Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-06-28

Reese in his new publications gives the
following directions for preventing or al
leyiating visitation Of the ,nalady:
"First. That as the remote cause ex-
hibited itself in filthy neighbourhoods,
the corporations should, before the 'oarm
sOeather commences, see that our streets'
lanes, alleys, yards, and houses, are
thoroughly cleansed and ventilated, ana
that all our docks, slips, wharves, and Sc
wers, be carefully Rplihed, and Kept so pyl
the vigilant inspec ton and authority OF
officers appointed for that purpose.
Secondly. They should also see-that
all marshes, pools, or ponds OF standing
water should be drained and filled up
early in the spring, and wherever there are
filthy stables, whether for horses or cows
or pens in which swine are kept they
should be removed from the city, unless
their flthiness can be prevented.
Thirdly. Let our constituted au-
thorities absolutely prohibit the traffic in
ardent SPIRITS, by wholesale or retail, in
any population, great or small, when
the approach of cholera is threatened.
If this cannot be done in anticipation, it
should by all means be enforced on the
HFSt dppeardhCcoA lnc uloc"So al any Ci'J
town or village.
Fourthly. Let all our prisons, aims
houses, or other crowed apartments, as
; those of the poor especially, be daily sub
iected to inspection, cleansing and ven
tilating, and let special attention be pait
to the quality of the meat and other arti
cles Of provision.
| Filthy. Let physicians be appointed
and stationed day and night, in every
neighbourhood, on the first appearance
of the epidemic, to be accessible at al
times by the poor, for the treatment the
!, premonitory symptoms. and let the plar
of treatment agreed on by the Medica
, Department of the Board of Health, re-
curing unifurm and discreet depletion
and absolutely forbidding the use Of OPT
l UNI or ardent SPIRITS, either as a proven
tive or cure, except under such restric
tons az said department might accurate
ly define.
Sixthly. Let clean hospital building
, be provided convenient to every section
| to which those who by neglect of the pre-
! monitory symptoms, or mismanagemen,
or imprudence OF any kind, shall suffer al
attack, may be promptly sent, and let tn
plan OF treatment be defined and enforced
and on any extensive fatality occurrin,
in any one of these,I let there be an imme
diate change in the professional head Q
, the Medical Department..
Seventhly. Let measures be taken t
,. enlighten the people generally in the ma
ture OF the disease, its causes and cura
: BILE character, and especially its conta
giousness, and this may be done by tn
=. circulation Of handbils and tracts.
. Eighty. Let q system Of diet and reg
. linen be promulgated according to til
t dictates of enlightened science, and lie
this system be recommended through tn
d clergymen OF every congreg cation, espet
:; tally insisting upon total abstinence fror
y all stimulating or astringent drinks.
=, II these, or equivalent means be en-
!. ployed In anticipation, or on the tirst al
id pearance OF the epidemic in any plac
to its prevalence will be short, and the tie
lie ror occasioned by its fatality will |
1T greatly diminished, if not entirely rem,
~ we'd. But if our municipal authoriti,
y will neglect their duty until the filth
8 our streets, wharvcs, and other publ
re places, become s proverbial, as durin
at the past summer, and only begin the
IN activity and zeal when the miasma h;
ut been generated, the mischief will be to
l. great extent irreparable; and the vel
process OF cleaning to which they NAV a
~ forwards resort, too often will be four
ne only to aggravate the rage ofthe epider