Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-06-21
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
The Cholera.

The Cholera.
The homeopathic medical societies Of the
counties Of New York, Kings andW cstchestcr,
n. Y, have prepared the following statement,
for the guidance of the public during an cpl
6emic Of cholera:
Cholera is prcyentih!c In lis early stag:s
it is durable.
Cholera is developed chiefly in crowded
dwellings,, ships. camps &c , and where aninal
and vegetable filth abounds. Therefore, to
prevent it, all persons should observe the fol-
lowing precautions:
!. Avoid crowded assemblies and crowded
sleeping apartments. and shun the nelghbor-
hood OF every kind of flth and unpleasant
smell.
,. Thoroughly ventilate sleeping apartments
and cellars; keep cellars scrupulously clean and
we'll whitewashed, and see that all decaying
animal and vegetable matters are promptly re-
moved.
3. Cleanse the wood work Of water-cosets,
aud throw into the water closets every day
solution of green copperas-baf an ounce to
one quart Of water.
I. Avoid great fSatigue of mind or body;
clothc warmly, avoid perspiratlOn; wear t1an-
eel bandage around the bowels. La cold, damp
weather have fire in the sitting room.
). Keep the body clean by bathing but avoid
excessive bathing; it involves loss of bodily
igor and predisposes to cholera.
s. Continue your ordinary diet, observing
moderation in the use Of vegetables and fruits.
.goia night meals Be regular in the hours
CO eating Articles known to disagree, and
likewise raw aud wilted vegetables (also boiled
cabbage, new potatoes, spinach, rhubarb, pick
les and salads, and stale and unrlpe fruits
should be scrupulous y avoided. Abstain from
III kinds OF beer, cider lemonade and acid
drinks.
!. Do not fast. Keep the body we'll nour-
shed by wholesome food, eaten regularly.
Undue abstinance especially from animal food,
powerfully predisposes to cholera.
S. Do not establish the habit Of taking alco-
hello drinks as safeguard. They neither pre-
vent nor cure cholera
9. IF Infatuated to the use Of wine, spirits
or tobacco, do not suddenly give them up. BE
moderate in their use. ..
10. Avoid all drugs, nostrums, and especially
the so.called cholera specifics
II. For the slightest disorder Of the bowels,
send at once Tor your family physician, and do
cot trust to your own application Of the follow
iog or any other medical treatment, except
when you cannot get physician, Or until ne
arrives.
l.. Ifyour bowels are coastipated, do not
take purgative. but apply to physician tor
ADVICE.
I3 Do mot neglect for moment any loose,
ness Of the bowels, thinking that 1t Is good
thing 10 have Il clearing cut, but apply to
physician, Or, until you can get his advice, act
rs recommended below
hosa who wish to use every precautlOn may
tcrnately, every third night, on .ctlrlng. Dose
sig globules.
As cholera is almost always preceded by a
dayrhea (oftcn painlesS), attention, should at
once be paid to every diarrhea, however slight,
hat comes on during an epidemic Of cholera.
10 not delay for moment.
When attacked with diarrhea, the patient
,hou!d Immediately 60 to bed and he warmly
covered, mot so as TO induce free perspiration.)
When the bowels move he ought not TO get up,
thereby chilling the body, but should use the
GcG- pan. The discharges must at once be re-
I:o7eG from the room and house.
he following medical treatment nay be
pursued until the physician comes:
i. When the diarrhea is without pain, and
,i,e discharges are copious and light colored,
give phosphoric acid, dose after each dis
aAatse.
2. When the diarrhea comes on between
rlit;' night and sunrise, and compels the patient
&c 90 10 the water closet in great haste, the
Giaciarges being not copious but the urgency
aeiag great, give sulphur, a dose after each
e'eeuation.
3. # the attack be more severe, With tree
ptrging and vomiting, cold dampness of the
kin. excessive prostration and sinking at the
Fit Of the stomach. ard cramps 10 the extrem-
jeS give camphor. Drop upon Il piece OF
!cef sugar ten drops Of spirits of camphor, dis
.olyc the sugar ia ten tcaspoonfuls of water,
&aG give one teaspoontul Of the solution every
i-e Ten, fifteen or thirty minutes, according TO
he severity Of the attack. Send at once tor
,t.nily pily ysician, without waiting tor the &C
tor OF the remedy.
:. # there be forcible and profuse watery dis
2&Grges, both upwards and doWnwards, great an
spi3h, excessive thirst for cold water, which the
latent takes in large quantities, and vomlts as
coor as he has swallowed it; cold, pale, blush
:&c" and lips; cramps in the eSStremltles, give
els &trum. q dose every ten, fifteen or thirty
minutes, until vomiting ceases and warmth re-
N,ns
). Should the excavations be not coplous,
brt the cramps in the chests, stomach and cx-
,remitieS very severe and constant With grcaI
tenderness to touch: vomiting OF green sub
5,ance allayed, for time, by drinking, give
cuprum as directed for veratrum.
L is a general rule that when a patient is
improving, the interval between doses Of medl-
cine should be heightened.
Opium in all its forms--morphine laudanum
Fna Daregoric--is injurious, and should not be
used. (0
,Hany persons have recommended camphor
IL much larger and more fiequeut doses than
are advised il this circular. These large doses
oi oicamphor are injurious and ofen dangerous.