The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27
AS to the contagious or non


contagious character of the disease
| am free to say, that, I regard it no
more contagious nor infectious than
common colds, or chills and fever,
which no one fears in this section of
country. l think therefore, that fears
on this subject may be laid aside.-
Fear has powerful effect in depres
sing the vital powers, and hence rem
ders the system more impressible TO
the influence of morhiiic agents than
It otherwise would be The only use
that | can see in quarantines and
non intercourse restrictions, is, tlat
they sometimes seem to prevent, or
allay fear in the community which
they are intended to protect. Aeiatic
Cholera being truly malarlous dis.
ease, when the conditions become
right for its development, It will be
developed in spite of all the quaran.
tines and non intercourse restrictions
\ tvvhivt tfrc ingenuity or man can cs-
tablish. What then is the great pre-.
cautionary measure against tho in
vasion OF n miasmatic epidemic?--
Cleanliness, undoubtedly. This is
undoubtedly the great conservator OF
health ut all times. Corporations OF
cities and crowded villages can do
much in keeping streets, alleys, and
other public places clean, and the
owners and occupiers Of private prop
erty can do much more by keeping
their premises, yards, cellars and 9th
er apartments free from the aceumu.
latlons of decaying organic matters,
which are the real generators of all
lepidemic diseases, except those pro
duced Ivy atmospheric vicissitudes.
With regard to prophylactics during
the prevalence Of Cholera, so far as
medicine is concerned, | would rec.
ommend the first centennial dilution
of Veratrum album. one drop each al.
ternate morning, or six pellets medi-
Gated from that dilution would
prefer the latter or If the epidemic
was very virulent and fatal, every
morning instead Of every alternate
morning. i know of no better pre-.
ventive incidentally and believe in q
large majority of cases that it will
prove etlectual, and where it may no,
prove entirely so, it will 50 far miti
gate the attack that it may be easily
controlled, with the same remedy
frequently repeated as before men
toned.
With regard to the mode of living
during that season. II it is the sea.
son OF vegetables and fruits, use then
as II no Cholera was about,--thel
never produce Cholera, and 10y invig
Grating the system have n tendency
to prevent an attack of that disease
During an epidemic is not the proper
time tor reforming bad habits of liv.
: ing 1t is generally conceded that
inebriates, when attacked by an epi
demic, are more liable to fatal ter
mnation than persons OF temperate
habits. l believe this to be true
But If man continues to be intem-
perate till the invasion of Cholera,
let him be intemperate still, and if he
has been temperate, let him be ten
perase still Reform bad habits in
times OF general health and then any
general depression produced by the
withdrawal OF an accustomed stimu-
lent can be readily corrected, and The
normal condition OF the system re
stored.
With regard to water.cu or IIy-
dropathic treatment, apprehend that
the cold wet pack would have as good
II not better effect than DIR. Chap
mans applications of ice. 1t may
perhaps be liable, to some extent, to
The same objection of producing or
facilitating congestions.
The best water. cure treatment, in
my opinion, that ever heard of, was
narrated to me by an old sailor
in ls49. He said be had been nc
quainted with the Cholera long he.
fore it invaded this country; that he
had seen it in the East Indies, and in
1914, after his ship had left port ON
her homeward voyage, Cholera broke
out. The treatment which they ad.
opted they had learned from the ma
was lllt lOU he
| soon as they discovered man effect.
ed with Cholera, they placed him in
Il bath as hot as he could bear, and
continued him there till reaction was
fully restored. This he said proved
) eilectual in a large majority OF eases
| have had no experience in this kind
p of external treatment, but am inclined
to think it better than any other ex.
ternal treatment, and probably mel
liable to produce fatal congestions
The medicines which | have hereir
! named can be had of any Homnpath
, ic physician, or from any Homppath
ic dispensary. Abnormal symptom:
5 may occasionally occur, requiring
some other remedy, but any judiciow
, Honepathist would know at once
! what TO give.
f Respectfully Yours,
J j. X. PADDOCK.
5 NASHVILLE, Ky, Nov. 2lst, '65.
-------'-.s.-
NEGRO VERDICr.-A darIoy wa,