The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-25

The deaths from cholera are again numerous, com.
pared with the cases and, as usual, most of them
DO traced to imprudencc, intempersnce, filth
The following will prove the truth of our asser-
zion -
CASE OF CHoLEnA-CoaoNrR' 8 IsquEsr.-An inquest
held yesteI day the body Of William Little
Of 35th and 18th avenue 1t appeared from
the testimony Of Bridget McNaiy, that deceased
t. her huusc. Saiu day lCte after II O'clock to
get his dinner He said he felt very weak. aud wanted
to lie down the floor She placed pillow under his
head and sent for the man he worked with who paid
no attention TO The matter At halfpast o'clock he
got and yomied and purged aud also planned
Of cramps in his legs and arms lie continued in this
state for two hours when doctor to him. buG
unable to do anything for him. He died ut 5
o'clock Deceased was very incorporate in the way of
drink and ate but httle food. verdict of died Of
cholera was returned.
ANOTHER CASE Mary Murphy was, on Saturday. at
tackled with cholera in the station house of the 18th
district and was brought TO Centre street hospital.
She walked The day before, under burning sun, from
lorkvie.
EIGHT CAsrs CHERRY STREET william Savage, q
tailor who had been drinking rather freely for some
days past died suddenly yesterday ut No 3S Cherry st
But there nave been seven eases IN one house In
cherry street, namely, No 81 This house defed
Tighe. and literally crnmmed with human beings of the
most filthy and degraded character Some days ago
there were three of cholera in the basement rhe
people out and the basement thorough
lyt ceansed and whitews>hed. Yesterday, four more
occurred in the upper part of the house. The
inmates were all turned cut by Aldermen Mullins Cap
tain Ditche and pose OF police who fastened up the
house. This morning It Is to be cleansed from top
bottom.
The foregoing prove distinctly that cholera or
the disease raid to he cholera Is produced by exhaus
ton from heating the body by incorporate habits
and by filth. 1t is curious perversty of the human
mind that the fear of cholera drives people into the
very practices which produce it, There can be- no
doubt that little good brandy taken in small guam
titles ard diluted with water Is rather servceabe
hoy, hmm
skin; but bad srandy, good brandy. taken to
excess, Is about road to cholera be ira
yelled We recolect that In 1882 and 1884, men wao
were sober before became tippcrs and confirmed
drunkards from taking brandy to prevent cholera We
regret to find that similar delGson prevails and
will be likely to result in the consequences
Whatever enervates the body, bad liquor, much
of what good Individually does is dangerous; and the
great secret of immunity from cholera is keeping the
body in health by temperance, agenerous, wholesome
diet and by pure air freed from those noxous exhala
lions from filth, which sometimes despatch the man
who breathes them more rapidly than would arsenic
IN OTHER PLACES.
The Jersey City Sentinel. of the 23d inst says:-A
belonging to the ship Ohio tenn porarily moored
ut one Of our wharves found this morning on the
deck Of the vessel dead From the appearance of his
person It evident he had died in great agony his
body bearing marks Of terrible commissions and indi-
eating that the strong man had grappled hard with
the king OF frrors," ere ne yielded TO his icy EN-
brace. Our health committee pronounce it an un-
doubted case Of Asiatic cholera though have had
nothing official from that quarter.
The Board Of Health of Buffalo, the 22d inst re
ported two cases OF cholera and DEATH for the
ceding "a hours.
The Memphis (Tenn Eagle Of the 14th inst Gays
In the early part Ct this week few cholera
terminating very suddenly and fatally, announced
In every exposure and carelessness gross
apparent At this present writing, understand
from reliable authority the cholera has abated almost
hpQlfh of fha Uff "a
markaby good-better, we unhcsitatiDgly claim, than
that Of any other city in the Mississippi valley.