Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-03-17
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Ma. EDIrok 81 notice an article in the last
TEIEoRAPH signed .Epieac,' which was designed
to call attention 10 certain nuisauces 10 the
village, and also to mid 10 removing certain foul
matters that have accumulated on the stomach
OF the corporation. If 'Epicac were genuine
emetic, be could not be better employed than
10 going through the community and cleansing
out the filth that has accumulated in the past
months and years.
Our citizens are not fully awake 10 the i'm
portance Of the OCCASION. Other places have
taken their ipecac and even stronger emetcs
and have been purified from most OF their flth.
In view Of the almost certain approach Of
Cholera there has been general move 10 most
Of the large places to prepare for its advent
The municipal authorities OF New York have
appointed Board of Health Officers, consist.
ing OF many Of the best citizens, including ply.
sicans Of worldwide reputation, whose duty il
isto use every means to prevent the spread Of
the disease. Cleveland has for several weeks
been making active and systematic efforts 10
that direction, and has expended hundreds OF
dollars in removing certain kinds Of filth from
the city.
The plan seems 10 be TO remove every thing
that is prejudicial to health and to see that
nothing of that character accumulates. If we
believe that the Cholera Gun possibly come to
Ashtabula, we can readily understand that there
is much work Of that kind TO be done here
We know not whether it will make us O visit
or not, bat Of two things we may be perfectly
sure, viz: that there is great danger OF its
coming. and that there is 10 possible harm in
getting fully prepared for it. No community
is secure from its approach. 1t travels on
STEAMBOATS,, on the Railroad, and on the wings
OF the wind but its favorite haunts are along
the great thoroughfares. 1t is supposed to be
propogated by direct contact with Cholera
patients, by unwholesome articles Of diet, es-
pecialy such as have absorbed the Choleraie
poison, from an unhe althy atmosphere. but
perhaps more frequently from inhaling the air
poisoned by the unhealthy secretions from
Cholera patients especially in prives. In
the latter mode. it is supposed that person
but moderately affected with the disease can iu.
feet large number of persons 10 community,
while the person affected may continue on his
journey unconscious Of the evil be has inflicted
Many are inclined to ask, what can ,ce do to
prevent the Cholerai or why dou't the Boz.
ough Officers do somethingf The Borough
Officers certainly ought TO take the matter 10
ha~d md fhas varv Draot m Z, n, ,od
and that every plain cause of disease is removed
There are some who are so indolent or needless
that they would never do anything unless com.
PEELED to, and these should be compelled by the
authorities to remove whatev might injure
their own or their neighbor's health.
Every one, however, has something to do
Let every one examine carefully and see il his
cellar is dry, if there are no decayipg vegetables
or dead vermin about it, If there are no foul
boxes or barrels in it, If there is no pool OF
water standing under or near the house, No
bitches or holes filed with garbage, no decay
Ing leaves or shaviDgs, or animal matter under
any part Of the house, or in the yard. Have
the out.buildiDgs been cared fort has the privy
been cleared out, and do you real zs that you
should use Chloride Of Lime freely in it during
the Cholera seasonl Are your sitting aud sleep.
ing rooms fully aired and ventilated When
oil these questions can be answered 10 salts
factory manner by all in the corporation. then
we can feel that we can Withstand the pesti.
Iepee. But how few have the time and dispo.
sition TO attend to all these things properly,
even If they know how Our village authori.
ties should move in this matter before the
warm and debiitating days Of Spring are upon
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