The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-13

Does it not appear reasonable TO you
that man would try to keep that germ
out Of his system? Not every time
does it cause typhoid fever. In order
to produce fever, it must fall on suit
able soil. Now I say that it is very
important that the germ be killed.
There are certain chemicals, which,
when brought in contact with this
germ, will destroy that germ so that
it will not produce the fever no mat
ter in what condition the system may
be.
An old lady once came to Doctor
and said: "Doctor that bug poison
does not seem to get rid Of the bugs"
The doctor said to her, II will tell
you a great secret, how to administer
the poison, you first catch that bug
and pour the poison down his
throat -
I will now tell you where that bug
lives and how he gets into your sys-
tem-by drinking water that contains
this disease germ or from taking
food uopn which this germ may be To-
Gated. If in a case Of typhoid fever
patients the foul water which passes
from the bowels or the urin that pas
ses from the bladder is not disinfect-
ed to kill the disease germ, and this
diseased matter or water is thrown
out or spilled on the floor, it will live
there indefinitely or stay there, and
when taken into the human system
will develop a case Of typhoid fever.
Now, ladies, I could give instance af-
ter instance where cities have been
effected with typhoid fever in that
way.
will give you an instance where
typhoid fever was caused by milk.
A few days ago Savannah developed
about six hundred cases Of typhoid
fever and was telegraphing for train
ed nurses and experts. The experts
told them that it was caused from
drinking milk out Of vessels which
had been washed out with water and
some Of the water had been left IN
the vessel, and in that way this ty-
| phoid germ has cotton into the system
| Of citizens in the city Of Savannah,
! and there is said to be an epidemic
there. Rumor reports this to be the
case there, but cannot certify as to
the truth of it, but merely give it as
an illustration.
This is the point. Here is another
way. Suppose this urin is allowed to
fall on the floor, or soil the bed
clothing and remain there until it is
| dry, it may be deposited in drinking
| water by house flies. It is known
fact that laundresses for typhoid few
er patients are iablae to take the dis
ease and to carry the disease germ
into other homes and thus spread the
fever.
Now, I don't think any Of us>carry
the disinfectant far enough. The doc
| tor says that everything ought to be
| disinfected. Sometimes he does and
sometimes he does not. It
| is not carried out fully and pos
sibly if you carry it out as it ough;
to be. your neighbor does not. In
talking to a nurse she said her plan
was this: In case of typhoid fever
she would place in rooms without a
| carpet disinfectant mop the floor with
carbolic acid and turpentine and that
the walls should be repainted. Il l
| were to tell you ladies today that there
was some poisonous reptile in New
berry that was working around in
your home, there is not one but what
would light lamp and hunt for that
reptile. Sure. you would. You would
have this reptile hunted up, but ev-
eryone Of you here has had in your
midst and in the city Of Newberry a
more poisonous reptile than infested
the country years ago. IF that were
the case, you would not rest quiet.
Let me tell you what you are doing.
We allow our loved ones to play with
these reptiles, lie down and sleep
with them, exposed to danger from
day to day without any protection. If
reptiles were there, We would not rest
satisfied until the town was rid Of
them.
There are two sides to this question.
Do your own duty at home. You can
not hunt. out these germs and kill
them yourself. The doctors cannot