The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-20

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No report has received from the un attic um
or Colored Home.
Yeserdays report of cholera presents still further
dmipution of cases ard deaths. There is something
cheering in this fact to counterbalance another
namelythat half the not reported, and that
the accuracy the cannot be relied on is
sufficiently proved by the City Inspectors report.
| There is curious fact established, which no
doubt has relation to the state Of the atmosphere.
The experience of all medical goes to show that
men cannot this season. bear the ordinary amount
Kind Of dcine found to be necessary In other years
to regulate the bowels. There is danger Of bringing
on dysentery, darrhoa that cannot be stopped,
that may terminate in cholera Hence many persons
into the opposite extreme, and let constipation have
its own way, for fear of evil But this Is an
error; for Inflammation Of the bowels will supervene,
bile will accumulate-bilious fever will break out
and then there will be diarrhea In earnest. The
bowels ought TO be kept open by gentle means -.
Most Of the faculty recsmmend the blue pill in small
doses, at night and Sedlitz powders in the morning
two three times week, ii required Castor oil Is
still safer after the pill But dosing ones self with
anti bilious and other pills is dangerous practice
We know an instance OF a very respectable man, who
insisted contrary the warning Of his physician upon
taking course Of aperient pills by which he literally
purged himself to death He brought cholera, and
was so weakened by excessive physc that his consti
tuition could not bear up against he died He was an
Off In the Custom House There numerous other
cases Of the same kind. Cold bathing too which is
otherwise invgorsting Is decidedly dangerous when
the system is cogged with bile the bowels cous pated
when the body is excessively warm much exhaust
ed. There Is nothing more useful, but nothing re-
Qures caution
Again we have often said people are not halfcars
full enough in what they eat and drink. What would
be safe ordinary times is not safe The follow
ing curious case is an example =
In the neighborhood Of Forty-irs street and Sc
cond avenue, are q number OF shanties, occupied by
Irish iaborers called squattcrs" one place, there
three Of these together The cholera appeared in
them ten Gays ago Since that time there have been
eight or ten deaths among the occupants of the
other shanties They made up their minds,
upon consultation together. that the three shan
ties in which the pestilence first appeared were
cured, and resolved to burn them. They APP
piled the match, and burnt them to the ground The
poor who inhabited them might be seen hud
dled about the smoking embers yesterday On the OPP
posite side there is WELL and gentleman passing that
way stopped to get q drink At the door Of q shanty
there he s~w q basket Of new potatoes and cabbage
An lrishman, bis wife and children were around It,
gentleman! "GoiDg to eat them,n Was the answer
"You had better mott he rcjoined =" Throw them
away, and get bread" The woman said her husband
could not eat his dinner without them and the man
raid he not afraid Of the cholera lie ate hearty
meal Next day when the same gentleman was passing
Numerous Instances might be adduccd Of people eat
ing cusunbers and such unwhoesome trash, and re.
penting when too late. Mr.. Wyckof who took i'll at
Peekskill Saturday morning and persisted in coming
into this city where he died had drank three pints Of
cold ice water when going to bed the night before.
Mat wonder that he should be attacked during
We learn that in q house In the Twelfth ward seven
poor aboring people found lying i'll OF shslera by
the police. They without medical attendance or
nurses. and removed to Thirteenth street hos
pital where four died within an hour
Hereafter the reports from the at Black
wells Island under the control Of the ten governors,
This will prevent the panic caused BY an undue swell
ing Of the bills Of mortality by cases that do not pro-
perly belong to the city.
No fewer than 81 funeral trains passed over the
Grand and Houston street ferries yesterday
IN BRookLYN.
OrFIcr rur BoARD o. HsALru, July 10.
During the last "a hour there have bsen reported
to this Office 10 Of epidemic cholera, Of which
proved fatal viz-Bridget Lafters. aged IS, Graham
street; Catharine Armstrong aged 81 Cantsn street;
Bailey Elliott (cooied) aged 40, York street; Mary
brown aged So Fourth Place; George W. Miller aged
IL, Niddsgh street; John Mullen, aged Is, Fourth
Place; Elizabeth Gassman, aged months, Kelscy's
Aley Robert Muir aged 40 State street. Mary Brown,
CHAs s. J. GOODRICH.
Physician Of the Board.
by TELEGRAPH.
Bosros, July 19-P. NJ.
There have been cases Of cholera reported ia
city to-day.
The total number Of deaths thus far for the week Is
hundred and eight which shows . large increase.
1t may be observed, however, that large number Of
the above deaths proceeded from the excessive heat
ALRssr, July 1p-5P ~.
Thirteen Of cholera and three deaths, have
In this city in the last "a hours aud three
deaths from eases previously reported.
Brrr.Ls, July 1s-P NJ.
The board ofH.ah report thirty eight Of eho-
lera and twelve deaths since yesterday.
FmL.pyLrHIA, July 19-12 NJ.
There have been 50 eases q shol.rs aud AZ deaths
fer the "a hours ending this day being decrease
~ yesterday.
ANOTHER DESPATCH.
PHiLss.lrru,, July 1p-P. ".
The Beard ofHssth report to day twenty-five deaths
BY cholera being the number reported Jester
day.
There Il great dimnu tion In the number Of cases.
they having fallen OF third since the last report
The doors q the Aims House have been thrown spen
and the rsupers have the alternative left them to
elsewhere
There we're fourteen deaths In the Aims House for
the "a hours ending at day, and bat twelve
deaths In the city and districts.
B.LriuoR,, July 19-P NJ
Twelve new eases Of cholera and four deaths
ported o. having occurred at the Aims House the "a
hours ending at 'elock this evening.
Rfcnso,p, July 1s-p NJ.
But enc new case Of ehoers has been reported since
yesterday, and nodesths
Prrr,suRap, July 1e-PM
There have been eight and one death from
cholera in this city, ,inee yesterday.
The Board Of Health report SO interments from cho-
iers and 40 from other diseases for the 70 hours ending
at noon to-day The weather Is delightful
ANOTHER DESPATCH.
CISciss.ri July To- 1slo
There fifty nine interments from cholera jester
day, and forty from other diseases.
fAnoth.r dispatch gives forty three nterments from
ehol,rs and forty. nine from other diseases
The epidemic IL rapidly decreasing and the prospect
IL fair Of its speedy disapPesrsnee.
sr. Lows, July 10, 1870
The interments from cholera on Tuesday and Wed
pesdsy we're one hundred and eleven; from other dis
eases Fifty seven.
We are grsthed in stating that the general health Of
the city Is improving.
ANoIBEs DESPATCH.
sr. LOUIS, July 10, 1h9 :,
The number Of interments from cholera wedncs-
DAY amounted to hy and Of other diseases thirty four
ANOTHER DESPATCH.