New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-07
Chancellor WaIworth ON tine ChoIcrn.

Chancellor WalwOrth ON the Choiern.
The Albany Argus Of April 81 has an interesting
communication from Chancellor WsIworh subject vhch
at present general aiten'ionihe Asiac cholera
Believing that may be visited 10y this tie
Chancellor who lad much experience relation TO ia is
and has been attacked by himself three times since.
has considered bic duty fr The protection Of he lives %
bis fellow citizens say few words TO them this subject
result Of M w.wortls experience and ois.r'alon
has been
chat fer not only renders person exposed o. 81 o.rl
atmosphere much more likely o. take fHc 10 ease hu' ,rr
also greatly TO increase tle danger OF fatal termination oi
on actual at 4c~ VI lhc cao.cla-
states both from his experience aud from the n
formation received the best phycu that O. persons
Of good habits the cholera Is not half dangerous as TIE
typhus fever when prevailing mali enant epidemic And
O. az comparatively veTy persons o. sober habits die with
he cholera attend it, rremonitoy symptoms IN tae
aud get alarmed and render The disease daageou by
tic exciting .iimuants d. ti form o. "a c p1lt0ns
These simuauts 30 is rae sometimes check g., fcwa'cr
discharge But they generally reduce consecutive fever
which cqrclt7 proves fatal 90 those WHO receive them IL
o one o. the most eiaeit ryciats n tic Cfy Of New
remarked that be had realized tie assertion o. ouas
that ia the proportion which smulanis used in the
treatment n tlai proportion vii the plteu recovering be
effected by oousecutye disease. They should therefore.
never be used except aud when other remedies
have failed % check the fatal tendency ~ Tie DIS
ease"
il danger o. it, approach all sarnnuf water IN the i'm
mediate vicinity should be carefully drained OF aad OBJ
sinks gccrs aud public private GeTostorea Of itA ioay
Kind should be- frequently purified by chloride OF lime or some
other dlsincciine agent especially 10 warm weather
When persons are attacked by the choers Mr Wawofh
earnel y urge. that they should be left entirely
offrrran or e ~ their friends their bor 20 de IN
cared tor relations should visit them and cheer and
encourage them by their presence AID their sympathy
Especially should tie neghbos Of The poor and the ignorant
visit them when tcy then families arc attacked Win The
disease AID advise assist them 10 app los the proper
remedies 10 who has not witnessed tie experiment can
apurcate the value Of such visits II kindness Of charity and
ofmercv And fr tie encouragement o. those who may be
dsposed TO engage such blessed work be states from bis
own observation that there very little danger 20 those who
arey engage the discharge Of such acts Of beneyolenee
The other hand the greatest caution b. recommended
In approaching the corpss Of persoas Sho died with tue
cholera
The atmosphere which surrounds the corpse 81 person
died with the cholera become. dangerous soon after
death especially u weather where the body has been
shut up Tor some Time hot and unveutaied room The
BODY should therefore be Inferred soon a. practicable aer
weiyeniiated room supplied proper dslnfcctng
The Visits Of friends 10 4e vicinity ~ the bods should
also be as seldom and a. short as proper respect 10 e ue
ceased and the necessary PREPARATIONS Tor speedy nefmen
viii permit And The body should not be sent by railroad OF
Otherwise considerable distance for nterment unless
IL hermeeai closed IN proper CONN winch CONN 'nOau
Although the raysges Of the cholera in my immediate
neghborhOod in lsJ2 were very great at least ~ deaths
NY vile mvsef the habit Of visiting those who
suffering from the disease tue only attack 81 TIE cholera
ing the infected atmosphere Of close unventated room
where the body Of woman victim % the cholera had been
shut up through very hot Summer night.
As regards the treatment Of the cholera Mr.. walrorth
communicates tie following facts from his personal
perience;
when the premoDitory symptoms indicated that there was
danger Of the OF cholera in the system they gave TO
patient pill consisting think OF about hve parts OF
caloel 10 one OF OPIUM with the addition Of small proper
ton Of caupho The eslOme to promote the seeetions OF
bile and the opium to prevent ana eonnleac 1e9lJ iuo
not reeoect particular effect Intended TO be pro
dueed by The ndai9n 81 sSpT B .aa y. simaan no.
az sedaye. When the cholera known TO have actually
attacked the patient indicated by the dec
paent SO STACKED directed 70 remain quiet and TO move
frequently relieved swallowing ice broken into small pieces
Whe the disease confined to the low parts OF aptny
II had reached the vicinity Of my residence when Wes ar up
hill in Washingionst went to Saiatoga 10, TWO OF
three day. While there consulted with tue late Dr JOhh
II steele Of this place ofhe intelligent practitioners
then in the STATE and VINO naa eeen ' i p air re
ouenty and freely in my family as preventive OF choefa
AID in case Of the appearance OF tho preonoy symptoms
ton win the cholera pills prescribed by my family hyscian
ct Albany He said the cholera would not spread here
where tie people were IN constant use ,o,ro Oh
those mineral waters, which operated 80 power,
which the PLY scas eDdeavoring to produce py ther
csomel pills combined with opium ne said s,ase aicr
up Albany iew evenings before haSing Deen a..
tackled by the cholera on his way up ana stoppu a. NO s
house one Of our second e,s. hotels ne wa AZ "a hone
tbat oe VA nrey well filed with guess and boaIdeIs no
other person there was affected with the dsease upon ny
return To ALBANY communicated to my family ppbciah
thse the result Of nv consultation win Dr. Steele, AID he
concpfrel with him 10 opaioD."
Mr. Waiworth had three times attack 81 cholera ana
three times used tie cholera Pill, N connection wtA Con
! gress waters. with very beneficial effect
VIII gard TO food. Mr. wawosth gives as Ass opinion
that A. general rule animal food shod be preferred 10
vegetable though Irish potatoes vhoa perfectly ripe and
uropery cooked to be dry and msa es very easily d.
ges,ed and very nutritious lt unrpe waiey potatoes
should not be used where cholera prevails unrpe rHits and
crude or stale vegetables generally pass from the stomach into
the uodenu without being properly digsted and are always
deeterou TO health. They shoah therefore never 10 eaten
nv thos. who are Liable attack Of the cholera
In conclusion It Is stated that the above facts and oeserva'
tons have not been submitted to the public with view OF
aiding people 70 cure themselves without the assistance Of