Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17
VALUE AND NECESSITY OF METEOROLOGICAL EDUACTION

Immense development
Eiphth-Thnt these organisms can
live and flourish. t1 % greater OF 49,
extent. under wide range OF 'iiNu l...
stances. ThHy can endure ~ az ,Nt 49,
III h.at and cold without causing thcli
death. many species being very sliEh.-
ttifnt nil.nencted hy prolonged freez-
irr fnr six or eight hours TO De SUR
fbot tho qp1res VI the most resistant
fYrms nre destroyed. the spores beng
much more resistant chan the hlcr,rIA
themselves. Such prolonged hollhsi
however. ls not required except ior tei-
tain rare forms. iu most cases lail
nm hours boiling Is sufficient 90 destroy
b0th bacteria and spores. cold. uiy-
ness and direct sunlight always retati
rtefin1 action, and In some cases XIII
Inc bacteria: yhllc warmth. moisture
and darkness. or shade. are condition.
favorable TO their development pii-
fcront spories N bacteria may rave dii-
forcnt hnbitats. but In general we may
ssv thev .xirt almost everywhere They
nrn found In the ,alr, In wat
tor and upon and la the
around though they are
seldom hcluw q depth N ihr,. ana a
hpff feet. except In porous sol, Whcrr
boy may be- carried down hy water 20 o
much greater depth. From their ANT
lty o. grow and develop under such
widely different condition. ther geo
graphical distribution lH very Ereat.
striI f1fus IN bacteria being found In
pimnsi every locality In which there D.
any ore1nic matter upon which thrl
can f.fI. organic mattel ~ thcr AMI
NAL nr vaef table. ls an absolute nfcfs-
aItv for ihDlr existence. and on tht OF.
count 10 re- said that when nm animal
dl,r Gar uut 0n the sahara peF.ti' ln-
at.id ~ dfcNur1t'ng aE " ordinarily
the case with dead animals. ~ simply
b.cnmaa thoroughly dfy, ana thus re-
mains iha-p. hslng neither bacteria nor
moisture 90 cause decomposition ~ We
commonly sfe a.
Nlnth-Thlt thcs minute plants I'M
like tha higher order VI plants contain
Inc ehinusphyil. or leaf-rrcsn. feed only
up1u organic master, either animal or
~ getnble Tho higher plants draw ineir
nnurlshment from the earth. air ana
water. but this Or not possible VITA NC
lowest forms that have no chlnruphFW
laboratory In which TO build Lp the In
organic elements Into their own sub
aiauces. 10 this statement come cScep-
lions are possible. 4 has been shown
that some forms Of bacteria can GROW
upln particular Inorganic compounds
prepared by the chemist. hui such COM
pounds a. Tar ~ known do not oNlst ~
nature.
INMHn-InIH NNNN ~ .NNNHNN"H NNNNH
reflections and dncnmpuHiiiunH NJ nrFtn-
lr matter arr largely du0 tn the action
" various bacteria. bui some ~ ihrfo
pf0ctwsa. however are due 30 higher
phnta such BH yeafi. while others are
purely chemical 10 nature.
Eiovenih-Thlt water chemically nure
may contain numerous bacteria. Thia
face sat Hines 90 HfrHi lmpui t1uct, Af
water that IL Apparently perfectly clear
and pure may contain the bacteria OF
dangerous diseases This should icarn
" shat clear water II not necessarily
pure water ~ far ~ disease germs ar
concerned.
Twelf Il Iind moo. important. Hn nf
A. human lie ana health are cunclrnedl
That certain f1igns ~ bacteria Give
riso tn trtat number ~ diseases em.
hfnrlng almost all oi ihc most tlitl
diseases with which humanity ~ 1iiilct,
"a. Among these may be mentioned
tuberrui,eis ~ consumption. cruupuuI
pneumonia, diphthgrt hub9nIc plague
or black death, appendicitis. Aslatl'
cholera. typhoid fever. lcrnsy. tithnu,
or lock Jaw. rfy .lp'llf ana most pl
| others. and In addition to these All sup
| pntlve processes. that u, when mere u
a formation ~ nus, ~ In she commgi
, boil ifufuuClCI ars also due 90 bacteria
| Tint based upon a knowledge % IN
! bacteria that cause these diseases We ar
enabled 80 employ the proper moan
So preylni lClr spread ana IN mtrl
cases go make % much glrlier dlgunsll
~ the disease than would otherwise b.
possible, ard So institute the best meth
I DDS " frUitmeni. The number nf hu
I uun lives that are annually fivcd by
these means are many ,hOuinuds. J.
b Il a notable fact that ehe tANltsef o
the Infectious and cuurir iuuH dlFffHel
T In the different countries ~ ihc clvillEft
world are not 90 be compared VIII
what ihcy we're prior go a knowledge n
hlcicrToFv. While on the u;her hlf'
4 ihlse countries, such W India. whore ai
| yet ruihnr. nr very lNtle. ~ done q
prevent The spread u ~ disease hnut
| tnds and Thousands VI human being
| perish every year from yeH1w fever
A-Iatic cholera, huhonic plague an,
| other tgrtihie diseases - which thi
! country is never free Indeed. the Can
| gsa river ari iis dcfa IL rlnrider0i ID
| boz fho greatest hli.hrd ~ disease 10
lha world. Of rnuirH We must bear 10
! mlri ihit India furnishes an 90 al plhr
| fir such diseases hy 800 warmth. moist
urc. ana abundance ~ da.ayinF organ
.c matter.
~ my present purpose mainly ls O.
| call aucnlion 90 i1r nnl'hsliy NJ rdu
| Gallon atoms This particular line and 40
tn Attempt 40 ihls llgue ehr TASK 81 Civ
| ing an outline uf The methods ~ Pre-
| vuntlvn 10 - adppsd iu any caar.Wh,cl
are different for dinfrrt diseases
| shall consider only two diseases anl
! those mainly ~ 4 mans ~ llusim
| ton. 1 Nifh lrst o. call attention {,
| thit terrible ANA widespread mAhiy
which claims more victims ANNUALLY
| chan any other disease tu which hu
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