The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-16
Cholera "A Sensible Suggestion
From the Hartford T'imes.l

Cholera A Sensible Suggestion
From the Hartford Times.l ,..e
The writer remembers we'll the cholera Of
1882, and the UNNECESSARY alarm fhto which
the people ofthis city were tbr3Rn when
the cholera was amounted in New York.
Many were frightened nearly out Of Their
wits, and made themselves Sick. or iiniaain-
ed themselves SO, by a Sudden change Of
diet. 1t was said Chat vegetables must not
be eaten that fresh meats were dangerous
THAT this or that must be (liscafded from
| the family table-and d hundred more rid
iculous =" mtists and g lnustn'ts i peryaded
| The community. s.'i-2'5ita :2 is
Sensible people paid little attention to
the gossip, and kept regularly to Sheii' usual
| food and habits. Green eacunIers were
especially denounced as Of the most dan
gerous tendency, but they had not been req
ularly on the table where Che writer, then
lived, and, the head Of the family forbid the
exclusion of that or any other article Of
food which had been Common to the table,
with the remark that, "with temperance,
cleanliness, and a firm reliance on Proyi-
dence," he was willing his family should
take the chances with any disease; and
I through the &ehtife seasoh, when cholera
was taking off its victims in New York by
the hundred per day, there was not permit
+ ted any change in the dietary habits OF the
family, and there was no sickness in it. per-
laps because there was no fear Sii3 saa
r. There were not many cases in New Ha-
ven, even when at its worst in New York.
The first person who died of cholera in New
York in that year was D Mf, Sutton, Of this
city, who had gone down there on business
Singulaily enough, his wife's father and
mother, who were leaving on Grand street
in this city, died soon after, and for some
days travel was not permitted blythe house.
During all this alarm and death many bus
mess men kept up their visits to New
York, and we believe that Mr.! Sutton was
the only resident Of this city who died I'M
der such circumstances. @ ii5sltisa 3t
Eet every ilousekeeper look to the clean
illness Of his premises. See that.no decay
ing substances are left about the cellar, the
house or yards Z; eat and drink, temporarily,
and keep about his regular business, airlhe
will have done oil in his power against the
approach ofcholefa. Rl'T'a 20 1a
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/, BULLY FOR BEEcHER, The following
from a recent address BY Rev. Henry Ward
Beeeher, makes extremely distasteful read
ing for some Of his political associates: +.
u ! should be sorry to see any. more gov
eminent agents spreading out through The
land. If the President would call, home
every treasury agent that is disgracing the
North and the government. and humanity.
and alternating the South, /, for one, should
be glad. There, are no doubt men who
stand above bribery and suspicion OF cor
rpptiop- noble> men and true but. all
through the South, take them comprehen-
sively, they areas locusts eating up the i
land. They are predatory nuisances, and
degrade the North, from which they come,
and the government under which they
serve. RI ;,y a-e.r s.tf ..esg-y ~ ..a,i
Il M.g9 The lawyer who stuck upon his
Office door. "Gone to dinner; back in ten
minutes" might aslwell have added, q am
killing myselfby boiling my, food, and then
trying te3digest it over my papers, ata 40 | |
shall probably be either q. broken downin- |
valid or @ lunatic. but in the lleaatime, I |
an,yeEy much Mt your service" There ia
also a ghastly humer about thatcher story
fr.the host in a New England city who |
asked his guest, OF midday dinner. il, ahe /
wauld mind eating his pie in the streets as.
they walked ialeng.i There isla3 moral in /
this which fast business people should heed. |.
Boiling down food, anaconda fashion may. /
give one q little more present time for bust
ness, but it will take away from life about
rs many years as the number of days saved |
for working by the rushing policy Of neal
taking. ita ~ bas ssa I'd aiw f., T
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Gn- GenefalEwing, a son of Hon.Thos
Ewing of Ohio, and brother-in.law to Gen.
W.T. Sherman in restoring to the State
Library Of Mississippi certain b5oksRhichd
had fallen fiinto his possession during the
war, has both exhibited anice appreciationiE
ofpfivate honor, and set an example, which
ffollowehby every man claiming to- be
gentleman viii accomplish great results
During the late war private aprop efty and
amily souvenirs were carried of notaoven
pairing the libraries Of Southern ciergyulen.
Many Of these afamiiyrelies are of1nolin.l
rinsic value to Others than those who {
lold dear thsmenioriss ofdeparted relatives
nd ffieiRlss General Ewing thusssets a
ommendabe sexample.lsgoa ID sssseJ
4~a q, ss,-s-~ lsssssa-se, &s2sy aslil ri
asa. An aniiiusiag storyylis cfrculattiiig.ofe,
gfodly miss Who bathed III asnlinSral Il
phfilng at one of THE, most afinous sufiplerI
escorts, thinking That rs She was ut New
OH. It was tlsegight thing to I'D. When
he drinkers came t6tIle sbiing 10 inl5siibe
le sight Of her aodnd erins ia the water
. llll her ret dgg created some cgnsteFHa'd
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