The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05
,ITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, MAY 5.:Ilst2.
The Plague.

The Plague.
II is stated that mnch apprehension is ',l u
New Orleans, Of The approach Of new d;s"as,.
which is called the plague, aud is now said ta
be prevailing in some ofthe West India islands
4 disease called by the same name has made
lis appearance in some parts Of ID. West Il
Is said 10 be Ike the cholera, but moro fatal
Whether it is the same disease as that which
goes by the name OF plague in the East is rot
sta cd
The Boston Medical Journal aludss to the
subject as i,llnws ff.,
s'lt is certain, from The accounts received
l'.,'h here and in England, that the true PLAQUE
has been introduced into MADEIRA, and the work
7 ct death has been really appalling. Theaqmes-
ton has frequently been ngitated, WILL that
d'eadiul disease ever reach this continent =
/ Ihfre is reason t. believe it ll the wonder
Is why 1t has not been already. Our CONNER.
cia' intercourse is extensive with various parts
OF Africa and the A>Iaic shore OF The Mednt-
er:an"an, where this great scourge is never
dead or dying, bnt simply rcposing from one
prrod TO another, like a fteurd giant, to gather
strength for n renewal of slaughtcr Should it
CONC, II may be hoped ,here will be found more
5'' 80 "u' StibIi1tl pi shtii.
7" meet and disarm it of its terrors, than has
been exhibited in tropical climates. or in the
illtliy, scourge-lnvlting regions of Nioslem
turkey. Plague apperans to the Arab. in this
age and where the same condition of thinns
eAlS' as characterlzes their mode of life, their
social condition, and the absence of all com mon
sense efforts to avert or arrest il, VIII have an
abiding ..cthold.
In the pcrusal of the above article we were
forciby reminded OF one important c"tr 1c sting
with our city Council
The season ofepidemic maladies is approac,: !
ING. Experience has long since taught US, that
cleanliness is he only true conservator Of health,
and consequently Of happiness and prosperity.
AS there is sno.hing whic! we should have more
a, heart, both as members of the family circle |
and of The community in which we lve than
health, cleanliness and happiness, there is moth
ing which should more particularly claim our
attention. He who Will take the trouble to east
an observing eye around him, as business leads
him into the different thorou yhfares, cannot fail
in coming to the conclusion, that efficient sani-
tnrv arrangements on the part of the city Coun
Gil are loudly called for
II is caution deemed necessary by all those
who entertain proper appreciation of them
selves, to take advantage of the earliest oppor-
tunty afforded by returning spring, to correct
any and all sources Of npurity that may have
originated in the neighburhood Of their rcsden-
ces either by accident or necessity, durisg the
winter It is the neglect of this in so many
instances, which forms Of the chief causes
ct the trightful ravages of epidemic cholera
and other sudden and fatal diseases. The ex-
istence of this neglect the part of individuals
who are either too poor, lazy or Indifferent as to
consequences, forms the reason for the interfcr-
ence Of communities in their corporate capacity,
for the correction Of these evils Feeling that
this duty is unsepnrably incident to their cor
Council to discharge it at the earliest day, by
adopting such sanitary regulations as will not
only effect the thorough cleansing of the city,
but secure its continuance. This prccau'ion on
the part Of our city, is rendered doubly neces
sary this season, because of the anticipated
amount oftravel and emigration to, and Trough
at this point, cnr0ute to California and Minneso-
Ia. The great exposure 10 which emigrants are
cannot but produce strong pre-dis-
position to disease which pre- disposition in an
atmosphere already impregnated with all the
opment of lis worst farms.