The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-06
| From the Memphis Ledger

IRON the Memphis Ledger.
The complaint being general from a
quarters that no newspaper in Memphi
had the courage to announce the pref
ence OF the above dreaded disease, "
In conse luence started out yesterday 70
the purpose of satisfying ourselves as
the truth in the matter, intending, n
matter what was the result OF our in
vestigations, TO announce II to the public
There 10 an old saying that "Doctor
always disagree" and the proof Of our Ia
bors yesterday was no refutation Of tn
provorb. We refrain from giving on
individual ideas, and refer the anxiou
public TO tho opinions Of our medical fra
ternity, who in the absence Of board o
health, have only this method of warning
the public.
DIR. Brown thinks there is . deadi,
species of Asiatic cholera in our midst
proving fatal in few hours. He think
II 10 the duty Of the press Of Memphis I,
put the public on their guard. He ais,
states that IL Is raging along the banks o
tho Mississippi between here and Vicks
burg.
DR.. J. B. Mallory has had ton cases Of
the prevailing disease, which he pronoun.
ces . violent form Of cholera morbus
He further states that he has taken par.
ticular care to examine their discharges
and in no instance were they anything hui
bilious. Two Of his cases proved fatal.
| DIR. Wilt says there 10 Asiatic cholera
| in the city. Out ofseversl patients affec.
ted, two died in short time.
We wore, much TO our regret, unable to
soc DIR. Frayser, but DIR. Wilt informed
US that bis opinion conceded with his.
DR.. j. NJ. Rogers has seen from twenty
TO thirty cases, which he pronouncos Asia.
tic cholera. or these, eight or ten died
| in few hours after they we're attacked.
DIR. Armstrong has treated one case of
what he considers cholera. The patient
died in Eve and half hours after the a rst
symptoms appeared.
DIR. Cavensugh has had nineteen pa-
tients, and all were attacked with what
he considers Asiatic cholera. Five died
in from twelve TO twenty hours after the
first symptoms had shown themselves.
DR.. Author X. Taylor docs not believe
there Is q case of Asiatic cholera on the
American continent.
DIR. Lawrence says the disease prevail.
ing here has sll the symptoms of cholera
and kills just as rapidly, has had one case
which died in nine hours.
DIR. Pitman says IL is Q violent form of
cholera morbus, or rather malarial fever,
which can be easily cured by large doses
Of quinine or calomel IL taken in time.
DR.. Woodward has seen no cases of
Asiatic cholera himself, but does not say
there 10 none In tho city.
DIR. Freeman, has had three woll mark.
cd cases, resembling Asiatic cholera In
every respect, two died, one after four,
and the other after fifteen hours of sick
ness.
DR.. Hobson says he considers the dis.
ease nothing more than we have hero
every year, perhaps . little moro violent
this year, in consequence of the stale fruit
and vegetables sold in our markets and the
sudden vicissitudes Of weather.
DR.. J. 8. White, gives as his opinion
that IL is q violent form of cholera
spofadica. lie has treated six cases, one
of which died after day and y halfs i'll
ness.
DIR. Syzeringi has had on case, which
died after sickness of thirteen hours, hsv-
ing shown all the symptoms of cholera.
DIR. Lynch treated one case Of what he
thought WAS cholera the patient died
after short illness.
DIR. Edmonds has had twenty or thirty
patients afflicted with what he most en-.
phaticslly pronounces cholera. None
died
DIR. Morse considers It a species of ehol-
era.
DIR. W. Il. Rogers says there 10 cholera
here Of the same character that appeared
in lS4s, 1856, 1866 and 1867 that he had
six casos in collapsed condition, Hve of
whom died, having been sick on IN aver
age only ten hours, and that no had seen
quite number who would have gone into
q collapse had they not received prompt
medical treatment.
DIR. Hodges thinks there Is cholera in
Memphis, and bases his decision upon the
judgment of his brother physicians.
DR.. Mitchell has had one case, which
presented all the symptoms Of cholera.
The patient died in twelve hours.
DR.. Saunders has no doubt that cholera
10 in our midst, and thinks the disease is q
climatic one, and not due 10 epidemic in
hdence. He treated six cases, three Of
which died, on an average in twelve hours
after they we're attacked.
DIR. Nuttall Is decidedly Of the opinion
that the prevailing disease 10 cholera. He
has had three cases, two Of which died, one
In ak, the other in twenty. -four hours.
DIR. Blount has not had case of Asiatic
cholera among his patients, but has
treated about twenty cases of cholera NOR.
bus. He believes, however, there Is chol-
era in the city.
DIR. Thornton has had seven cases Of
what he considers Asiatic cholera, brought
to the hospital. Five died in from two 10
twelve hours after arriving there.
DR.. Rice says most decidedly that he
has treated various cases OF Asiatic chol-
era, several Of whom died after an illness
of from twelve TO twenty -four hours.
DR.. Hewitt says that the disease pre-
vailing hers is undoubtedly cholera.
DR.. Msrable has had, and hiss several
cases Of real cholera.
We called on Drs. Erskine, Otey, Maury,
WIN. V. Taylor, Hester X Malone, but
much TO our regret failed to find them in.
We would have bsen pleased to have added
their opinions TO these Of the above we'll
known gentlemen. We understand that
the much needed and long desired board
OF health will shortly be established. We
nope nothing will prevent this consuma-
ton so devoutly wished for.