Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-07-10
THE CHOLERA.


Causes of the Disease, and Preventives.
Extract from Circular of the American Health
Association-1
The local conditions that chiefly pro-
mote the outbreaks and propagation of
cholera are
l. Neglected priyies.
2. Filth-sodden grounds.
3. Foul cellars and filthy or badIv-
drained surroundings of dwellings,.
a.. Foul and obstructed house drains.
5. Decaying and putrescent materi-
ais, whether animal or vegetable.
6. Unventilated, damp, and uncleans-
ed dwellings, and apartments.
These localizing causes of cholera
should be promptly and very thorough
ly removed before case of the disease
appears in the town or district and if
any sources of putrescence or of excess
slve moisture remain, even these should
be controlled by the proper cleansing
and disinfection.
Thorough scavenging and surface
drainage, with the application at the
same time of quicklime and coal tar or
crude carboic acid whitewashing with
fresh quicklime the cleansing and
thorough drying and ventilation of eel
lars, Easements, chambers, and closets.
and daily care to cleanse, flush, venti-
late and purify the sources of defile-
ment about all inhabited premises, will
afford almost complete protection if
suitable care is taken of personal health.
The security of personal health re-
quires pure drinking water, fresh and
substantial food, temperance, and the
needed rest and bathing of the body.
The principles relating to disinfection
as means of destroying the propagat
ing or infectious cause of cholera-the
cholera contagium are readily I'M
derstood, and may be so explained to
any family that the household NAV in.
sure its own immunity against the intro
ductlon and spread of the disease.
For privles, water-closets, drains and
or ten pounds of snlphate
OF iron (copperas) dissolved in five or
SIX gallons Of water, with half a pint of
Guide carboic acid added to the solu-
ton, and briskly stirred, makes the
cheapest and best disinfecting fluid for
common use. 1t can be procured in
every town and by any family, and if
the carbolic acid is not at hand, the So
luton of coDperas may be used without
it.
To prevent privies and water-closets
from becoming infected or offensive
Pour pint of this strong solution into
every water eioset-pan or priyate-seat
once or twice day.
10 dlslnfect masses of filth, privy-
vaults, sewers, and drains-Gradualiy
pour in this solution until it reaches and
disinfects all the foul material.
For the chamber-vessels used by the
sick, and for the disinfection of ground
upon which any excremental matter has |
been cast away, for disinfecting extern |
'1ye masses or surfaces of putrescent |
materials, and for drains, sewers. and |
litches, the "dead oil'' of coal-tar. or |
,oal-tar itself is available coal-tar NAV |
De used as a disinfecting paint upon the |
walls OF cellars, stables, and open drains.
Qulckllme IS useful as an absorbent |
md dryer upon such walls and in damp
places, and washing with it should
'e practlced In common tenements,
aetores, Easements, closets, and garrets.
10 dlslnfect the clothing defled in
ny manner by excremental matters from
he sick, throw all such articles imme-
lately INTO boiling water, and continue
he boiling for half an hour; or place
hem III a solution, covered, made as
ollows One pound of sulphate Of, zinc.
X or eight gallons of water, to which
did two or three ounces of strong car
olic acid.
Keep the soiled articles saturated
ntil they can be boiled. If the acid is
OF at hand use the zinc water alone.
Apartments, bedding, and upholstery
hat have been used by the sick with
holera or diarrhea should be fumigated
y. the burning of several pounds of
rimstone (sulphur) upon a defended
on pan, with the place. tightly closed
II several hours, under physicians
irections
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