Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-11-04

Next in importance to the intermediate employment Of such
remedies attention TO proper diet and clothing Whenever
Asiatic cholera epidemic there is invariably found among
great numbers Of the inhabitants extraordinary tendency
to irritation of the bowels, and this fact suggests that every
article OF food which is known to favor relaxed Of the
bowels should far possible, be avoded-such every
variety of green vegetables whether cooked or not cab
bage, cucumber, and salad Ii will be important also abb
stain from fruits Of all kinds though ripe and cooked,
and whether dried preserved The wholesome arti-
ces of vegetable diet ae well baked but not new bread rice
oatmeal and good potatoes Pickles should be avoided.
Articles OF food and drink which, in ordinary seasons
generally wholesome, and agree well with the individual
slituon, may, under this unusual condition, prove highly
dangerous The diet should be sod rather than fluid and
those who have the of choosing should live pnci
pay animal food, aordng the concentrated and
inygora,ing diet; avoiding saed and smoked meats pork
sated and shell fish, cider perry, ginger beer lemonade, acid
liquors OF all descriptions, and ardent spirits Great modea-
on both IN food and drink is absolutely essential safety,
during the whole duration of the epidemic period One
see act OF indscreion has, many instances been follow
ed by speedy and fatal attack The intervals between the
meals should not be long, cholera being uniformly found
prevail with extraordinary intensity among the classes that
observe the proacted asts Eastern and Eu
ropean countries.
The practical importance of these cautions might be usa-
ted by striking examples Dr. Ada Crawford that in
Russia the intense Of all the attacks those that fol-
lowed hearty meal taken Immediately after proacted fast
In our own country during its former visitation, the most
frequent and deadly attacks observed be those that
took place in the middle of the night, few hours after
heavy supper The three fatal that have just occurred
TO sailors who had been Hamburg and who brought
SICK to Hull turned out inquiry to have followed very
shortly after the men had eaten large quantity of pums
and had drunk freely of beer and the still
recent fatal board the ship Yoan Of Sunderland,
both occurred in drunkards who persisted in the practice Of
nto1ication Notwithstanding the warnings that
given them against the dangers Of inemperance
On account OF the intimate connexion between the external
skin and the internal Inning membrane Of the bowels,
clothing Of great Importance The wearing of aaDnels
alpica H.
continent seems to show that useful to the day
time flannel bandage round the body, and this may become
necessary to our own country during the damp and cold
weather OF the approaching
Particular attention should be paid to keeping the feet
and dry changing the clothes Immediately aer exposure
we and maintaining the sitting and bed well aired,
dry, and warm
II may be necessary add caution against the of
cold purgaye medicines, such Salts particularly Gauber
salts, Epson Salts and SedZ powders which taken IN any
quantity, in such season. dangerous. Drastic purga
ves Of all kinds should be avoided such coocynh,
and aloes except under special medical direction.
If Notwithstanding these precautionary measures person
seized suddenly with cod gddness nausea, vomiting and
cramps under circumstances IN which instant assistance
be procured the testimony of the most expert
enccd medical authority shows that the proper TO get
possible into warm bed to apply warmth by
of heated flannel bottles filled with hot water
bags of heated chamome flowers sand, bran salt 10 the
feet and along the spine; have the exremiies diligently
rubbed apply large poulce of mustard and vinegar
the region of the stomach, keeping fifteen twenty
minutes and to take every half hour teaspoonu Of sal
volatile in little hot water, dessert spoonful of brandy
in little hot WATER wine glass Of bot wine whey, made
by pouring wine glass of sherry into tumbe Of hot milk
word to do every thing practicable procure warm,
general perspraion until the arrival Of the medical attendant,
whose immediate care under such circumstances is indis
pensable.
II has been deemed necessary proper give nstruc
ons for the treatment of the advanced stage from the conf
dent expectation that the proposed arrangement will supply
medcs attendance all that may reach that condition,
by which the specific symptoms OF each individual
will receive their appropriate treatment.
Though the Of danger may demand extraod
nary exerion and sacrifice the part Of all classes yet this
period will probably not be poraced since, the former
visitation of cholera it seldom remained in any place which
attacked longer than few months and rarely than
few weeks while may be reasonably expected that the i'm
provements effected with view check IFS progress will be
equally ecacous in shortening its duration and that these
improvements will not be temporary, like the occasion that
called for them, but will be attended with lasting benefit
In conclusion, the General Board Of Health would again
urge the consideration that whatever preventive Of cholera
equally preventive Of yphus and of every other epidemic
and constantly recurring disease and would earnestly call the
attention Of all classes the striking and consong fact that
formidable this maady Is in its intense form and developed
STAGE there disease agans, which il in power 10
take such eecua pecaution, both collective communities
and private individuals by vIgaDt attention TO il in its first
prcmcoy STAGE and by the removal Of those agencies which
known to promote the spread Of all epidemic diseases
Though therefore, the issues Of hands,
there ground for hope and confidence in the sustained
and esoute employment Of the Of protection which
perience and science have placed within reach.
BY order Of the General Board Of Health
HENRY AUSTIN, Secretary