Joseph, in his journal, teaches that "Miasma" (malaria) is caused by the climate.
- Type
- Personal Journal / Diary
- Hearsay
- Direct
- Reference
Joseph Smith, Journal, April 13, 1843, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed January 3, 2024
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- Transcription
The river Missisippi is healthy. unless they drink, it. & it is more healthy then the spring water— dig wells from 15 to 30 feet. and it will be healthy.
There are many sloughs on th[e] Islands. f[r]om <whence> Miasma arises in the summer, and is blown over the upper part of the city.— but it does not extend over the lower part of the city
- BHR Staff Commentary
According to note 271 on The Joseph Smith Papers website:
“Miasma” in the early nineteenth century referred to poorly defined “infecting substances floating in the air; the effluvia of any putrefying bodies, rising and floating in the atmosphere.” Miasma was generally considered noxious. (“Miasma,” in American Dictionary, 529.)
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