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Editorial
July 3, 1893
The Herald
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
What is this article about?
A medical friend urges the public via the Listener to boil and filter drinking water in summer to combat germs and potential cholera in Boston-area water. Advises against adding ice directly; suggests alternatives like refrigerating corked bottles or abstaining from water.
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Boiling Water During the Summer.
A medical friend of the Listener writes him to do something to arouse public sentiment betimes to the duty of filtering and boiling drinking water this summer. He thinks that, in view of the possibility of cholera, people should acquire the water boiling habit as soon as possible. No doubt this is quite true. And, cholera or no cholera, there are no end of germs in the ordinary water of Boston and the towns about. It is really extraordinary how our people have kept up so long the practice of drinking water without filtering or boiling it, and still more extraordinary, no doubt, that we should cool our water by putting ice into it, when it can be cooled just as effectively by putting a large bottle of it corked into a refrigerator or otherwise into contact with ice.
A good way out of the difficulty, if one thinks he does not like boiled water, is to drink no water at all. There are plenty of other things to drink. From all accounts, cholera can be taken only through the stomach, and there is nothing so discouraging to a microbe of any sort as a temperature of 212 degrees.-Boston Transcript.
A medical friend of the Listener writes him to do something to arouse public sentiment betimes to the duty of filtering and boiling drinking water this summer. He thinks that, in view of the possibility of cholera, people should acquire the water boiling habit as soon as possible. No doubt this is quite true. And, cholera or no cholera, there are no end of germs in the ordinary water of Boston and the towns about. It is really extraordinary how our people have kept up so long the practice of drinking water without filtering or boiling it, and still more extraordinary, no doubt, that we should cool our water by putting ice into it, when it can be cooled just as effectively by putting a large bottle of it corked into a refrigerator or otherwise into contact with ice.
A good way out of the difficulty, if one thinks he does not like boiled water, is to drink no water at all. There are plenty of other things to drink. From all accounts, cholera can be taken only through the stomach, and there is nothing so discouraging to a microbe of any sort as a temperature of 212 degrees.-Boston Transcript.
What sub-type of article is it?
Science Or Medicine
What keywords are associated?
Boiling Water
Cholera Prevention
Water Filtration
Germs In Water
Public Health
Summer Water Safety
What entities or persons were involved?
Listener
Medical Friend
Boston Transcript
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Boiling And Filtering Drinking Water To Prevent Cholera And Germs
Stance / Tone
Advisory And Cautionary
Key Figures
Listener
Medical Friend
Boston Transcript
Key Arguments
Public Should Filter And Boil Drinking Water This Summer Due To Cholera Risk
Ordinary Water In Boston And Nearby Towns Contains Many Germs
People Should Acquire The Habit Of Boiling Water Soon
Cool Water By Placing Corked Bottle In Contact With Ice Instead Of Adding Ice Directly
Alternative To Boiled Water: Drink No Water At All, As Cholera Enters Through Stomach
Boiling At 212 Degrees Discourages Microbes