The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-28


HAVANA, Jan. II, lsi9.
JSe Cholera Ercteme~t-7xe Folly of the Gover,s-
mert-- The Fyench El<ction-1he Crops, &'c.
The Falcon. which has been watched for hourly
since the morning of the 18th, is just in from New
Orleans and notice is gwen that she will sail In
four hours She is of course in strict quarantine.
Letters. papers, &c, all have to pass the ordeal Of
fum;gation, which is, to be cut through with a
sharp instrument, and smoked with birthstone,
and then plunged in a tub of vinegar. This pro-
cess, you may well imagine, causes the contents
to be scarcely legible. ~
1t 10 perfect outrage on our correspondence.
Fancy to yourself receiving bill of exchange
with the names of drawer and drawee entirely
blotted out, as it has happened several times.
Think Of the loss and inconvenience one sustalas
in such a case. And perhaps what may strike
ysu az absurd, vessels are required to discharge
their cargoes In quarantine, because the Inten-
dente requires the duties; as if there was not the
same contagion In bales and boxes as there would
be in the hull Of the ship and crew. However,
such IL the case; and the expenses OF landing and
fumigating these cargoes Is immense. one small
brig from Europe incurred expenses on this &C
count to the amount OF 81 ,2S0. Also the loss on
fine goods is tremendous. You must understand
that every box and bale Is opened, and smoked
with birthstone. This, upon threads from England
and silks tin cases from France. Is runous. All
this to keep oil the cholera-which is sure to
come.
We have now very simple and excellent pre-
ventIve, which is used most generally In every
family, which Is nothing more or less than mo-
lasses with their food, or in water. II is well
known as tact that when the cholera was here
in 1888, that those who were in the habit OF using
molasses did not take the disease. For instance,
NJ the llttle tOWn OF ReUla. the other side oil
the bay, there was not single case Il Is altoge.
Their a molasses place. There they have thelI
tanks, in which they receive the molasses from
the surrounding estates, and ship 1t In casks or
board the vessels, which lie near the wharves
The inhabitants are IN the habit of using large
quantities with their food 1t Is also well ascer
tanned that very few OF the sugar estates had any
cholera amongst the negroes; whilst on the coffee
estates there were immense numbers who died
The reason, without doubt, was the free way In
which the negroes on the sugar estates were sup
Piled with molasses. Our physicians recommend
the free use of 1t with rice, DC, as preventive
They say it Is " suavidad" to the bowels anC
prevents inflammation; and we all feel certain
that It Is the greatest remedy ever introduced as
preventive to the cholera.
We are anxIousy waiting for the steamer
Isabel, due tomorrow. She will bring us the
dates of the 10th from Europe, and then we shall
Should 1t be Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, there
will be plenty of long faces. We are all afraid
such will be the case, hut hope for Cavaignac.
We have nothing new here. Our Captain Ge-
neral Is recovering slowly.
The new crops begin to make their appearance.
Sugar and molassee, unfortunately tor the Cubans,
will be much less than last year. Those capable
OF forming an opinion put it one third less What
l have seen Is of most excellent quality-bolh
sugar and molasses.
The weather, for the last SIX weeks, has beer
most deightful-most perfect cool summer wea-
ther, which is charming to your old friend A.