The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-01

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We presume that the cholera scare may now
be regarded as at an end. During the past few
days the thermometer has been among the
nineties, but instead Of developing the cholera
this intense heat seems to have annihilated it
by giving the public something else to talk
about A week ago there were few supposi-
titious cholera cases in and about the city, but
now the panic-mongers are so destitute of ma
terial that they have had to invent q story
about IN old woman In some impossible part
OF the island to give even color of plausibi
ty to their theories. In point of fact there has
not been any cholera in New York this season,
and there Is no likelihood that we shall have
any more trouble about the disease. People
in the country who have allowed themselves
to be frightened out Of their small wits by the
reports published in the sensation papers, may
now resume their visits to the city with i'm
punity.
The excitement about the cholera has taught
US several valuable lessons, however, although
IL has not quite reconciled our citizens 10 some
Of the operations Of the Board Of Health. In
the first place, ii has shown that the personal
cleanliness and the neat habits of the Anglo
Saxon race are to great extent preventative
against those terrible epidemics which de-
vastate Oriental and European cities. The
cholera ragged In Turkey, in France aud in
Germany, but did net infect England, and
il died out as soon M II was imported into
the United States. Communication between
England and the Continent was uninterrupted;
but still the cholera did not come. Ships
loaded with cholera patients arrived at this
port; but still the disease did not extend to the
shore. II has been previously noticed that the
cholera breaks out in filthy localities and
avoids the better portions Of most cities but IL
now appears that this characteristic is equa lily
remarkable upon alarge scale, and that clearly
houses and individuals, are comparatively safe.
A distinguished traveller relates that in Con-
stantinople, while the natives were dying
around him by thousands, he preserved him
self, his family an his servants from the chol-
era by the constant use Of the bath. This case
is worth noting; for 1t suggests an easy and
sure preventive against almost all conta.
gious diseases. Cleanliness is not only next TO
godliness, a. the Scriptures declare, but Il is
also great deal better than doctors We are
not advocating the cold water cure, which is
bathing carried TO excess and is often as dan
gcrous as too much medicine; but we do
recommend the establishment OF public baths
and the passage Of law compelling the locs-
ton Of one or more bathing tubs in every
tenement house. Cholera or no cholera, such
simple measures as these would greatly benefit
the public health al all times. In this country
every well appointed house has its bathroom
and indeed few private residences, no matt Z
how cheaply constructed, are now built wip ,out
this convenience. The greater part OF our
population Is, therefore, already provided for
in this respect, and We believe the. this has had
much 70 do with keeping W. cholera away
from va. But the poorer cHsscs Of people, who
cannot afford - MY ar'baihins Al barhcr's.