Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1848-12-28
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
's'1ie Glaol.sn

ship New York from Havre md first appeared
among The emlgmn's on board from Bremen Seye-
raj died the passage, several ized andd died
after their arrival quarantine, several resident al
PENDANTS The qua raniine have been attacked, and
some cases hive appenr'r ~ the ri'v nf New York. |
This Is the substance tr the details viii h We la,ea-
rendy published. panic about contarion i nj
reday btglnnng 10 SpfeUd, and. we bar. VIII spread
widely, killing with terror Several newspn
pers arc Specializing the not knowing Low
passengers leaving Europe Ia health. ihongh cholera
preva there in localities. should escape III
they get upon cur coast. where cholera lad not pre-
.iou-ly appeared and they attempt to explain il by
surprising TINT the ship encountered, on the ocean.
current or region Of infected atmosphere And
c"rdng to custom during every epidemic coningon
and non-conaglon are The subjects Of controversy.
We see no cause for alarm, though not doubling
tnt the cholera is IN New York, and may visit Phil
ndelpha and we can explain the sudden appearance
OF cholera IN a ship on coast. without sup
posing curren, Of infected atmosphere on mid ocean,
- ought Of sight Of land" No poisonous atmosphere
org mated on. travelled over. the surface of
the ocean. Marine salt. consisting Of soda aud co-
rine. muriatlc acid and chlorine being the great
dsinecing agent, and the atmosphere OF the ocean
being well supplied with chlorine. have good
chemical evidence against such POISONOUS currents.
We may add that animal or vegetable decomposition
Is not quite abundant enough in the ocean, to over
the disintecing power of tho chlorine and that
such decomposition is very slow till such substances
are thrown upon the shore The land, not the ocean,
Is the generator Of poisonous currents, aud they could
not travel far upon the without | eng dI~n-
fccied. Such currents may the between
continents, in the higher regions of the atmosphere
but not on the surface within reach "f ships. How
then did these passengers escape I'LL they reached the
American coast They left n cho'fratic region. and
therefore with the seeds Of the disease, though ap
parent health. They the poorer classes of Ger
many, with vital energies somewhat reduced hy the
prvalions which the European poor have encountered
for year past. They were crowded in the Storage
OF ship and therefore at times in n tainted atmos-
phere. however clean and orderly the ship. and not
outstanding 1t was IN the pure air OF the ocean.
They left climate more uniform than ours, and from
their departure to reaching coast, in tenn
perature with Slight variation. But mp roaching
The banks Of New Oundland, they encountered It's fogS
Aha Fogs produced by reduction Of temperature,
and always operate upon the animal system by reduc
ing Its temperature, or In other words. by debiitd
T ton The eastern coast from Cape Cod To Green
land, is often enveoped in fngs, in autumn, winter
and spring and they probably produced by tho
current which sweeps the northern regions OF
. the continent, at a low temperature. acting upon the
nlluval evaporation. Sudden reductions Of tempera
lure eliminate disease aud hence people coming from
infected regions, and therefore pred>po>ed To disease
yellow fever, cholera, generally escape al they
reach coast. and then most frequently attacked
IN sudden change of weather 10 n lower tempera-
: ture. The Boston fogs east Winds" enough 10
shatter any not made of pig iron, the hor
ror Of all nvads because, with systems already de-
bated they le>s ube than the healthy to endure
debili,ang Hence if the passengers of the
9 New York. from Europe, where cholera exists. were
all predlsposed To this disease they placed.
reaching that fog, more powerful as we proceed
. norh in the very circumstances best fitted for It's
n elimination.
l. Such then being the immediate cause of cholera in
a this ship. WIN, does the fact suggest for prevention
q Warm clothing. warm lodging avoidance Of damp or
JogYroducng localities habltations; preca u,ion
" against sudden changes, by increase Of clothing OF
tpmnpratnrp of lodpino But the cholera cOnta-
u gious Yes and No. 1t is confa giouS poisonous
aimoSp here, in places fitted, through facilitating eau
4 ses to generate it. Henc. if cloleratc patient
d should visit damp dirty cellar, crowded with in
e half starved, ragged, dirty, and especially in
IS temperate, and should there be attacked he would
Z probably communicate i, to all the rest, he would
:; The yellow fever Jail fever. plague, any other dis
d of purid character They in cund ton for
any pulrd disease consistent with the Of the
year, and will take the first that In time al
: frost they will not take the yellow fever. Yet. If a
@ patient under il should be placed among them they
would probably be attacked by ail, spotted, ypbus
: any other member of the family To which yellow
; fever belongs. All fevers essentially alike. II
these people thus exposed in dry and otherwise
II healthy atmosphere, they would have better chances
= for impunitv though exposed than the healthy
IT through their already debtated condition But the
healthy. in healthy atmosphere, thus exposed, would
. be in danger Of conagIon. Attendants IN hospi-
:, tails sometimes attacked, in the midst OF prevcn-
- tives and curatives. Bnt must consider their
watching, anxiety, and frequent or continual nhaa-
81 ton of poison Immediately around The patient, de-
=, bilitating and generating causes.
i Whit, thea, are the best peventlves OF cholera J!
Clean streets, clean habtations personal neatness.
especially through bathing free use of chloride oi
:; lime in streets cellars, ships; precaution against
- cold. especially against sudden changes plenty of
ID nnurishin" and easily dgestble food abstinence from
variety Of nempcrance, in eating drinking or
l. any thing else cheerfuness, courage and avoidance
x of excessive mental action, whether IN study, bust
pleasure especial avoidance of those turnpike
lie roads to premature decay sudden disease,
grown parties iii crowded rooms and gorging with
~ wines and heavy snppers. pint of oysters. can
&c vass ba ck three pounds of vcnlson, few whips
few custard>, plenty Ct ice cream, jelly. couple
Is of pounds of other confectionery, bunch OF grapes
u plenty of dried fruits aud sweetmeats, lew glasses
of hook a few more of Madeira. u dozen glasses ol
&c champagne, and a stiff glass of brandy and water Ia
a top off. is supper that might bring on sudden mt oil
the cholera. All disturbance of The digestive organs
ne whether emec caihartic, should be regarded as
70 premonitory symptoms and treated promptly. The
10 best of them is camphor To arrest sasmodic
action an asrlngen TO check emetlc catharc ten
20 dencv to divert discharges from the dvestive organs
to the skim and friction of the skin to MD the action
'e of steam or warm water. Some doctors viii begin
% with an emetic cathnrtic, pursuance of their
routine notion of first clearing the primal rial. Oh
they destroy the patient by exciting that very
emetc or cathartic action which is the thing IL
he b., CHECKED In ten of choerac pat EMS, the
J. immediate is not the engagement ot the digcs
-. tive organs with morbid matter. It's poor subjects
A. seldom having enough put an. have no great loads
IS Ia clear out
re Keep clean keep warm, AMI keep quiet, and you
may set the cholera defiance Its great promoters