Show EPIDEMIC OF BIG NECK Residents of Ceri Certain Tows Towns in San Sanpete Sanpete pete Cout County Ae Are Becom Becoming Alred Alarmed Over Disease Special to The Mt Pleast Pleasant Jan seems to tobe tobe be an epidemic of big neck or goire goitre Is assuming alarming proportions in inthe Inthe the little viage village of Freedom In the north end ot of Sanpete county Dr John ot of the University ot of Utah came down recently to Invest investigate gate the existing condition He found neary nearly al all the women ot of Freedom wih with te the enlargement of the neck I It has been present In Freedom Foun Fountain tain tam Green Wales and Birch Creek for many years probably ever since the settling of these places Tho cause of the present alar alarm Is probably due to the fact that a woman who went to Sal Salt Lake for operation had died on the table Again other others were informed that they must undergo operation These factors have been re responsible responsible for the present alar alarm The swellings as a rule are not large In some ases ses they are barely detectable In other cases they ar are as large as asa asa a hens egg No other symptoms as a arule arule rule are present present The patent patient I is not aware of any abnormal condition pres present present ent other than the swelling of the neck The disease may have Is its origin In the water of this region Samples of the water were secured by Dr Sund wal wall A most careful analysis wU will be made so that its relation to the disease wU will be ascertained Dr Linebaugh of Moroni reports ex cx celent results from the treatment of these cases wih with tincture of Iodine and th thyroid rid extract |