The Grand Haven news., 1865-10-18
The lCholera.l

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Our European exchanges are full Of
startling accounts of the ravages aud
steady westward progress Of this fell de-
s,roy oyer--the worst Of human scourges.
Commencing in the East, it is working
westward. Ia China, Russia, Turkey,
Prussia, ETC., it has swept-is sweeping
---of thousands daily. &
According TO its common course, the
epidemic will soon reach western Europe,
aud thence sweep over the German Stntes,
Belgium, France and Great Britain, from
whence it will be brought to America.
Intercourse between the United States
and Europe is now SO regular and so fre-
quent--it is almost like a daily line---by
one or more Of the numerous steamers,
that il will be impossible--no matter how
carefully the quarantine regulations be oh.
seryed--to keep it out. We who speak
the same language 10 the Old and New
countries are so mixed up by trade, com
merce, literature, ETC., that our interests
are daily becoming more and more in
separable. An affliction there becomes
an affiiction here. An affiiction here
the rebellion, for example-causes nn-
told suffering by starvation there. But
an epidemic like The cholera, which Battles
all medical skill, spreads like wildfre
along the water-courses, railways, and
other thoroughfares. Then what is TO be
done to avert this threatened pestilence 7
This: Trust in God, and do your du-
tyr To obey the laws of our being
What are those lawsl They are, these
"TEMpERANcE IN ALL THINGS" good food,
pure air, regular bodily exercises, plenty
Of sleep, clean Skin, good digestion, a
clear conscience and goodwill to man.
IL you feed on garbage, drink slops.
illmilk, alcoholic liquors, medicinal Bit
ters, chew, smoke, or snuff tobacco, lie
around nights on the wbarfs, breathe the
odors from dirty streets, dirty sewers,
bone-boiling establishments, filthy cellars,
uuclean stables, pig-pens, slaughter yards,
water-closets, and other pestilential places
or if you "abuse yourselves " by any ex-
cess, you are in danger, and will be an
easy subject for attack. If you are n
wicked transgrcssor, doubling skeptic,
a timid coward, you are in danger. IN
AN ANEoDoTE.-When, lecturing in
New. Orleans, several years ago, we visit
ed the hospitals, asylums, schools, and
other public places, kept so nice and clean
by the Sisters Of Mercy. We remarked
to warden, that we should not fear the
cholera here; when be replied, "There
was never case known 10 occur within
these walls. Here, the prisoners have
regular raticns dealt out to them. They
get no alcoholic liquors; commit no ex-
cesses; retire early, and escape the chol-
era. If a young man residing here can
not regulate his appetite, and feels in
danger of the disease, let him commit "A
crime meriting Imprisonment, and he will
be shut up during the prevalence Of the
plague, and be will be quite SAFE" q
FAITH VS.. FEAR.-Two ladies in New
Orleans, from the North, were attacked nt
the same time and in the same way. The
one overcome by fear gave up in despair,
lamenting the absence Of husband, chill
dren, and friends, exclaiming, "Oh,
shall die! / know l shall der' The 9th
er with faith, calmpess, selfpossession,
and trust in Providence, remarked that
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she, too, felt quite alone, away from home
and family; "but if il be The will Of God
that should 60 hence, l hope / may be
resigned.ppe b9as y r8af sFliah
We inquired Of the landlady if she con-
sidered these cases dangerous. She
promptly replied, That one, with 50
much fear, viii die; and The other will
recover.' Surprised at this confident an
swer, we interposed, "tbey we're both
well bat an hour ago, aud that one--lbe
6rst-seemed to. have the best constiiu-
tion--why may she not recoverT Her
answer was: Did YOU not hear her say,
Il knop | shall diel p" Sure enough she
did. The other cast herself, as it were,
into the keeping Of Him who can save,
and With the spirit Of perfect resignation
let nature take its course. She recovered,