The Portland daily press., 1865-09-16
18th great respect
Your obedien
THE CHOLERA.

THE CHOLERA. .t5t.,s- risit
To the Editor of the Leoart Herald :.s q. st...sss
SIR :-During the prevalence of the Cholera Nor
bus in the different parts of Turkey, any remarks
that may tend to- the better knowledge Of the myste
and have therefore taken the liberty of addressing
you the following, the result of my observations:
Cholera can. be communicated s~@
!. BY persons direct, who carry the seeds Of the
disease Tor vitiated air) with them. ifa5zoqs
2. BY clothes or other articles used by the sick.
isolated, too healthy towns anl these ganer-
atng vitiated air. it SOON passes the imaginary boun
darles Of quarantine. zJ iea74 Mr.
1st The Cholera, in the present instance was In
T0duced in Arabia by pilgrims from India, bringing
with them the seeds of the disease 1t did not de-
when the thousands Of animals sacrificed, of every
size, from camel downwards, were left to putrefy
the e1uyiurn, combined with the ascent Of the holy
hill by the pilgrims, bare-headed, in burning trop-
ical sum- and the free OF all kinds of hoesome
fruits and vegetables, was Immediately succeeded by
the outbreak of the disease. At Deddah il assumed
comparatively mild form, only ten per cent. of the
cases proving fatal The pilgrims on their passage
through Egypt the disease which uIi-
fortunately proved to be Of much more fatal tvpe
The Cholera was also introduced into Turkey, at
the commencement Of the Crimean war, by French
steamer with troops from Algiers.g On her arrival at
Gallipoli it was whispered few cases had occurred
during the voyage. The troops were however. land-
cd in few days Cholera ragged and the French ost
upwards of 1000 men from ihe disease in this town
alone. From Gallipoh the disease was intreducedin
to the French hospital at Abydcs by few patients
the whole Of the other patients were shortly after TAX
on with Cholera. Lerff1osf ia Hjsad fW sa9 Is
pa: The diseass from Abydos hospital was commp-
ed were the washerwoman and her daughter. who
washed the dirty linen sent to them from tine hospit-
al. They died, and the malady soon spread in the
3d. During the present outbreak of the Cholera the
pfecauton OF placing in Quarantine the vessels and
passengers from Alexandria has not prevented the
malady from spreading beyond the vessels and
BOUNDARIES q the azarettoess as instaneed at Con-
stantlnopie, smyrna and the Dardanelles, where it
commenced chiefly In the Immediate neighborhood Of
the lazaretto. 1t is certain the Egya ieate Should
never have been admitted into the vicinity Of Com
stantlnope nor the steamers from Alexandra aloyg-
cd to anchor near Smyrna or the Dardapelies sfill
less the passengers landed in the different
Security, as Tar as we can Judge Of this mysterious
malady can only be attained by early attention IN
preventing vessels from infected places performiug
their quarantine near healthy towns; for although
the d1sease may not develop itself with the same IN
tensty in one place as another owing to trnospher
and other causes, still there is no doubt that Cholera
can be communicated when the vicinity is too close,
through the medium of the air, DsdIgre quarantine
and all its present regulations.
Some distant point should have been chosen for the
complete isolation OF vessels coming from Alexan-
dria and there to perform their quarantine; for In
stance one of the numerous islands of the Archpela-
far away from amy Of the thiekly populated towns
In Turkey. am, &c.,i rt4er Hoft-3 9d4F, c.
I Lordanetles, July rs.
Since the datesof these last Communications, this
hightfnl disease hasbeen extending its ravages vest
Waru Irom Constantin0ple. .-s. =, = 4.
~ Timely precaation may prevent its access to our
shores, or at least mitigate its severity The most
ygant and energetic efforts should be made by those
upon whom the laws Of this State have devolved the
duty of adopting sanitary measures Ton the preven-
ton of the spread ofieontagious sickness.
1t is to be hoped that the Boards of Healtl, and mu
nicipal officers ofouf cities ana towns, both upon
the sea coast and in the Interior viii exercise all the
necessary authority with which they are clothed by
theI14th Chapter of the Revised Statutes Of the
STATE and prevent possible, ingress Of this ter
rible malady and that they will see to 1t atindiyi
uals are not allowed to infringe its provisions with
impunity. SAMUEL CONY,
| Septic d3t Governor Of Maine