American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-07-05
THE CHOLE RA (

THE CHOLERA
Rec atoms Of the American
Public Health Association.
The American Public Health AS
by its executive commit
tee, submits the following menOran-
DUN respecting the most available
means for arresting and preventing
the fatal prevalence Of Asiatic Or
malignant cholera in this country:
The prevalence of this disease at
several places in the Mississippi
Valley is undisputed. Its progress
from New Orleans to NJ mphis and
Nashville has been rapid, and is
significant of ills onward tendency.
That it is being propagated, as in
former visitations, by the excre-
mental discharges of persons affect
ed by the choleraic poison, aided
by local causes, is as true now as in
the former visitatiOns.
To combat and arr est the progress
and prevent theepidemic prevalence
OF this scourge of sanitary negI
gence it is necessa y that the inhabi-
tants of every city and town should
promptly resort to the most efficient
publication and the best known
means of disiufection, and that this
sanitary cleansing and preparation
should, as far as possible, he under
taken before any cases OF cholera
occur; and that i'll the presence OF
the disease, these sanitary duties
should be enforced in every house.
hold, and throughout the entire dis
trict Experience has proved that
the best way to prevent both pesti-
lence and panic is to know and pre-
pare for the danger. 1t is the only
way to deal successfully with chOle-
ia.
Sanitary Cleansing.
The local conditions that chiefly
promote the outbreak and prOpaga-
ton of cholera are:
L. Neglected privies.
=. Filth-sodden grounds.
5. Foul cellars aud filthy or badly
drained surroundings OF dwellings.
4. Foul and DISTRACTED house
drains.
8. Decaying and putrescent ma
6. Uuventilated, damp and I'M
cleansed dwellings and apartments.
These lOcallziug causes of cholera
should be promptly and very tEor-
oughly removed before a case of
the disease appears i'll the town or
district /; and if any sources of pu-
tresence or of excessive moisture
remain, even these should be con-
trolled by the proper cleansing aud
disinfection.
Thorough scavenging and surface
drainage, with the application at
the same time of quick lime and
coal-tar, or crude carbolic acid !;
viii tewashing with fresh quick lime;
the cleansing and thorough drying
and ventilation OF cellars, Easements
chambers and closets, and daily
care 10 cleanse, flush, ventllate and
purify the sources of deflement
about all inhabited premises, will
afford almost complete protection
if suitable care is taken OF
Personal Health.
The security of personal health
requires pure drinking water, fresh
and substantial food, temperance,
and the needed rest and bathing Of
the body.
Disinfection and Disip fectants.
The principles relating to disin-
lection as a means of destroying
the propagating or infectious Cause
of chOlera-the cholera cOntagi-
um," are readily understood, and
may be SO explained to any family
that the household may insure it's
own immunity against the introduce
ton and spread Of the disease. For
popular use we append ~ brief
statement of these principles at the
end of this circular and we respect
fully recommend that the statement
and the following schedule OF rules
and methods be given 10 the press,
slld to all princi pals Of schools and
superintendent OF places of public
resort, railroad depOts, ferries.
hotels and public institutions and
W INC HldStCiS vi SuipS anu StSd"
boats, and the conductors of passen-
ger trains thrOus hOut this continent;
believing, DIS We do, that, by the
timely application of these measures
the prevalence OF cholera may be
prevented.
Rules and Methods Of Disinfection.
For privies, water closets, drains
and sewers-EighU or ten pounds
OF sulphate of iron, (copperas) dis
solved III five OF six gallons of water,
with half Il pint of crude carbOllc
acid added to the solution and brisk
~ stirred, makes the cheapest and
best disinfecting fluid for common
use. 1t can be procured in every
town and by every family, and if
the carbOlic acid il not at hand the
solution of copperas may be used
without it.
To prevent pIivies and water
closets from becoming infected or of
tensive-Pour Il pint of this strong
solution into every water closet pan
Or prIvy seat once or twice IL Cay.
To disintecL masses of filth,
sewers and Enthusiastically pour
in this solution until it reaches and
disiniects all the foul material.
! For Tue chamber-vessels used by
fla. O;,I, .,,.l for thn IiSiu fn.t ;n,, al