THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3766, 22 January 1881, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1881.

Now that the warm weather has set in, we would warn the public to be careful to see that the drains on their premises are kept free from stagnant water or refuse, as the odours exhaled from bad drains are a most fruitful source of epidemics. There is at present a case of scarlet fever ia Grahamstown, and, although there is a fair chance of the recovery of the patient, there is a probability of the epidemic spreading. The Borough and County authorities should see that the main drains are kept in good-order, or we may expect further cases to eveatuate. While speaking on this subject, it is as well to warn parents against the pernicious and injurious habit of permitting their children to eat quantities of unripe fruit, as cholera— English and Asiatic —is a very undesirable acquaintance, and as children are not over particular where fruit is concerned, we would advise that a strict watch should be kept on them.