The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-18

ness lies in capturing the germs of the
disease, killing them to prevent over
activity and then placing them in the
blood. This aTouscs the system of the
individual and it produces an anti-toxin
for the disease in ducstion-that is, 1T
produces something TO fight that disease.
When one has smallpox or typhoid or
any such disease, it ravagcs the system
until that system develops the elements
that VIII couDteract it. When these
elements are developed the disease is
met by an equal or conquering force
and is able to make no further head
way. The patient is then immune. Vac
cination is but fire alarm to the sys
ten and starts ii to developing the
needed antitoXin in advance,
The government experts have cultures
Of typhoid germs which they can plant
any day and raises II crop in twenty
hours. The seed for this particular cuI-
ture came from the spleen of n typhoid
fever victim years ago and have been
kent virile and on tap ever since.
Whenever the vaccine is used this cul-
turc is placed under the proper condi-
tion in tubes and allowed it twenty
hours of growth. In this time hordcs
of bacteria have developed. These are
sealed up in test tubes and placed in
| hot water for scvcntv-fvc minutes This
kills the bacteria and it is ready TO
enter the vaccine.
But these germs must be counted and
! this process is ingenious. y given guam
tity of the mixture containing the
germs is placed with a similar quantity
Of human blood. The mixture is shaken
up. Then it is spread thin on a glass
and put under powerful microscope.
Any given area of the glass is counted
for blood corpusclcs and at the same
time for dcad bacteria. Science knows
| how many c0rpuscles there are in 4 drop
of blood. If the bacteria are as thick
ns the corpusclcS then there would be
! half rs many and so on. So the num-
ber of bacteria may be COMPARED with
blood Blood is the ward stick by which
| the extent Of infection is measured.
Millions for Dose.
When the number of bacteria in n
drop are known, that drop may he di-
lutcd and divided indefinitely. For a
vaccination dose five million dead germs
are needed. The men OF science have
counted SO accurately that the doses
| they fix M will not miss this exact num-
| Der very far.
| This vaccination ls not to be com
pared in severity with that for small
pox. The patient has entirely recovered
within II day. There is some innamma-
tlon nj the point of inoCulatiOn md this
is fully developed within twelve hours.
For q day the patient feels like he was
going TO have the grip or n cold, or
some of those mildcr attacks, He may
have a slight chill. headache or suffer
slight nausea This usually lasts but
two or three hours and all symp-
toms disappear within n day. There are
never any serious effects Of the vaccina-
tion. The medical profession of the
world has observed in all some $4,000
vaccinations. In no one of these has
there been any injury or fatality. There
| is nothing whatever TO fear in the pro-
| cess
There is not healthier place in the
world than the army post, The SANTA
ton Of these is excellent and typhoid is
infreaucnt. But when the army goes
into encampmcnt in time of peace or
into action in time of war, tho typhoid
demon immediately gets busy, Typhoid
is n country disease. 1t turks perpetu
ally in communities where the sewer
svstem is inefficient or non. existent,
When the army goes into the country it
enters realm Of danger that is equal
70 the encmy's FIRE. When the man
from the city takes bis family into the
country MI other conditions may be
ideal, but the typhoid germ lies in wait.
| The first necessity from Il govern
mental standpoint is the protection of
the army from this danger. That pro.
lection is rapidly being brought about,
The next stop that suggests itself is
the protection OF the vacationst from
the one great dancer that he faces.
| The people from the cities who 90 into
| the country in tho summer arc generally
of the educated class and the class that
! is intelligently seeking health benefit,