Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-26

iMider Form of the Disease. is often |
preceded by iooseuess of the bowels and SICK
ness at the stomach. When these symptoms
come on, the patient should omit the use OF So
lid food, aud take as little as possible OF any
thing into the stomach. A proper nourishment'
in this state, is arrOwroot or rice water. For
drink, small quantities of pure water or tea
The patient should keep in bed Ii the bow
els have no, been freely emptied, an even dose
of powdered rhubarb may be given. This IS to
be followed by AN injection, every four hours, Of
half pint of tlaxseed tea with 90 drops OF lad
danum in each. The surface OF the bowels
should be bIistered. If the patient is much ex-
hausted, a teaspoonful Of tincture of cinnamon in
half a wine glass full Of hot water may be given,
once in half an hour, for three or four times.
Means of Prevention. domestic
and personal, is of the first Importance IN the
prevention Of Cholera. Every house and shop,
especially provision stalls, should be made clean
and sweet. Outhouses should be freel from all
offensive matter. Cellars especially should be
cleared of putrd vegetables, ventilated and tho
roughly dried Beds and bed clothing should be
daily exposed to currents OF fresh air.
Personal cleanliness must be carefully attend
ed to- Those who can do SO. should in hot wea-
ther. battle in sea water two or three times week,
and others should wash the whole body with warm
water and soap, at least twice week. Children
should not be omitted in this process. As few
individuals as possible, should live IN the same
| room, and where number are found together,
means for dividing and giving them more healthy
Judgments should be provided at the public ex:
pense.
Crowded meetings, especially in the evening,
| should be avoided.
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and intestines, all attempts at prevention would
be useless, without most strict attention to food.
| A fact established bv the experience of al! Eu-
rope and Asia is that the .sCholera attacks the
| tpper" and makes him his first victim. A lit lie
excess, even in wine, exposes to the disease. LII
guilds of all kinds should be moderately used.-
The safest are common tea and teas made of do
nestle herbs, taken warm. Acid drinks are per-
nicious Cold water, If pure, may be taken IN
moderate quantity, but when the weather hot,
and the thirst great, the mouth, the hands, and
| the face should be previously washed
| Excess of solid food is sure preparation TOR
the disease The best articles of food are bread,
eggs. fresh meat fresh ti,h, rice. Perfectly
good and thoroughly bnied vegetables stand next.
as potatoes, asparagus. etc. All uncooked ,ege-
tables, as salads. are dangerous. Fruits. unless
very fine, had better be avoided. Strawberries,
taken by themselves. or vi tie addition Of a
little wine, are the least likely TO do mischief
Pastry, preserves, pickles scarcely need b. men.
toned as requiring total prohibition. All unu-
sual fatigue and exercise. exposure to cold. wet,
and 10 the night AIR, should b. avoided. The dress
should be carefully regulated according to the
changes of temperature Flannel next to the skin
is universally recommended, and to those of a
more delicate habit is'ndispensable.
What we have already SAID on the subject OF
ventilation. will makest sufficiently understood
that we believe the pure air OF the country to be
more sanitary during The hot season, than that of
large town. While, therefore, 1t IS not indis-
pensable to ice the City IN the appearance OF the
| Cholera and while we doubt not it will pursue a
d ferent course from yellow fever, and infect the
| country ,f il does the town, we should advise
thuse whohave the means OF selecting their resi-
dence. to quit the frequeuted walks of men. and
seek retirement and ,equesttaton, during the
prevalence of the epidemic.
| Finally, we recommend good conscience and
a fearless Performance Of duty. as the best OF all
preservatives against this disorder. 1T IS we'll
known to physlcians that the m0sttimid are most
frequently the subjects of epidemic diseases. -
| This is peculiarly the case with Cholera, because
| il affects the nervous system. We therefore
strongly urge on our fellow citizens, perfect
confidence IN the wisdom and goodness of God.
and full assurance that those who perform His
will bv the devotion of their labors to the sick
and suffering. are taking the surest means to es-
cape the attack OF this disease.
Signed, JOHN e. WARREN.
BENJAMIN SHURTLEFF,
GEORGE C. SHATrUCK,
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