Cholern and Macaroni.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 142, 26 November 1884, Page 2

Cholern and Macaroni.

' •■■ (Stientifid '■ Amcridan,) Tf it is a fac)., as allegedly Professoj? Koch, that cholera ialhe result of a microbe, .wb, at is to prevent the tnjnsmtsstqn of this? dread discease to other countries froiii Italy, not only through the exports of fabrics alone, but from olive 3, olive oil, pressed and preserved fruits, macaroni,- and other ■ edible commodities shipped from that beautiful and productive country, jwh<3!re,.the,,^}holerA ..has jMeu^mgiug--with such dire, results, $c thatasifc '"" may, a of the London Tim&^itss ;t® r that journal :; warning, x people against the use of. macaroni and oth4r pastes made m Italy, .and specially m the neighbourhood of Naples. | Supposing the theomß.4f Professojr Koch to be correc.t r Sre cannot imagine a more likely agent fpr receiving and transmitting miorpbei than majcaroni from what we have , withessed, otits manufacture m th«;< neighbourhood o( Naples. The factories for the manufacture of Maca-i > ! roni between Naples^ aud Pompeii do. •* {not present during the coolest and healthiest seasons a pleasing or appetising sensation to chose who are , fon<l of ihe paste - and wituess - Si* ■& manufacture for the -first time. Macaroni, m; the cqurae ql its maiia- ; • facture, is hung to dry m the opoftair amid , plouds of dust, flies, and ' ; stench of all kinds,;; the ■ localities ■ where it is made being m the dirtiest and pqoriejat diatrictSj;. and where} <it--^ is said, the cholerai has been -ragingi: the sevcirest. The Tfates correspoadent cheerfully* A if w riot: playfally, closer vhis article byi *temarkibf <h"Qneha^ only to think -of -this important !arfcicle<(u»fj>fo6d^ which^is'io '; much used, being manufactured by _ I plaguMtjricken workmen, who no | doubt aicJken and die amid f the macaroni wbi<jh is being "prepared u f n3ftr ; such horrid .oQndition|, : |to j*iH r broadcast over the world aad spread ;iKe pestilence.^ rj'^i (i^i^ht : .> '..l/Wi