Washington sentinel., 1854-07-22
THE CHOLERA-ITs HISTORY AND
PROGRESS.

We find in the New York Herald of Satur-
day, an editorial article ON this subject which
we would if our space permitted, publish entire.
But we are compelled to content ourselves
with the following extracts:
"The first distinct data that we have in refer
ence to cholera is, that in the year 1871 it at
tackled body of troops at Gunjam, o coast
town 535 miles northeast of Madras, which lat
ter place ii reached during the next year. In
the year 1888, it attacked many of the native
inhabitants of India, and twenty thousand
deaths occurred. II then disappeared; but in
1917 it again appeared, and fairly earned its
name as a terrible epidemic disease. In Jes-
sore (India) ten thousand deaths in a population
Of sixty thousand took place. From India it
was supposed to have been conveyed by ships
to Mauritius, the Dutch East Indies and China.
In 1921, it had reached the Persian Gulf; and,
continuing its western progress, we find it on
the bank Of the Tigris, thence into Circassia,
and finally, on the l4th of September, 1880, il
reached Moscow Taking the course of the
great rivers, the Don and the VoIga, the dis
ease rapidly extended itself over Russia. In
January, 1882, the cholera appeared at Edin-
burg, on the l4th of February at London, and
in March at Dublin. Calais and Paris were
also attacked in March.
HThe ninth day of June, 1882, will ever be
remembered as the period when this scourge
appeared on the American continent. 1t APP
peared ut Quebec, where it was also very Sc.
we're in l849. This first case in New York oc-
CURED on the 9th June Of the same year, and
the disease disappeared in October.
@The appearance Of the cholera in the
United States created q great panic, and pro-
badly many persons died from fear. In Que
bec Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, Balti.
more, Albany, Norfolk, and Rochester, there
were about fifteen thousand deaths during
three months. *1
ain New York, the cholera appeared in
May, l949; eliminated in the week ending
July 21, when there we're ia deaths; and dis.
appeared in November. The whole number Of
deaths was 5,O72. In some Of the western
cities it was much more severe.
@The cholera at present has not risen 10 the
dignity of an cpedemic, and the calendar of
1854 will bear no comparison with those Of
1882 and l649. IL first appeared during the
land.
"The cholera is now raging in Chicago and
Montreal with great violence. II has reached
st. Louis also, and will probably go down the
river TO New Orleans. BY accounts IL will be
seen that the disease is making terrible ra-
wages at Jamaica and Barbadoes.
1The above is but n slight sketch of the
rise and progress of this terrible scourge; but
since its FIRST appearance the attention Of learn
ed men has been directed to the phenomena
accompanying II. They have robbed it Of half
its tcrrors by demonstrating the fact that 1t
may be cured il remedies are applied in its
early stages. One example will suffice to prove
the truth Of this statement. In 1882 the town
Of Bilston, England, was ravaged by the chole- |
ra Onc-third Of the inhabitants were attacked |
In less than seven weeks, and one-third Of the |
number attacked died, Dr. McCanu, dstin-
guished physician, was sent down by govern
mont. He opened dispensary, and requested |
every person whose bowels were in the slightest |
degree disolylcrcd to come TO him. They did |
so, and be gave TO each an astringent aromatic
opiste medicine. Simple idea, was II mott 1t |