Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-05

should the cholera visit our shores
next spring and ravage our coasts as IT
has the countries bordering the Medit-
erranean sea, it will be both injudiclous
and improper to keep the minds Of the
people excited by daily publications OF
specifics for preventing or curing the
Sread disease. But now, when there is
no excitement on the subject, when a
vide ocean seems to be between us and
danger, we think it sensible and prudent
to print all the information upon which
we can lay our hands, calculated in any
degree to enlighten the people as
to the best course to be pursued
when the disease makes its appear
ance, should it come at all. There
fore, this morning we copy an interest
Ing letter from DR.. Hamlin, . mission
AIRY Of the American Board at CONSTANT
nople, which we find in the New York
Methodist, copied from the Christian
Mirror. Mr.. Hamlin's statements are
80 clear and manifestly sensible, and
his opportunities for becoming well in
formed on the subj ect, SO great, that we
at once accord his letter the credit Of
being the best exposition of the whole
matter that we have seen or heard. We
suggest to our readers the propriety Of
clipping the whole article out of our
paper and putting it in scrap-book or
some convenient place, where they may
find it if they should ever realize the ne
cessity of profting by its suggestions
1t is for this reason that we give up &C
much Of our space to the article, ant
we will be mistaken in our estimate o
the thoughtfulness of our people, If they
disregard the good advice given.
[From a. New York Methodist.
A Missionary on the Cholera.
DIR. Hamlin, for many years a mis-
sionary of the American Board at Con
stantiDople, has furnished to the Chris
tiGn Mirror an account of his yer,
successful treatment of cholera in tina
city. His practice has extended through
three visitations of this dreaded disease
in 1848, 1855, and 1866. The sugges
tons are SO simple that we publish them
in the hope tina: they will do good, if tn,
cholera should visit, or become preva
lent in, the United States: 80 ~
DEAR SIR-The cholera, which ha
Just left us after committing fearful raw
ages, is making its way into Europe, an,
will probably cross the Atlantic befor
another Summer has passed.
Having been providentially compelie'
to have a good degree of practical &C
quaintance with it, and to see it in al
its forms and stages during each of it
invasions of Constantinople, l wish t.
make to my friends in Maine some sug
gestions which may relieve anxiety, o
be of practical use.
LIST. On the approach of the cholera
every family should be prepared to trea
. it without waiting for physician. |
does its work SO expeditiously that whil'
you are waiting for the doctor it is done
I'd. II you prepare for it, it will no
come. think there is no disease Hhicl
may be avoided with so much certaint
as the cholera. But providential cir
cumstances, or the thoughtless indiscre
ton of some member of a household
may invite the attack, and the challeng
J will never be refused. 1t will probabl
be made in the night, your physicisi
has been called in another direction
and you must treat the case yourself o
it will be fatal rsr. sas ...