Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-10-26

1t is not at all settled whether the Cholera
is, or is not, contagious disease. The
Ne,C IOrh Tribune Of recent date con
tains two letters from foreign correspon-
dents-one in Italy and the other in Con
stantinople-who differ very widely in re-
gard to this matter, One Of them declares
it to be contagious, in that it is always spread
by persons or by luggage that has been CON
taminated; and AYERS that ST. let quaran-
tine is essntial to saiety-that if it gets to
New Y York, it need not go to another Amer.
lean city, if only all communication between
the former and the latter be suspended. -
The other correspondent, writing from Con
stantinople, declares it to be cnon-contagious,
AMI cites the fact that the American Mis-
sionaries there devote their time almost ex-
cluslyey to the treatment Of those taken
and suffering with it, without contracting
the disease.
The history Of the cholera, however,
shows that its course is wcstward that in
one way or another, it spreads from the
Eastern to the Western Hemisphere; and
that there are certain conditions of the
physical frame Of communities, which in
vite its presence and feed its devouring
force. Wherever there is feeble vitality,
and wherever there is found an unclean and
miasmatic atmosphere, there the cholera
MUS easy cutTuhCc anu iuticrouS anu sure
victims.
1t is said to be easily controllablc, if ta-
ken in the early stages; and the recipes
which have been printed are, perhaps, su
cient, in a majority Of cases, to quiet the
nausea of the stomach and quicken the cir
culation. Mustard plastcrs upon the stom-
ach, and laudanum, camphor and ammonia,
taken internally are said to cure cholera, if
the subject be taken in time.
There can be but little doubt but that we
shall in this country have IL visit from this
dread scourgc next season; and it behoOvcs
all our people and all municipalities to pre-
pare for its advent-not in that haste which
presuppoees and creates terror, but in quiet
in ample time, and in that cool preparation
for possibilities which characterizcs the
thoughtful and the wise. At no time is
cleanliness unimportant, and it will soon be
absolutely essential to safety. Let our pco-
pie not wait for municipal action; but let
every householder see to it that his cellars
are thoroughly cleared and whitcwashed
his drains and sewers perfectly cleaned out
and kept, and all accumulation Of dirt anC
filth completely dcoloriHcd, and the cntr,
premises fully ventilated Immediately. ID,
not trust too much to cold weather, for tha
itself, by closing the doors, may provo tn,
means of coniining much in the hous
which might better be dispersed in space
And then, having taken all proper precau
tons, and having prepared, by a life q
temperance and conscientious living, th
body and mind for whatever Provdcnc
may send in the way Of experience, let ev
erybody be ready to accept the visitation
il il be accorded to us, in that calm an,
equable frame Of mind, which is Of itsel
the highest and surcst protection.
a b1Vp all In IpuUp off nrppornti int
until the dread destroyer is in our midst
Much that may be done now, will then b,
too late; and that which can be done at all
can now be much better accomplished i
is the duty OF the Press, Of Physicians, anc
of the Authorities, to sound, not the note
Of alarm, but of caution; and il is no irrcv
erence to say, that Divine Providence cares
for thom that care for themselves - Ohjc
Statesman,