The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-11-22

deal depends upon individuals 1t IS our firm and ear
nest conviction that fear, in epidemics, either d.
Tectly or indirectly kills quite many not double
many as disease While we do not underrata the i'm
pending danger threatening u.s. in the shape of cpl
demic cholera we not disposed to think from the
lights before u.s. that it will be SO fatal as on previous
visits the proper precautionary measures are taken
and among other things would have every individual
fory himself against unreasonable fear. There is an
allegory which apy Illustrates the relative mortality OF
epidemic and fear which rams thus: An Egyptian mer-
chant when passing of the gates of Grand Cairo on
mercantile venture into Arabia, met the Plague going
in After the customary situations and IN answer to
ar inquiry the Plague informed the merchant that he
was going into Cairo to kill three thousand people.
Some weeks elapsed end The merchant returning met
ta PLAGUE on he road CLOVIS this said he ''you
told me YOU were going into Cairo to kill three thousand
nponle and from all accounts you have slain at least
4 thirty thousand ~ told you the TRUTH" replied the
Plague II killed only three thousanda sneakingassas-
sin named Fear killed the other twenty thousand
In Illustration Of the shove tAe Chicago Times recalls
the results of experiment made several years ago in
the Russian army with number of condemned deser-
ters we believe wentyfour who were permitted as
alternative to their sentence Of DEATH be subjected
to certain experiments of the surgeons for testing the
contagious character Of cholera Half of them were
subjected to the contagious influences supposed to pro
duce cholera including especially the of sheets in
which patients had suffered from that disease. They
kept ignorant however, of the fact that such an
experiment was being made. The remaining half were
placed in sheets perfectly clean, but which they we're
told infected So much larger proportion Of the
latter than the former attacked that the expert
ment was deemed conclusive that cholera is made cpl
demc much BY fear as contagion.
French physician DR.. A. de Grand Boulogne, who
has witnessed is said fourteen cholera epidemcs has
published in letter, advice to the general public lie
SAYS:
Cholera Il tic result III nineteen o Of twenty cases.
of choleTRtc darrbca, which may always be easily
cured by timely treatment What Is important 10 know
is whether the diarrhea be choleratc not, The gen
eral rule in time of epdemics should be TO pay the
strictest attention to the state of the patients bowels
Ii the evacuation be formed Of aqueous matter similar
in appearance TO very clear cqT a to rice water to
dishWater to tea stirred with few drops milk then,
whatever be the general condition Of the patient al
though he may be suffering neither from pain weak
ness he has the cholera The progress Of the disease
has then to be arrested by the of peppermint of
which the patient must drink half cupfu every quarter
of hou it is to be taken quite hot swceened and
with the addition of two tablespoonful of rum old
cognac together with twenty drops Of ncture of Gin
namon Precipitation is then produced aud the infusion
Is continued TIL the motions checked Three hours
generally suffice for this Ifthe medicine Tins admins
tered promote signs of lntoXcaon, this is to be re-
garded favorable sign of recoverr if it cause yon
things then it is to be discontinued and small glass of
in lis
place, which is to be taken every quarter of hour
When the disease has reached its crisis il is generally
necessary to continue the treatment mainly with aco
holSed aromatcS energetic rction injections not too
strongly etherised, rubbing of the limbs and to use
every suitable means for increasing the circulation and
exciting the nervous system"
Another system for the cure Of this disease is set
forth by Dr. John Chapman, English ply stefan, who
treated the cholera patients at southampton with great
success its first appearance. 1t develops the theory
If ireb ~ AZ
hat the nausea, vomiting, cepious discharge of The
weliknown Tlcewater stools, cold and peculiar
odor from the body due to the combined action of
the hypor2mic spinal cord and sympathetic nervous
ceuters in the as they induce phenomena
Of the ike kind though less in degree in cases of sum
mcr darhma, and Of sea-siclness when it is accompa
MED with diarrhpa.
That cholera IS neither contagious nor infectious in
any sense whatever except through the depressing in
aThat cholera may be completely avorted and, when
developed cured BY modifying the temperature Of the
spinal region.
After detailing the symptoms Of two cases of cholera
which fell under his observation, DR.. Chapman offers
the following suggestions for the use Of the ieebag
81. The cold must be applied along only a narrow
strip-not more than our inches bread in the adult
down the very centre of the back
-. The cold must be dry, not wet cold
IS The ice-bag Should be continued along the whole
spine only until the cramps and algjde symptoms have
been subdUed
4 The ice-bag should be continued 70 BE applied to
He lower half Of the spine until vomiting and purging
cease
8 The patient should be assiduousy watched, to
guard in the stage Of reaction against cerebral and
congestions the development of which will
oe facilitated by continuing the ice TOO long in the
rical and dorsal regions. I
sc. If such concessions should occur they viii be
lenoted by heaviness incolerency wandering and by
aborious breathing, and may be subdued by applying
he double coumned water bag, at a temperature Of one
hundred ana twenty degrees along the lower part Of
he neck and between the scapula.
=. If it be necessary to induce sleep this may be L
ono b the little bag applied in the same way b
1t Will be seen from the above that one Of the most
experienced physician known to the world takes the d
rounds that cholera is only contagious through the
influence Of fear We advise our readers to be of good
heer. Whose afraid
TaC HARRISON FLAG,-We have received the Rrst copy
t the above paper published at Marshall, pexas, By