Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-29

HIHllayllH!k ~ = III.
ninistration and faculty. who used 1t [
continuously, not only when the school (
was in session, but during vacation,
should have contracted the disease.
This negative argument In favor Of |
the college water supply is strongly
supplemented by chemical analysis and |
archaeological investigation. Professor
Pammel has furnished me detailed rec
port Of his findings
After quoting Professor Pammal'sI
findings and concluding that the water
supply waS not the cause Of fever, DR.. |
Kenendy continues:
%. The Milk supply for the Margaret
Hall Dining Room. At the time Of the |
outbreak and for GONE time previous the |
milk waa obtained from four dairiss-il
farmers living near Ontario, Shelton,
Peterson, Pritchard and Briley. Mix
had been received from Briley during
the fall, 1899, but complaint was made
ass to its keeping quality, but no contract
made for 1900. In February, 1900, how
ever, milk was again taken, but coon
stopped for the reason given above.
Sept. 3, 1900, the Shelton supply being
short, Briley again supplied the college.
The average amount supplied was sew
enty-five pound six days prior to Sept.
20 the daily receipts were as high as 100
pounds. Oct. II the Briley milk was dis
continued. and all milk received after
that was sterflized.
The dining room contains sixty ta-
bles. with eight students at each table.
About three pounds OF milk Were served
at each table. except to the tables occu-
Ipied by the football team, who were
given six pounds to the table, as they
were encouraged to use milk diet
largely. In this connection 1t must be
noted and borne in mind that no one
who did not use this milk contracted
the disease, and that Of the football.
team who used double the quantity fully
I so per cent took typhoid fever. mas
much, therefore, as any unsanitary con-
dition of the buildings, the college water
land the water at other points from
| which the milk was obtained, except
Briley s. an6 the sewage disposal, must.
be eliminated as probable factors in pro-
iducing the disease, since all We're sub
ljected to the same conditions, and, fur
ther, inaxmuch as only those using the.
milk in Margaret hall dining room con-
Itracted the disease. a reasonable infer
ence is that illuminated milk was the
cause pecially as many similar out
breaks have been traced to the same
[cause. The question naturally arises,
Whose milk was it?' The following
circumstances lead me to conclude that
lit wac the Briley milk:
"(aO The Briley milk was discontinued
twice because of its poor Keeping quali-
lties. Indicating the Introduction Of some
lagent that was injurious to t.
Sob The condition of the water show
ling sewage cont animation in the Briley
shallow we'll, and the use of this water
for washing the cans-son1e of which
most probably remained in the can, thus
4 polluting the milk.
"(c) Mr.. Briley informed me that his
i daughter was taken sick with VIVA. DR..
Hutchinson Of Ames called typhoid fe-
yer, Aug. 3. DIR. Hutchinson, who at
TENDED her, confirms this statement.
both say that a nurse was employed;
4 that the discharges were disinfected and
tempted intosa pit 200 feet from the well,
with fresh earth raked over it each
thine; that at the same time the milk
Twas furnished to the college Mr.. Briley
(! furnished 107 other persons with milk,
{ and that none OF these had typhoid fe-
A Vef. MI oI1iey SldteQ lIlat TdllIOdu KEN
a grading along the Chicago & Northwest
N Tern railroad used freely of this shallow
. well water. none of whom contracted
the disease.
!. AS offsetting these statements how
ever, it must be remembered that the
. existence of typhoid fever in any home
even with the best of care, is such {
menace that the state board of health
I forbids the sale Of milk or butter from
dairies or homes where there are case!
Z OF any infectious disease. There is new.
er an absolute assurance that disinfec.
a ton has been so efficient as to destroy
Il all disease germs. The vessel after be
ling emptied Of its contents, might have
! been taken to this abandoned well and
Z rinsed, and thus typhoid germs be intro
!. duced into a water that would afford, al
! shown by bacteriologic and chemi,
examination, a favorable medium 70
their multiplication. During the run o
this disease there We're number o
heavy rains that by some sub-soi com
munication may have carried the un
sterilized germs into this we'll.
J, :(d) In regard to the railroad men VIII
: drank Of the Briley water, DR.. Harri
!. man says: 1t develops that five Of thes
s men are now sick or have been sick tlli
: summer Of typhoid fever. I am unabl
to furnish names and other data, OWN
\ to having only recently learned of thei
2 sickness and because Of lack Of time.
DR.. Hartman further says: Nj
Briley states that he furnished milk t
. 107 people residing off the campus non
2 OF whom contracted the disease, but a
: a matter of fact three men went HON
sick from these places. and two ar
known to have had typhoid fever In re
( gard to the other, we have. at presen
no definite knowledge. The two men
Z Toned are Fred Hoeye, of Perry, lowe
= who boarded Al. Overhulser's and w.
4 Nichols, who boarded at Manheart'.
The small number involved here is eS
: tpiained by the fact tina. most of tles
people used milk only in hot tea or col
&. fee-drank none as a beverage. Indeed
Z only at two places fOverhulser'e an
9 lManheart's) was milk used as a bev
: Ieraze; furthermore the milk was ker
"a lin the patrons cans and not those Z
e Mr.. Briley. It Is stated by those VIII
r have examined the milk that there wa
q a great difference between this milk an
e that supplied to the college. Anothe
4 significant fact bearing upon this maj
n ter is that OF age. Many of the Poop
8 in this list Of 1o7 are above As years oil
i AN age not especially predisposed I