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Show Wage War Against Typhoid Fever With a view to co-operating Willi the state health board in keeping 'down disease, more particularly typhoid ty-phoid fevor, if is well that the citizens of Gunnison and the Gunnison valley 'take stops toward immunization from those diseases that prevail during: 'this period of the year. While Micro is no indications at present of the prevalence of typhoid lo cause alarm, it. is vitally important that all precautionary precau-tionary measures be taken to prevent its appearance. Through arrangements made, by the stale health authorities, vaccine, used fur immunization hi typhoid, can be obtained at a nominal cost. The mayor and city council of Giinni-on, Giinni-on, at a recoul. mooting, lemk tlo matter up wilh Dr. .1. A. liaison, instruct in-struct ing the latter as a member of the city health board, lo obtain Ibo vaccine, in the event it becomes necessary. nec-essary. "While in the ('My and valley (here are no cai.es of typhoid, il is well lo lake prevent ion." said Mr. llsg.-in. "The. danger, however, is existed!, and while at present il does not show. Ibo genu -:i it easily be carried by those coining from oilier seel ions of 'be country. The cost of administering administer-ing I he vaccine is 111! cents, u. nominal Uigiiro. compared willl a case of ( v-nlioid. v-nlioid. ,An a rra ugenooil lias been made, however. Ilia! in I lie ecnl on.' 'Ini.-;; not feel like paiing any fluency, the vaccine can be administered free." The use oT I be vaccine lias been riven a lesl in Sail Lake City and il lias been proven ollicacions in every instance. A dot onii iued campaign b-Inine b-Inine unaed I h i on n h n 1 Ibo entire ''ounll'v ar.ainat lihoid. and il i:-' im porlanl thai Ibo ( ili.cie; of Ibis vall- cn operate, in the inovemenl to liobl llie dread disease down lo I lu mini in 11 in . I |