The New Spirit . ill be adopted by the other counties of the State. To show the vast importance of this work from an economic standpoint, con-sider what [the disease costs the County each year. The census of 1910 showed thatBolivar County had a population of about fifty thousand. Since, according to these ex-perts, thirty per cent of the people are infected with malaria, then fifteen thousandpeople in the County are victims of this disease. Estimating the cost per year for eachperson infected at ten dollars, malaria alone cost the county one hundred and fifty thou-sand dollars each year. If we
The New Spirit . ill be adopted by the other counties of the State. To show the vast importance of this work from an economic standpoint, con-sider what [the disease costs the County each year. The census of 1910 showed thatBolivar County had a population of about fifty thousand. Since, according to these ex-perts, thirty per cent of the people are infected with malaria, then fifteen thousandpeople in the County are victims of this disease. Estimating the cost per year for eachperson infected at ten dollars, malaria alone cost the county one hundred and fifty thou-sand dollars each year. If we take into consideration the loss in decreased efficieccy ofthese people and the increase in population, the cost becomes much greater. What is true of Bolivar County is in a measure true of other counties. Then,this question should receive careful consideration from all the people of our State, andthey should stand ready to co-operate with those who are waging this great campaignagainst malaria. ETHEL PARKER. 35. RUBY RANDLE Harrison County (Hypljmfi $?mr TYPHOID is due to a bacterial microbe, bacillustyphosus. This germ when taken into the alimen-tary canal with food or drink multiplies in the intes-tine and invades the body proper producing a poison-ous substance which causes fever, and otherwise in-jures the human organism. Typhoid cannot be contracted by germs which are cast off in abundance with thevarious excreta from the body of a patient find freshvictims in many ways; through water which has beencontaminated by seepage and imperfect sewerage;through milk where the germs come from the dirtyhands of the careless milkers; through oysters grownin harbors where sewers are discharged; throughfood containing germs brought by flies. In fact,these germs cast off from the body are preserved onlyin filth. Therefore, typhoid is a disgrace to any may become carriers of the disease without having been ill. This factwas proven in the well known case
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