, 1865-11-06
THE CHGtERa.
Il Has Landed in New York aud IL
Coming Westward--Cases in Chi
caso During the Summer Past
-.The Terrors or tie Plague
Not Gr0u1dIeSs.
What Can be Dono 70 Mitigate Il.
RayRse%.

nhe Ahtat1e cholera, the dreaded pcstilence which
nom The plains Of the eult,y East, has swept West.
ward on Its mission Of death, through Kasopt to
our shore, has made lis appearance In New York,
ut lcast deaths hase occurred from II On shipboard
but lew miles belo1 the city, and Notwithstanding
al the most rigid quarantine regulations which can
be established, thce l. not reasonable hope that
It can be kept nom spreading thenr and thence
through the country. A number Of Jesrs since,
when railroads and steam vessels were rarcr ihau
they are Al present, opIdemics, cven thoee most
fatal and malignant, travelled Int slowly, ottcn
going over and more than dec1matiDg country at
not 4 fhtscr ratc Of progresa than a pedestrian
you'd nake walking ~ the path II followed. Now,
ship half annihllatcs time md space ID travelling.
the pesti}ence travels With the eame speed, a1d
deatb, Instead 0! wieldins. scytne to nici ths
machine. Knowing. as we do, the tendency OF all
epidtmies to sprrad Westward, II We think for
moment Of the tco1es Of avenues from New York to
who Will thruDE thcee hyenues as soon as TIC hpr.
roE- oI the plague are well defined therr and OF the
phy.itnn'e theory Of transmission Of The plague by
lo.nttet. We cannot but fei that the prospect for
our Garden Guy l. truly alarming. II any-
Thing were needed TO dnIken the shadoH,
D.; Alien Kindly supplies II By IN elaborate
that cur city is peculiarly rieh in coucurrcat
eauses which will render The cholera ext.aordma:-
o he s,,S,e. 10 the an f1
explains all thcsc concurrent CAUSES, "suipurctted
bsdroecns;' !; .,ea,Dulctted hydrogen. ogans en-
The ctr and lis inhabitants, aud although his sub.
ec, Ii far from being fascinating even agreeable
be certainly succeeds IN being very convincing. No
one nss sse1 a.a1sinsd iot = moment that Chicago
realized ow much disease and death undrrlie our
homes and our kirecss, how much we arc hourly
hrcalh,ns tn inc polluted a'mosphe1e eShaled from
hrctzes Ian us with their purifying wings, md how
much positive poison we drink In when these hike
wi5ds drive lhc foul waters Of that slough which e
Mlenee ~ the water for our daily use Is drawn.
II is little use however to know the existence Of
t1sss en ss e. even bow the5 %ay B. sssd,ed
for 'hc application Of the remedies; and We propose
suggesting means by which this may be done at
have stu time to do much to mitigate the tet1ors Of
the cholc1a, we choose to make good OF that
time and tlls 1t ehooyea us 70 do, instead Of wait
lesiilcnte has actually broken forth before VIC DIS
cover that VIC have foul tewcr, filthy streets, crowd
ed and LILY veuttlated tenement houses. and many
| oIher pest-breedlng nulsancfs among us. The
! psore!b ihnt IN ounce Of PREVENTION Is worth
| Iourd OF cure" ,s too good and true eyer to Be
canter before referred to. has pfea,sposed our peo
pic 70 disease and The hasty and partial remedy
of ihete cyz Al the last hour Will not Give time for
the dread epidemic, Or eradicate the eeels Of dis.
| easc already soNn. What then must l,e done by
way Of psecantion-sehile the cold weather holds Ii
check, cs il doubtleae will 1os While The cholera
| Which We have now 60 mach rcnaon 10 dfcadt The
city fathers endcAyor 10 Ehsl The great respansfbil
r Which devolser upon them, BY the excuse that
ncsc: Gut tSe sno4sase Z weak ore x. md t T i
tnnc cnnsolztiou 10 think that these advocates Of
q r,snd n n c3sssnt shanee ot bene among the
they have money for the cleaning OF the streets
ard scNs, they can at NIL evcnts pass an ordinance
q Els uoa s
toward the promotion ol the general cleanliness By
keeping bis premises clear Of nth. deeomposfng
seeing thai this ordinance is enforced may be i'm
posed upon the police, botl because they can serve
ioE this p9pose without putting the city 70 the
greater advantages Of information Inspecting tho
business, habits and saui:a,. condition Of those
within lhci1 respective bsats than any one
sbonld also Be- pn1ished by ane,
a large proportion Of which should GO 70 The per
nal who wonld ftom mesnness o. lsz1nex4, 1isk his
own lie and those Of MI about him, satber than be
This ordinance should be no mere rnass Of gen.
