The New York herald., 1866-08-04

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
For month past have read daily accounts in the
leading papers Of this city Of Of cholera qualified
the Asiac cholera, and as have strong motives for
doubling the correctness of such assertion much
of the length OF time that they have pre-
sented themselves as for the in which said
called Aa,ic cholera has made its appearance take
the liberty OF addressing myself TO you in the firm belief
that the practical knowledge which have to my
feigned sorrow acquired the subject, when in
charge OF cholera hospital when the city of Madrid
invaded by that dreaded scourge the year 1885,
permits, in a manner, my doing so Without any
pretensons to have my opinions on this, TO the
public, all important matter considered as law.
will forthwith give my ideas regards disease Of which
thus far so little Is really known or understood
Three are the phases in which i is my intention to
classify disease obscure IL Is terrible In te
the endemic or stationary cholera the sporadic cholera
and the Oriental or bond fds Asatic cholera morbus
Leaving side the endemic stationary cholera,
common TO all countries during the summer months,
account OF its cause being we'll known will
treat exclusively Of the sporadic and the Oriental
Asiac cholera morbus they are very similar both In
their and form In their development and dura
ton OF the disease The sporadic cholera makes s ap
pearance principally in the months Of July and August
and most particularly attacks those persons who
too free use OF strong acids bitter fruits and frozen
bcverages-th's being tho cholera which, opinion,
is here enormously considered the cholera
morbus, caused by. tho great abuse here made
as ! have stated Of cool or frozen beverages and
sreenish color, which afterwards turns to biackish
vomit both sometimes like those Of the Asiatic
cholera; strong sharp, burning pain through the
% and spasmodc conractions, and lastly cospsss
| Frequently Terminating and at times in q very
few hours, in DEATH Its duration from the time when
the first cases present themselves subject 70 laws
II being sometimes weeks and months and although Il
assume epidemic character IL rarely attacks per
sons who are IN easy circumstances and of systematic
The Oriental choera-that Is to say, the genuine
Asaiic cholera morbus-is derent tss dread visitor
there aYa not hiernrchie9 Or m
man Of good habits Is just much exposed 70 the at
tacks Of this formidable enemy as he Of loose moras
poisoned column the space its caprice SOWING
desolaton and death in its terrible path
Not 70 trouble your attention, going therefore 70
point ont the more special symptoms which invariably
show themselves In this epidemic disease and which
be discovered BY trsaing very f.miariy on practical
Client unless II be accompanied by strong dose Of
courage and abnegation, because is very we known
how much moral influence snch dreaied disease
crcses the mind Evacuations by both channels OF
color resembling boiled rice water, very watery. h
shows itself q blush color Of the slun-a symptom
which never fails but which does not exist in the
dcm'c or the sporadic cholera, II u be accompanied by
= dark violet circle around the orbits and the tongue
cold as marble; very violent cramps In the feet
and particularly so in the calf Of the leg sup.
Intermittent resembling that I Of dying % persons
tho skin very cold and like parchm mt being observed
that the eyes are Wild AMI haggard when they look at
person. and pain very in the stomach and lower
portion OF the abdomen. These the genuine symp
toms Of the true Asiatic cholera morbus, which, am
fully persuaded very far from having and VII
makes It's appearance without having an epidemic
character and the large mortality arising from IL Is not
limited like the sporadic cholera isolated Is
duration Is generally about three weeks and II sci
dom reaches monhthat being ta stage OF increase
from week TO ten days. after which u begins TO de.
crease
This is my opinion regards disease, tho causes OF
which have every reason TO believe are brought BY
great accumulation the air Of carbonic acid which,
absorbed by the respiratory organs nsantaneousy de-
composcs the blood and produces sunocafon, and
natural consequence death r. QUIXAN0 NJ ID.