Typhoid.

Otago Witness, Issue 1943, 14 February 1889, Page 12

Typhoid.

While the whole community is deeply in* terested in the alarming spread of this fatal disease, it is amazing to contemplate the fearful amount of indifference exhibited with regard to its dangers. Whether ifc is communicated to the humaH frame by " microbes," " bacilli," or more simply speaking by"</m;«," it seems agreed that improved sanitation is the main remedy for preventing its propagation. This indeed has been clearly proved by the results obtained in England since attention has been given to strict sanitary law, and it behoves every householder, or occupier ot a dwelling in these colonies, to keep this fact in view, and act accordingly, with reepeot to his own premises audits surroundings. So long, however, aB individuals have no control over their neighbours' proceedings, and the authorities arc inactive, so long will liability to the disease be perpetuated. Under these eircumstancps, we have to look for the next bttbt thing to be done, and bearing in mind that the state of the physical system is an important factor iv relation to sujscepliblity to the " g«rm," it should become a matter of constant and watchful care that; the tone of the system should be kept up to good form. It nofc unfrequently occurs that persons habitually healthy and vigorous, begin at times to feehi degree of lassitude and disinclination to exertion, and a sensation of " tiredness" withoafc any apparent cause, occasionally, not constantly perhaps, is noticed by the individual himself. This may arise from tae disorganisation of some important functional part of the internal economy — it may be the liver or the kidneys that aro nob properly performing their office. The result; is the comiunnic.it ion of ] poisonous acids to the blood, and luis becoming i vitiated, the disposition to " housing" the germ of typhoid will b*> t ac r. sale, whereas*, if the impairmeut, did uoS exist the. germ probably would ' not find lodgement. The recent case of Constable Cameron iv tbe Police Hospital \z in point. At the inquest; heli on his remains, it was stated by tho Medical Officer in charge, that had it nob been for tho diseased oondih'on of tho kidney*, he would nof in all probability have become onaof the victims of typhoid. Therefore, whatever tends to kof-p tb" orgiu Jfj in their normal enudiLion, is the bi-ht. nutidf fa. to typhoid, and for this, there is nothing to na ] to Warner's safe cure, which has 1 / LCn thoroughly tested by thousands, aud i.-ico fi v=,,. tibly proved to act ac represented.