Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-05-08
PREPARE FOR THE CHOLERA.

PREPARE FOR THE CHOLERA.
The Cholera is coming The pestilence
that SO often follows after great wars is at hand.
Having finished its mission in Western Asia
and in Europe, it is now lowering along the
Atlantic coast Of America, feeling stealthily
the portals of our great seaport cities. Fit
does not gain entrance, it will depart from the
history OF all former epidcmics Of such mag
nitudc.
This one Of that dread council-chief min
listers OF Death-which is ever holding court
IN the recesscs st barbaric Asia, TO issue forth
IN turns aud Lear his mandate around the
globe, is but waiting the summer heats to
prepare royalty the carnival Of corruption,
when its dark hand will stretch over the bar
r'ers OF mans ingenuity, to touch in some
mass Of human habtatiUns those focal CEN
tres; whence, Ike the progress Of conAa-
grafton, this fearful disease will sweep along
the great highways of travel, sending Getach-
mcnts up lesser interior lines, aud even pass
ing over large tracts Of country, to spend its
net and fatal breath upon hamets and vii
lagos whose scciusiOn would seem to give
guaranty of safety, until the work of its des-
tiny is accomplished for us as for the other
parts Of the world in It's fatal cycle
Contagious or not, quarantine will not ex-
clude the Cholera, lift be DEVELOPED in full cp-
idcm;c strength without, or there be circum-
stances Standing to it in certain relation
within. Whatever else be matter of disa-
III l., A.:
disease when epidemic, that certain condi-
tons among a people have the force of in
vitati0n for it-scmc power of determining
the vistat;ons i'll even apparently the most
cratic course of transit. The visitation of
the Cholera to the retired country place of
Mr. James II. Gunnell, during the prevalence
Of the disease in 1850, is familiar to almost
every ole in this community Many of the
conditions, which exert such determining
effect upon this disease, bring it down
upon localities exist all over the South
at this time In an unusual degree, and
apply in force to this and nciglborng towns.
This town is almost directly III the line of one
of the great highways from the seaboard across
the continent, and is in bad sanitary con-
dltlon. The necessity for correcting it is i'm
mediate and decided
There is almost always an error in the spas
modic effort at publication at time like this.
VIZ: as to the amount of cleaning ND required
Much material that upon ordinary epidemic
diseases, has no such determining power APP
parently, when the atmosphere is charged
with the influences of this pcr;odica!! great
epidemic, is powerful attractor And in
time like this promises to bc, every household
that has foul places upon its premises, has
there standing application for the destroyer
to enter and Stay.
The necessity is for thorough measures,
such as can only be had by concerted and
methodicai action. This should be had at
once, Tor properly cleansing, and preserving
IN proper sanitary condition the necessary
time, the whole town-privatc houses, yards,
streets, and outskirts of tie town. 1t be-
hooees the farmers to look specially to this
also They should carefully clean up within
and about their dwellings; 81 up every pool
that can give out eXhalatiors; clean and
open we'll every drain; burn up all offal and
rubbish. Do all this to some distance from
the house, as far as possible. Every animal
that dies, remove it to some distance, and all
vegetable oiI,l, if it lie practicable, burn up
thoroughly. If such things be buried, the
Porus earth allows, whilst decomposition is
going on, gases and foul exhalations to rise,
which act for the epidemic influence, as do
columns Of vapor from the earth for clcctri-
city. Within doors, from garnet to cellar,
clean and vcutil0tc. Let in air and sum-
Especially look to your cellars Remove
every bit Of old rags, old barrels, &c.,
everything in which fou!nc2s turks. Attend
to all damp, mouldy spots of earth floor
Decomposition is always going on in these.
Dry them out and keep them dry. Use chlo>
ride Of lime freely in dark, unventilatcd re-
ccsses; also, common uns.ackcd lime freely
in and cut DOORS
NO MORE MILITARY COMMISSIONS.
President johnson * cOutiur;ro to chou,