New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-23
TO fne Ctstsems Of .VssU Oyscas.s.
ADVICE UPON CHOLERA.
oFFICIAL-BoARD OF HEALTH, 4

OFFICIAL-BOARD OF HEALTH
New Orleans, August Is, 1866.
III compliance with resolution passed by the Board Of
uea!ta ut their last meeting the Committee on Health eGer
suth ace ana make such suggestions as are based pon
i A'oIe"s9 an" experience in the medical profession
through previous epuemc of cholera In former epdemcs
many lives We're sacrificed First through want of earv at
tenton newt through the of quuo nostrns and pei
tcs which flood the country generally rirrians MAJ
to be relied on lastly through the want OF nropsr inf,rn
Vh among TIE people as to the recognition Of and come ni
form system of management for the durable stape NJ 49,,
your committee would say, in time of cholera pverv %
hea no matter how slight may be- must be attended to
is well known that diarrhea, with without vomiting ia te
beginning of cholera Although this is well attestsd Nv
all respectable medical writer's on this disease vet e ei
cannot be made to believe it.
The reports hear of death taking place in few boprs
after the first symptoms appear, relied on Close
investigation if the facts could asceraned would rova
the patient sick longer than the time admitted This is the
experience Of best physicians The danger is in pronor
ton to the frequency and copousues of discharges from
the bowels, and vomiting and cramps though often easily
checked by the early attention of skfu physician are
always to be considered warnings of great danger
Cholera then becomes formidable through neglect and de
nay IN sending for physician Wait too long and it will
oe ueyond all control How truly distressing to the musician
TO arrive and md that hope has fed that had he been called
sooner before the disease had reached the stage which sue
eee"S u"ea' all would have been we'll, his efforts
crowned with success Your committee urge uDon Won IN
watch yourselves closely remembering that ,farbos 4 M
most durable stage OF cholera is ofen short duration and
in this stage the disease is easily checked large oeiiy
Of cases. '''
''s,''"' u',sst''ls ~" recommending remedies,
'@'. INV t. ' ''t'CuS 20 10 le'''th Experience
9-.""' no|e',. '4's J""so"5 continuation OF fey
3 ',' % ".sn n"'S upeA ioAs use" IN various proper
' " "o,'s "'h mere is no secrecy or compeatton, is
ever 10 inc 'e o. u'Fnaa anu TAR more safe than
' "' ''7r" aFeNe7 Nuu NlstF1ns p tue day ana being
w Gnu, ga" o'"N' puHl ."e arrival OF year yscan with
poYa' W., 'AP'N" q" mustard p"'a'eFs aIil4a TO the
s'o''A-H ''l' "'"es'
AZ 'lS improper M your committee to give spe-
S. ''H'tn a. t'e hlHa"m ttees ~ consequence of the
',"a at anu constitutions oL men require well educa-
H. III. e"N " N.'s-1 ~" pl'ie5is NaJ the .Ie tMen
'n - '' man! r'"e tie' MET are kept ready made
IT, a. ""'s1 ''il y "",!H1 o- fsry HanLAs things iJat
WHY VII .'S Jugs '' S-7 ..''"e' "au produce no Eo'a
''ot .pH ''e 4 zen w. sehsF' might DO much harm aud
W ~ " ooao ~ y lho7o.e ior any 2Re 90 deter
i''.','y uI' 'S '"' every io'sehes5 g 'le bowels
" % F.s'n1''o''S n enosFa l"Meh Us always
" 40 I-s - H. we leu.ilnes'u 'n"s every one SO al
oi- ~ " w. maze Alnse'l II comfortable as POS
''''. A mug ana" tue properties OF OPIUM and Of
e are r. peculiar ana 50 we'll known to the profession IS
'p'"5 W .e Sysem SO as TO prevent congestion
sass q he 'aPay circulation it is recommended that
every case OF W"'ey lenaFseS from the bowels i've grains
Oh 4e anu HlLeeh drops oil auiannm should be taken
once anu repeated every houF, II not relieved
hout committee aso nave much confidence in the use Of
snH doses OF caonel dropped on the ongue-say grain
every fifteen minutes, until your physician arrives ten or
hiteen grams are taken This latter medicine be given
unless the disease manifest The qunine and audanum
ADVISED because it is known to he effective and permanent
while strong heating medicine are frequently inurp to
the the udicous use Of brandy NAV he
beneficial think that alcohol stnuans are use
in guarding You against attack.