Smyrna times., 1859-09-08
The Cholera,

IL appears from our foreign exchanges tha
the cholera has again visited Europe, HAVING
made its appearance in St. Petersburg, and
from thence travelled TO Lubeck and Rostock,
on the Baltic. These cities communicate with
81. Petersburg by means of steamboats,, which.
l" seems, have afforded speedy facilities for its
progress. From thence it went to Hamburg
ana thence to London and Liverpool. The
famous and terrible epidemic of 1880 also
spread from the chief cities of Russia over all
Europe. Although existing for centuries in
ASA, where tsdevastation was frequently most
terrible, it never obtained much notice in En-.
rope until that of 1880 led to the tracing of its
history and progress 1t was found that for the
hrst time it broke its customary bounds VIXEN
II reached Calcutta, in 1917, where il raced
VITA fearful violence for more than a YEAR
from there Its advance was northward to Ne. |
paul and southwark to Madras, Ceylon and Ma.
lacea; in 1918, it visited the Burmese Empire
and Countries to the East; in 1919 it reached |
Bombay, where 100000 people fell victims to
It's raVages. In the same year, and in 1920, it |
was found a Madagascar and the East Coast of
Africa, at Borneo, CeIebcs, China and the Pal,
lIpine Islands. In 1921 its course was north.
ward, following the rivers and the freouenred
roads to Persia, Arabia and Asia Minor. No
further progress was noted from that wear until
IN 1923, when it rcappeared and laid Central
ASIA under contribution. Again it was lost
sight OF for time, only to rise into renewed l
activity. In 1929 it appeared in Southern Rus. s
'la' and at Moscow in 1880. From thence il
vas carried to 81. Petersburg, 10 be distributed
" the great highways on the sea to a n Euron.
NuSsla at this time being engaged in suppress
ng the revolution in Poland, sent her fleets TO
)antzlc, and with them the cholera. Iap- a
'eared IN Central Europe in 1881, and by Oc- p
ooer OF that year had reached Sunderland. Y
ingland. In January, 1882, it was in Edn-
urg, and at London in February. In March it r
roke out in Paris, and from there infected all b
rance On this Continent, it made its first =,
ntry at Quebec and Montreal in June. l3?1 u
nd IN the latter part of the same month in New .
ork. by Angu. it had reached Philadelphia, f.
aItlmore, and Washington in October it r,
bread to Cincinnati and New Orleans.
Since that of 1880, the cholera has reao. r
cared on several occasions in this country in a.
lrtcu!ar localities, but has never been so gen. 6,
'ai nor extended in its ravages, nor has its
ortailty been so defiant Of medical treat r.
ent But Notwithstanding the great expert. ii
ice acquired by the medical faculty by its fre- te
lent vIsltatIons, very little is yet known of its OF
iture, aud the causes most active in its pro. -
ctlon. 1t has been regarded at times as an n,
Hammation Uf the digestive tube, again as an va
lection Of the nervous system; as a PARALYSIS Pt
the organs Of circulation and of the intes. !"
les; often disease Of the blood from mi A
matte causes, as an obstruction Of the in. br
stinal absorbcnts, and finally a combination of al
70 or more of the above disorders. Nor afe
e causes much better defined The air has =,
en subjected to experiments and tests in vain: m
e meteorological changes of the atmosphere OF
We been questioned ith the same result 1t fr
S been charged to the absence of electricity :"
d the magnetic condition OF the earth as well ",
the human system but still without arriy. q,
g at any well defined conclusons.-PenusyL re
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