Show t C Government i iTo To Investigate f Tho The disease known as goitre goitre-a goitre a swelling of the neck or big neck as ns it ft is popularly called has been prevalent in the tho state the post past win vin- winter vinter ter but more mare particularly in certain localities Sexier Sevier Sanpete te and aud Cache counties The prevalence pre of the disease disease dis dis- ease has hoe come to th the tha attention of the Government authorities at Washington Washing Washing- ton D. D DO 0 and in response to a n request request request re re- quest from Washington ton Dr T. T B B. B Beatty has forwarded samples of the water used for domestic purposes s in various sections of ot the Ule state an and the government will assist in investigating in ing the tho cause causo of the tho dis disease ase It is supposed that where the disease disease disease dis dis- ease becomes epidemic the tho cause caus lies liea j jin in the drinkin drinking water used by tho people In some of the towns In r Utah as high as 8 S per cent of the tho en tire lira population have havo been stricken with the mala malady y and the disease is especially prevalent ent among women they fliey leJ apparently being more morn sus aus' ep sap P- P r tible table to its ravages |