The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-09-15
BE CAREFUL.
Al this Season Of the Year, When Ty-
phoid Fever Is Prevalent, Too Much
Care Cannot BE Exercised.
RESERVOIR WATER STANDS TEST.

LII Will UG d SOuICc VI IelI6l u
those who have been apprehen.
sive of danger of typhoid fever
infection from the use of the
water furnished the town by the
McConnellsburg Water Com
pany, to know that on Tuesday OF
last week DR.. j. W. Mosser, head
of the Fulton County Health De-
partment, sent to the laboratories
of the State Health Department,
samples of water from the reser.
volr, Dickson's spring, and other
private wells and springs. Last
Saturday he received a letter
from the State Department say.
ing that, upon analysis, there
we're no typhoid fever germs
found in the reservoir water;
but, in the same quantity of water
aualyzed from the Dickson
spring, namely one cubic cent?.
meter, or about Is drops, there
were found $40. Hence, little
figuring" will show that in
drinking an ordinary glass of the
water from that spring one
would swallow over twenty-five
thousand of the little wigglers-
enough to infect a whole county.
Now, it does not follow that
everybody that swallows a ty-
phoid fever germ takes typhoid
fever, any more than everybody
that is exposed to smallpox or
dlphtheria takes those diseases;
for, if the human system is In
perfect health, 1t has the power
to resist any germ that ever ex.
listed; but it does follow that no.
body ever had typhoid fever
that did not first swallow ty-
phold fever germ. Hence, do not
take chances.
When typhoid fever germs are
found In springs or wells or any
other water supply, it is conclu
slve evidence that the water is
contaminated with prlvy sewar-
age, an6 that knowledge should
be sufficient to spoil the desire to
quench ones thirst from such a
supply.
The TACT must not be overlook.
cd that water IS not the only
source of typhoid fever Infection.
The typhoid fever germ is bred
In the effete matter passed off
Sfom the bowels of the human be
ing, and the germ gets into
the water when there is a fill
tratlon from such filth. Hence
Ihe location of a prlvy or cesspool
near a spring or a well from which
the family gets Its supply of
drinking water, Is a dangerous
experiment.
but, the excrement of the hu-
man body may be exposed to the
common house fly, which, with it's
ieet fresh from the filth, passes
into the house through an open
uoor or window, alights on. the
iood on the dinner table, and de.
poslts more filth and fever germs
.nan a dozen draughts of water
from a polluted spring or we'll.
Hence there must be an eternal
war on the house fly; and while
houses and food should be care.
iuliy screened, or ripe fruit wash
eu or peeled before eating, the
safest thing is to get at the source
Vi hetrouble and see to it that
~ Nth is exposed about the prem
'ses' Where there is no filth,
snere Is no breeding place for
a'es' and where there are no flies
mere is little danger of infection
through insects.
AT this season when there is
uore or less typhoid fever preva-
'ent people cannot be too careful.
little common sense applied
"ay save both Doctors bills and
'aneral expenses, to say nothing
y 'ne loss from the family of
'aose Who are near and dear 10