The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-06-06

His submerged maier wheel Thrcshing MIL
/ for rice, as now in operation at the Eastern
part Of the town, will, in few years, suPplant
aIothcrs where water power can be had. The
waste of fuel and the expense of il, makes 1t a
curse to the proprietors on many accounts to
put up fire mills, where Uater can DO the work.
HOW TO ESCAPE THE CHOLERA.
Although we have no symptoms Of Cholera
among us, yet we can hardly expect to escape
the visitation that is affecting so many OF our
sister cities. II becomes us, however, TO pre-.
pare a, once to give It such reception as will
render its visitation as mild as possible. We
therefore publish, for the information oflhe pub:
lie, the sanitary regulations OF London, based
upon one of the most minute Investigations that
ever was made into the circumstances attend.
ant on an epidemic disease. The editor ofthe
London Lancet says: '.'rhese simple measures
are worth all the nostrums or specifics which
have ever been vauntcd for the cure OF cholera.
Baltimore Sun.
"Lct every inpurity, animal or vegetable,
be quickly removed to distance from the
habitations, such as slaughter homes, pig sites,
cesspools, necessaries, and all other domestic
nuisances." ....... a
We do not believe that animal putrcfactions
arc ever connected with epidemic diseases, hut
there can be no objection to their removal from
habilatons. -
"Let all tic uncovered drains be carefully
and frequently cleanscd.
Let the grounds in and around the habi'a-
,ions be drained, so as cl1ectually 10 carry off
moisture Of every kind.
"Let all partitions be removed from within
and without habitaions, which unnecessarily
impede ventilation.
"Let every room he thrown open for The ad.
mission of air; and this should be done about
noon when the atmosphere is most likely to be
dry.
LET dry scruobing be used in domestic
cleansing, in place Of wafer cleaning.
"Lct excessive fatigue and exposure to damp
and cold, especially during the night, be avoid,
ed
"Le, the use of cold drinks and acid liquors
especially under fatigue, he avoided or when
the body is heated.
"Let n poor diet, and the Use of impure va.
ter in cooking for drink, he avoided.
"Lct the wearing of wet and insufficient
clothing be avoided.
Let flannel or woolcn belt be worn
around The belly.
IN. b. This has been found very servicea.
BILE in checking the tendency to bowel com.
plaint, so common during the prevalence OF
cholera. The disease has, in this country,
been always found to com nrncc with loose
ness in the bowels, and in This stage is very
lractabe it should however be noticed, that
the ooseness is frequently attended by pain or
uneasncss and fatal delay has often occurred
from the notion that cholera must be ailcoded
with cramps. In the early stage here referred
to, there is often no grpino or cramp, and il is
at this period that the disease can he most casi.
ly arrested.
"Lct personal cleanliness be carefully OBJ
served.
"I.ct every cause tending to dcprcss The NOR.
al and physical energies he carefully avoilrd.
"I.ct crowding of persons within houses and
apartments be avoided.
"Lct sleeping low or damp rooms be avoid
ed
"Let fires he kept up during the night in
sleeping or adjoining apartments, the night
being the period ofmnst danger from attack,
cSprclalIf uhueT cSp1SuIc W Coiu UT ulnlp'
"Letall bedding and clothing be daily expos.
ed during winter and spring to the fire, and in.
summer to the heat OF the SUM-"
DR.. Drake, physician OF Cincinnati, whose
acquaintance with this disease is said TO he as
extensive as that ofany practitioner in the West
has published some suggestions on the subject,
which we think worthy of notice:
l. That leaving the city can do no possible
good. The disease is not contagious. The
cause of it has already spread through the city
and been removed into the bodies ofthe nhabI.
tants. Those who escape 10 the country are
more likely to be i'll than i(lhey remained at
home.
9. Epidemic cholera has no premonory
symptoms. The diarrhpa, which is supposed
to he its forcrunner is the diseases ITSELF in its
first stage as positively so as when it has ad.
vanced to vomiting, or coldness and collapse.
3. The disease may be generally stopped, If
met in that early stage if it cannot then, it
cannot afterwards. Ii cannot even then. ifthe
patient continues OH his feet. His life depends
on his lying by.
4. All persons who have worn flannel du-
ring the winter should keep it on, until the epi-
demic has passed away.