The Republican journal., 1873-06-05
The Cholera Panic

| The annual scare about cholera has
commenced. This fright is to be depre.
Gated in every aspect but one. Il it shall
| serve to stimulate the proper authorities
to spread an unusual cleanliness over the
country, an advantage wifi be gained in
any event. There is scarcely the slightest
danger that cholera as an epidemic viii
visit this country. Cholera is not a conta-
gion. Physicians agree that it is an mex
p!icable disease, but no intelligent medi-
cal man will say that cholera is contagious
Doctors have inoculated themselves with
the blood-bile and discharges of patients
in every stage of the disease without
harmless consequences. Cholera. which
had dwell for centm les in the regions OF
the Gauges, broke out in Calcutta rs III
epidemic nearly sixty years ago. IN 1926
it slew 10000 persons in Bombay. A
year later it had followed the rivers and
the roads into Persia A!abia and Asia
Minor, A little more than forty years
ago it was travelling over Europe
1t first appeared this side 81. the Atlantic
in 1882 at Quebec. Two DAYS later It ap-
peared in Montreal. In u fortnight it
broke out in New Yorl, and visited most
Of The large cities Of the country. But Il
has not been an epidemic in this country
TO- forty years. the instances that have
occurred being wholly exceptional We
know not what epidemic may come next.
hu- cholera has had its day. Whether a
disease originating in the blood, in the
system, in the irritation of the digestive
tube. or in a combination OF these md
other provocative causes, a careful survey
OF its history indicates that the tide Of the
mysterious distemper is falling We are
in very little danger Of this disease, if
proper precautions are taken. Let Us
keep clean, but let us not get frightened.
Mr., EDITOR: VINO was Nerves. aud was
ne really foolish enough to advertise It reward
for the inventor of a novel enjoy nent: see
you refer TO something Of tn" Kind Please tell
us all about il.
Such is the wording Of a neat little note
that was sent to us Well, X. VA :,
Persian and u king who lived and reienc,l
hundreds Of years before Christianity
dawned upon this naughty globe He is
most celebrated for his invasion o! Greece
with the biggest army ever got together
in the history Of the world. He had bet
ter have stayed at home, for the plucky
Greeks gave his bio army u tremendous
thrashing, and drove it out of the country.
The king was inclined 70 dissipation, and
rs the disciples of Meal Dow had not then
dawpcd upon the world, he was able 10
procure considerable tipple II Is sup
posed that this desire for some new ev-
cltement was expressed ~ an early hour
in the morning, when he had made a
night of it after the style Of Oh King
Cole. He didn't fancy his hcadach, aud
thought lie would like TO try something
else. We think the philosophy of lord
Byron on this subject is quite sound. He
refers to the reward in a verse which,
quoting from memory, we should say is
something like this
'Tis said that Xcrxes offered reward
10 him who should invent him pleasure;
Methinks the requsition's rather hard
And must have cost his majesty treasure
For my part I'm moderate minded bard,
Fond Of little love, which call leisure
~ n nj n now. loo