Litchfield enquirer., 1832-07-19
nrsroRr OF rHR cHOLERA.


the Cholera.
II is not uniformly admitted to be true
that the ChoIera-the name by which the
pestilence is improperly known, although
said TO have none of the peculiar symptoms
of cholera proper,-is new disease with
in the present century. The physicians
of India who have treated of it, found re-
cords of it's existence at very remote peri
DDS. 1t was at Bengal in 176S, and carri-
ed off $4,000 persons, and returned again
n17Sl. 1t was at Madras in 177A, at the
Maurilius in ITS, and in Arcot in 1887.
1t is also said to have appeared in the epi-
demic form in England in 1869 and 1916.
However the identity of these diseases
may be settled, the present Cholera made
its FIRST appearance on the 28lh Of August,
1917, at Jessore, a town situated north
.east Of Calcutta about 100 miles. In Sep
TENDER it reached Calcutta. During the
year 1918 it spread in different directions
from Calcutta; northward to Delhi west
ward to Bombay, which it TeAched in Sep
TENDER 1918; southwark 10 Madras, which
it'reached in October 1919; and eastward
along the coast of the Bay Of Bengal, to
the kingdom of Arracan, where it arrived
in the commencement of 1919. Fhe
whole Of the Indian Peninsula, containing
sin hundred thousand square miles, was
thus traversed by the Cholera in about a
year. Its progress eastward continued to
be rapid. From Arracan it extended to
Siam, and after destroying 40, 900 persons
in Baka or Bankok, the capital of that
kingdom, it passed Though the Peninsula
ofMalacca, successfully visited the Islands
of Sunatra, Java and Borneo, and in 1920
reached Canton, and ravaged the Phillip
pine and Spice Islands. In less than two
years it had thus traversed and ravaged a
space in Asia, not less than 1900 leagues
in length and thousand in breadth, or
nearly one hundred and twenty millions Of
square miles.
Its western progress towards Europe
continued, hut with various rapidity.-
From Bombay it proceeded in 1921 in one
direction along tire coast ofthe Gulf of Or
mus and the Persian Gulf, attacking the
islands also; and crossing the Arabian Sea
it appeared on the opposite shore, and fol-
lowed the coast there up to the same CULTS,
on the Arabian side. Passing up OF both
sides in Arabia and Persia, it attacked
Rassora with great violence, carrying off
$4,000 or 600, or more than one fourth
of the whole population in IA days. Short
ly after it separated into two branches, one
of which ascended to Astracaia, large and
populous town situated at the mouth ofthe
sVolga, on the northern shore of the Cas-
plan Sea, which it reached in September
1923 land by the other passed through
and ravaged Arabia, Mesapotamia and
Syria, to the shores of the Mediterranean,
in November 1922. Tn seven months the
disease had extended itself over vast ex-
tent Of territory, with undiminished viru-
lence and rapidly, and as early as 1923 it
was established at two points on the from
tier Of Europe. 'a I
During the entire period from 1923 to
1880. Asia was annually subjected to the
rayages Of the pestilence, which thus de-
layed upon the extreme boundaries Of that
/ continent, and with every facility for its
introduction across an imaginary boundary
into Europe. especially through the Med
iterranean ports. Yet il was not until
1880. seUen gears afler its appearance at
Astracan, that It passed over from that
point into European territories. In July
in that year, it attacked Astracan severely.
and passing along the Don, the Dnieper
and the Volga into Europe, spread with a. !
mazing rapidly, traversing space of six |
teen hundred miles in little more thanI
two months. Its gradual advance through
Europe since its introduction into P GLAND
W the Russian Army in 1881 is we'll
known II has finally reached some Vi the
busiest and most populous points on the
western coasts Of Europe. Where is it to
stopa Will the mighty volume Of waters
which roll between Us and its present VIC
Tins be q more formidable and impassable
barrier than were tho mountains of Asiaa
Or y the Great Pestilemce destined to
overcome all obstacles Of nature, and cir
cumnayigate the world, carrying its de-
stroying ravages into every habited region :
These are the inquiries which ill the
thought and alarm the apprehensions of all,
--inquiriesto which no answer is expect
ed Or can be given but by reference to
the fearful future. @a, a@ }gs
The History Of tho Cholera thus far,
has shown that where it has once attacked
place it establishes itself permanently.
and becomes an epidemic, re-appearing al
intervals with violence. Up to May 1881,
period offourteen years. SEQ hundred and
kssl