The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-07-24
How 60 Prevent Cholera.

Res dred, Tat II the approach Of, or during
the precedence Of Cholera, green apples, green
corn and cucumbers are used in the ordinary
de-, their use should be continued.
"Dr. Sinks" lin the language of an edito
rial in THE TINES "stoutly maintains thai
the diet should not be changed in the ap
proach. or during the prevalence of an cpl
demic," Ny position, as stated by the same
editor, declares that the diet, If it consists
in part of green corn and (green) apples
even in moderate doses, ought to be changed
in cholera times"
The issue isnow fairly before Us. / do moi
MAINTAIN that no fruit or vegetables should bs
used, bat that no green apples, green corr
aud cucumbers should be used during 9
cholera epidemic. la fac, doubt whether
such trash Is I'll for u e a. all, cholera or nc
cholera. They are certainly not an lessen
dap IN diet, but simply luxury.
Iwish FIRST to notice the arguments of yes
terday under ''plain facts" which seem
written as a rejoinder, by the same star as
The i;--i. II is affirmed that "no recent med.
zeal authority recommends the inhibition fol
to0 any one article of diet vegetable OF
animal"
have now upon my table work written
by Edward Smith, NJ. D., LII B., +. X. S.
Fellow Of the Royal College of Physicians OF
London, and inspector and assistant medical
officer for poor law, government board, and
member Of the Academy of Sciences, Of
Montpelier. The work is quite "recent,"
written in 1873. lie states that at is no
torious fact that vegetables are less digesta-
BILE than bread, often causing indigestion,
especially among young children and old
people, in fact they become laxative BY vir-
tue of their mechanical irritation, which they
produce upon the mucous membrance of the
bowels, causing diarrhei, cholera infantim,
cholera mcrbus, and during the epidemic,
caoiera." Now, if this is not authority
then what do YOU call authority /?
and If 1873 is not "recent' enough, VII
YOU state what month and day you want it.
The same author states that apples, green
corn and cucumbers are ''luxuries rather
than necessities," 90 that the argument of
necessity is also lereied by this writer. DIR.
B.ackmsn. OF Cincinnati, says: "Keep the
skin and body clean, eat meat for dinner only.
and then not much Of il. Avoid pork, fresh
e n end coarse rcyaa5scs, as they are Difficult,
Of digestion, check q6nfpms of diarrhes,
and be uniform and 4 ;your habits,
Sc" Why did the q Iittsburg, Gin
cinnaii, and many ceklk 6iliea, in lS49, '53
and &c prohibit sneh fruit and vegetables
from coming into their citieey Because the
"authori,ies" said they shoe1d not be cold
Turing q cholera epidemi6T Because thew
;,siieved them to be injurious. You ~ that
..,.o. one word is said in references 10 the
: "ishrent of|vegetables" in the recon-
a. iations ofthe American Board of Health, |
pasi shed in THE TINES OF June 18th. But
th- American Board of Health we're not the |
authors Of those sanitary regulations. find |
;h..l int 10 the official memorandum of the !
IN. d,cal officer, John Simon, F. K. s., and I
W. .sr the regulations issued BY Lords of the |
Council, in Europe, in 1S49. II you will
take the trouble, you will find that it vas
not all printed BY the American Board Of
Health. Wherever these have been obeerv.
ed. they have also placed restrictions upon
green fruits and vegetables.
The Language Of Prof Hartehore, quoted
in your last, does not touch the point. We
do not restrict people to ''rice and rice
Water" neither do We forbid 'tfruiis'' and
vegetables. Hence I would say With him,
that ''both are wrong" I renenber his
little work on cholera, and had the book at
hand / could quote from il words in proof Of
What I advocate. The fact il, there l. not
me authority that will take the extreme
ground thai you have taken on this subjec4.
think this Board Of Health" has given q
good and substantial reason for the cpurse
they have taken. Their step may have been
. little premature, but none too stringent i'll
cholera should appear in our mids.
Nov have quoted every time from an
th0ss Of your own particular school. end I
do not want to zee man 70 bod q m
friend. not even his ''grandmothes," and If
~ voeA listen 1t times to the vise counciI
q gEan1nothen We would b much beeier
d La = liam Tie fdtnve y he past
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