Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-14
PRECAUTIONS.

PRECAUTIONS.
Perhaps cannot do more acceptable service TO our
readers, than by laying before them the useful COM
mon sense views, which are contained in the following
short but sensible letter from intelligent citizen of Bal
timore
Extract Of letter from gentleman in Baltimore to
ms Correspondent an this city, dated 10Th September.
Iwenty-three of deaths reported to-day IL
colored and IL whte.-Monday is generally bad day.
from the imprudence of certain classes Sunday The
disease is taking mder turn here's but mprudence IA
TAI III many instances nevertheless. If you have
any thing like it, mention in yours of Sa-
turday you VIII certainty have more; but with the fol-
lowing rules you have nothing TO fear Wear flannel
shirt jacket, flannel drawers yarn sockngs-keep
in at night Never dine eat away from hone-(at
home you can command your dieD-never permit any
fruit at all to be in your house. or any vegetable except
rice aud well cooked potatoes Fresh beef mutton are
your best meats, but bacon may be used Use water mo-
deratey little brandy port wine mixed with at din
neF is advisable or the weak toddy which you commonly
USE Use gentle exercise only-push from your mind all
unnecessary vexation aud uneasness.
Observing these rules, you will gradually feel more
and more safe After days, you will find il is the
lmPrudent principally who become alarmed since it is
'hey almost exclusively, who suffer Nearly every one,
when the atmosphere becomes filled with the poison
ieels little uneasy at the bowels either from pain the
noise made by wind moving in them. This YOU ma have
all the time, and be SAFE provided does not increase in
which case lie down and avoid exercise which irrtaes
the bowels couple of table sDoonfs of castor oil
mixed with 10 20 drops of laudanum will almost inva.
aby correct the uneasness ntioned or any lit
tie costvenes or ooseness which you may have and then
ordinary prudence VIII carry you safely through the very
worst of the season.
"In addition to the flannel above mentioned, wear
strip OF ndnne round the region OF the bowels This was
recommended TO me by gentleman who crossed the Ara
bian Desert, when the disease ragged there. With the
above cauon feel fear about you but observe at
once-Fannel IS your wear, let the weather be ever so
warm, and plain diet your fare"
FROM SMITHFIELD.
The following distressing picture is drawn in a letter
from that Village, with which have been favored by
the gentleman in this city to whom it is addressed
E1trGct NJ letter from respectable house in Smith
field Isle If Wight County, "a, to correspondent
IN This CITY, dated ION SEPTEMBER 1892
'Disease and death still stalk with relentless fury
throughout our village Several who rise in the morning
In perfect health summoned in four, eight ten hours
TO Try the realities OF another existence. Such distress
among the coored people you have witnessed In
deed, white and black bowed down with the affecting
circumstances, connected with many deaths One general
cry for mercy and relief rcounds throughout every ai
y Those who have not yet suffered, emble for the
moment which may be their appointed time IL truly dis
ressng, and the most hardened heart could not for
bear 70 weep to listen 10 the cries, and witness the
agones OF the poor blacks at their religious meetings..
Sincere pentcnce marks their every movement. The
consolation OF religion seems TO be their only sup
port The disease so far has ba1ied the best medical
advice we have The experience Of all the writers
the subject has been brought into practice; but little
cess attends t. With very few exceptions tho disease
af has been conkned 10 the old infrm Incorporate and
imprudent The whole number Of deaths since 26h Au-
gust when commenced, %; Of that number only
our are whiles-two old ladies' child and male,
stranger from Old Point Our family is by Divine pro.
scon still exempt How long this may be our allowed lot
1od only knows We send you list Of those who have
diea since our last great many families have removed