The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-02

| disease was never 90 simultaneously and gene-
rally difafed as Il is over the Ualted States, -
which our immense travel by railroads may have
| contributed.
Il Is now Of no use for population TO run away.
"a there Is no place, scarcely free from H. or which
is not at any moment liable to be visited by IT, 70
which it can fly.
| The disease most commonly attacks those between
the ages Of twenty and afty years.
At the Franklin street hospital, in this CITY ont
Of three hundred and twenty five admissions the
present season, only two or three chidren-snd they
eight or nine years odhave been admitted, ens u
whom, a boy Of nine years Of age, died with it.
About threefourths of the three hundred and
twenty-five patients admitted to the Franklin street
cholera hospital, from June %, 1854, to July 70,
were grown females. a-t-t
OF the three hundred aud twenty-five patients.
there were only forty seven natives Of the United
States. The remainder were all foreign born. and
had mostly recently emigrated to the country.
Among the patients were three or four coored pee.
sons
1wo-thirds were natives of Ireland about ono
fifth to onefourth OF Germany, and the remandee
English. Scotch, French and other Europeans. not
one Of whom was native of Wales. OF the whaas
| number Of deaths from cholera in the city OF New
York, for nine weeks ending the 22d July instant
viz, three hundred and seventy four-tw, huadred
and sixty.two Of the number were foregnera, only
one of whom was native of Wales The populatioa
OF the latter, ia 1861, about 100 900, and Il
contributed the present year fair proportion a
emigranfs. They are people known to be ex-
trcmey Clearly in their habits, and hence this mAv
have bad something to do with their exemption.
Up to Saturday. the goth July, only nine sdnis-
sions had taken place at the Mott street cholera
hospital which is central to Of tho most crowd
ed dirty and i'll ventilated sections of the city, in
Guiding the northern boundaries Of the Five Points.
We visited both the hospital in Mott street, under
DR.. Conant and that in Franklin street, under Dr..
Vandeveer, AID ascertaned the facts regarding
both.
We then on the 30tb inst. paid visit to tia
Marine Hospital, at QUARANTINE Staten Island, under
the care Of DR.. vache and learnt from him that
there not single case OF cholera in that In
stitution
We learnt from DR.. vache that the largest impoE-
tation of cholera came over from Liverpool In the
ship North American. She had between GOO and
700 emigrants on board, and reached Quarantine
about the first week in May, with about 100 cholera
cases on board. number had died on the voyage,
and had been thrown overheard. Those remaining
sick at removed to the hospital, and sub
| jected to medical treatment. The well were also
landed and their sanitary condition attended 70.
They were kept on the island several days before
they we're allowed to leave for the city. The ship
was also overhauled and cleansed. Several now
| cases appeared among the emigrants after being
| landed The Doctor stated that although
the disease had disappeared from the hospital. Il
prevailed to some extent among the inhabitants 81
the island and occasionally patients were sent int
the hospital from them for treatment, being confn-
ed chiefly TO foreign labores on the island. He said
that be bad been most troubled with smallpox. and
that few weeks since the cases amounted to 100
| but at present he had only 80 under his care. Hs
said that many Of his smallpox patients in its mose
infammatory stages took the cholera, which scarce
y ever failed to prove fatal The doctor considered
that this fact initiated against the doctrine Of the
unity Of disease.
From the examination VIC have given the subject
of cholera, as al present exits in New York and
vicinity, by personal inspection Of patients In The
cholera wards and hospitals we have come to The
conclusion that it exists in most cases in very
mild form, compared to malignant cases Of eho-
lara asphyxia, or Asiatic cholera we have witness
cd in the delta of the Mississippi and on the shosea
of the Gulf Of Mexico, ia former years. In manY
cases. it seems to be little else than an aggravated
form of cholera morbus.
1t is epidemic, and such as 1t is natives Of tbs
United States seem in measure to escape Il. This
induces to believe that the disease 10 little else IN
great many cases, than violent attacks Of dyson
te,y, or cholera morbus, induced in egrants BY To
process Of accmation, and the Of diet or fuits
combines with exposure and with methods Of living
to which they have never before been accustomed.
With all the fuss about oera we doubt If health
Ter place exists on the continent than New York
at the present time. All that Ia wanted to keep e
go is proper attention 70 cleanliness and Temperance
on the part Of the people in all things. Let ~
authorities keep the city clean, and fears need b
entertained. We have no doubt many cases Of dy-
sentery, or cholera morbus reported By who,
perhaps, never saw case of cholera aspbyxia in
their lives.
b. careful examination of the history of cholersh
it will be found that its spread Is less Influenced By
conditions OF the atmosphere than many are dispos-
ed to believe. Though rs general rule, its occur.
renee is more frequent, and its fatality greatest In
the hot months Of summer, yet this does nos
necessarily follow; because it has prevailed
at different places in November, - won
as in the months Of winter and spring. This hap
pened in some parts of Great Britain in the winter
end spring Of 1912. Hence, those who attempe
to Ink its presence and virulence with the oocur-
renee or abseDcc OF thsnder storms, or Of cleo
tricity, have studied Its history to little purpose.
Oae Of the immediate characteristics Of thu
disease In iis primitive stages is the tendency "a
the formation Of On acrid acid in tie stomaoas
everything swallowed In the shape Of fool apps
! renty fermsnts instead of being digested, which
rritates the coats of the stomach and ntestiaoa,
leading to dlarrhes. All physicians agree tnst tbs
disease is mostTurabe IN this stage. Indeed. rest
ing ard fastinC IL nothing else can be done. viii 90
far to arrest it. No astrsgen opiates safe
in this stsgc, or in any other. Drinking few
drops Of the tincture Of camphor thrown into tun-
bier Of cold water or little supefcasbonate soda
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