The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-11-22
From the Ohio Statesman.
Condensed History Of the ChOI-
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GENTLESiEN--As that terrible seourge oi
the human race, the Asiatic Cholera, has
made its appearance, as had been appre.
hended for some time, upon our shors |
thought bIief history Of its rise and prog
ress in former years might not be uninter-
esting to your readers,
The Asiatic, or Spasmodic Choleru, as it
is sometimes called, has been known to ex-
list for centuries in the pestlential marshes
OF the Ganges 1t first made its appear
ance among some English troops at Ganiain,
Hindostan, in 1881, and occasional out
breaks appeared in other parts of India -
ln August, 1877, it suddenly made its ap-
pcarance in the city of Jessore, sixty-o
miles north of Calcutta, in an epidemic
form, aud commenced its dreadful march of
death. over the world In September lSlS
it broke out in Calcutta, and ragged there
more Ian year, spreading northward to
Nepauel, and southwark to Madras, Ceyon
and Malacca the same year. In 1919, it
travelled eastward into the Burmese Empire.
1t swept down 10000 people in 1920 at
Bombay, and moving upon its dusky wings
into the Isles of the sea, it ragged in the
Celibes, Madagascar, Borneo and the Phil
pine Islands, as well as on the east coast of
Africa and China. In 1921 it spread its
terrible march over Persia, Arabia, and Asia
Minor, following the courses of the rivers,
and the great highways of travel. In 1923
it ragged again in Central Asia, and broke
out in Astrakan, but did net, at the time,
extend furtheriinto European Russia In
1928 it appeared at Orenburg, in Southern
Russia and in 1929 it again burst forth on
the shores Of the Caspian. In September,
1880, it appeared at Moscow, ragged with
Unprecedented fury atSt. Petersburg in mid
winter, Travelled over most of Russia, and
appeared in Poland, whittier it had appar-
emily been carried by the Russian army. 1t
propagated itself over most Of Europe, and
burst forth at Sunderland, England, Octo-
Der 26, 1881. 1t visited Edinburgh in Jan
uary, 1899; London, February 14th; Dublin,
March 22d, and gradually spread over the
United Kingdom; France as well as this
country, being devastated by the terrible
scourge the same year; in this country, to
some extent in 1888; Spain and Portugal in in
1884, and Italy in 1885, Sc and 81. in the
last mentioned year it passed over to Africa,
and after an outbreak at Algiers and Malta,
disappeared. In lS45 it again burst forth
in Asia, and sweeping over that country
and the continent of Europe, reached Eng.
land in lS4S, and this country in 1S49; its
ravages in this country and England, being
more terrible than any previous visit. In
1853 1t was again in some parts of England;
and still again in England, in Italy and
Sicily in 1854. and was very fatal to the allied
troops at Varnain the autumn of that year,
and after spreading over various portions
Of Europe, ceased in 1856. This fearful
scourge first made its appearance in America
on the 9th day lot June, 1882, under the
following circumstances: The brig "Car-
racks" sailed from Dublin when the malady
was raging. in April of that year, with IT'S
emigl ants, bound for Quebec, where they
arrived June Sd, having lost fourtytvo Of
their number-nearly onc-iourth-fiom the
cholera, which brcke out on board soon af.
ter sailing from Dublin, The survivors, 1873
in number, were permitted to land on
Crosse Isle, a few miles below the city,
On the 9th, 7th and Sth, several eases ap-
p, ared in Quebec, and on the 9th fifteen
CT ses we've officially reported, and then its
ravaging march over this country began.-
June the l0,h it appeared in Montreal, and
June the oath in New York. I'm July it
broke out in Philadelphia, Albany, Roches-
ter and Detroit; in August, in Boston, Bal.
timore and Washington, and in October
spread from Cincinnati to New Orleans. In
1884, it revisited this country, and reap
peared in Europe in 1896 and 81. In
lS49 it again broke out in the United States.
aud during the warm months ragged fcartully
through the country. In the Atlantictow
it was not so devastating this year as in
1882, but in the West and Southwest, and
especially on the rivers, its success was ap-
paling, In the cities of Cincinnati and St.
Louis aud Buffalo, the deaths were as high
as two hundred daily.
In England and the Continent its dcsola-
tons were quite as fearful as in this coun-
try. The first day of August was observed
on herecommendatien of President Taylor
as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer,
throughout the Uuited States, in conse-
qnence of the scourge Much alarm pre-
vailed in Washington City, and prcrara-
tions to a considerable extent were made for
its appearance, but the emergency, happily
did not arise.
1t will be perceived from this hasty sy-
nopsis of this scourge of the human family,
that its progress is somewhat slow and srra-
tic, not governed in its laws of progress or
propagation, by any definite or fixed law,
such as will enable us TO predict, with any
degree at certainty, "when it will strike, and
how believe its remote cause is wholly
insc, ,utable, and only known to Him ''who
siteth in the Heavens" But, like all 9th
er d sea- es which af1ict the human family,
hapPi y, by proper observance OF the laws of
health and sanitary regulations, We are ell
able to greatly modify its violence and fatal
ity to human life. The medical treatment
of this disease, likeall others of a fatal char
acter, has been the fruitful theme of contro-
versy and difference ofopinion, even amongst
scientific physicians, ct all countries, where
its ravages have been felt; and whilst it is
not to be expected, that upon this, or any
equally fatal disease, entire unity will pre-
vail, amongst medical men, of deserved eel
ebrity, yet great improvements has been
made in its treatment within the last quar-
ter OF a century, whereby its mortality is
greatly reduced. The enormous doses of
the most potent articles of the MdterIa
Medaca, which were given by the earlier
physicians, have given way to milder
and more rational treatment in this, as in all
other diseases. The writer of this, who was
q student under the celebrated DR.. Cook, of
University, used to boast of
giving, with good effect, as much as 60
grains Of calomel to cholera patients at one
dose, and as having given as much as 400
grains to one patient during the course of
his sickness. Such heroisln, in medicine,
has happily passed away. Let all who are
so unfortunate as to have an attack of this
terrible disease, look to it also, that they do
not fall dupes to the various quacks and their
nostrums, that unfortunately are too COM
mon nowadays Under the hands Of SCI
entifc and experienced physicians this dis
eese is quite .amiable. to medication, to what
IS was when it first visited this counhy. Of
the sixty cases that occurred on board the
Atlanta. during her late passage from Hav-
re, all children but one, only fifteen died
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