Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-01-11
WHOLE NO. 968. :
Cholera.
To the Editors of The Journal OF Commerce.

To the Editors of The Journal o. Commerce.
Gentlemen Your insertion Of my former
communication, induces me 10 venture on
another. In this. will treat of the requisites
for prevention and the mode of fcure--reservins
with your permission, the more definite ex-
PLANTATION Of its cause for another occasion.
| Almost all the cases of Cholera that l at
tended-and they were very numerous, com
menced during the night. A man would bs
seized with it at IL or 10 at night and often bs
dead in the course Of two or three hours
The ooldSess Of the night seemed to be the laa'
determining cause Of its attack.
have already shown that the diminished or
suspended breathing give occasion for all other
symptoms to appear. now wish it to be OBJ
served that in health our Lreathing is di0'in-
ished one half during The night, and as the heat
and life depend upon breathing, the night.
when life and heat are lowest, is the most
likely time for an attack.
Warmth ot night, therefore, is most essen
tal never knew case Of Cholera to occur
| in a warm room. Some persons have great
dread Of sleeping in warm room. know no
reason for such fear. II We sleep in warm
room. we require less covering but when tho
clothing is adapted TO the temperature, tho
sleep is JUS, as certain as in cold room with
plenty of clothing, and We arc surer OF warmth
and life, and therefore safer from disease.
\ Sound sleep, is essential TO sound health -
Sleep is the only mode by which The Bran
is restored and renewed. During our waking
hours, We constantly use the Brain. We may
give the muscles rest by repose-bui the brain
rests only in sleep. Now as the Brain is tho
cause of the voluntary part Of respiration, II
,he Brain he not well rested and renewed BY
sleep, the Breathing is deficient, and the Life
and heat are both iow. | never knew any enc
attacked with Cholera, in a sound sleep, in
warm bed, or room.
The soundest sleep is the carliest-Sound
sleep depends upon good blood, and the blood
is best lust after the last meal is digesied.--
Consequently, the earliest part of tile sleep is
=. the bes, and soundest. Those who mean to
have good health, should go to bed early
There are some persons in society, whose en-
ployments are, uuhappy, at night. Let such
persons he aware of their danger, and not aaa
to it, by being cold, or by taking poison
! \ Good blood is made from good f5od. Food
is anything which can become blood. Alcohol
cannot-lherefore il is not food. That when
S no, food is either imperative or poison
Alcohol is poison, Alcohol decomPoses the
bood-,hereforc prepares for disease. The
man who drinks, is as ready for the Cholera'
as DIED paper is for taking fire. Nine-ienths
, of all that were attacked, drank.
: Dirty, cammy skin, prevents good circula'
,ion in that large part of the body. Mono
breathe well with bad skins. II every person
: we're cleaned, body and clothing, daily, fe"
case. of cholora would occur. All the peopis
who took il without infection, were dirty.
regular time for wholesome meals, and
regular opportunity for the bowels and bladder,
are indispensable. How strange that people
= can remember their stoiuachs three times
day, and canno, remember their bowels once
Take your own time, morning, noon, or nieht'
Il but take it, If you are given to looseness'
drink Glove tea. Ii you are given to consiiPa-
,ion, take fruits, dried OF fresh, vegetables
and sweets.
It A BODY and mind, we'll employed, and
:. consciousness of being ri ht before man and
# God, are Of a. much value, as many medi
l. cines. Tranquility of mind and recti'ude
n feeling, give heal,hrul Nieor TO the Brain
and therefore improve the breathing, and
at consequence, the condition of the blood. a
is the Cholera patients, except those who took
nv con,apion, were immoral and vicious.
ne an afraid to send you more this time, lei
&C. Iweary you The Divine Being keeps "
ot Health by Laws, not by medicine. lie pur
al ishes US by Lass, when we ofend--a"' II
mt heals us by Laws when we cease 10 Offend
ch w .uld that we a knew and obeyed his LAVE
mt We should usi have much cause 10 ieaf w
nd cholera. Yours. respectfully,
b. JH. SHEARMAN, NJ. d., 2o3 BleecSe
Is street.
P.S.-In the printing Of my communica
ed ton in Thursdays paper, you unior'ha'e'
ed made two errors In the fifth paragraph
if where say the Brain aud Nerves are 10
by rains which guide the muscles, you make u
he saw they are tie VEINS. In the conciuo'n
di- .en,enr, you have mistaken phy tor copy
The sentence should read " Yet We shou'
md have ,rhy for this. that is, reason Tor u
Two PrRsoSs BuRSr TO DEArR;El nc No'
D,di,,rd Mercury oi "Wednesday n''1nnp 90,
- A, all,a hon.. ni Mr. Uasd WnI