Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-26

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PREV ESTIVES AGAINST. AND HOW
To BE PREPARED FOB TIL
There can be no doubt in the mind
of Intelligent persons rs % the choler
having been brought % New York bl
the steamer Atlanta. The selfish effort
Of some Of the New York press in deny
ing it, OF in saying that if it had been
that there was no danger of its infesting
the city and country, TO the contrary.
In eighteen hundred and forty-eight Il
was brought in the same month, 70 tha
city, and broke out ard spread fearfUlly
the following spring. It may DO the
same next spring; whether it does OF
not, il is best to Toe prepared for it. Il
horse is stolen
First. Let every one urge upon OuI
Mayor and Council the necessity of act
ing ia the ma Ter at once aRd enerEeti-
palIy, in having the streets, alleys and
foul places cleaned. and the filth disposed
Of without delay-nOW, this winter this
j. an Important.
Sso0ak Be cleauly in your persons.
Filth generates disease. Perhaps there
j. no cause more offensive, more ahlmi-
uable and destructive than the foul gases
eNcretej continually from the human
body. They increase in their destructive
force and r lXi0uSueSs as the pores Of the
skin are glued up by Accommodations Of
eXrrane0uS substances The skin, when
pure and ia an active, healthy condition,
throws OF q large proportion Of the re-
fuse and waste matter which is ali the
while forming ia the body. If allowed
10 remain some other Of the eNcretory
organs have 10 perform double duty. In
seasons Of cholera there is a tendency to
denuEemeuIs Of the iutesnal canal, re-
suluug iH diarrhea and dysentery, when
under such circumstance, they are called
1rpJn 70 relieve the body of excessive ac-
eImUiati0us OF morbid matter, IL would
he very apt b end IN cholera. Therefore
the necessity Of frequent bathing and
active rubbing. The acid and drying
uerspi-ati0u, with the dust and dirt, must
he removed.
Third. Avoid impure air; its injurious
effects are soon noticeable. The COM
uIexion becomes pale, the ewes duh and
IauEuid. the general strength and nervous
energy gradually dimiuiSle~, vitality Is
soon impaired. and life gives way. This
Is ~rriziuElv Observable I'm cities, ANA in
districts where the air is foul and i'm
ureguatei with poisonous EaS>es genera
ted iu close rooms, and badly ventilated
sleeping apartments. TT forced 10 sleep
in small rooms, 1r iu large rooms where
several sleep. the windows should Dee
opened: Il mot. the earbouic acid gas
eXhaIei f-Um ile several lung, or bel
lows steadily at work, VIII, instead az
receiving back pure air well supplied
with the great Uurifyer OF The blood,
oxygen, De a8ulJeraIeu vlih this poison
Gus pas. the result being the lungs
are overrasked and forced 90 act
muatUrally rapid % supply the conluu-
o-s demand Of the blood for its liie-Pre-
serving principle and directly OF iudi-
r=gtIv aI LIa organs of the body are
weakened from the want pt healthy
blood and ut course are preuispo9ed 10
take one disease especially epidemic dis
ea-e-.
Fourth. Guard against fear and des-
these are IL wed dys-
iepsia and indigestion follows with their
manifold c0nc0WitgurS Cholera, when
iu any district, 6e--rg - many but These
destroy more Keep the mind elevated
with confidence and hope; be cheerful;
engage earnestly iu everyday occupations
and GnG~emeuJs, hanishing evil f1rebo-
dings.
F1fh. Avoid drinking impure water
and tso much of any kind. Good
ciztern water j. The most healthy.
IN this country well water
coniUeas To indigestion and diarrhea. Old
citizens state thar before cisteTu water
was generally used, Memphis was a
public graveyard The well water Is
probably tainted with an alAeile and the
-eauiugs from decayed vegetable deposits,
and other irritable Ingredients which de-
range the healthy action OF the stomach
and bowels. If f0IceltO use DO, boil 81 first;
much of the injurious and Siclling iugre-
dent viii be giyeu of iu the vapor
Nrft. Avoid sudden changes of diet,
and do Dot u-e food wanting in noufish-
meut The quantity aud quality should
be good and full; imperfect nCufishmeht
soon lowers the general tone Of the body,
simply because there is not sufficient ma
terial given 70 the blood 10 supply each
organ with its required demand or
10 keep the usual waste goUd-and
therefore the general system is soon un-
able 10 Withstand the depressing Iuliu-
ences surrounding b. or. ia other words,
from debility it IS predispOs e to suffer
from epidenics. it Is fact, well estab-
Iished, that all epioemiCs have been
rapidly pr0p8gated and extremely fatal
among the III fed. Neither should the
stomach De overloaded with all kinds of
indigesti5ie food. o. roo highly seasoned,
lat supplied with the ordinary suDstan-
tisls Of life, s-eli cooked and well SALTED.
Sait supplies IN "a manner the chief in
gredieut 10 the frs, solvent Of tho food
fhe gastric Juice, OF muriatic acid. When
the food Is well cut up, and dissolved ia
tbe stomach, it Is not liable 20 produce
irritation IN passing through the mtes-
final canal.
.Serutb. Avoid the excessive useofm-
t0Xicating drinks. The excess weakehs
and distroys the functions Of the stom-
ach. liver, kidneys, brain, and impaTs
the power Of the body 10 contend Wltn
and throw of disease. SUimulants are
REQUIRED ia the treatment Of cholera, and
they act more readily, and powerfully,
and satisfactory on persons unaccls-
toned 10 their use, than on those who
have been daily under its influence.
Efqhth. Avoid inOrdinate eXeruon OF
thebodvormind. When in degree or c' n
tinuauce it eXcels what the strength can
bear up under, or rest, and sleep recrait,
the animal functions are exhausted
nervous iTitaii.ity and eNcita9illty
follows. and liability 10 disease. Mod
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muscles. iugig0Tafes the mind. and Ehe
activity and strength Of the whole man.
Nasth See that your yards, cellars
wells. cis.eus, sinks, and stables
are carefully riuaned and renovated aii
rubbish burned 81 hauled away u-e
freely m every damp place and m your
cellar. some Ji-IHlactaut-suc as lime OF
euprsra- open daily your house ron
cop -n uuu1m-l IhF lower portion burn
q ieN grains OF DuHea, the uu0f WI as
reuu- aT pass g.eT .H. house with d..
There Is un ber.eF di-iufectaut
Jgrb. Carefully observe your neigh
b0T- PREMISE occupied OF vacant and 10
they are not Kept prefeftly clean, give
t1em polite A'Ll a- i1 The ueressllE OF
attending i9 ltf G they 10 not, eau the
attention OF lhe sanitary police 90 the
nuisance. iNs common good calls for
iuss viii keep dr1ues alive and soon
canse the cesspools of death 70 be removed
and our city placed gn @ healthy footing.
There aeYef h4- been discovered any
81, .dicine. or haLits % Iiu which win
,g-aIv preyent tins ai--a-- 0a hueB it
r-o,o Spreading for q time, but Jhese gen
ersi ruIss strictly followed viii DO much
towards controlling AID checking It when
once ii has made its appearance.
Respectfully VI IT. W.
nEThe safe Of q Government Office ai
Chattanooga Was few days since fel1ed
of eight thou and dollars. The man Cd
gagged as porter in the Office was sus-
pected. arrested aud imprisoned. IN or
der 10 make bis guilt more apparent u
possible. a shrevd detective was piaceu
m the same cell with the lighi-hngereu
porter. and the misery that Likes com
pauy soon made the Two men quite
friendly and communicating. Max
ing good use Of time and cir
cumstances, the detective got all