Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-05-11
THE CHOLERA IN TURKEY.
IMPORTANT FAcTs IN is TREATMENT.

/ observer, the SuDJOlneu letter from heN. MI /
Dwight, one of our missionaries at CONSTANT /
nople. We have much reason to expect that |
the cholera will soon visit our vicinity. We
would recommend to our readers to preserve |
the paper containing this letter; it may be the
means Of preserving many valuable lives.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, .4ug. 81, 1913.
| Messrs Editors-The cholera is still ma
/ king dreadful rayages in various parts OF Iur-
key, as well as some portions OF Europe
Mysterious disease! that stretches It's gigan-
tic arms from the Red to the White Sea, and
at the same moment of time, kills as in mo-
ment its hundreds and thousands IN Cairo, IN
/ Constantinople, and in Petersburg! And thus
! it moves onward and onward, toward the west
awaking the most gloomy forebodlngs IN ma
! tiOns and countries yet unreached, while 1t
| leaves dessolation and sorrow behind E.. Quar-
| antines, and milito-sanitary cOrd0ns are lnstI-
tuted in vain. They have again and again
! been proved to be most perfectly useless IN
STAYING the march of this dreadful pestilence.
/ No guarantees nor disinfecting agents can
be Of any avail, unless you can adopt means
! so general and powerful as to change the char
acter Of the whole atmosphere around u.s.
/ There can scarcely be a doubt that the Asiatlc
( Cholera as it is called, depends upon spec
/ ifc cause, and that that cause Is IN the atmos-
! phere. Recent observation seems to show that
| the electric or magnetic fluid has something
to do with it, This is point upon which
some light may be thrown In America. should
the disease invade that country as now seems
most probable for the electric telegraph IN
operatiun there are more numerous than IN any
other part Of the world; and If, as has been
asserted in Europe, the cholera atmosphere
affects these instruments, the fact must surely
be observed in America.
The cholera has now existed in the city of
/ Constantinople for nearly one entire year;
{ 1. -, - l,-.-h hoo V,1Fa mill
/ TYNE and limited in extent. Within the last
/ month however. it has shone more malIgnan-
! CIV than in any former period, and during one
| week nearly all who were attacked, died.
The number of deaths in the city, from chole-
"a alone, during that week, was reported at
I.IO0. At the same time the disease has
been raging at Broosa, Nicomedla, Adabara
Magnissia, Urntab, Aleppo, and various 9TH
er places at the interior. Treblzond was dread
fully visited year ago, and now the disease
has returned with such violence as to drive
almost every body from the city that had the
means of fleeing. 1t has just begun its rava-
oes at SMYRNA, where it is to be feared it will
r be particularly severe. AS have intimated,
this scourge of the human race IS moving
westward 1t will doubtless by and by be
heard of in France and England, and then it
will cross the Atlantic, as before, to perform
its direful mission in America.
Nv principal object in introducing the sub
iect into this letter, is, to communicate some
facts concerning its treatment, which nave
been learned by experience in this part of the
+ world. and which, though they may not be new
/, TO professional men IN America, may tend TO
: corroborate what they have already observed
and heard on the subject, while those OF your
readers who are not versed in medical science,
NAV have their minds quieted somewhat, in
= knowing that there are precautions which, I'M
der God will In, most cases secure safety, e
ven in the midst of the greatest exposure.
The Asiatic cholera, which, when fairly
, seated. is one of the most unmanageable OF
! all diseases-despising all human artand SKILL
and nocking all the assiduites OF friendship
: in almost all cases, begins with a mild didf-
} rhea, which in that stage is most easily cured
True. where the cholera is raging we are con-
stantly hearing Of persons who arose well IN
the morning. and are in their graves before
$ nirht; and it is not to be doubted that there
I are some cases in which the first attack OF the
! disease is the collapse, from which recovery is
! rare But | can say with truth that IN eOeIy
instance of these sudden deaths OF cholera' 10
which have been able to investigate the cir
cumstances. | have found that the individual
! had been Ed5oring under diGrrhea for some days
7reyfous. Generally this is SO slight as not
To be much noticed it is attended with no
= sickness of stomach, perhaps, and gives the
= person no particular Inconvenience. but IL
I is this very diarrhea winch is lnslduousiy pre-
= Darinr the system for the most dreadful onset
of disease. Whenever the cholera IS prevail
ino in any place. it should be a rule IN every
instance. to stop euen the slightest diarrhea 5H'-
,oediateEy. For this we have remedy always
, at hand. ODium in some form or other, must
o he used Immediately, and without fear In
o the form of Iaudanum, perhaps 1t may be used
/ most conveniently. At such times 1t should
. be found in every house; and the master OF
the family should give the strIctest injunction
= to every inmate of his house, to give tnlH1e-
digte notice. if attacked with dlarrhea. In
mild cases sir drops of laudunum for an adult
r. will he sufficient to check the disease. The
: dose sbouId be repeated eUery four hours I'M
= I'll the afnyrhea IS stopped. This IS most I'M
u nortant direction In severe cases of dIarThea
: y Iaper dose must be used, and the dose may
= he Increased indefinitely without the least
Il iniurv so long as the effect of checking tie d.
. arrhea is not produced: L nave oeeh CARED 70
e nrescribe in a great multitude of cases ofchol-
era. in this incipient stage, and have found
u every enc of them to yield to this medicine.
l. The prescription IS one which our good broth
u or Doctor Smith, left with his brethren In
) Turkey In anticipation of the cholera, when
: he was returning to America; and by the
le blessing of God do believe 1t has saved the
lie lives of thousands. Our native brethren II
Dt Nicomeda and Broosa having been instruct
J. cd on the subject by DR.. Smith, have beer
n exceedingly useful as instruments OF checking
J. the disease in great number OF cases. Many
N even of their worst enemies among the Arme
t mans have fiocl1ed to them for this medicine
n and having proved Its virtues have beconl'
De their best friends.
Y I have used with the best effects, in man,
n, severe cases, when there was much PAIN, AM