally IN
a few DAYS. An example ~ fhis latiof
class Il fiph. haria and when such
disease Is Suspected no Decay should be
made ~ securing proper treatment.
Finm the above z will be seen fhst
fraoicaliy thc only mcnrs we have Vt
comhltirg this insidious disease tcun-
sunWi-r1 D. by prevention. which
could. n enc neccssity " u were fully
ur1erfr'd aud the proper measures
employed. be qWtc successfully Clrripd
out. but A. yet no preventive men-
surag orc enforced ~ protect the public
r th. least degree. nItwithciandlrg
qne morality from this dlsciHc far cN-
retIlH cha; % any other disease and fs
treatment % say She ielft Va very uu-
aa.lsflo'ofy wish also 20 mention
here che Inconsistency VI the public
,rclimeHt II the tuhstcuious Individual
1ri ihe r1nr unfortunate who cutters
from lepfosy Heh Of those disease
are Infectious and bosh are very fatal
To- their results. but ihe Tuberculosis.
tf all scierfIats agree. o. much
mere infectious than if ltpr -,
n other conditions were equal But
other conditions are not equal. The cun-
sumptive u constantly splitting up from
the diseased lungs millions upon mill
Hons ~ bacteria. which ~ before stated
live Tor months In the dry dust and
whom inhaled may cause the disease.
While she person afflicted with icprogy
frnttcfa comparatively Tow bacteria
and these ARE easily Killed by drying
and sunlight and n Inhaled never cause
the disease. The striking contrast be.
tween tho two diseases IL seen az u
glance ana we are forced To- tho con-
oluHlnn thrt the cunuumptlve IN FAR
more dangerous 10 "a community Than
the irncr 10 buth are allowed perfect
freedom. SIN the miserable lopcr IN
placed under quarantine and forurd TO
live llfe ~ Isolation till death ends
HE suffering. while the cnnsumptive
goes uurcstrircd and T. allowed 60
broadcast: indeed. the conaumptlvc
Il the dlsscmlnator N the germs N the
most fearful Zoe ~ the human rncc. our
legislators should take the matter up
anu enact such measures uH would re-
ducc 60 minimum the possibility ~
public or private Contamination ly tn
hofculhr bacteria.
A. another Illustration, I wish 60 re-
for briefly - typhoid fever nn lnfoc-
ti1uH disease thnt ~ very Wide spread
and one with which almost every COM
munltv la more or less AFFLICTED. Here
NE elsewhere u number ~ conditions
aside from the sanitary ANA prevent.
tive measures that may ho employed
have "a vast deal u do with che urevn-
icncc or absence ~ this disease IN cef-
tain cities ana towns pf these CON
ditionn perhaps the most important are
the location ~ the town and Ns water
supply. n may be wen to mention here
that the mncteria causing typhoid fever
enter the body almost lnVnblnhly with
food and drink. especially the latter
rarely do thcy enter hy the air thou ID
such thing ~ possible. In Those cities
or towns that are situated high and
| dry that do not use water from wells,
except from deep flowing wells. and
| with M nwnmpH Uf HtAgnnnt pools
near by. ana whose water supply u
/ from an incontnminuted mountain
stream. the danger from this disease y
reduced 10 a minimum m fnr az nnturn
surroundings are Concerned, A.
place that enjoys these natural safe
guards against this disease 10 an eNcvp
| ti0nai degree | mention Tooelc CNy NJ
Too.la county. Utah. Hardly would I
be- possible 90 better ~ location In thii
respect. While on the other hand thuF.
towns thnf are located In low fiat dis
| tricta where the whole year round thcrt
/ "a AI
INK water filled with decay
inE animal and vegetable matter ar
In constant danger from this disease
These form a very comfortable hunl
for the bacteria Of typhoid fever Az wei
~ the bacteria ~ u humber ~ othg
diseases. which once planted IN such
| favorable soil may exist there for years
developing aud multiplying Outing IN
warm weather. but lying d0rman
when the weather la cold. The hnrterli
~ typhoid fever dfier from the hnc
| trrln ~ tuberculosis In chat they rni
develop and flourish under u inucl
! greater variety u conditions. Sucl
ponds and swamps me- hrforr mcnt.one,
| uurn becoming contaminated With IN,
the disease germs of typhoid fever be-
! come constant menace 10 puhlli
! health There are numerous ways 10
] which these germs may be- Cnfripd q
! various places aud IN time ind theil
] way into wells ur streams. " has beet
shown that Tho common houHr-ny ~
potent agent In tho spread ~ dlHenFc
/ ana II should be- remembered that IN
common pfnsicc " buryinF IN IN
ground those substances containing ~
| phlld bacteria does not nccrsHnril,
destroy them hut often furnishes
| means hy which they ARE widely dis
trlhuted. especially whore the soil II n
| rlunted. These bacteria also have IN
/ power 60 bear much stronger rolu
tons ~ cnrboiic acid than many othe
| bacteria. This n u great inpnrtnnc
! when rnrhnllc acid IL used NJ n dlrln
fertnut, In order that a solution of IN
proper strength be used. Thla shor
| outline shows again the great Nnlu
| aud Importance a. any community "a
| thnrouhs and careful prcvtutly
| measure against disease. ~ 20 mos
| striking proof ~ the value ~ proven
| tive measures In typhoid fever read N
/ accounts af our military camps duriuI
the recent war with spain where IN
conditions were such that proper Hnui
taiinn was impossible. The hnrdca
BATTLES our soldiers We're called upon I
nrht were the battles against mfce
| tlouH diseases anu ~ these typhui
fever was The most fearful adNcfhnt,
There are SCORES ui other diseases thl
would serve equally well On illustrat
my point, hut for want of time !,
these two suffice. remembering that "a
proper preventive measures 90
{ equally valuable iu many other az
oarra. Now, u these THINGS are true.
bacteria do exist, u the diseases abuy
mentioned and also many ntherS nf
really caused 10y bacteria. " Il N pui
, ! Flhie hN knowledge uf tho habits AN