How exactly did Sai Baba stop the cholera epidemic in the village, based on the account in the first chapter?

According to the account in Chapter 1, Sai Baba employed a symbolic and powerful method to end the cholera epidemic. He began grinding wheat in the mosque, which was an unusual act for him. This act was not for making food, but was his 'play' to combat the disease. The text explains that the wheat he ground was not just grain, but a representation of the cholera epidemic itself. After the wheat was ground into flour by the village women, Baba commanded them to take the flour and throw it on the village boundary near a stream. Chapter 1 states that as soon as the flour was thrown, the disease began to recede and the 'bad days ended immediately,' demonstrating Baba's unique skill in protecting the village.