Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-02

Health, Of New York city, DR.. Crane
read ths following address to the public,
with instructions TO citizens. The docu-
ment was approved by the Board. It was
Al follows;
THE ADDRESS.
The Board of Health publish this sim
pie statement, and beg the public to give
Il their attention.
Cholera is generally 8 preventable dis
ease, and in its esrlystages can be arrested
if the habits be good. Study, therefore,
temperance in esting and drinking. Do
not believe that alcoholic stimulants are
useful in guarding against an attack. Let
the food be nutritious, and keep the diges-
tive organs in q healthy condition. Use
no stale or uncooked vegetables. Let
your meat be fresh, and your vegetables
we'll cooked, and all fruits be ripe and
fresh.
Cleanliness Of the body is of the first
consideration.
Keep the skin In a healthy state by
bathing the whole body, with 8 free use Of
soap. Cold bathing Is best used in the
morning-never before Just going to your
bed.
Dry frictions, or the warm bath, may
be more safely used before going to bed.
Cleanliness in your homes is Of equal
Importance. Let your apartments be dry
NEVER damp. Suffer no decayed vege-
tables or stagnant water to remain in your
cellars or yards. Any disagreeable smell
from priyies, cesspools or sinks, is a proof
Of their unheaithiness. Remove them by
necessary repairs, lime chloride Of lime or
withdrawing. Ventilate well your
house and apartment. Expose your bed
ding TO the air and sun. Avoid excessive
fatigue. Keep regular hours in eating
snd sleeping. Wear flannel near to the
skin. Agood plan is, if the bowels are
at all d~isordered, to wear 8 broad band of
flannel, Ia flannel belly band) around the
body, reaching from the hips to the ribs.
Maintain the natural temperature Of the
body by sufficient clothing, especially
keep the feet warm. Never when heated
sit on the grass, or sleep under an open
window. If exposed to wet change your
boots and clothes as soon as possible.
Take no purgative medicines, except by
direction of sphysician.
Cholera is almost invariably preceded
By q painless diarrhna, and this Is in all
cases to be promptly treated.
When diarrhns is present, go 10 bed
and maintain q position on the back, use
abundance of blankets and send for q
physician.
STAY IN bed until you are well. Do not
consider yourself well until you have had
q natural movement from the bowels. Alb
stain from all drinks. Apply mustard
plazters TO the bowels.
In the absence of 6 physician an adult
can take ten drops of laudanum and ten
drops Of the spirits of csmphor. A child
Of ten years may take five drops of laud-
adum and five Of camphor. A child of
five years may tske three drops of lsuda-
mum and three of camphor and these
doses may be repeatnd every twenty min
utes so long as disrrhea or pain, or vom-
iting continues. This will save time, but
IN al eases send for physician.
Do not get up to pass the excavations,
but use the bed-pan or other conveniences.
Meier chill The surface Of the body IN
getting oNt of bed.
Remove mmediatelyal the excavations
from your rooms; scald all the utensils
used. or disinfect them with chloride of
lime; scald also your soiled clothing.
tSigned)
jackson S. Schultz, James Crane,
: Willard Parker, John o. Stone,
Thomas C. Acton, John g. Bergen,
Us. Bosworth, Benz. F. MsnieFee.
The Secretary was authorized to sdver-
tise the address, and distribute copies of
the same.