The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-04-16
fFor Che Empbe.l
Letters on the History and Nature
of the Asiatic Cholera.
.lar. FEoM A. oETdEE NJ. d. f.


The opinion very generally prevails with
the Medical Profession. that our country
must pass through another scour9e Of the
Cholera, the present year.
This opinion Is based upon comparison
OF It's approaches In the years 1920 with
the advance It Il making at the prescott time,
as well as upon tile character of the diseases
: now prevalent, and other signs which cast
their shadows before, as the mutterlngs of
the thunder In the distance give warning of
the approaching storm.
By reference TO my former letters on the
history Of Cholera, II will be found, that
the disease first made It's appearance on this
continent ut Quebec, ON the eighth day of
June, 1882 And that IL broke out In New
4 York City, on the twenty-fourth day of the
same month, and from these two polUts II
spread 10 the neighboring cities. aud
throughout the country.
That after lapse OF seventeen years, IL
again appeared upon our shores, first at
New Orleans as an epidemic, from whence
II spread up the Mississippi river; and then
In New York City In May, 1919, and from
these cities continued its spread over the
| laud.
Another period Of seventeen years has
passed, and we lind II again upon our
shores, first at New York City In Decem-
| Der last, although not yet Ia an epidemic
form. and on the 9th of the present month,
we are informed, that the ''steamer Eng
land, from Liverpool arrived at Halifax
with one hundred and sixty cases of Cholera
on board, and on the following day is also
announced one case of death from Cholera
In New York City, so that we can no longer
avoid the conclusion, that we are at least
Threatened with a visitation of the disease.
In view Of this fact, ordinary prudence
would dictate that we proceed without de-
lay to ''set our house IN order,"l by the
adoption Of such sanitary measures as are
recommended by experienced medical men,
which can do no harm, but may do much
good. Cleanliness Is always conducive u
health, and more particularly so. when an
Iepldemic pestilence Is pervadIng the land
/ would here quote from a lecture re-
lcently delivered by Prof. Alonzo Clark, NJ
D. at the college of Physicians and Sur
Igcons," IN New York city
i ''Complete and perfect publication OF
emery house IN city or town should be in
sisted upon, ~ an epidemic Of Cholera II
threatening. In Philadelphia, in lsl9, Wig
orous measures were taken to clean the
City. and the consequence was that when
the disease came, II found It IN I'M excellent
sanitary condition, and the number OF
deaths from Cholera was but 747. While N
New York 1t was 507l. Boston prepared
for the attack by enforcing measures o
cleaning the City, and they had only 03;
cases. .,..
THE grounds about houses should he at.
tended TO, and where there Is any infltra.
tion of the soil with decaylng organic mat.
ter, 1t should be covered with a disinfect.
J ant. From cellers, all filth and dccayinl
vegetable matter should be removed. Sew
ers, pig-sties. manure heaps, etc, are mat.
tiers which should be examined with view
to prophylaxis OF the disease"
Now II our citizens will proceed TO ac
: without delay, upon the above excellen
suggestions OF DR.. Clark, will promise II
my next letters 10 inform them of n cheap
and valuable disiniectant, that will not only
rid their premises OF noXious and lufec
tious vapors. but II also promised. by
: sangulne writer, to drive away all rats
: mice, reaches, and vermin of every kind
|, And by the adoption by all. of proper SAM
tary measures, should the Cholera visit oui
land, IL may pass over our city az u die
over others In lS40, with the occurrence o
only few sporadic cases. But, if our cit
liens and the authorities persist In keeping
: In our midst such ''hOt-beds" for the gener
alton and propagation of Cholera as th
house from which 1t spread at the time o
Its former visitation. then IL will not require
the wisdom of "a prophet TO predict the fu-
, ture.
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