The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
GERMS Ii THE GLASSES
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Danger Of Contracting Dead
II Diseases.

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There IL danger Of eontrae4i,.a,
l. disease b. Eatronizing soda ,r.se rssu-
fountains and saloons.
Refreshing summer beverages
carry with them the germs Of an -;
ment which xIIl impair health and ~,
mately result fatally. cooI,s
draughts may communicate to tbs n-
Ct the drinker q poison not ouits r.
insidiOuz, bat more deadly than al n
cohol. 81
Il is the opinion Of Dr. Amsnd D.
void and other expert baeterolooiss.
that soda water fountains and salooas
are eenterz Of disease distribut;na
Microbes are carried from The lins -
one person 70 the mouth Of anotberbr
means Of the glasses which are ussd
over and over again during the dor
without being properly cleaned. Dnr-
ing "A hours hundreds Of people win
drink from the same glass al anv ~
the popular places. These glasses ara
simply dipped in a tub Or bucket q,
water and then turned upside downto
dry. ConsumptiYes and persons Al.
ficted with other infectious aiImsnt.
drink from these glasses Al Of them
are rinsed in the same receptacle. Thu
water seldom IS changed. From The
lips OF the diseased person the germs
get into the water, where they thrive
They are dipped up On the glasses
which are thrust beneath the surface
Of the water for a second. Healthy
people pressing their lips TO such
glasses risk catching one or more OF
the ailments which have afflicted the
persons who drank at the fountain or
il the saloon during the day.
The germs which were communicat-
cd 70 the water from the lips of the
diseased customer thrive wonderfully.
and the fact that the micrr1z= ore.
senting other complaints edge INTO the
general reservoir does lot disturb
either class. ConsumptiFe microbes
and malarial germs fraternize and lay
for the unsus peeting victim who may
call for a health beverage and receive
from the hands Of the clerk com.
plication OF diseases.
DR.. Ravold Is unable TO cite any par.
tieular case where disease has been
communicated from one person to an.
other by means of glasses repeatedly
rinsed in the same water. bnt on gen
eral principles he is morally certain
that more than one case Of illness has
been contracted from the rim Of
glasses used al soda water fountains.
To prevent the communication Of dis.
ease through the general use Of the
same glasses be advises the strictest
precaution. Glasses should be washed
IN hot running water, and then care
fully dried before another person is
permitted to press his lips 70 them
Now that winter is approaching the
danger lurking IN the glasses at soda
water fountains is nearly over for
season, and the question arises what
becomes of the soda water boy who
was so nice and polite 70 the women
and to the habitual summer beverage
drinkers, known TO the trade as soda
water topers.
One young man who mixes mild
drinks was asked where the young
men of his profession hibernated
80. That's easy" he said, as he tied
an egg phosphate in a double bow knot
while it flew from a glass in his right
hand to the one in his left. I'VE go
south. I have got three offers now
from points in Texas; also a good offer
at home. There are winter drinks as
well as summer drinks, and we have a
good trade here during cold weather"
what becomes of soda water topers
in the cold weather."
well, they lay by for season and
when spring comes they have got an
appetite which lasts them till the sum
mer days have flown"
Some druggists sell drinks which
contain a large per cent. OF alcohol
and these find much favor with women
who declare that they never touched
a drop of liquor in their lives and have
no craving for alcoholic stimulants.
OF course, no druggist will admit
that he sells drinks containing large
amount of alcohol But the customers
learn the wink and drinks resembling
beer, wine and whisky, both in taste
and effect, are sold under peculiar
names which sound absolutely harm
less and innocent of all Intoxicating
properties.-St. Louis Republic.