Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-08-12
tFrom the Albany State Register, July ldil


1t appears that the cholera is again threat
ening our cities. II is my conviction iha,
The Intoxicating cup, whether that cup con-
,alns pure" or ''impure" poison, is, in nine
cases out of ten, the predisposing cause 10
This fatal disease. As regards the "pure,' if
1t was safe, do not believe there is one gall
lon on sale in Albany. A large dealer hon
eslly told me that he had not one.
After the cholera had subsidized in Albany
in 1892, John T. Norton, Esq, (who, during
!ha, year Of death remained et his post adj
mnisering 10 The sick and dying,) was so
convinced that intoxicating drink was the
cause OF a vast proportion Of the fatal cases,
that he employed gentleman of high char
arter and discretion, and al his individual
cost, 10 ascertain the eXac, history Of each
ease Of death of persons over l6 years OF age.
This history was submitted TO the attending
physicians and sanctioned by them; after
which The whole record was submitted 10
the Board Of Health. They added the fol-
lowing certificate
"This document of facts ire take pleasure IN
recommending for publication and general CIR
eulation E"
The docunen, thus endorsed, was handed
to The New York State Temperance Society,
aud published, as other weIl.auihenlicated
documents were. The summing up was a.
follows:
Whole number Of deaths, over l6 years 33e
mtemperate HO
Free and moderate drinkers ls6
Strictly temperate
Member, Of Temperance Societies
Unknown
aso 80,
Population in 1892 10000
Members of Temperance icieties, about 5000
was acquainted with two Of the persons
who died, and who were recorded 'strclly
temperate" One of them had recovered
from slight attack Of the disease, but alter
wards ale Immoderalely Of cucnmbers, was
again attacked, and died in few hours.
The other had been similarly attacked, re-
covered, The was a clerk in the old Dslavaa
flouse.) ate from basket Of pine apples left
there by a traveller, and died soon after.
The case Of one oiher Of the five was singu.
lar. The report was bitterly assailed i'll the
Evening Journal, 10y the individual "ho had
lost his wife by The malady. He concluded
she was cla>sed with the iuemperate, while
the iac was Otherwise. DR.. Slaals, the at.
tending physician, answered The attack, by
stating that his poor woman probably lost
I 1 r., IL { I.,- -,
temperate husband; who, although warned
| 10y his wife III the morning, that she required
medical aid. entirely neglected her during
| the whole day, and when returning home at
night from the grog shop, he found ii as
too late.
| | have no, a doubt of the salty Of an entire
| and immediate change from the moderate
use of Intoxicating drink, "pnre" or tim
pure" believe at tins time, when the at.
mosphpre appears charged with the cholera,
such change is of vast Importance. II is
my belief that with total abstinence from the
use Of Intoxicating poison as Jcrcrags, and
with proper attention 10 cleanliness and food,
The disease would soon die out, and found
my belief on facts. In 1899, when the
cholera broke out in Albany, | was engaged
with f. Corning and John T. Norton, in
erecting tha, large block of buildings on
Green, Beaver and Norton streets. Abou,
one hundred men were employed; they
were all about abandoning their labor, when
they were persuaded to resume. They all
agreed to keep at their work and abstain
from strong drink. A beverage Of water
molasses, vinegar and and ginger was inrn-
ished them tree, and Of all those one bundled
men engaged in The work, no, one died, MOI
was the work inlermitted day. One man
nudar IN. control of the builders, Those eX,
ceIput mechanics, Fish aud Hawlcy,) but
employed by The man VINO furnished the
h,ick, would not adopt the simple beverage
offered him, bat resorled TO the grog shops
lie fell vicilm.
At the same lime these buildings werI
erected, | had about fifty men employed it
rXcayaling clay in the south parl Of the city
They were called together and addressed OF
The same subject, the same odrT Of The sim
ME beverage ahnys alluIri to was made {,
them, they complied with IL; not hho'e
Ia nay employ, in that clay hank di"i. b.
marx the contrast on lhs other -" II lha
same clay bank were other labprrfs, lhlry %
them. 10 keep uh the cho'rla, and slimn
late them 90 greater rNruinn, the cuulmciu
uuish-d lh-m AZ regular lulrral., fuou!
duuk poisous. Ton Of ih'
Ihiuy OF these poor lii.hnen i'll victims
uuI 10 the choices alone, but 10 The y Nhiskvl
joe.
I give you, No editor lhess facts, wili
the hups lhal lhrN may ePrfala a. Sani
lug Lrl Tho lahouus mas, espreiallli sy"i,
ihs emg shop iof hs may rely upan u
lhal lbs ps.iiirnee lafks ihsie, watching u
ea',h him lot ua ous BE- brguilri iof
u.oiasul BY ihs liTa lhsl hs is saie, bfeaus'
be ihias. bs goa rafg hlssr lls eap hss'
30 esiiainly u sslilng . shlls hs mas b
,sIs, nipslj 'nins essss "a The hsHiisi, ma
hs iss. asl ssl n .ni II hs iass ssi u Ps's
hs may bs ,sfs lh.l he go iulssissiin.
poison, ss'sl p.sisl, slssl' lulsnss' -
bsssfs.s ~ hralh'
fsu., 'siy luly,
&c hFLAVAN.