Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-11


PARIS, Thursday, Oct. l9
The H0aiirgr at last breaks the silen,
Il has hitherto kept on the prevailing ma
n adv. Ii does not, indeed, give preci,
q accounts OF the numbers attacked, tho,
e that are cured and those to whom it u;
d proved fatal. II merely copies an articI
r. from the MOBHcgfr dlt SOig, referring
the measures proposed by the Imperi'
r l-Sovernment with a view 20 prevent II
;, recurrence hereafter. II mentions ia
: fact Of Marseilles, Touion, Aries, an
a some secondary towns Of the south {
s France that Were most severely visited
= being now relieved from il, and that j
= 4 other parts of the country there are Onl
= 1 a few isolated cases The Government
ought TO be best informed Of the real stat
2 of the case, particularly as regards tn
2 capital, and it is encouraging 70 learl
from its official organ that
'' Paris in particular has been, relativei.
8 speaking, but very slightly affected b1
il, since the number Of cholera patient
, admitted into the hospital OF attacked
. while in them during the day, is nov
. yesterday one hundred and tcl, anJ
there is every indication that tie cpI
demic viii pass of without any serious
, ! development
The MOHitcJlr considers il very sstisfac
tory that the mass Of the population or;
by no means di7quiated, and LlaJ there
is no necessity, as on former occasions
to seek 10 reGss''re them They perfectly
understand th1Ltae evil conditions which
in other times made epidCmics chiefly
dangerous and promoted their develop
meut, nO longer exist, but have made
way for . very different state of things.
II Is not Paris only that is transformed.
Great amciioratiCn have taken place IN
many other respects. Employment;
widely sustained, waEes greatly raised,
and, above all. education more extended,
| have made the whole of France almost q
new country, in which the misery and
I maildies of former times are not to De
found. Employment wcll-being, in
. stTuctiOn, are, in point Of fact, the
! conservative agents, yJ1T crccbeHcc, OF
the public health, and the best rem
edy against epidemics. While every
! confidence should be placed i'm So im-
J proved q state of things, owiug,n as
I the 5f1aHC3G justly observes, " 10 the
personal initiation OF the Emperor, -
I IL Is yet incumbent on every one, i'm order
/ to secure the advantages of them, 20 OBJ
serve certain precautions Of which cNper-
fence has demonstrated the efficacy.
I The Projects have in their possession the
instructions drawn up in one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-four, by the
Board Of Health, which leave nothing TO
be desired, and which, in case of need,
are the best guide to follow. The same
may be said of those drawn up by the
Academy of Medicine IN one thousand
eight hundred and forty-nine, which are
a model Of precision and cleaTneSs. In
deed, the c0unScis with regard TO the
cholera are reduced To yery simple pre-
cepts, dictated as well by common sense
as 10y science. These aTe-scrupulous
personal cleaulncss, warm clothing
cieanliness IN habits, removal of filth Of
every kind, ventilation, ordinary regimen.
the usual food, provided 10 he not pre-
judicial TO health, and the absence Of all
excess. But what should above all be
Stunned Is the abuse of strong liquors,
bad eIu-dC-rie, and especially absiuthe-
the abuse Of which is at present 50 gem
eraI.
An excellent urecaution consists in
taking in the morning, before going out
into the open air, particularly when the
day is cold, moist or fOggy, warm and
aromatic infusion, such as camOmle,
light tea, OF, still better, a little coffee.
The last, recommended 10y our military
doctors, was of great service i'm Algeria
and the Crimca, and is still 50 to the men
employed in the Cu-tom-house service
on the coast. This cannot be too highly
recommended.
Il fsa great mistake to suppose that the
maladv shows itself all of a sudden. ON
the contrary, its approach is indicated
one, two, even eight days beforehand.
There l. generally a arrangement of the
bloody functions, more or less marked,
such as GiarrhUa. This prcmonitOry
symptom should not be neglected. Il
should be treated promptly, and stopped,
and this viii cut short the malady. The
most precise observations have been
made on this point in France a. well rs
abroad, and particularly in England,
where il j. made a general system Of
preservatiOn.n The NOHHctT repeats the
instruction for proper treatment i'm such
cases land which are most silnplel
already issued i'm eighteen hundred and
fifty-f0ur. 1t concludes:
The observance Of these precautions,
and a certain trauquilityof mind, are the
/ best chances, i'm the present circumstan-
ces, of saluhrity, cleanliness and relative
comfort of our populations, Of the public
being preserved from the epidemic, ana,
in case Of Attack, of arresting its effects.
