The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-16
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! II viii be- remembered lliRl lhis question
I was .ngitWed hoiurn Iho Nov York physicians
/ lusl winter, and both sides Of hs question
/ proving h0ug, h WIS lr1 undecided, Opin.
I ions are about equally divided upon this point
though mo pfcpnndersure IN undoubtedly o.
ghipsI coningion. There nrg forms Of yiuI.
| lenl sporadic disease which spread from on
individual through laGlIy and mIarF those
from nhrond, who 90 oiliCHH nf friendship NtH-
IL Or utirnd upon hucli paIleuir, thus may
h0 called cOulngi0n or not 10y The dociOrst
hut Il makes no difference with tie lncis,Tle
disease h taken from another Nothing ~
n,or- common Than to hrhr Of the Cholera
gong through d family, TIC cHFH ~ tiTF FINN
,ly nl Now Albany, lnd where several died
aud the surviving 0urH urr now down, Is re-
cent mud authentic, T.,
nr Stone of New Orleans, mnu NJ lllc
head of he profession, b. o believer ~ the
contagious nnlure Of Cholera. Nv a c6hiuu,
nicnliun 10 soma Southern Journal lnst ~
ter, be- brought forward the grounds of hs
opinion, und mentioned iu proof thc follow
ING instance, ilc wns on pnssAgc helweon
New YOrl, md New Orleans during llir win
Ter IT lEIl, when the Cholera broke oui on
boprl lhe vessel, aud Il Wns determined 10
run into Hn Island ~ South Carolina. AZ
Ibis time no Choleln hnd appeared IN that
fANIff IlfN lfIllINl W. lllN lHINll " NWlllIlfl
house uh1hiiud Only by IN old negro man
and his wife, a,hn Iind been IN W charge.
Mhhiu 2i hJir ritter their ,rfivuL both omn
aud wiln Wclc dad viii ch0lrfn, md tlrrur
were the fret lwo eases Of Ch1lrra in Soul,
Carolina.
ltian remark 81 tho hoatmon ON tlio Wcs.
tern rivers. TINT thr Cholera appears only u
those plncrs where iho bodies of those villa
dio from i are put ull 10 ho buried, We con'
not youcli !uf tlic null oftlis statement, tul
wo know tint the towns md woubyhrds NJ
which tlo steamboats, most commonly stop
have brcn with very few exceptions visited
WHh ilic disease.
No contagious di-cRsc cbH act upon a fys
TEN itni r. tat susceptible To- ~ impressions
This may seem very obvious, nv IL ~, hul II 10
/ lho only way 10 nrrnuui for lho escape wNltl
ngpy invo made from dl-clscs tmi urc Rd
Witlcd 10 be contagious Men 1--we 80 hc mir
/ ~ ~ f,rty years old without having tho mca
sics, nnd yet they toll ~ thry hive been ca
pDsod 10 II many timcs. Il proves nothing "a
3 rn,psl lho contagious nature of Cholrta, ilm
% nurse can uitrud one afflicted with 10 With
uui taking the disease
( Whether contagious or goi, RHd NC olir
40 decided opinion, tlrfu are measures whlct
nll should iikG 10 rcudrr tho rys,vit, a. ls4ls
susceptible 40 ils Influence ~ possible, -
, whatever iurir 10 may comet Tor a. ~ utly los
Tint Susceptibility that u Is HhIc TO affect ~
We believe tint most diseases nrc iuihlhct
throu. The skin, Md that hy Keeping thn
organ prupcty fortified, We eau guard ae1ius
/ CholrrH,aud large class Of tie diseases lfou
which we sultr-lriclion, cleanliness and
proper warmth nro The agents To- bc used IN
Keeping lhc skin strong healthy and nllo "a
r6prl those ,plurUrr. lhtt comr from Uu IN,
lrctcd osphcrr.--SW B,pub.ieIn,