The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-28
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A VARIETY OF OPINION
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or in the highball form, viii discoui-
age the typhoid germ. according to the
testimony Of Commissioner Of Health !
whalen and several well known ply
sicians
II applied to the germ and its many
blendings have not removed ali traces
Of alcohol. whisky win caase death
to the germ
Some of the whisky sold on the In
ner west side will cause death not
only to the germ but to the human be-
ing partaking, and this is not recon-
mended by any physician.
While all physicians agree that
when whisky and typhoid germs come
together in their raw state 1t is bad
for the germ, they do not recommend
that persons afraid Of typhoid shoul
at once rush TO the nearest saloon and
take aboard tull cargo OF the stimu-
LIANT
Here is what some Of the most
prominent members Of the profession
have to say about the use of the anti
dote
"If there are any typhoid germs in
the water a man drinks. whisky would
kill them" said DR.. whalen But
man who drinks whisky is quite as
likely to contract the disease as one
who does not The disease is only
spread through the germs being com
municated from one person to another
and does not originate. Dirt ami re-
fuse will not cause typhoid fever un-
less it is inhabited by typhoid germs
frorn some victim OF the disease.
Dr. J. b. Colwell, head physician Of
the Cook county hospital said: Il
would hardly consider habitual
drnkard immune from typhoid germs,
because as a rule. the vitality of a
whisky drinker is much lower than
that OF a person that leaves whisky
alone Alcohol in itself viii surely
destroy the germ
Consequently, If whisky was pour
ed over the germ in its raw state and
contained a high enough percentage
OF alcohol it would surely destroy IT,
However. in drinking whisky most Of
the alcohol is passed OFF by the stom-
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son temporarily, l would not advise
any one TO live on egg punches and
whisky alone in order to be immune
from the typhoid germ"
DR., Otto Schmidt, head physician of
the Alexian Brothers hospital said:
II whisky is preventative for
typhoid fever It is the first time ever
knew it. hardly think that Com
missioner Whalen would make such
statement. surely would not advise
one Of my patients to become a drunk
ard in order to make him immune from
the typhoid germ.
Taken all in all, the advice of the
eminent physicians leaves honors easy
between the advocates OF the remedy
and those who make it practice not
to indulge in the same.
The early hash from the office OF the
commissioner of health seemed TO
have whisky the winner in the first
roumd. and there was great rejoicing
In several places devoted TO the sale
of that remedy in bulk or in the bot
tied form for convenience in house
hold use
Many packages we're put up for
transportation to the home. and all
was in readiness for general eele-
bration in honor of the vindication Of
the pet remedy when later bulletins
gave the decision draw, and an inn
mediate moderation Of transports was
in order
The case as it now stands may be
Stunned up as follows:
Water Is dangerous; whisky is not
dangerous. brt Il 81 question II a
man can drink enough whisky to puri-
fy the water
II is matter depending on the in
diyidual capacity