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Show Typhoid Fever From Vegetables. Inasmuch aa tho claim Is nt times mndo that typhoid fever Is communicated through tho agency of vegetables grown In a noil Infected with typhoid bacilli, through dralnago or otherwise. It Is of Interest to etudy a recent Kuropenn Investigation In-vestigation by Ira Claudltz dealing with this subject. Ho found that when fresh typhoid bacilli wcro placed in the earth thoy wero not particularly adaptlvo to new conditions, and did not flourish, but If they were associated with other bacteria bac-teria which wero n.atlvo to tho soil thev were moro hardy, and could bo propagated propa-gated In tho form of cultures which will enduro In tho ground for several months. I. sing somo bncterlu developed In this way, a thorough test of tho susceptibility of vcgotablco for harboring these microorganisms micro-organisms was made. First there wero planted In soil thus Infected pens, radishes, rad-ishes, cress and other vegetables, which wero allowed to grow until several Inches In height. They woro then cut off lovel .with tho ground, and after being washed with sterilized water thoy wero bruised in bouillon, a substanre which is particularly particu-larly favorablo for the development of bacteria The results showed that In only one of tho four experiments could any typhoid bacilli be delected. It was then determined to ascertnln whether tho bacteria penetrated to tho Intorlor of tho plants, and for this purpose their surfneo was first washed with a solution of bichloride bi-chloride of mercury, which would havo tho effect of killing any germs with which It camo In contact, but at tho samo tlmo would not necessarily penetrate to tho Interior and act on any micro-organisms In tho Inner tissues of the planL The planLs wero then tested aa before, with negative results, and tho conclusion was reached that even In tho ovent of bacteria being present on tho roots or leaves thoy were not able to reach tho Interior structures. Harper's Weekly. |