The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-28

did sesond case occur In house which came undef
timely treatment. with these facts before US u N
almost allowable to hold physicians Responsible
for the spread OF the disease to other members OF the
family, or to the neighborhoon.
AS regards the prevention OF the disease Ia well
10 remember that apples, peaches, cucumpers, mel
ons soft crabs clans, &c, may cause oollc dlar-
Asiatc cholera unless the eXpermenter mas already
been exposed 10 the disease. II Ia well Tor tirnid
people 10 avoid these articles merely TO save them
selves needless anxiety and fright
In cities like New York, where the drinking water
ger OF contracting the disease unless comes III
absolute contact with cholera patient or with his
A teaspooniu or two of table salt per day is an
excellent preventive for those VINO are exposed 20
the disease and one gram of sulphate OF iron
three or Tour times day VIII cheek the disorder IN
1t Is well to add that nearly onehalf Of all
Sankes WHOM sny ,nea,c epo Wnaeyer a tho
patient should not rise get ont Of bed on any 40
count or ior any purpose, and the cniii from linen
ped ana night clothes VIII destroy many pronis-
ing case. JIG. y. d.
PrscnsihioDs In Epriand Against the Cholera.
Mr.. simon, medical officer OF the British Privy
Council. has issued q circular containing precau-
lions against cholera. He says that cholera IL,
happily, little contagious IN the sense IN which
smallpox and scarlatina are contagious, that II
reasonable DO taken where 1t is present there
Is scarcely any risk that the disease viii spread TO
persons who nurse and otherwise closely attend
OF Its own. 1t Is CHARACTERISTIC OF cholera, ana
likewise OF the aiarrhoa produced by the prevailing
epidemic that all matters discharged from the
stomach ana bowels OF the patient are infective,
and that II they be LEFT without dlsIniecron after
they are discharged their Effectiveness for some
days grows stronger and stronger. In the event or
any escape in the drain into which such discharges
are cast tue We'll or water sources might De
be disnfected before Deing thrown into the drain.
and that all clothes towels or bedding IN the least
tainted should also be carefully dsiniected lie re-
marks that the main object for endeav0r must be to
secure such local circumstances that choleracon-
tagium, though not disniected, shall be prevented
from acting extensively on the population lie goes
on 10 remark thus:--
The dangers which nave to be guarded against avorng
the spread of cholera con,agum particularly two Frat
and above ALL there - the danger OF water supplies which
KINDS Of nth where there outflow leaS
pools foul bitches the like INTO streams springs wells
res ,o n %hs" len the supply OF or s 9
%ay exist Ss sams s SIsS Sn s 'ra o o
We'll Of a private house; or on large s''p and even
n a es he 81 pSa x9 wn TSr
fou with elvia from the same sorts OF impury lmme-
should be made in ali where The in any dgreo
PSn e p sS sss w SG p
luton Is discovered everything practIcsbs should be done
ss! s'' Be- s0 0 water '
SSS1 sort sss refuse Ss and
filth which has accumulated in neglected places future
should be given ali defects house drains sinks
washing and lime washing OF uncleany premises especially
OF such are densey occupied should be pacsed again
and again. Distinction should be freely and ire
queny employed round about houses wherever there
conius of filth, wherever there 10 filth
soddcn anything else, under
about the house, tends to make the atmosphere FOUL In
the safeguards approach to security
be got whOa incessan ceansngs and
without and constant vigilance against every
sble contamination of drinking water 1t fairly be be-
eveu that in considerable parts of the country conditions
favorable to the spread OF cholera less abundant
than ut former times of visitaon but it IA certain that
places the conditions OF security wholly
wholly aud II be hoped that In all this
large OF the authorities under present circum
be done to justify the trust reposei IN them by the legislation
for the protection of the public health