AT the sitting of the Academy Of sci
ences on Tuesday, N. Costa, the Scere-
tary, mentioned that he had received
mass OF letters announcing what were
called "infellible receipt" for the chol-
era, more or less absurd-One, for In
stance, that the patient should be en-
veloped IN o blanket Of now wool, 0nd
made TO swallow the wing Of fowl very
hot,n etc.
DR.. Bonna-0nd read q paper on the
same subject. he stated that the oOndi-
ton Of climate, geology, etc, Of a Coun-
I try engendered distinct maiadics. Thus
I the cholera Is peculiar 20 India, the yell
! low fever 80 America, the Intermittent
{ fever 20 Af-ica, sII so forth. He did not
think that the carcGs-es Of tLe animals
sacrificed By tho pilgrims 20 Mecca could
account fCT the epidemic. Africa should
+ on these grounds be C8u=taGty ravagcd; T;
aud the plains OF La Plata, where thou
sands Of cattle We're slaughtered, should
/ be likewise infected. He was of opinion
I that the mslady should be comhated IN
( the very place Of lis origln-namelNr In
( dia. The cause Of i in India IS found
perhaps ia the luud Ct the rivers and II
would SufIrs t0 modify their .tyiuie 70
avoid the morbid efituvia. The meas
. ures which the French Government re-
Gently suggested should not be limited 10
/ Cairo or Gcastantinople, but be EXTENDED
/ to Indie -
/ NJ. lie NeIrier, the well-lnoWn astron-
/ 0mer, complained that the time OF the
academy was taken up in cOndcmniuc
I remedies without indicating those which
/ were more Capable of arles,Iug the evil.
/ The newspapers publish receipts every
! dav which cOntradicted each other.
/ Every medical man had his own system
/ What was necessary was tQ Eoigt out Al
/ least what should be first done in the
/ absence Of the doctor. In a word, he
wanted positive Indications, instead OF
negative discussions.
These remarks called up the celebrated
( surgeon, I}r. NclpealI, who said:
an Ic Nerricr appears desIrOus that
/ should answer hin. TO indicate elrica-
! cious remedies Is easy 10 say, but difficult
10 realize. The cholera is a malady as
vet really little known, and which like
other maladies, is often cured without
Fe.G3ias, a,aIy Haladies, gentlemen
I are cured without remedies. lhe luti
should b. told. Ineighteen hundred and
thirty-nine we tried all the means which
are this day again 80 much spoArn Oi
lu some Instances they were successful
in othets they failed Wa- :. because the
nitient cured himself alone, or was itthC
-rmedv that cured him ? We DO 10
know. How many persons alt sure q
their remedy? They speak Of II eonil'
deutly, and vet the patient Is lost L
lis probable that I'm the first case he cure1
himself and that the remedy did not o'
! much. This does not prevent every ot'
from believing that his own receipt D
p infallible Every doctor, like every
q other mortal, has his remedy. There ,
: nothing 70 difficult rs 10 indicate rene
, dies where every one meddies IN lh'
I matteru
Dr. Nelpeau then related an anecdot1
E OF LOUIS XIV. and his physician, FagOn
: exemplifying what he had just said, an,
continued;
e 4" am obliged to avow that il is no
] always IN our power 10 point out an eff
] caeiOus remedy. The cholera is no dOub
B caused by the introduction of a poisoI
B into the organism. Ifthe poisonous ele
{ ment is in small quantity, and theorgan
E ism strong. Il makes no ravages: Id III
= contrary he the ease, the danger Is real
I Also when the patient absorhs what /
e administered 10 him, his cure is proba
t BE. But sometimes the stomach refuse
a TO absorb anything; and in this case re
? course should be had to external mean;
{ which are often insufficient. In WORD
5 the malady almost always cOmmenc
4 by characteristic symptoms, such as pr
Y nionitory diarrhea. The preventive treGl