The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-04-23
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To the Public,

The Board of Health of the city
have had under their serious consid-
Grafton their own duties andethese of
The citizens, in the way of preparation
to meet an expected invasion of chol-
era during the present or coming sea
SON, AL past history of this scourge,
and its present gradual approach to-
ward the United States along our
seaboard, admonish us that we have
no good reason to expect to escape a
visitation of this disease.
Bearing this in mind, the time has
now arrived when every one should
prepare to put in practice all proper
and judicious precautionary measures.
Attention to clednliaess-of person, of
house, cellar, yard, and premises
should not be neglected BY any one.
They yard and premises immediately
surrounding the house should be kept
clean and in good order. Stops or
garbage should never be left or de-
posted in any exposed place; offens-
i've privies, pig-stys, and all sources of
filth or stencil, should be abated, or
entirely removed. It has been no
ticed that III. some places the offensive
Stops of the kitchen or house are
thrown into the adjoining alley or
gutter. This practice Should by
all means be discontinued, as it is
III a. high degree, productive of dis
ease. The skin should be purified by
frequent additions, and every offensive
odor should be prevented about the
sleeping and other appointments Soil
ed Or damp clothing sh6u1d be he
moved from the house, or Scleansed
and dried in the open. air.. w herestHe
air Of the rooms OF, premises cannot
be otherwise purified, "a free use of
disinfectants should be resorteds to-
of these, quick lime is much the
cheapest and most efficient, In addi-
ton to this, chloride of lime or soda,
or copperas in solution may be used
with advantages WI
The habitsfof lifesshoufd be strictly
regular, In eating, drinking, exercise,
sleeping and dress. In eating and
drinking, che individual should not
change his usual habits, to any great
extent Aachange may be made to
advantage, by those addicted to aex-
cesses; BY their preserving modera-
ton in their habits. Indigestible veget-
ahles should be used sparingly, or be
abstained from-of these, new pota1
toes, cabbage, cucumbers and raw
onions may be particularly mentioned.
Exercise should be regular, but not
fatigulng;; the. hours Of sleeping
should not be unnecessarily abridged.
The dress should be conformed strict
lyto the weather, and be changed as
the weather changes; comfort being
always the safest guide of sanitary
rules, in regard to clothing.
lie ;sshl sr -;sa.la ns-i "a at-=thak E;Dpory
individual should watch cautiously
the, approach of disease in his or her
own person., Especially should de-.
rahgements Of the stomach and bow
els attract attention Cholera is an
insidious disease, but generally gives
premonition Of its approach by dIar-
rhea. This being sometimes, however,
very slight at first, the patient may,
indeed. Be deceived, by feeling more.
comfortable from the free action of
the bowels; but this comfort may be
only the prelude to incurable diseases,
and the diarrhoea, however slight,
should be promptly met and checked
Any arrangement of the stomach or
bowels should be attended to at once.
Costiveness, fatulency, collie, or vom-
iting, may soon resultgin something
more serious: but, above every other
symptom, didyrhea has paramount
importance. Fatal cholera seldom
takes place aUit7.out prensonitQry. diar-
rh0ed.
Every. family should keep on hand,
to use in emergency, some simple OPT
ate remedy, such as laudanum or par
egoric, to arrest the earliest approach
of arrangement of the bowels. Ca
thartic or purgative medicines should
be used with caution, if at all. But
In all cases, as soon as practicable, a
physician should be consulted, and
direct the treatment. a ve Esisoe
: G.. w. WALKER, M. D.,
W. BAKER,
I'M. j. BRAY, M. D.,
ISAAC CAssEEBERRY, M. d.,
OSCAR KUP. M. d.. T ~