The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-01

what has occurred before. Typhoid
epidemlca tn the east last year
chiefly ia Pennsylvania. became 80
HcriauH that colleges aud unlvernlz
ties had "a be closed. Typhoid fever
d. not disease to be trifled with
onee giyen "A start Il Ia difficult 10
stamp out
.Aasumiug that most or All af the
drainage Of Barneaon should seen
through the aoll before reaching Co.
Oar river ,ao danger of the typhoid
Infection of the stream would not
be leHgeued Ia the least The tya
lhoid germs will live pretty nearly
anywhere and will soak through al
most any substance. FilteratIou
through sand or gravel would not
remove them They thrive In the
Hoil. In the water. nearly every
where.
They have been frozen into
solid cake Of lee and been left there
for 100 hours Then tuev have been
removed alive aud we'll and even
able to reproduce themselves. They
are 80 small that millions OF them
would have 10 be maased together
To heeome visible 10 the naked eve
IL ia not necessary % leave So
attic Ia secure instances whore n
has been proved that the typhoid
errms can filter through the soil
long distance AID stall set la their
deadly work upon persons who
drink the water Infected by them.
Two years ago an epidemic broke
out In the district "a the northeast
~ AXE View cemetery. The people
we're getting their water from n
spring which they thought was alb
aolutely pure. Three or four per
sons died as a result 81 the out
break The health department made
an Investigation 10 ascertain the
SOURCE or THE INFECTION
OF the arrinr. but we're unable 20
find Il The water apparently III.
tered through the earth for a mllo
before huhbbnE 10 the surface. and
where Il beeame Infected with the
typhoid h still largely a mystery.
= attended several patients ~.
flirted With typhoid fever last sum
mer They had been camping at
AK point They got their water
FROM streams which they thought
we're absolutely pure There we're
no houses around the streams and
no surface Indications 81 the fact
that typhoid fcrma lived In that
sparkling water but they we're
thrrr This shows The wonderful
vitality 81 the typhoid germ and the
tendency i has q sproad aad grow
In order 20 prevent the spread Of
the disease a. much az possible I
have always heeu careful - destroy
All aelreta thrown OF Is typhoid
patients whom ! have attended be
FORE even throwing n iute the sew
er Most ~ the sewage ~ the eity
- omutiei into the haV Even there
Il may become a menace. take
The uracaufiun 20 said all typhoid
ielesta and then aafurats it 18th
sulphaff Of copper PILES spread The
disoaae although water u ~ far
The most common means % infec=
ton
city Health OFFICER I.udios books
~ the matter 10 much the same
light
Z bad supposed that the cts had
the whole Cedar river watershed
fenced In or similarly proterted. he
said hut II II Is not the elty
should provide FOR some such pro.
fretIou larueaou should either be
removed Or placed under the strict
ct sanitary regulations Matters Of
this kiud shouid b. booked after b.
fore thsir friEhtful results are felt
have never been uu Cedar river
and never knew before that a tnEn
existed In tn valley
= am certain hoseFer. that c.
dar river water h a. yet absolutely
pure The city chemist has an
alyEed several samples ard has
found Il % b. une1relied
4 want 10 see all danger from
Barnesun or any other source - In
feetion In the Cedar river watershed
removed aid Or Crishtnn 1T
wonld repay the city = thousand
fold O. do u. no matter shat would
b. the cost of taking the precautlon
ka long a. Barueann u on The map
Seattle viii be subjected 70 a con
slant danger % a typhoid epidemic
II typhoid breaks out In HARRISON
or any ether poiut IN the watershed
and there q DO reason a. believe
that II viii not under present con
ditiouH. the results would be fright
mi
once started II would be lmpos-
Hible % thereafter have an absolute
~ pure water supply Cedar river
Is uoW a pure. iee cold stream and
u should b. kept 50
The general public Is always dls-
posed 10
UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGER
from sueh sources. II wiil ALLOW a
menace 10 It's health 10 exist for
years lndlfferently awaiting an ac-
tunt outbreak Of a destructive epl-
demir before taking steps % stamp
oct lta source
An Idea ~ the stringent methods
which the medical profession con
Hl8nfH necessary 20 prevent the
spread 81 typhoid la obtained from
"A treatise on the subject - typhoid
fever 10 the American System Of
Practical Medicine encyclopedia
After dwelling upon the necessity
- ordinary precautions - prevent
spreading 81 The disease e SAYS
The inadequate powers vested On
state and local boards ~ health. the