La Junta tribune., 1910-04-02
Asst Friday evening the
Otero County Medical Soci.

s-l plan made by the American
Medical Association for the whole
United States, held an open meeting
1t Harmony Hall. Drs. Pearls and
Corwin addressed the meeting on tu-
berculosis and typhoid fever and the
methods Of preventing them. The
gentlemen illustrated their lecture
with stereopticOn slides showing the
germs Of the diseases and the result
ing conditions Of the organs Of the
body affected by the diseases.
The hall was well filled by people
who are interested In La Junta's vel
fare.a the lectures were well worth
hearing. being given in plain Ian
Euase that any one could understand.
Both gentlemen were enthus iastic Civ
ing the facts in such clear way that
every one was benefited and II those
who heard the lectures keep up inter
est In the subjects and give others
the benefit Of what they learned great
good will be done. La Junta owes 4
debt OF gratitude to Drs. Pearls and
Corwin for coming and giving such
. treat without pay and only for the
good OF humanity. May they come
again.
DR.. Corwins lecture on typhoid
fever contained 10 many facts that
should be known to the people Of
this or any other community that We
have been requested TO reproduce II
In full. the synopsis herewith being
transcribed from the notes used BY
DR.. Corwin In making Ais addrea:
There V but one cause Of typhoid
fevee-a germ. o. sssA-a plant. It
= oallsd "tylAeaA baeil,ss." y ''tsctl-
h typAesus-" u y Aicaossosic N
~. sAAps = rovnl Inc. and II nuL
tiplsss very raisdiy In peoeer soil.
In ~ natural condition II grows only
In the human body. In no other ami.
nal. Il can be cultivated In the
laboratory but with difficulty. II
leaves the human body only through
the discharge through the bowels
and Kidneys: there Il lktle or NO
proof that the germ escapes from the
skin, lungs or mouth. II never grows
In nature. or other animals. We
can only get typhoid fever BY eat.
ing or drinking human excrement. II
u Q filth disease. We are disgusted
when We see chickens eating from
the barn yard pile. or dogs eating
from the droppings from other ami
mails; We speak Of the crow and the
bussard In NO flattering tefms. We
ere worse than the fowl. the dog. the
crow or the busxard: every case Of
typAoA fever 10 proof Of Il: the
germ Of typhoid fever entsrs the
bs1y oaly throssh the nouth In
~ = ,dsiak- II passss through the
sasoaeA Deaesioaily uAcAaass1. fin1s
beA0Dsat N tAs intsstiass vhses the
0llallas nature ee The sscretioas mako
, sulturs nsdisn ssi,abls soe IL
0sevth. After fiaAiag le1snsat as1
Osluplyins n tAs istsstisss II pass-
= AsseoA ~ slasls ss1 ~ S,os1
lsee Psyse DatcAss. he seaitasy end
osahessic glaa1s vAses 4 caasss
svsi1las q The Intestinal vall. ss0ss.
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1ssaaisa q Tie bevsl vail 4 20.
1ssss . psasoa eallsd typAo tosia.
TAis pelsea eausss ssvse. cAilh. T.
llsssa anl dsaah.
TAs sssa b Dasssl froo tAs bely
~ he bswsas aal kilasys asl tAsa
bsco0ss frss aa1 CA b carried by
he wial. water saa insscts. II nay
- carried anywAses. TIE germ
nv W upoa tAs gFsssl bpr aeaths
~ rseain ~ vitsaty; tAsy ~ -
ssesesd N psivy vsalts, as1 carried
lsag distances by iassets: they nay
b AsDes1ls1 upea tAs sasv as1 n.
naia fsessa aii wintss asl II The
spsiag wAsa thavs1 eut have tAsis
- v1Use: thsy ~ - sossle1 01)ss
~ Watse aaA no< loss thelS vitality.
u ss-satess the human body b. soe1
81 lRiAk oaly. A fev inuseeattoas
IN Civs . clear i1ea ol tAb. ne
awfsi eutbrsak Of vpAeal ssvss q
CanD CAiekanauea, lusiAe tAs 0Daa.
0A.A0ss4oaa va, vae eouee6 ~
tyDhell otseebee carried q tAs fsse
6 n5ss. ~. Vstse = vasgAa. a
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