The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
HOME HEALTH CLUB
fBy Dr. David H. Reeder. Chic. Ino

TYPHOID FEVER
 Yra, are not very much interested In scientific terms and phrases that aIe often used in telling about disease Dut you are interested in an article tnaL tells you in plain English the how ana the why of disease. We are now rlghI fn the midst of the typhoid season. and you want to know what it is, how 1t IS contracted, how to prevent 1t. and how to treat 1t in simple and effectlVe-
 TFphoid fever is an infectious dis ease and in 1880 Dr. Eberth oiscov- esed the cause @ Of ;,r its ronMn anrectl0unens aa the bacillus typhosus of Eberth. Out side of the body it resists cold and sunlight destroys 1t in a few hours and 1t Is readily killed by ordinary antisep- tics.
 but a few days and in ice rarely longer. than ten days, although in stances are reported waere f1a. nsans period of five months In super1lclai sofls and la human excrernent they VIII vegetables. if washed in, infected water may be a source of infection
 Adding to the latent typhoid, masked firere ss probably more country than city typhoid. A certain percentage of the cases in the cities, for instance, are their summer vacations spent in the country. and suffering with what IS commonly called walking typhoid
 kAccor ding to the report of the Chi eago Board of Health. the factors of typhoid are: 1, water; 2, milk; 5. car riers. sick and well; 4, flies; 5. ice; readily see how important it is to be clean and to know that your food and water are uncontam1nated- Every case of typhoid in your faInfly-or m your community is an indictment against your cleanliness.
 The typhoid fly-Ahl here is a sub a could on@t is one of the most potent if not the greatest factor in the cpread of country and in the country towns and cities, too, who are very little, if at all concerned about this pest? Their stables and privy vaults are adeai breeding places for the fly, when with very little cost and trouble they could be made clean and unihabitable for lime, or chloride mixed with the con- tents would do the work. Quick-Iime or carbolic acid 2 1,a o5. 5.,to to the the gals 4he manure and through the stable would keep the flies from breeding there Manure, without first being treated as just above mentioned, should never be- allowed to accumulate or pile up as is so frequently done.
 from the cistern, or shallow well, only a few feet from the stable or privy vaults Or back door to the kitchen add to this poor screens. and one will not have to leook far for the cause Of typhoid or other sickness in these
 When typhoid gets into a family that is not careful and clean and negleets sanitary precautions, the health of the whole neigh hborhoood is jeopardized.
 It is sometimes hard, even when case is in charge of a competent phy- sician, to get all the patients excreta properly disinfected. Usually the only way to have this done is to have a trained nurse on the case. The excre- ta. both from the bowels and kidneys
 ~-y-1-- <ls lsexfv f<1 I-wx %t@ liberal use of Quick-1ine or chlorides If this is not done flies may carry germs to other families, or the water supply become contaminated Then. 100. the germs may remain in the soil and the next year become a source of infection. closed privy vaults, and disinfection of the contents; clean stables. and uncon- ter if necessary screening the house protecting food and all utensils used in preparing food. from flies, know that your milk supply is not contam- mated and lastly know that all ex- creta from typhoid eases are properly | disinfected- The action of typhoid with a brief description of the preIim- zrary symDtons and best method of home treatrpent will be given in the next article ' have been for some months troubled with what the doctors call 1umbago, | with an occasional attack of Sciatica. l have of course tried many different 1 Kinds of drugs. but with little relief. 1 am man of 46 years and have led an
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 Isurlbago and sciatica are frequently very difficult conditions to handle i Then again if the right treatment is | applied they yield very readily In the l vol of the Home Health Club books | on page 226 under the heading Lum- bago there is given a very excellent | treatment for the condition. This treatment viii also be applicable to Eesafica
 Vibratory stinou1ation have<found | 4o be most excellent in treating these