The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-23
CHOLERA PREvENT1VES.

hcaltn ASsOcIut1On-WhaJ should BE
Done to Prevent the Spread OF the
Disease.
In view of the appearance and progress OF
cholera in the South and its by no means improb-
able advance into other parts OF the country, the
circular concerning the means OF combating the
dread destroyer and have issued it for publication.
The following are the principal points in this
timely and use ul document
SANITARY CLEANSING.
The local conditions that chiefly promote the out
breaks and propagation OF cholera are
l. Neglected prvies
z fiitnsodden grounds
Foul cellars ana filthy or badly drained surroundings
: Foul and INSTRUCTED house drains
Decaying and putrescent materials whether animal
8. unventilatcd, damp and uncleansed dwellings and
apartments.
These ocalizing causes OF cholera should be
promptly and very thoroughly removed before q
case OF the disease appears in the town or district
and II any sources OF putrescence or OF excessive
moisture remain these should be controlled by the
proper cleansing, drying and dlslnfecton.
Thorough scavengng and surface drainage, with
the application at the same time OF quicklime and
and coal tar or crude carboic acid; withdrawing
with fresh quick lime; the cleansing and thorough
drying and ventilation OF cellars. Easements cham
bers and closets, and daily care TO cleanse, fush,
ventate and purify the sources Of deflement about
protection II suitable care Is taken OF personal
health.
drinking water, fresh and substantial food tenn
perance and the needed rest and bathing OF the
body.
DIsINFECrION AND DIsINFECTANTs
Inc principles relating to disiniectiOn as means
OF destroying the propagatng infectious cause
OF cholera and arresiIng putreiacton are readily
understood, and may be so explained to any family
tnat the household may insure Its own immunity
against the introduction ana spread OF the disease.
For popular use we append q brief statement of
these principles at the end this circular and we
respectfully recommend that the statement and
the following schedule OF rules and methods be
given to the press and to all principals OF schools,
superintendent OF places OF public resort, railroad
depots, ferries, hotels and public institutions and
to the masters OF ships and steamboats, and the
conductors OF passenger trains throughout this
Continent believing, as we do, that by the timely
and continued application OF these measures the
prevalence Of cholera may be prevented. But let
the TACT be remembered that there can be no SUBJ
stitutes Tor thorough cleansing and fresh air.
RULES AND METHODS OF DISTINCTION.
For PTtcieS Water closets, Drains ana Seerers.-
Eight or ten pounds OF sulphate OF iron tcopperas)
dissolved IN five or SIX gallons OF water with half
pint of crude caroolic acid added to the solution
and briskiy stirred, makes the cheapest and best
dlsnlecting nud tor common use. 1t can be pro-
cured in every town and by any family, and II the
carboc acid is not at hand the solution OF copperaS
may be used without it.
To prevent prlvies and water closets from be-
coming injected or offensive, pour a pint OF this
strong solution into every water closet pan or
prlvy seat, once or twice day.
To dlsinlect masses vi filth, privy vaults, sewers
and drains, gradually pour in this solution until 1t
reaches and cisinfects all the foul material.
fOT cuiiilDeT NcsSciS uscu by Jne SIGN anu lOT
the distinction OF ground upon which any excre-
mental matter has been cast away, use the solution
OF copperas ana carbolic acid and Tor dsinfecting
extensive masses or surfaces OF putrescent mate
RAILS and for drains, sewers and ditches this disin-
fecting mud may be used, or the "deao on ('heavy
ol, OF coal tar or tar itself; coal-tar may be
used as paint upon the walls OF cellars, stables
and open drains.
Other dtsiiJectants, such as the solutions of SEES
quichlorde OF iron or chloride or zinc, eectual
in prlvies and drains and upon foul surfaces and
offensive materials.
Qtttckltne is useful as absorbent and dryer
upon foul walls ana in damp places, and white
washing with it should be practised in common
tenements, factories, Easements, closets and gar
rets.
TO dsinfect the clothing or bedding defled IN
any manner by excremental matters from the
SICK, throw them into solution made as follows:-
One pound OF suphate OF zinc to eight gal
Ions of water to which add tive or three ounces
OF pure and strong carpolic acid-such articles to
remain therein at least hall an hour; then imme-
diately place them in boiling water, and continue
boiling If the acid is not at hand, then use the
soutioe is excellent Tor bedpans and chamber
vessels. and Tor soied floors defled surfaces.
Apartments, bedding and upholstery that have
been used by the sick with cholera or diarrh9a
should be thoroughly cleansed and dlsinfe cted.
PRINCIPLES AND DUTIES TO BE OBSERVED
l. That thorough cleanliness domestic and
civic, and an abundant supply OF pure water are
essential means OF preventing cholera In any
q That general cleansing, scavenging and dis
infection should be attended TO in every city and
town before cholera makes It's appearance. and
exposed premises should be kept constantly dis
infected.
g. That, whatever differences Of opinion there
may be respecting the epidemic phenomena Of
different periods, the paramount Importance OF
thorough cleanliness and disiniection is to
Chief Medical 0filcer OF Great Britain, ut appears
to be characteristic OF cholera, not only OF the
disease In its developed and alarming FORM but
equally of the slightest diarrhna which the cpl
demic can produce that all matters which the pa
tiept discharges from his stomach and bowels are
t.fan tfxds hat ha nj IN
other persons IS represented almost or quite ex-
clusively by those discharges; that they are COM
paratvely nonnective at the moment they are
discharged, but afterwards when undergoing de-
composition, acquire their maximum iniective
power; and that II they be cast away without pre-
disinfection, they mpart their own infective
quality to the excremental matters with which
they minge in fth-sodden earth, or in de-
positories and conduits OF filth, and to the
eflluvia which those excrement tai matters evolve;
age from drains or cesspoos or otherwise, gets
access, even In the smallest quantity, directly or
through porous soil, to wells other sources OF
drinking water II can inject. In the most danger
Gus manner, very large volumes OF the water;
that the niectiye influence OF the choleraic dis
and ike things have been imbued with them, and
renders these things II not disinfected. capable OF
spreading the disease
T. Cleansing and purity, skfu dieinfecton, tenn
perate habits, and wholesome diet, with pure
water and fresh air, the trusted and sure
all classes OF people when exposed to the causes OF
cholera. The watchwsrd against this destructive
enemy should be-Remove the local causes that
favor the propagation Of cholera, and wherever IL
appears let its germs be quickly stamped out by
powerful disinfectants and special cleansing.