The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-06-29
Dr. Gomaros on Gbulera.
From the Richmond Wing and Advertsser.
NORFOLK, June 4th, 1919.

My Dear Str:-In your paper Of the
End inst, lobserve discussions of "a reso-
luton in your Legislature, looking 10 an
adjournment TO some place in the state
free from cholera. Ihave read your re-
marks onthat resolution with great pleas
ute. You will excuse one whose atten-
tion has been recently called to an exam
ination of this disease. and. who. for thir-
ty days past, has beeuin its midst, for
this intrusion. During the month Of April,
| left my home in Lancaster, Ohio, upon
Southern tour, in accordance with the
request of Hon. Secretary of the Treasu-
ry, uponthe investigation of subjects con
nected with my profession. found
Cholera at Cincinnati, Louisville, Cairo,
St. Louis, and all. or nearly all, the inter,
mediate ports TO New Orleans. On the
coast, intho Sugar and Cotton plantations,
it, together vita the food, has prnduced
desolation and suffering which will make
the Spring of '49 ever memorable. l
have been in no boat, nor have travelled
in coach or car from Cincinnati here,
without seeing the disease in some of its
notifications. found no we'll marked
cases of Cholera in Mobile or Charleston,
or Wilmington, yet in each ofthese cities,
and through the interior Of South and
North Carolina and Virginia, | have
fouad diarrheas and Cholera morbus
much more abundant than at this season
ordinarily. You are correct. There
does exist all atmospheric or other dis
temperature, and no place in this country
can now claim an exemption. My duties
brought me into immediate association
with physicians in every city. have
visited every Hospital, Marine, Naval, or
Municipal. that was accessible on the
route, and claim generous confidence
in the opinions am about to advance.
The epidemic differs but little from that
oflS32 and'33, except in being less ma
lignant; in its primary stages more tract
able, and the tendency to collapse aud
spasm, except in certain localities, less
decided.
| embarked from Louisville Oh board
the Melodea for st. Louis, with large
concourse of passengers--otficers Of the
Army-several gentlemen from the East
and many emigrants bound for Oregon
and California. We ran over tina Falls
and had not been out one hour before
ascertained the illness of one of the pilots
His case was mild and yielded to treat
ment. | also ascertained that sevel
deaths had occurred from Cholera on the
trip from ST, Louis to Louisville. I'm
PEELED by sense Of common danger, the
passengers and crew very willingly con
sented to report the first indications o
illness, aud but few cases Of manageable
diarrhea and Cholera morbus occurred
until we reached Cairo, at the mouth o
the Ohio. Indeed, with the fine band o
music, the general hilarity and sense o
security, have never seen happier o.
jollier set of passengers on boat. We
reached Cairo late in the evening, just al
the America from New Orleans was leav
ing the wharf, and there ascertainet
that she had buried SO Of her passenger
from Cholera on the trip-that the Cap
tain was taken ashore in dying condi
tion-and that one passenger under thu
sufferings of Cholera, had jumped over
board and was drowned. The effect o
this intelligence was highly detrimental
to our crew. Faces an hour before JOY
GUS and happy, were now elongated
Eucher and whist-a table at which wer'
played the eternal poker Of the Missis
sippi, were all deserted, and, eight gen
tlemen had attacks that night of decide'
Cholera without nausea--without diar
rhea-without spasms, and very Sigh
ifany notifications of the pulse or ami
NAL temperature. These imaginary case
were relieved by brandy toddy-and wer'
followed by confessions in the morning
ofsudlen remarkable Developments o
memory of prayers long forgotten-an'
hearty promises of moral amendment.
have never seen so decided manifesto
tions of the moral and physical depres
sion offear. From Cairo to St Louis, bu
very few escaped either nausea, or diar
rhsa, or a combination, but in no cas-
had we full developed case Of Cholers
My roommate, Ser. Wilder, from Mas
,sachusetts, President Of California emi
grant party, was attacked at one o'cloc
at night, and from two attacks of reich
ing and vomiting, and one discharg
from the bowels, oil occurring in thirt
minutes, was prostrated and cold wit
great suffering and sinking-a sinapisn
promptly and thoroughly applied over tn
abdomen--the recumbent position, an
after the impress of the sinapism, sixt
dropsof laudanum, followed in twent
minutes by haIfgrai morphine, and sma
pieces Office, tranquilzed every symptoI
tho second morning thereafter he wa
in usual health. fear you think m
prolix; but | take this form Of narratin
circumstances to illustrate two importal
points:-1st. The influence of fear.
wilneither discuss nor mention its modl
Operandl. All understand the sentimen
and allhave felt the enervating inAueuc
Idoubt not but Of all the known excitr
causes Of Cholera ranks predominan
Acalm self. possessed man may have che
era; an excited and nervous one CT
scarcoly'avoid il. when il ise pidemic.
reliance on that Being "who doeth q
->things well,1 andafaithfnl perfofnan,
ofthose duties which all Intelligent b
;ugs owe their God; doss more to forI
tythe system than any or all means
prevention. 2nd. To ask confidence