Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-05-24

OF know should not murmur,
And should not sorrow deep,
That her pure heart, like a blossom,
Closed its leaves and went to sleep;
Faith went up with her to heaven
Human love turned back to weep.
RANDY AND THE CHOLERA.
Caution TO the Public.
FELLOW C1r1zESs:-We desire, with
ont rhetorical establishment, TO lay beio, e
you statement Of FACTSin which every
man who values his own health and life,
or feels for others, has deep concern.
At the approach Of that dreaded disease,
Cholera, ,nany sanitary regulations are pro-
perly adopted, both by the public author
tiles and by individuals; but none are Of
more importance. and yet none perhaps as
much neglected, as those which would
tend, particularly at such time, to do
away the use, as beverage, Of intoxica-
ting liquors. The .delusion prevails to a
great extent, '9ilar brandy II i,isas, as.tii
other alcoholic drinks ami mixtures, are
beneficial, and ever necessary, as prsuen-
tires Of Cholera. No greater mistake !!
No deiusion SO fatal, as all experience de-
monsirates. That this is not an idle as
ser,ion, bu, grave truth deserving of pro-
found attention from all classes OF this COM
munity, lei the following considerations
determine. They constitute but small
part OF the testimony which might be pre-
scented on this truly important subject.
We first appeal TO the evidence of DR..
Reese, OF New York, in his ,reatise on
Cholera. 1t is description Of the Chol-
era in 1882.
"ln this city, the grogshops were Wis
lille nuclei. around winch the epidemic
ragged with UNIV onted fury; and death. not
disease, seemed 10 reign over the neigh
borhoods were these haun,s Of the destroy
or were the most numerous. Many OF
the keepers OF these abominable >tyes OF
poliu,ion, and some OF their families, were
swept away; and horrible to relate, other
lovers of rum and lis wages would re-
open the shops thus vacated by the pesti-
lence, and deal out Cholera and death, un-
Ill they too became the victims Of their te-
mer,ty. In many Instances, alter bury
ing one or more OF their families, the kee-
rers OF these grog-shops would become
alarmed, close their doors, and lily from
the city. But some Of them were so COW
etous OF the wages OF unrighteousne>s, tina,
they would return in time to reopen their
doors on Saturday nights continue Ill the
midst Of their victims until Monday morn
ing, when they would again leave the
scene Of danger, thus securing their Sab
bait, custom. Hence, as was frequently
remarked, the reports were so ieartnlly
augmented on each successive Monday
anu Tuesday, and universal panic perva-
ded all classes OF our citizens, except the
Honorable Corporation, who seemed 10
share but little in the CONSERVATION, and
profit les. by the lesson we were thus so
dearly taught. For, by their authority and
license, these deeds OF inia'ny were per-
pe,rated until the cold weather OF the au-
tumn arrested the epidemic, after thou
sands had fallen martyrs 10 the licensed
and unlicensed dealer in rum"
SIN many Of these grog-shops, the dis
ease assailed its victims while there, and,
unable to leave the premises, they were
carried thence TO the hospitals, and in q
few hours to the grave.-Une of the kce-
pers, after such scene occurring beside
his counter, closed his doors, and aLan.
doned the traffic, saying that the roas
IRON his shop 10 hell was too short ht
could almost see the way there, and ht
has since changed lis business. The ex'
/ perience OF our Hospital Ply sicians, il, j
! were published in all lis loa,hsome details
| would furnish facts on the connection be
tween Rum and Cholera, and especially
between rum and death, which woult
abundan,ly confirm these statements. The
Temperance Recorder at Albany ha:
made an expose on this subject, which
however horrible, has parallel here, j
the facts were obtained by the same dill.
gen: investigation. Of several hundred
cases Of Cholera, uholly or partially occur.
ing under my o,on eye, uery large nnt
trighiful majority, ,rere either infsmperol'
parsons, or ercited By the use Of spirituou'
| liquors as preventive or cure o Fremont
tory symptoms And after a patient ia.
! ve:,igation, with the aid Of v;gilan; friends