American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-06-16
The WEATHER. &c.-We had a

The WEATHER, &c.-We had
very refreshing and revivifying show
er of rain on Thursday evening. Not
withstanding we have had vastly to,
much rain, occasional "Showers" ar,
absolutely necessary to the growth
of the crops, to prevent the hot sum
mer suns from drying up too sud
denly and baking the soil, and to pro
mote health and comfort by cooling
the dense atmosphere, thus restor
ing the relaxed and debilitated sys
TEN, and rejuvenating the physical
as well as mental faculties.
In this connection, we would most
earnestly impress upon the minds of
our readers the great necessity of
adopting the most perfect sanitary
measures, to preserve and perpetu-
ate our present excellent state of
health. The warm weather is fully
upon us. This is the middle of June,
and, usually, we have as hot weather
in June as we have in any other
month of summer. 1t is of the great
est Importance, then, that every
householder should take immediate
steps to put his or her premises in
the most thorough state of cleanli-
ness. Let all slop and otlal from the
kitchen be carried Of, instead of be-
ing thrown out the back window, S
is the custom with the cooks, and let
every other cause of stencil and dis
ease be speedily removed. Let lime,
even though it cost as much as -four.
be used freely about the premises of
every one. A barrel may cost you
from seven to ten dollars but it
may save you a doctors bill of fifty
or a hundred-or even the life Of one
of your family. Stand not, then,
upon the expense, but so at once
and supply yourself with this effect
i've deodorizer and diSinfcctant.
\ strict regard should also be paid |
to diet. Eat acknowledgements |
diet principally, and that of the most
healthy kinds. The green corn"
season is here, and, however palata-
bic it may be, we would caution our
readers against eating of it in ex-
cess. In our own experience, we
have known two young and vigorous
persons, i'll perfect health, to die of
cholera morbus il a few hours, from
eating an Ovcrbate of fried green
;orn. Touch lightly, also, OF "cow-
'umberS''-by some "sO-called'- ,
hey are indigeStible. But all per +
Ons know what vegetables agree .
With them, and, of course, viii eSchew !
hose that do not, however tempting
hey may be. Already two persons, |
ve believe, have died in this place 6
within a couple of weeks, of cholera q
lorbus, and as that terrible scOurge,
he ASiatic cholera, is making dread Il
III strides throughout the land, we :,
hould not invite it hither by a neg n
9ct of cleanliness and imprudent in
of any kind. !,
At this season of the year the mu- t;
Icipal authorities of cities generally T,
dept sanitary measures and provide b
IT their enforcement. Whether our D
GARD of Selectmen have yet done h
lything of the kind, we have not d
cen advised, officially or unofficially, CO
There is one thing to which we h,
Ould respectfully call their special al
.tentiOn, and that is, there are many 81
freedmen" in this city, occupying
'emiSes exclusively to themselves,
I'd there are other premises occupied ~
lntly by whites and blacks, the lat ",
T predominating, Such premises, m
well as the premises of all negroes, ed
ould be specially looked after. Yer es
I'M sat sapieatibus, 10
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