The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-05-07
-en,.s.a-.te prevenrron and curs.

10 tie Editors The National Iateiiigeacey:
+. Having bad sufficient experience, attended
with a measure Of success sufficient to Justify
the publication Of facts, the result Of both, ]
deem 1t but duty to make known that re-
suit. My first professional experience in
tcEolera was in New Orleans, in 1S48, and
owing to the fact that the municipality and
the Howard Association having selected me to
attend the poor in the part of the city where
resided, the number Of cases attended was
much greater than otherwise would fall to the
lot of the private practitioner A committee
OF the Howard Association requested of me
prescription, which they desired to place in
the hands Of the poor families 1t was furn-
ished, aud the result of its utility was report
ed to me by them, on the subsistence of 1.-The
epidemic, There were 10 deaths IN any of
the families Where 1t was used in time My
health failing me, having suffered so much by
over-eXertion, | started for restoration on
land trip to California. Arrived at Browns
vile, Texas, | learne that the che era was ra-
ging there with fearful malignancy 1t was
tated to me that all who We're attacked had
died a Ease, NO
The citizens requested OF Ii elm the name of
humanity, to assist then--au appeal not to be
resisted, though any emaciated form and fee
bic strength would have counselled otherwise
The result was singularly gratifying. None
died who were treated in time. In the year
1884 the cholera appeared on steamer ply
ing between Nicaragua and California | was
on the steamer Gortez, and treated one hun
dred aud twenty -one cases; out of that num-
Der twenty-one died. The over-croweed YES
sci made it difficult to save any, they were SO
densely packed together; and in the Storage
to which it was confined. they were SO I'M
propident andunceanly that it is only to be
wondered that any were saved A second
trip, with about the same number OF cases the
mortality was less -.
Ws<may be in doubt as to The cause of
cholera, but there is no longer doubt that
the cause Of its infection and spread is owing
| to surrounding fmpUrtties-the overcoated
surface with excfete matter, and the sur
charged clothing with the same, and from
other sources, and above all, the effiuvia from
human excrernent, | am well convinced
that the German authors who maintain that
the etfiuvia arising from choleraic discharges
l.lslntecnous, are correct; and | may cite an
instance which will. be painfully remembered
by the citizens OF Washington, in the malig-
nant endemic which occurred in the National
Hotel here many years since Being here at
the fine, I had no doubt of the cause of the
Tnatady after gong into the hotel, as the sick
ening efanyia which fll.d the house. at once
revealed it. f .
To preoent Vie spread Of cholera you have
but to remove all impurities, and to preeent
IDS malignant and mortal attack I would rely
ON the means which past experience has
proven 50 successful; and as all depends on
taking the remedy in time, would urge that
all should provide themselves with It, and
those who are unable; or who are improvi-
dent, should be provided for by the authori-
ties, It won't do to wait for the monster,
and then after he calls to wait for the cali
Of the doctor, and, then to call at the drug