Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-08
THE TYPHOID DISCUSSION.

We publish In another part OF TINS
issue of the News a paper from Or
Witcher In reference TO the spread OF
typhoid fever. and call special attention
10 what he says concerning the propa-
CATION Of the typhoid bacillus In flih'
which appears 20 be In conflict win
Or. Beatty's theory. Or. Metz also col
xdes with the latters assertion con-
corning the detection OF the typhoid
germ In water pr. Beatty ha COM
munication, too, in this issue OF the
News" which is worthy Of public con-
alteration. Full discussion OF this Inn
portant subject VIII be productive OF
good. What We all want IL the truth,
and the doctors as we'll as the pubic
are Interested in rs demonstration
A morning paper has an editorial on
the vexed question the object OF when
"a 20 fasten charge Of criminal care
icssness" on some one in charge OF
parey's canyon water, and incidentally
10 nut blame on the city Council IL Is
stated that "a case OF typhoid fever
has been in existence In Parley's can
Won and that the excreta from the pa
tlent has been put where II could not
fail TO get into the Parley.s canyon
water Ii Is urged that those IN charge
of the canyon do not seem to have taxi
en- any precautions TO prevent the dis
ease breeding excreta from getting into
the stream. That the Bullock ranch
ought 10 have been purchased out or
the $780, bond suse. but that In
stead of deyoting all Of this money to
the purpose named the greater part
Of 1t was FILTERED away in silly and
useless experiments"
These are very grave accusations and
ought not to be made Without SUFFICIENT
grounds. Now in the first place the
fact Of case Of typhoid at the Bull
lock ranch has not yet been made GER
tain. The same statement was made
about the Roach ranch, which investi-
cation proved TO be untrue. A mems
her Of the Bullock family In July
was sick and II Is supposed the
case was one OF typhoid but thar Is not
proven so far as we can learn Bullock S
place Is not on Parley's canyon creek
but In Lambs canyon. 1t is more than
u miles from the intake OF Parleys
creek into the conduit that supplies
this city,
II mas not been proven yet what dis
position was made OF any excreta from
the supposed typhoid case. The ranch
is away miles out OF the city's juris'
diction. The city tried to buy 1t, how
ever, but an exorbitant price was
asked, ana steps were ordered for rs
conformation under the law. The 'trit'
tering away Of the bond issue money II
silly and useless experiments" Is some
thing that, If true. can be easily sub
stantlated We ask for q bill OF par
ticulars. Let the public know wha
those experiments" were and wha'
they cost We don't like to see any per
SON or public body held up to censur'
without cause. We have not space TO
day to show the fun expenditure Of tn,
bond money, but will our contempo'
rary please give US the silly and use
less" items so that we may know wha
they were.
The rumor Of a case Of typhoid las
July about eighteen miles from the
reservoir in this city, even II true vii
not account for the typhoid where Par
ley's water Is not in use and a grea
deal OF nonsense and bogue Indignation
Is worked up over excited imagining
and desires TO excoriate some one. Bet
ter keep cool and avoid exaggeratiol
and false accusing.