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

Of the mortality IN this city, | have been
LED to the conclusion, with at least tolera-
BILE accuracy, that Of the thousands who
died here OF Cholera within three short
months, there were less than five hundred
who were not habitually Incorporate
One Of our benevolent societies relieved
during the last winter one hundred and
fifty widows whose husbands had all died
of Cholera, and all Of HON were drunk
ard. And in the case OF Incorporate
persons, the disease was not only more
rapid in It's progress, but almost Uniform
ly fatal, as the hos pital practice amply
proves. Indeed, one of the physicians
who was mcessant at his post in one of
these establishment, told me that he had
not known single drunkard cured, byany
ire ,tyment.
The above extract of itself is conc!u
sive. But, here is more, and all Of
il startling to him whose inexperience
may have led him 10 seek protection from
Cholera in the frequent Use Of alcohol.
"Dr. Bronson, Of Albany, N. Y, who
spent some time at Montreal, Canadas du
ring the prevalence Of Cholera the 1882,
wrote thus: Cholera has stood up here,
as it has every where, n advocate Of
temperance. 1t has pleaded most eloquent
ly, and with tremendous effect. The di .
ease has searched out the haunts Of the
drunkard, and has seldom left without
bearing away its victim. Even moderate
drinkers have been but little better off
Ardent spirits in any shape, and in any
quantity hays been highly detrimental.
Some temperate then reso,ted TO brandy
during the prevalence Of cholera, as a
preventive, to remove feelings Of uneasi-
ness about the stomach, or for the purro
Of drowning their approximations, but they
did it at their peril. Intemperance of any
kind. but particularly in the use of distil-
led liquors, has been a more productiv &c
cause of cholera than any other, and, in
deed, all others. Dtunkards and tipplers
have been sought out with such unerring
certainty as to show that the arrows Q:
death have not been dealt ont with inds-
elimination. There seems tcbe na,u-
raj affinity between Cholera and ardent
spirits"
DR.. Rhinelander, who was deputsd
from New York TO visit Canada, at the
same time, says we may ask who were
the victims of the disease. answer the
Incorporate, it invariably cuts off, A
Montreal paper of the same time states
after 1900 in ths. city had been attacked,
that not drunkard had recovered, and
that almost all the victims were a. least
moderate drinkers
From Paris, London and ST. .petcrsourgh
and Moscow, in Asia--lhe birth place OF
this pestilence. the facts co,car with the
above statement.
Rammohun Tingee, the famous Indian
Doctor, staict. vita regard to the disease
in India, 'wi.ere lie Cholera has most pre-
vailed, people who do not take opium OF
spirits do not take the disease, even when
they are with those who have it,.
Monsieur Huber who, in one town in
Russia, saw 2,l60 persons fall by this
disease, says: III is a remarkable cir
cnmstance that persons given to drinking
have been swep, away like flies. In Tiff
lis, containing 10000 inhabitants, every
drunkard has fallen
DR.. Sewall, of Washington city, states,
that cut oil 204 cholera cases in the Park
Hospital. there were only l6 temperate
persons, aud that they had oil recovered.
In Albany, with population Of 10000,
there died that year Of cholera3 1886 persons
over IS years OF age, viz: OF Incorporate
persons lao, OF free drinkers IS, mode
rate drinkers 1871, and of those strictly
temperate FIVE. Ofthe 6, 900 memLers
Of the temperance societies, there were
only TWO died.
Sncl, are some Of the striking facts FUR
nished by the history OF this disease in
1882. Olthe same import are its recent
developments where ii has prevailed ex-
tensiveIy, as at Nashville and New Or.
leans. From late publication made by
Gen. Carnthers OF Tennessee, the head
Of the Order of the Sons Of Temperance
in that Stale, we select the following pas
sages, the correctness of which will hard
ly he disputed.
Though have great confidence in me-
deal science and skill, yet in this disease
which is comparatively new to the medi-
cal profession, look upon the opinions Of
the physicians, where the disease has re.
Gently prevailed, as entitled TO most weight
because they have the advantage Of unit
ing experience and observation with the
principles of their science. therefore
requested brother to wait upon such oil
the physicians Of Nashville, as he could
conveniently see, and forward to me their
opinions, whether on the one side or the
other. l have the pleasure 10 find that
there is but one opinion among them-a all
on one side.
DR. Thos. n. Jennings says, "Being in.
terroga'ed. on the subject, ! have no hes
iation TO say through the press what have
often said in private conversation, tina,
regard the use Of ardent spirits as pre-.
renfire Of Epidemic Cholera, as practice
fraught with most pernicious consequences
BY observation, as we'll as by theory, ar
brought TO the conclusion that such slim.
,,lan,s, BY the disorders which they induce
in all The digestive organs, particularly
| the stomach. liver and bowels, tend L
proroke rather than prerent an attack o
that dreadful disease. What have see.
in the circle Of my practice as a physicIa,
| corroborates the testimony Of the medica
profession in other places and puts it be-