Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-09-04
DR.. Tamisiea Says
Guard Against Fever

Tsphoid fever's favorite sea
,on 10 approaching If tn
people of Missouri Valley ar.
wise, they will guard sgains'
It's ravsges I"
This was the staten ent m I'd
shis m ,rning nv heath office
Or. Hugh T4mi lea, WI, ALL
the startliag inform alton tina
local physicians would not b.
surprised at the advent of t ].
disease if citiz ans DE- n t has
TO clean their promises AZ
boil every drop Of wafer the
drink.
"Tns past sun nar has bse.
good tn Miss 'ur, Valley peep
said D. ramisiaa eve hav.
had lass c ,ntagl,us disease
than we h 4d last season ar.
thu health of the cry has hee,
nnu ualIy good Ho vever, Il
Z all is always the S -aso1 whe,
dreaded typhoid develops t.
large prop ,rtions. although, o.
course, it has it's victims at al
times of the year. 1t is abso
lulely necessary for the people
here to clean their surround
ings Immediately, if we are to
avo d AN epidemic / say this
a;s-, Careful su'vy Of tn.
civ u.s. WITCH ! was inpresse'
wait. :ile seriousness of the stu
al. 81
81 h. thing most to fear is the
water When the we'll gets
low, her lock cut fer trouble
| e. sue tn come, if people con-
tinue to drink the water with
out FIST killing thu (, ERIN
noticed ttat water in the city
wells is going down slowly and
it therefore devolves upon me
as IA al:h fl :er, to g We this
warni"g to the people in time
for tn m TO take preventive
measures. before it is necessary
for The doctors Of The city to
begin curative measures
Another thing that i; Vary
important is for persons Who
have open vaults or cess pools.
to thoroughly disinfect the m
and do everything possible to
keep away the flies during the
remaining hot weather. These
pests go from the closet 10 the
butter and bread on the dining
table and deposit their filthy
germs, so not only kill the fly,
but make it impossible to exist,
so far as is in your power. Keep
all pits covered with chlorate
of me.
I'VE must not think that be-
cause we have gone through
the summer without contagious
disease, we are always going to
be free" continued Or. Tamisiea
"Tt ere is no telling when the
enemy will attack. Just row
we are in a dangerous time, IS
we are always at this season OF
the year. The opening of
school, which means the throw.
ing together of large numbers
of children, never fails to re.
suit. finally, in some kind o:
malady, such as measles.
spreading to more or less de
gree, and l want to impress
upon the parents of the child
rem that they should be con.
stantly on the watch. Blu
above all, boil the water you
Qrlhk. lnlS StfLemCnC cannon
be repeated to, often"
DR.. Tamisiea also suggests
that it would be a good idea, al
the cold season advances anc
Vegetation around homes begin
to die, to rake it up and cart it
away, or burn it, before it rots
and thus becomes a breeding
place for disease.
A G. Hammond leaves to
morrow morning for the west
ern Of Nebraska for a couple of
weeks outing in the hopes of
regaining his health and Incl.
dentally for the purpose of
disposing Of his printing plant
to parties there.
Terry's big Uncle Toms
Cabin tent show will exhibit at
Missouri Valley Monday even
ing September Is. Wait for
the big show.
E f Berry Of Window,
MINI former resident of
Harrison county, came down
last night to visit with old time
friends.