Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-11-09

til' Ilti qltffuiiue regulations, sanitary tH-
ions. and he isol tion 80 III sick. On " lich,
lofrneriy, the strong st reliance was plscei.
have b en- r%crenily abandoned in all couatres
where cholera has appesred, from the general
experience O.. their iuethoiency.
The evidence also proves that cholera al
mos, always "a 'rds. nv rremcnit nv symtoms,
warning OF It's a%pprosch. in tine lor the EN-
plovmeut Of means capable oi anssting us
progress. II. indeed. IN CERTAIN ~ituaIuns.
a. where there j. an unusual CuncautTth0n
vt the poison, or in certain individuals who :
are peculiarly prelispesed to The disease. zoe
attack may >ometin-s appear to be ius'an'dI
neous. still the general conclusions. that IN
era is not in itself contagious. ant tat u
commonly gives distinct warning oi ls aP
proaCh. are two great iscis well calculated to
diyetS this disease ot us ehitt terrors. and To
show the paramount in Hr duCe; o' l9e
means OF ~ vsniiln so much more certain
dian hose Of care.
The proved IDENTITY of the csuses which
promote the origin snd spread OF epidemic
diseases ~ general. With those That idvHr ihe
tutroduc im and spread OF Aslstir Cholers.
apprs r., 10 indicate ihe tr ~ measures cd pr
canton aud PREVENT II dgaInst d prsilieHcf,
which after an abS.ucc al sixteen year aud
a. ID season when othrr iarns of epidemic DIS
foNtH uiE unusually fHfNWiFb fi' 'N E'f'
menace. q third invasion, and tile General
3 ard Of Health would apreal TO all classes
iar their coriifi corporation il carr, iug int
effect the measures which careful cnn,lderd-
tiuA has led hem ia recommend, ~ the iuil
CONVICTION thai the powers given by the lrgis
nsture Tor this purpose, though they may not
be fully adequate. and though the time 10 use
them NAV b. short, Canuot TAIL, with such
cooperation. TO be attended with highly ben
eGcial results.
Great benefit having been derived from the
~CieausIugs that were resnrttd 10 thr former
,i,iiation OF cholera, and experience having
shown that preventive measures against chul-
era ore also praVenuVe against iyphus aud
other epidemic diseases. the boards OF gnsr-
dians should carry into immediate effect all
p%rIctiral measures OF external aud internal
cleansing 81 dwelling ~ The Ill Conditioned
districts.
The chief predispo-ing osuses Of every cpl
deulc, and especially ol clOiers, are damp.
moisture, film. animal and vegetable matters
~ a state Of decomposition. aud IA general.
Whatever produces atm Sphere impurity. all
u which have the effect OF lowering the
health and ,igor OF The system. and OF in
creosins the susceptibility TO disease. parlie-
larry among The young, the aged, and The
etble.
Inc attacks Of cholera are uniformly found
Ia be most frequent ana yirulcnt in NOW lHing
districts, on the bank OF rivers, IN The neigh
burliUOd OF the mouths al sewers, and " here
ever there are large collections 81 refuse, par
tieularly amidst human dwellings. In d re-
sent foclsHdtI9n, issued Tor the protection
ot the population OF he Russian Empirc. lie
Important influence ot these aud slmilar
causes has been recognized and the practical
recommendations founded thereon are 10
keep the person 1nd dwelling place clean, 10
allow OF no SILKS CLOSE 10 The house, to admit
oI 40 poultry or All asls ~Ithia the hous-, 10
keep everl apartment as airy as posi- lie by
ventilation. aud to prevent crawding where
ever thtre are sick
Householder, Of all classes should be warn-
cd that their first means OF safety lies l; the
removal OF dung heaps, aud solid aud liqui
Nth al every he %crlPlion, from bruealh or a.
oout tier hun,esand premises. Though per-
sons long iamitiafIzrd to III presence OF sach
refuse may not Pr receive lis olfensiveness nor
believe IN Us noxi rs prop- ties, set all who
desire 10 secure themselees iron danger.
should labor tor the entire removal fifth. aud
The ltipeough cleansing OF their premises,
which also the law will require OF each person
lof HE protection OF his nelglburs, Us " el as
Tor his own safety.
Mex IL the perfect clransing of The prem
lse., dnness ought to b. carefully promoted,
which VIII ol course require ihr keeping ~
ol suihceni fires. pottilaidft, IN G5e fanrruna
unhedtthy DIS rIcts, wtIere this means should
D. rtsortrd 10 Tor the sake oi ventilation as
well as ui warmth and drynr.s.
Fl N inf afmdtian recently obIaiced rom
ku.ela, II appears hat in 5 m barracks. md
other places II Which large plumber ol people
are conSregaled, where these conditions have
been attended 10 Ia a manner that NAV br e
gully p%ractlsed IA private houses. here has
been ii comparative immunity from The pre-
vdIli1g epidemic, exactly as ia this country,
where IN public institutions, though as set
hS no means prriectin be means of venula.
ton. there has oren an almost entire exemp-
tim from epitemics which have ravaged
private houses in the very sane dis.
lricts.
II, Notwithstanding every precautionary
measure which can be aiken, this dis, ase
slould uuhaPpiiy break oul in ans district,
lhen Il VIII be essential 10 the safety ul The
inhabltahls thst the should be fully inpre,-
srd with The importance OF paying instant al
trhlloh 10 The premonilary symptom that
announces the commencement oil The a.
tack.
This pr~moniiory symptom is looseness of
me o'wels, which there Is reason 10 regard as
university preceding the setting in OF The
more dangerous stage OF The disrase. Some
tlins,, Indeed under the circumstance already
described, namely, where the pos n exists
IA unusual intensity, or the constitute nal pre-
disp sition Is unusuatly great, the FIRST stage
may appear 10 be SUPPRESSED, az occasionally
happens ~ violeut attacks OF other diseases;
tut IA cholera tins event i 50 rare as 20 be
practicaiiy OF no account. AMI u ali counties
and under all varletIeSo ~ conlitinnsia which
thls disease has been epidcm y the tx etience
as 10 this point uniformly Irees with what
l. observed at he present II m-nt at Tam.
barg,
The most cases, writes the British Consul
respecting the epidemic which las lust bro
ken ont Ia hat clly, 'the disease has firsl man
Tested itself 10 a slight relaxation Of the bow
els, irotn which. Il properly attended To. The
patient generally r~ecovrrs; but il The symp-
toms are negsee ed, spssnodic attacks vGsue,
and death follows mostly in rom four to six
hours
This looscness OF the bowels may be ac-
CON onied with some degree Of pain, Which,
however. l. generally sigh; but, in macy
cases, pain is wholly absent; and, Tor some
hours. even days, this bowel complaint may
be 20 slight a. toappe ruin ng; that With
out IA previous knowledge al he importance
ct The warning, II might escape uotice alto
gelher.
1t must BE- rrpel'el, however, that when
ever A,ia'ic choleri is epidemic. the highest
degree OF lun>eIlfs, oi toe bowels oug 10 he
r~cgaejei aud tlrtl.d Is the comneuceineuto Of
tt~ drs-ase. which a. this stage isss pable OF
brtig ar1fst'd by simple means. ou II neg
lrctri oul, Tor "a trW hous may suddenly as
: me "a iatsI iurm.