Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-09
FROM OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT
New York, DECEMBER 5, lS4s.

New York, DECEMBER 5, 1913.
TuE CaoLEKA-I have been waiting nearly Two hours at
the Mayors Office ascertain the result Of meeting Of the
BOARD OF Health, which has been holding session side
tho subject of the cholera, reported be Qusan
tine and Staten Island. They have jus. adjourned and d.
reced the report of Dr.. WrIsG, the health officer made
them to-day to be published for the information Of the pub
c The substance of the report which have just read, is,
that The packet-shp New York, Captain Lines, arrived at
quarantine Saturday, twenty two days from Hayss with
35 passengers About week before her arrival when OF
the coast Of Nova Scotia, number Of resembling Asatc
cholera suddenly occurred among the passengers and before
her orrva seventeen eighteen and deaths
occurred.
On the arrival Of the vessel the storage passengers
al removed to the buildings occupied public stores
island since which lime there have been three
and deaths One occurred to-day There
has been among the cabin and they have
been allowed TO up the city The vessel il living
quarantine, and has undergone thorough cleansing and
fumigation. ...
Such is the substance of the report directed published
and have 10 know that has been pre-
snt The mdest aspect that The viii to the
public. ,t~. M
Thee TO be doubt that have this singular and
waywad disease shores The facts that there
Of it at HAVE when the vessel left, that The
pa healthy cieanly and well provided for,
cndng to the statement of the captain and that The disease
hoaIed the ship in mid ocean, would th
useiessress and absurdy Of quarantine. And medical
now generally agree that the disease neither contagious
infectious. .......4 .....
There is but little panic here on the OCCASION AMI trust
there will be- here elsewhere in the country The dis
in England having proved to be of nioe character
better understood, and easily controlled nera
than its former visit, it may reasonably be expected
/ 10 prove So here.
4 Upon the subject referred TO in this Letter from
II M, he fnlIo
| ing remarks, which we find in the Philadelphia
|" North American" appear to US to be well worthy
of attention:
..TrE CHoLERA.We shall no, take itupon declare
that the from New York, of Asatc cholera having
been brought the United States by the ship New
from Hare, all false Alarm although believe
be 50, alleged by the New York papers shall
undertake to predict how it may may come
the We feel, however at liberty make
following remarks namely first, tina; the progress Of the
cholera in Europe, within the last twelve months has proved
be very similar regards of travel and dao Of vista
ton, t. lis progress over the region n 1881 and,
condy that if it continue observe this similarity, it
scarcely lie expected reach the world unit! time
next spring summer"
For the privilege of publishing the following let
ter indebted to the poiiteness of DIR. I'uos.
! miller, President o. the Board of Health of this
city. The original was addressed to Journalist
III Consantirope, and was written in French, OF
which tire following is correct translation:
i "CouRRIEa CoEsTASrISorLE," OcrcgxR IA, lStS.
s.SIR Having been in the hands Of Providence hum
bic instrument of discovering inbh remedy for choers
mobu in the most desperate Cases. has,ea
nica 10 your esmabe journal the treatment by which, with
Coos assistance, have qucky succeeded in curing pa
tient. 1t is as follows:
GAS The vomiting and darrfo begin, pu, The
patient legs up The knees water no hand
bear; throw into il handuls OF salt le
the legs be rubbed for hail hour BY two strong persons
us;rg both their hands 0pen inc .a.ge rein Of each foot
end let bleed in the hot water om twenty nj
nues according the sex, age and strength Of the patient
During ihi. time, add hot becomes cooled
TIE natural animal test VII return imr,e aey Throughout
the whole body vel consciousness. The patient vii
speak and ak for food. lie will be pecy
sure his ordinary duties after tvo days.
"of sixty peasants attacked with cholera whom hav
seen, had be- suddenly attacked while tn
fields; chcrs asr having retired in perfect health bel
bern asleep part of the night awakened lava of dl
With tie usual symptoms in the ge5lest intensity and al
though assistance rarely Obtained b,ore the exprnoa
half hour one hours, (cmstimes SIX o
eIh, hours, AID hours bal er al have beef
restored poIiec he Tin in such wise be able
the business eve days after beng attacked in
the nsxt day third day. Il las happened houg
rarely that the blood moi flowing long enough, the patient In
been hlej second re this second time in The aad
in the foot. In has the treatment friiei.
"a remarkable feature Of the efficacy If the treatment
The immediate aud perfect reestabst msnt OF heir heah il
oil Of the Pnlonts who, instead OF losing their strength,
Ell, on tie contrary, to have acquire Visor.
"ln future the visit Of the cholera will less sppe
hension in the pubic than epidemic Of Influenza.
al have the honor, &c.
| "J0HN BARKER,
/ "Formcr Cons6l Gen. Of England Egypt,
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