THE SEWARD POLARIS
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AMEBIASIS
By RALPH B. WILLIAMS Dir
ector. Division of Public Health
L. bora’ories
Amebiasis is the medical term
i >r the disease produced in man
by infections from the amelia EN
D AMOEBA HISTOLYTICA. In
i' ••tion with this organism im
plies tissue invasion and d.vsent
O'- The latter condition is but
one manifestation of amebiasis.
Amebiasis is found in many
■parts of the world with its high
est incidence and most severe
manifestations in the tropics.
Nevertheless it has a wide dis
tribution throughout the temper
ate zone. The incidence varies
from one locality to another and
the sum total of all surveys
throughout the United States in
d cate that about 10 per cent of
the total population harbors the
organism END AMOEBA HISTO
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LYTIC'A with or without symp
toms. Surveys in Siberia showed
that (!0 per cent of the fecal spec
imens from the individuals ex
amined contained this organism.)
A great many infections were
incurred by our service men over,
seas, especially among those
stationed in the Near East, Md
die East, China-Burma-India Thea
ter and in tlie Philippines.
The avenues of infection or
spread are associated with fecal
Contamination bv flics, cock
roaches, and other insects. Human
exreta on leaf\ uncooked foods. J
careless foodhamllers <carriersi. |
and unprotected or unsalisfaeforv
water supplies also play import
ant roles in transmission. Tin* j
major epidemics have been traced I
to grossly polluted water such as j
was the case in the 1933 Chicago
Hotel epidemic which resulted in]
approximately 1.050 cases of
which 70 persons succumbed to i
the infections. The infection in:
that epidemic was carried to 43
states, Hawaii and Canada. Per- j
sons who observe till the essent
ials of personal hygiene may be
infected through the avenue of j
excieta-carrying or filth flies.
Th.e "ripened" cyst of END A- I
MOEBE HISTOIYT1CA is the in-)
fective stage in man- These cyst j
are taken into the month with ;
contaminated food or drink and
swallowed. When tltev reach the
small intestine a condiHon known |
;ts excystation occurs. This results 1
in the single cyst being divided
first into four growing stages |
which in turn divide by binary
fission (splitting) into eight grow
itig organisms called trophozoites. 1
These forms attack the intestinal
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mucosa of the large intestine or
lower bowel, especially the cecal
appendical and sigmoido-rcctal re
gions. Extension to the liver and :
other parts of the body may oc
cur from the ulcer produced in
these regions. Some of the tro- ^
phozotites go through encystation
and pass out of the body as
cysts.
The symptoms of the disease |
vary greatly. Some cases are
symptomless. oMters have acute
diarrhea, or debilitating dysentery.
It is the symptomless carriers
who usually spread the disease
The symptoms may be eugge ;t!vr
of appendicitis, peptic ulcers, or ;
gall-bladder disease The patient
me - have vague abdominal pains,
digestive discomfort. be easily j
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purled. It may be that we will
The hundreds of little Pine Sis
kins are gone. We suddenly miss
ed them one day and were aware
that things had been unusually
quiet for several days before that.
Swiftly and quietly they arrived,
and in the same manner they de
suffered Ray to remove without a
whimper, but oh. the wounded
look in her eyes!
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'1 he Semfts are laying the
foundation for their new green
house, their flower garden is in
bloom and dozens of chickens are
growing bigger every day.
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Last Sunday the Frank Steeles
and Bob Clark went to Hope and
climbed around mountains, from
one of which Ruby brought home'
a segment of moss bearing what
I believe are moss-berry flowers
little pink beauties. During their
li ko, their thirteen-year old
springer. Peggy, fell down a mine
shaft and has bene partially para
lized ever since, but seems to he
slowly coming out of il
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I see Alaska Cotton growing in
the ditches alongside the high
way near Gabe s.
fatigued, underweight, and have
a slight diarrhea.
