The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-11-25
The Cholera in 1860.

unequaled IN the annals OF medicine, mas
once more made its appearance. For several
months every arrival from the Old World
! brought US the mournfu details of its devas
tations: and, though its fury seems to be
| exhausted in some places, it continues un-
abated in others, and still hangs Il threat.
euing cloud over the countries which have
| thus far escaped.
The fist place in which the epidemic this
year attracted the attention Of the world is
Alexandria in Egypt The havoc committed
| by il il that city suggested official inquiries.
| and tie pre- .dent of the board OF hrarh, in
Il communication to the minister of foreign
opinion but as that Of all the scientific and
professional authorities in Egypt. that the
poison is generated in the crowds of pill,
grims periodically visiting the holy places i'll
Arabia. This communication sheds q new
| light on the ahomnatiOn Of Mohammedau
| pilgrimages, which incuicate the most Glar.
ing violation OF the first sanitary rules, and
thus constitute prolific source Of epidcmIcs,
and constant danger to the entire world.
| Fortunately, the Egyptian government is
sufficiently enlightened not to WITHHOLD from,
fanatical prcjudces, its assent to the sng
gestions OF the report. l. has even called
| the attention of the governments OF England
and France to the subject, aud there is rea-
son to hope that the investigations called
| forth by this report, though too late to stay
the advance of the present epidemc, may Do
much toward removing its cause III tGlurc.
! From Alexandria the cholera soon spread
to the seaport towns Of Turkey. especially
TO ConstantinopIc. The great capital OF the
Nohanmeian world has severely suffered
from former vsitations Of the cholera, bat
never so frightul)y as this year. An Amcri.
can missionary, who has paid special atten
ton to the subject, shows hat the bulletins
published by the government Of Turkey can.
! not be relied upon, and he himself calculates
| lhat, during the first fifty days from the first
authenticated appearance of the cholera in
the city, no less than fifty thousand persons
were swept into eternity by its ravaIes. /,
reached its hight about the 9Th Of August,
when it is supposed that the deaths were not
! less than three thousand a day Tor several
| days. From Obvious reasons, the ravag"S
were greatest among the Mohammclao>.
whose Gatalis,n still persists in many ease,
| to adopt no precautionary measures but the
| ChrlsL Jan community has likewise severely
! suffered. and even the small hand of Amcr
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