The Dickinson press., 1909-01-23
PLAIN. TALK


1lAlN talk
The Causes Of Typhoid Fever.
Me.ious : oy r1o1.
t. D. Beckwith. Racter;oiooist
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OF the Nd. a. y.
One of the diseases OF The North west
for which there 70 least excuse IL what
il generally known az ..ARun of Fey.f',
but which may be classified as typhoid.
Typhoid fever il extremely prevalent
ID parts Of the,state. It il not comDre-.
hended BY people who should understand
such things that it IL a disease which
is readily communicated from person to
person by means Of a number of aeen.
cies. The seat of action ia in the in
testine. The ordinary portal of entry
is through the mouth. The diseased
condition occurs in the inteatines and ia
due in most cases to an liberation which
causes a hish fever and GENERAL break.
ina down Of the system and oftan
death.
Typhoid is caused by bacteria. Since
the center Of the trouble ia in the intes-
tines it logically follows that all materia,
passing through the indtestine ia infected
with the disease derms. II we could
render abslo,lutelv safe ali s,ch excre,nen-
tious material the disease would he
almost entirely efadicated. Consequently
the next point In LOGICAL order ia the
killing of these disease ae4ms in this
matter given of from the ~intestines 'bv
thorough treatment with some chem;cal
which shall kill the disease in Il The
substances which are cheapest and most
available for this purpose are Chloride
of lime or bleachina powder. and com-
mon lime. Where a case of tvnhoid
is present in the house all excremen-
tious matter should be removed and
carefully and plentifully treated with
one OF the other Of these commands
Typhoid is a water disease. and II
is not stranae that cases hreak o,t !
either in the same family or some
family USING the came contam;nated
source of water supplv. II naturally
follows then that the location of the
well should be above that of the .house.
or at some safe distance from it where
s,op water. and various kinds of con+am-
ination may not be washed down into
the well. Moreover. the well should he
banked at the mouth. and it should he
covered az tightly as possible in order
to keep all surface water from sainint
admittance.
Another mode of carrying this disease
is by e of milk. ANY bacteria
gaining admittance to milk multiplies'
rapidly. If the milk cans be washed.
with infected water some of the disease
germs will be left in the cans. unless
they are thoroughly scalded and the milk
straightway becomes infected and may
become a$direct meenance to life
Flies also constitute another method
by which this disease is carried. Their
natural focus about which they center
is decaying. matter, and in this case 81
course it will be wherever excrement is
deposited. If typhoid is in the family
and this material is not thoroughly
treated the fly becomes infected, then
passes from the vault to the house,
around the kitchen, lighting on the
cooking utensils and the food, and we
have our contamination brought to tie
food which we eat 1t naturally follows,
then, that all food. especially milk, should
be kept carefully from all access Of flies.
Water, which is the GREAT carrier Of
typhoid, may be rendered perfectly safe
as far al disease producing nossih;lit;eS33