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DR. BUDD'S DIRECTIONS.
TYPHOID FEVER.
The means by which Typhoid Fever may be prevented from spreading are
very simple, very sure, and their cost next to nothing. They are founded on
the discovery that the poison by which this Fever spreads is almost entirely
contained in the discharges from the Bowels. These discharges infect—
1. The Air of the Sick Room.
2. The Bed and Body Linen of the Patient.
3. The Privy and the Cesspool, or the Drains proceeding from them.
From the Privy or Drain the poison often soaks into the well, and infects
the drinking water. This last, when it happens, is, of all forms of Feverpoisoning,
the most deadly.
In these various ways the infection proceeding from the Bowel Discharges
often spreads the Fever far and wide.
The one great thing to aim at, therefore, is to disinfect these discharges on
their very escape from the body, and BEFORE they are carried from the
Sick Room. This may be perfectly done hy the use of Disinfectants. One
of the best is made of GREEN COPPERAS. This substance, which is used
by all Shoemakers, is VERY CHEAP, and may be had everywhere.