, 1865-12-12
From tie N. Y. Times, Nou. 49,
THE CHOLERA.
How TO AvOid Et-EmpOrtamG
Advice Om the Subject.

The undersigned having been request
ed by the COMMISSIONER of Heath If the
City of New-York, to publish such infor-
nation as may be of use to the people
at large, ia view Of the anticipated APP
preach of an epidemic of Cholera, would
most earnestly call the attention of The
public to the following statement of
facts, and beg their careful consideration
of the suggestions and advice:
Whatever differences Of opinion may
exist in regard to the cause and mode of
propagation of the cholera, al now agree
in their observations in this acknowledge
ed fact, thaC its greatest ravagr$ and most
fearful mortality is among The filthy, tie
vicious and the destitute, and in fact it
is almost confined to the inprudrnt, The
incorporate aud those who H. jure them
selves by taking improper medicines.
Cleanliness, therefore, is OF the first
impOrthuce-holh Of your persons and of
your h0uSes-partIculnriy your yards,
sinks, privirS aad ce>spo,lS, where fresh
chloride of lime should be d lily sprinkleI,
and the adjoining walls and fences SUR
rounding them repeat oily whilewa$htd,
Be careful that there is no stAgn mt
wairr either in your cellars or yards,
and if your easements are damp use fires
in thrm frequently, To burn up the foul
air and c,uSe a more PEI feet Ventilation.
Remove AL garbage at least onGe IA day,
and vice if possible, an permit nothi' ~
TO remain on the Premise to undergo
decomposition.
Keep your houses well ventilated.
BE temperate in all things, both in eat
ing and drinking B. temperate in ex-
%ercise, in labor, both physic,I ard MN
tai. Keep COOL hours. Take prop r
1o,d, in reasonable quantities, at proper
times. Plainly cooked nteats, with boil
ed ice, brea.i, and thoroughly cooked
potatoes, should form the ordinary base
OF diet.
Abstain from all unripe fruits, and stale
or pnrli lilly decayrl vegetables. But
above all, avoid excess in Intoxicating
drinks of every kind.
Wear fl .nnrI next the skin, and at all
times maintain the natural temperature
Of the body by "a sufficient amount of
clothing: Avoid all exposure to Sn ihen
changes of temperature, and if accidtn-
tally exposed To IL storm, remove your
wet boots aud clothing as soOn as posi-
BILE.
The cholera is not The necessarily
fatal disease which it is commonly b.
lieyeA to he, but is IA disease III, is nth
pre- : e table and curahie Ii is always
prec, ,lpd by symptoms of Iangnur ani
debility with diar'hea, all in this stage
is almost always curA 'lr but if nsglrct-
ed at this period, and The diarrhra pr
1nitted To cuniInne until collapse comes
on, il is then almost always fatal.
AT The very commencement OF the dis
ease go to bel, an,l STAY there until YOU
are well, with warm flannel ar"nnl The
body, warm beicks OF bottles If hot wa
ter Ia the feet. if necessary. and if there
is a tendency to %votmii, apply IA mustard
plaster over the <tom ,ch. IF Won have
not got "a bed, lie dawn on the fl .ora.d
keep yourself warm; bat Ivy all meas
retain the horizontal position all the
time-not even getting up TO attend to-
the. ev~acuations, bnt use a bed-pan or
other convenience for that purpose and