The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-24


and for the disintecti0n Of ground upon
which anv excrementAl matter has been
cast away, use the solution Of OoppeEaS
and CarbolIc Acid; and, lor alSlnlecung
gTteuR{ps masses or surfaces o. puTeSceht
m9ieTi7la md for drains, @iee1 and
SJtISs this DsinfeCting Fluid may be
nsed, or The dead oil" "heavy OILY Of
coal lar, or coal tar ITSELF coal tar may be
used as . paipEup61 the walls OF cellars,
stables, and OpSB1Tains.,
Oher Dim eetGgtS, -such rs the solu-
tons Ul SeSquichloride Of Iron, or the
Chloride oil Zinc, are edectuAl In PriVies
and Drains. and upon foul surtAceS and
Offensive materials,S
Quick RRe Il useful as an absorbent and
dryer upon foul walls and IN damp places:
and tcHiltodS4ilg With u thOuh DO prac-
tised in common 4tgnemenys, factories,
Easements, closets, and gAIEetS.
To disinlect the clotlll1g or bedding
deilled 10 any manner BY eXcremenlal
matters from the SiCk, throw them into
solution made as follows: ] ID. Of s1lphate
Of Zinc to 6 or 8 gallons Of water 70
which add 2 or 8 ounces Of pgfe and
strong CArbolic Acid-snch aFli6les lote-
main therein Of least half an hour; then
Immediately placGthem In boiling water,
and continue boiling II the ACID y not
at hand, then use the solution q AI1c IN
water. The same DIsiniectipg ISOLATION
Is excellent for bed.paus and chamber,
vessels, and for sOiled floors OF denied
surfaces.
Apartments, bedding and upholstery
that have been used by the sick with
Cholera or DiarrhGl, should be thorough
" cleansed and disinfected.
PRINCIPLES AND DUTIES TO BE OBSERVED
|. Thai thorough cleanliness, domestic
and civic, and an abundant supply olpuTe
toater are essential means oil preventing
Cholera in any hOusehOldsWhen the dis
ease Is near. -...-.. ...-..r.
9. That general cleansing, ScsVepgi1g
and distinction should be attended TO In
every city and town before Cholera makes
It's appearance; and that wherever It does
appear, that house and the exposed prem.
ises should be kept constantly diSintecle
3. That, whatever differences OF opin-
ion there may be respecting the epidemic
phenomena Of different periods, the para.
mount importance Of thorough cleanlt-
ness and disinfection Is TO be kept in
mind; and that, in the words Of the Chief
Medical officer Of Great Britain, ut ap-
pears to be characteristic Of Cholera, not
only Of the disease In It's developed and
alarming form, but equally Of the slightest
diarrhGl which the epidemic can pro.
duce, that all matters Which lte patient dis.
charles from his stomach and b0tcelS are in.
feetipe; tina. the patients power Of infect
ing other persons is represented almost or
quite exclusively by those discharges;
that they are comparatively non.intectiVe
at the moment they are discharged, but
afterwards, when undergoing decomposl-
ton, acquire their maximum intecdye
power; and that If hey Be east GDGy toth.
out precious diaWSctiOn, they impart their
own iniectiVe quality TO the exCremental
matters with which they mingle
in filth-sodden earth, or in repositories
and conduits Of filth, and to the
efiluvia which those excremental matters
evolve; that If the iniective material, by
leakage or soakage from drains or cess
pools, or otherwise, gets access, even In
The smallest quantity, directly, or through
porous soil, 10 toel6 or other sources oil
drinking uater, 1t can infect, In the most
dangerous manner, very large volumes OF
water; that the iniective influence Of the
Choleraic discharges attaches 10 whatever
bedding, clothing and like things have
been imbued with them, and renders
these things II not disinfected, capable OF
spreading the disease"
4. Cleansing and purity, skiliul disinlec.
ton, temperate habits, and wholesome
diet with pure water and fresh air, are
the trusted and sure means OF health and
security in all places and for all classes OF
people when exposed to the causes oil
Cholera. Tho watchword against this
destructive enemy should be,-RemoVe
the local causes that favor the propaga-
ton of Cholera, and wherever II appears,
let lis germs be quickly stamped out by
powerful disiniectants, and special cleans
ing.
From being the most feared and de-
structive pestilence, Cholera has become
entirely submissive 10 sanitary nle11EreS
of prevention, and can now be controlled
with such certainty and completeness as
to prevent It's ravages as an epidemic.
Believing, therefore, that the people Of
the United States will wisely apply the
suggestions which are given in this memo
raHdum, the undersigned Committee pre-
sents them for the purpose Of Fastening
and making sure the most extensive,
thorough, and speedy control Of this
Destroyer.
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