The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-12-21
From the Boston Morning Journal.
The Cholera in 1854.

| Ii there be any truth in the adage that
looming events cast their shadows before,
how clearly Is the warning now given to US.
that the cholora next year will visit this
country. During the asst twelve months it
has been gradually and slowly drawing its
line of pestilence and death from east to
west; we now find it at the very shores OF
the United States. By the papers, / am
informed that tie ship Constellation, which
arrived at New York from Liverpool few
days since, lost one hundred passengers du-
ring her voyage, AMI while yet in New York
waters she had many case on of the disease
on board; several other ships that have
lately arrived at these shores have reported
the prevalence of the disease, and its fatal
| ity. more or less, on their passage.
How grateful ought we net to be that the
| first approach of this dire afflction bas been
at this season of the year, when for the
next four or five months the natural effects
of the climate will protect us from its rava-
ges, and in which interval we have ample
time to make an efficient preparation to re-
pei its attacks, or, at least to leave it little
ground on which to get firm foo;hold. Pru-
dence, care, and cleanliness will ever DO
very much to avert the evils o. the cholera.
" hat should be done now seems very
plain. | would recommend that the NUM-
cipal authorities of all cities should at once
establish in their respective districts board
of health not to inquire into, but with full
power to act instantly in doing all such
things as are likely to secure the bitter
sanitary condition of the people, such as
cleansing out old drains. removing filth
and dirt wherever found, visiting the low
est abodes of poverty, and Of vice no less,
restricting with vigor the number OF occu-
pants of each dwelling, compelling all to
white wash and clean everything that is
dirty, and let those who have not the means
to do such things, be supplied, and the ex
pense betrayed by the authoriti.s. Lat the
public scavengers in each city be at least
doubled Activity like this must result in
good;i would stir up the indolent and apa-
thetic, and the cost TO each place would be
far less than if each city waited till the dis
ease was fairly established. a.
When man does all in his power ia avert
any evil, he has nothing to reproach him
self with, and he can, ander such circum-
stances, with confidence seek aid of The AL
mighty in his distress To plostrate our
selves in prayer, and call upon the people to
fast and pray TO God for blessings, while We
neglect ''lhose things which are requisite
and necessary as we'll for the body rs the
SOUL" seems to me very mich like asking
Providence to remove from us an evil which
we bring upon ourselves by our own negll'
gence and inactivity, and such impotent re-
quests are not likely nor would it be wis
dom that they should be granted to us.
Tread hastily, short time since, a notice
in your paper OF a letter dictated by Lord
PamerstNn to the citizens Of Edinburgh,
in reply to desire that he would appoint
day for fasting and prayer, to stay the chol.
era; his lordship stated, if ! remember cor
rectIy, something to this effect, that until
man had done all thatwas in his power, it
was little better than mockery TO seek aid of
Providence, and that so long as decayed
vegetable and other matter was allowed 10
polute and poison the air with pestilential
gases which robbed it off primative vital
ity, 50 long would contagious diseases, ut
tunes, effect such places. lhe great lolk Oh
Edinburgh seemed much annoyed at his
lordship's truthful answer; he administered
to them very sharp rebuke, for the old
town of Edinburgh much needs improve
ment in its sanitary state, or, at least it did
five wears ago. Esop's fable of "Hercules
and tn Carter" is applicable to us in our
every day experience. .-..m.
My only motive in wiring this letter, is
to draw the attention Of wiser heads than
mine TO this highly important subject. In
the hope that some practical efforts will be
made Immediately, in all the populous cities
of the land. having for their object the pre-
vention, Sc far as possible, OF the awful fatal
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