esal1.ies, but should panicularze inst whist every
property owner ot renter should he required to do
sinke md r.rtyies should be cleaned and vel
add spots Of earth which are soaked viii
odoI, and ~ The tlimy oo.c beneath The sidewalks
eais9y 81 Viz eGesas p Il ms Tss eshP hPaa IN
der he sidewalks shonid eceIve tpecial attention
fos their f probably 20 equal apaee in any city IL
and dlth. Here md there where a Aigh1 Of steps
nom th.ce 10 ex feet in height raries tne monolonJ
Of couple Of rods Of board wa1k4 an esoeent q,
portumty Is afforded Of no.nc the dizziness whjct
prevalent under these walks and 1t will be found
th1t the ground here literally }oufs forth gusts
o e eSend = hse s
pheTr. nacI yards and blind Alleys should no,
u sas he u sen hs ssns5 q oa ssp Eehss
should BE- re'erely punished Every householder
the reception Of such refuse, and the city shou1d
county where VIII be Of use 10 feztiHe the sou
and beyond all danger Of poisoning NJ here. Out
liz ventilated 6ouses or those in which thc:e an
ss GO s o
should be sprnkled With dtsinfeelants, and it does
seem n itsuch spe1nktnc should be applied to 4
etreet every day. soap boiling establishments
slaughter houses ind ali other businesses whiet
tend the offence Of The public olracsorrs shoult
have cnourh Watcr turned fn1o them 10 wash ther
out, and then dlsiuteetants should be applied t
them 70 purity thelf AZ Thsls arc 9ther great
OF the canal 10 the Illinois river, which will be o
the greatest benefit, but they are too iar ahead 70
led viii do fncalcRlable good almost imncdiatels
md will be attended with but slight expense to th
E city. Give cleanliness in and about our habtz
tlona during the braclnr winter months, and by tb
| time the spring comes We shall be free from Pre-
uiEpostnc posous, md ii the caoletn comes al Ill
, 1t VIII be with greet mitigation Of The matguity
. has displayed In other cities.
During the past summer number OF eases Q
tfpe Aatate choleru occurred In this city, at leas
| they were 20 pronounced by able phJE1ctHnz VIII
| attended on them. They had all the symptoms g
cho.c1a but sporadic, and, by the dl-eas
| wae prevented FROM becoming epidemic For G..
dCuf prudential rcasons the thing. U1s at the Tim
hushed up. This fact shows that our present sttt
: atioD Is IN the highest decree dangerous-thi
I eholetn ls almost endemic here. and that we hat
every thing TO le4r from visit OF the plague In II
| epidemic form. -, -..
we have one other suggestion to make. reGars
> Ing the supply Of dlstnfetan1s. In order 10 e
= cournge people to use them they should he chca]
= 4 eped md made easy OF access. Buying them
= 1esn drug storet, the prices charged will Be vel
creased in proportion to the denaua for them. L
stead Of exposing citizens 10 these chances. let
city authorities pufchRee at wholesale rates lAt1
quantities of the most efacsctous disinfe1ants II
Ecll them 10 citizens at cot price Tho expense
e dspot for the storage Of the different snbstanc
" would not be great, nor would It be expensive
~ employ nan to take charge OF their enpply NJ
Thus procured would pnt them easily within rca
:. Of even the poorest who would oiherEtae seek
) eyade The Law. 1t Is to be hoped that n}l our
pens will appreciate tie great Importance Of e0r
u such steps as those We have urged, and ~tu IN
action inthe premises Immediately.
THE UNION NOMINATIONS.
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