Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-02-08
THE TIMES.
Correspondence Of the Times.
THE CHOLERA, ITS TREATMENT

en,, through the fearful, nay, terrific cpl
demic. 1t left US suddenly about the 9Th
inst.-having come upon Us like thief in
the night, on the 18th December, on which
day 8 cases proved fatal, on the 18th almost
every one seemed TO be in the act Of fee
ing from the city; and it is supposed tina,
from 8 TO 10000 left on that and the fol-
lowing day-and that the money paid to
the hotels, theatres, grog.shops &C., was less
on the 18th, by $4,000 than it was on the
l2th!! Such was part of the immediate
effect of this simple, ye, frightening disease
1t was by no means unusual on these days
to meet on the streets intelligent looking
persons, holding their bowels, while hur.
rying along, supposing without the leas,
foundation they were taking the disease
No stampede on the wild prairies of the
west, was ever more complete-none ever
produced 1.-THE of the excitement which
the cholera created among a number of
the denizens and strangers in the Crescent
City. am sure ! was perfectly without
fear or agitation, and as / went about over
the city, (business was out of the question:
| was astonished to see what unreasonable
beings men, the rational part of creation
are, when under the influence of panic.
VIVA. chance for Hogartb, had one been
here, to have drawn a picture of a crowd
!aboring under fear and dismay! Ono could
hardly refrain from laughing a. some scenes
at first, notwithstanding all felt serious; but
the after scenes were distressing--many of
them almost unbearable. The mortality
fell almost entirely on the miserably poor,
badly provided, or exposed persons; others
attacked were generally cured, when med.
icine was taken in time, and imprudence in
eating and drinking guarded against. Its
horrors not unfrequently forced themselves
upon you, as you walked along the streets,
by some poor creature falling, ia the second
stage of cholera; his screams would arrest
your attention-for they strike terror to all
that hear them-and upon observing him,
his whole body, face, arms, legs, and the skin
of his forehead, are drawn into frightful
distortions by the cramp, which so painful.
ly as well as plainly, distinguishes the dis.
ease; at the same time he is vomiting, most
violently, and discharging incredible guam.
titles, of rice water consistency. II is
very likely the poor unfortunate is alone
and unknown--far from home, relations
or even friends; or if he have 4 home, its
distinguishing features are poverty and
filth, and he is without the means of pro-
curing comforts or medical aid. His only
hope is that some Irish drayman (give me
the Irish, after all, to "feel anothers woe'')
or passer by, will put him in cart or dray
when the driver instinctively turns the hea d
Of his beast towards the Hospital and drives
Jehue like. for the purpose ofgetting the
man off of his hands before he dies. On
goes the vehicle over the rough pave.
ment, every jolt adding to the pain and rem
dering more terrific the screams of the un.
fortunate man. Soon he is before the gate
of the charitable mansion, but before the
proper officer can give him certificate Of
entrance, which alone will admit him, death
has done its work: or if admitted, the kind
sisters are SO occupied, that before they Car
minister to his sufferings, he has passed &c
",hat bourne whence no traveller returnsy
i Donot think, my dear sir, that l am draw
ing upon my imagination for these details
you know have bu, little. Truth is, in
deed, stranger than fiction! Similar case'
occurred Il Generally, winter residenc,
here has been considered pleasant; this ont
SO far, battles my powers of description
In addition TO many cases that happened
substantially as related above, from 40 e
so Of these people were daily brought Il
the Hospital. My residence not being ia
from it, could see, every morning for 2!
days, from to 10 common carts, ATTENDED
t by no one except Cuffey, who sat careless
! ly on the top pine box, each cart loade'
with from TO dead bodies, hurrying OF
to the grave yard as fast as tho over-loade,
: animals could be forced to travel Call 20,
this pleasant residencel