Diagnosis of the disease by the
physician is great lv enhanced by
laboratory examination of freslilv
passed stools. The ordinary cir
cular half-pint paraffinned ice
cream carton with an overlapping
cover has the greatest advantage
tor the collection of bowel move
ments to be examined for mem
bers of the Genus Endamocba.
All persons harboring E. HIS
TOLYTICA are actual or poten
tial sufferers from amebiasis.
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| In Your Interest
»8. J. DICKEY, President,
General Petroleum Cor
poration, Los Angeles,
Calif., says:
“Encouragement of
steady thrift habits among our em
ployees has always been a policy
of the General Petroleum Corpora
tion. Our men and women realize
the long-range wisdom of building
toward financial independence, as
evidenced by their continuing high
degree of voluntary participation
in the company’s Payroll Savings
Plan for purchase of United States
Savings Bonds. Regular thrift hab
its developed by the Payroll Sav
ings program increase individual
stability and responsibility, as well
as making better Americans.”
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irs to 'o 52 minutes and 45 se
conds; the :-,o'-/iit time to v/in
in fcrn--»r y°ars is 72 minutes and
75 seconds.
never see them again, as they are
! very uncertain in their habits.
| Along with them, apparently, al
so went tiie Crossbills.
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I Part of the highway between
Bear Creek and Seward are be
ing widened and it is a hearten
ing thing to behold.
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Lassie, the cocker Ray and An
netta are taking care of, went
forth into the woods the other
day and came back with seventy
six porcupine quills imbedded in
her hide, each one of which she
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Sovsard, AJacka
Larry O. Grounds
WHERE ARE THE NINE
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"And as he entered into a cer
tain village, there met him len
men who were lepers, who stood
afar off: and they lifted up their
voices, saying. Jesus, Master, have
mercy on us. And when he saw
them, he said unto them, Go and
show vourselves unto the priests. ^
And il came to pass, as they went
they were cleansed And one of |
them, when he saw I hat he was
healed, turned back, with a loud !
voice glorifying God: and he fell
upon his face at his feet, giving
him thanks: and he was a Sam
aritan. And Jesus answering said,
wore not the ten cleansed? but
where are the nine0 Were there j
none found that returned to give
glory to God. save this stranger? j
i Luke 17:12-18*.
Ingratitude is monstrous and is,
as stated by Fuller, the abridg
ment of all baseness,—a fault
never found unattended with oth
er viciousness. It brings forth re
proaches from friends and the
stern disapproval of God.
A sample of such ingratitude is
displayed in the above incident.
Ten men plagued with leprosy
cried unto the Lord for mercy.
Christ heard their cry' and they
were healed. Only one of the ten
was grateful enought to return
and offer his thanks, and he was
a despised Samaritan.
God has abundantly' blessed i
the people of Seward, yet only a
lew stop to return thanks. Je
hovah gave his Son that the hu
man race might be saved from
the plague of sin, but only a
very small percent have returned
that love through their obedience
to his wlli. The “nine” live in
their own little world, unaware
if seems of God's graciousness—
and caring less, seeking to ap
pease their own carnal desires
with absolutely no regard for the
law of the Lord.
However, when adversity or
death is at hand and the resour
ces of men have been exhausted
to no avail, then the cry floats
heavenward-for mercy! How mean
and contemptible is he that al
ways receives but is never ap
preciative Man usually appreci
ates or remembers his Creator
when adversity strikes, but while
things are working smoothly, he
doesn’t merit a thought. No man
or woman of principle, would so
treat a friend or neighbor, so why
cannot men be just as square
with Jehovah who is infinite in
love, compassion and mercy? He
that makes God a daily compan
ion need never fear what may
befall him, for the cars of the
Lord are ever attentive to the
ory of his children and his handsi
tenderly affectionate to their
needs.
Truly it is said. “He that for
gets his friend is ungrateful to
him: but he that forgets his Sav
iour is unmerciful to himself.’’
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