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W Fever and the Water Supply. - The chairman of the Citizen’ 3' Com- » mitten has received the following in- _ tore-ting and instructive Minimise . ' Ltion from Prof. Norman Bridge, of '11th Hedioal College, one of the ” .moet eminent and learned authori- tieeonthe‘ matters! which heireats’ " ._ u - some“? 1899 P. imam, Ethan Sufi-JIM eased of the: ' in the, lastyearectwe Wmefitwtter ’ spreaid of typhoudfam- "' nodeiatoodthan everhelnre. Former- p ly, we supplied the ‘ ’ disease were distributed wholly. ‘ - through the dijeetio’ns from the bow .j ell, that they somehow got into as rice: water supplies and. besidesbe- 'lnsnmk, contaminated milk end , ' minutiae-ways and so infected Resin 1. dissented thatthe lino " l ‘llli 5ft“! ’ " are ionodregnlar » .: illnthenrine dispersal thepatlenta. V m bacilli can he grown in . teat talus as puss cultures, and that ‘tteariaelmameh patients is as Mytedlatrihntethediasaaeasthe dimfromthehowelsare ' mum-emingn theiaet of the" tha‘ttheheeilli of typhoid fever are 9 evident in the urine of a proportion of patients after oomplete symptom ' atio convaleeeenoe This symptom vessels on uneapect ed danger to the denimnnity, for life . apparent how easy it is for the bee- illi fromthe eenroenamed torbeoome a portal thednsteflhe‘elr; teheear- tied long distances by air currents, tehainspirsdandsmliowad bytes. , eeptiblemsomsolwhommay ,talleiehefthsdieeaae Ph 7 y, ' ‘ here long known (4nd . ‘thhe pnhlio has begun to learn ) that the bowel piednete of typhoid cases ' moat be destroyed and quite general ears in this direction has of late been obscured. It is a new idea that the products of the kidneys are? quite as .dangereus and regulre'eaaernpnloue‘ , care, and ears continuing for weeks ”x alter the manifest redevery from the , am But the logic of reocntdis- -~ consoles means this exactly and means ~ nutmeg-hostel“. M "- “full-“Vile A‘UW Iu.‘ U“! knowledge of the ways of distribution of this election is becoming broader and met-select. weaee thatit may ‘ not always be carried by drinking water, but may be borne by the air we breathe. 0f eonrae‘th'e lesson of the past is topmost our drinking water from all possible contamination of ty- phoid bacilli. Nothmgoan discount the toms of that lesson. But one we ever expect to some: the pawn up ‘ to an edeqeate sorapnloaity in the am of their sink of this disease, so thateasae will not constantly new. ate the poison among the well? Doe» .. new sometimes eaielsee; nurses asetee; and the lay people as a rule are both ignorant and careless. To add to denser, many oases of typhoid {ever are so mild as not to haves phytioian, and many that are seen are notdiognoeed. Yet every one of theeela as truly dangerous to the community asthe worst case, albeit notes greatly dangerous. So the It has toa- years been a puzzle t, complications multiply and the out- ' dealers that typhoid fever could occur in gm" when no trace of poison from a previous case could he found; and that cases eonld occur among peoplewhohadnot torment!» leoktera time" when this disease shall be stamped out is not flattering. Isaawhile, we should go on working for the end we do not aspect ever to quite accomplish; and should he an- Mama-mung m mm“: tfioWautMy. Mm” - Th0 chairman of the Citizen’ 3 Com- cvidant ‘ > with bu received the following in- of patio: _ bra-ting Ind Mruetive «nonunion atio 06m . ' Ltiou [tom Prof. Norma: Bridge, of This: '11th Hedi“! Gallop, one of the naming 7 most amine!“ and learned authori- . (ppm “9' ontho‘ mt alwhiohhatreus " ilii from 4. 5pm '0! typboudfum- "' ‘ ' (numbing? @899. P ‘4 m3, Mu , " [thaw-4411M W of the it tho, , 1m ”ram, Wand! baud! understoodthwovorbohm Former-1 ~ 1y, we auppoud thu ‘ ” of the disease mam distributed wholly. _ am": ”an H. mm; v: v. Bigbland M Department 1 LAKE FOREST. ' EIGHWOOD, VOL VI. M' FORT mums, HIGHLAND PARK. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 11', 1399 ‘ V -15: q uvmu. ‘ - swoon, drunk hither unboihd wnur' 0: milk of III] 601"; And “1009 Who have in- tilted thatthi‘s (ii-mo is than t watchman one, but been in trouble tor tn Won. Now that our knowledge to! the ways of distribution of this 1W in becoming broader and more and. wa use thatit may noi always be carried by drinking winter, but may be borne by the air we breatba. 0t ooufin‘tbn lesion of the put in am on: drinking water {tom .nl‘l poasiblc oontanxinntionn of ty- phoid bacilli. Nathingcnn diacount tho tomcat that lcanon Butgnuwa over «M to names the public; up to no adeqm mummy m the onto ’0: weir piak‘ or this (Ileana, no fixation”: will not constantly dintrlo ate the pagan among tbn wall? Doc. imam anointing: catalogs; numa mint); and £36 lny paopla an 8 min can both ignorant and carolua.'1‘o ndd to danger, many canon of Syphoid {out are no mild as not to have u phjfioian, and many that are upon urn mfiingnoacd. Yet ovary one of Win an truly dangerous to the nymmunity an the worn: cane, albeit nonnu granny dangerona. So. the WINNETKA. ‘ - LAKESIDE