Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-08-02

where practicable, to be carried away
with running water. To keep inhabited
apartments clean, by frequently washing
and very carefully drying the floors; and
to ventilate them thoroughly, as well by
fires, as free access Of fresh air. To
have the windows, especially of bed
rooms, put in good repair, so that the oc-
cupants may not be exposed, during
sleep, to currents Ofnight air. To change
bed linen and furniture frequently, and
to clear out those spaces in inhabited
rooms which are concealed by beds and
other furniture, and which are so often
made the repositories Of filth s. rubbish.
Where persons live in crowded apart
ments-whch should be avoided as far
as may be PRACTICAL additional vigilance
should be used to preserve free ventla-
ton; and where offensive exhalations a
rise, they should be destroyed by the So
luton of chloride Of lime.
Persons. To maintain personal clean
lness by frequent washing and change
Of clothing, and, if available, by occa-
sional warm bathing. To guard against
Sudden changes OF temperature by wes-
ing flannel next to the skin, more ePe-
cially round the bowels, and TO project
the feet and legs by woollen stockings.
To avoid excessive fatigue, profuse per-
spration, and exposure to cold and wet,
particularly at night, and TO charge damp
clothing without delay.
Diet.-To let the diet consist Of plain
meats, bread, and well boiled vegetables,
rejecting as injurious all inligestible
kinds of food, such as salads, Jaw fruits,
nuts, rich pastry, and in general, such
articles as each individua! nay have
found by experience to crcat acidity,
fatulcnce and indigestion.
Beperage.-To abstain from ardent
spirits, acid drinks, and stale soups or
broths, and to be sparing inthe use of
sugar, especially if it give ris, to sour
fermentation in the stomach.
Exercise, &c.-To MAINTAIN regular
habits, using moderate exercise, keeping
early hours, and taking nourshment at
limited intervals, SO that fatigue or expo
sure may never be encountered during
an exhausted and empty stomich. Fl
nally, to preserve cheerlulness Of dis
position, freedom from abject fears, and
a full reliance that such measures will be
taken by the government, and he local
authorities, as are best calcuided, with
Divine assistance, to meet the eXigen-
cies of the occasion.
Extract from a communicate, of Doctor
Pascalis, to the Board ofHealh:
There appears at this moment to be
three sorts of cholera mortus in the city
Of New York. The worst of them simu-
lates the Asiatic or Spasnodic cholera,
but it falls exclusively upon the most i'm
paired or diseased constitutions, badly
fed or debiiitated by labor and intemper-
ance. These are, perhaps, without ex-
ception the most rapidly mortal cases.
This class Of cholera morbus embraces
also certain number Of persons Of the
better sort, who have adopted an un-
wholesome mode of living, or who are in
the habit of daily taking great Quantities
Of liquor, without ever being intoxicated;
or who, being annoyed By chronic
complaint, subject themselves incessant-
ly to medical potations, or TO quack rem
edies These, also, have terminated
their careers by cholera asphyxia, or by
fits of epilepsy or apoplexy. | have
heard Of one, who after great fatigue
from hunting sport, supped upon lobster
and milk.
A second sort Of cholera is that which
is aggravated by local causes, such as
filth of the streets and houses; miasmatic
efiluvia from sewers, docks and wharves,
in the vicinity Of the contaminated atmos-
phere elected by the breath, and transpi-
ration Of multitude of persons living to-
gether. These cases are exempliied
at Bellevue where the cholera has alrea-
dy swept off SO many ofthe inmates.
The third species Of cholera is tha,
which we frequently meet with every
summer, especially in the season Of fruit
All persons from infancy to old age are
subject to il. This, however, easily
yields to ordinary regular medical prac-
Itice.