TYPHOID.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1854, 16 February 1889, Page 1

TYPHOID.

While the whole community is deeply interested 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 it is communicated to the human frame by “ microbes,” “ bacilli" or more simply speaking by “ gmns,” it seems that improvad 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 of a dwelling, in these colonies, to keep this fact in view, and act accordingly, i with respect to his owe premises and surroundings. So long, however, as individuals have no control over their neighbours’ proceedings, and the authorities are inactive, so long will liability to the disease be perpetuated. Under these circumstances, we have to look for the' next best thing to be done, and bearing .in mind that the state of tho physical system is an important factor in relation to susceptibility to tho “ germ,” it should become a matter of constant and watchful c&re that the tone of tho system should be kept up to good form. It not unfrequently occurs that persons habitually' healthy and vigorous, begin at times to feel a degree of lassitude and disinclination to exertion, and a sensation of “tiredness without any apparent cauee, occasionally, not constantly perhaps, is noticed by the individual himself. This may arise from the disorganisation of some important functional part of the internal economy—it may be tho liver or the kidneys that are not properly performing their office. The result Jjs the communication of poisonous acids to the blood, and this becoming vitiated the disposition to “ housing ” the germ of typhoid will be the result, whereas if the impairment did not exist, tho germ probably would not find lodgment, The recent case of Constable Cameron in the Police Hospital is in point. At the inquest on his remains, it was stated by the medical officer in charge that had it not been for the diseased condition of the kidneys he would not in all probability have become one of the victims of typhoid. Therefore, whatever tends to keep the orgons in their normal condition is the best antidote to typhoid, and for this there is nothing equal to Warner's safe cure, which has been thoroughly tested by thousands, and incontestibly proved to act as represented.