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Show WATER KILLS THEJERMS Theoiy Advanced by Chicago Chi-cago Expert cn . Typhoid Bacilli" ' CHICAGO, Feb. is-Prof.' Edwia a Jordan of the University of Chicago, testified that typhoid germs cannot live more than two day in sewage-polluted water, and not more than ten days la pare water. He said that water polluted with sewage is la Itself a positive aid to the elimination of typhoid germs. -The testimony was given In. the Interstate Inter-state canal case now pending before the United States Supreme court The State of Missouri has asked that the State of Illinois shall be restrained from polluting the Missouri water sup ply. Prof. Jordan Said that he had proved his theories by extensive experiments. His conclusions are' contrary to all previous pre-vious scientific theories regarding the life of typhoid fever bacilli. . |