The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-10
CHOLERA.

true now as in the former visitations.
! To combat and arrest the progress,
and prevent the epidemic prevalence
of this Seourge of sanitary negligence,
| it is necessary that the inhabitants of
! every city and town should promptly
| resort to the most effectual puritica-
I ton, and the best means known of
| disinfeetion, and that this sanitary
cleansing and preparation should, so
! far as possible, be undertaken before
any cases of cholera occur; and that
in the presence of the disease, these
sanitary duties should be enforced in
every household, and throughout ev-
cry district. Experience has proved
that the best way to prevent both pes
thence and panic is to know and pre-
pare for the danger. 1t is the only
way to deal successfully with cholera.
sANIATRY CLEANSING.
The local conditions that chiefly
promote the outbreaks and propaga-
tion of cholera are
l. Neglected privies.
2. Filth-sodden grounds.
8. Foul cellars, and filthy or badly
drained surroundings of dwellings.
4. Foul and obstructed house-drains.
5. Decaying and putrescent materi-
ais, whether animal or vegetable.
6. UnventiIated,d damp and uncleans-
ed dwellings and apartments.
These localizing causes of cholera
should be promptly and very thor
oughly removed before case of the
disease appears in the town and dis
trict; and if any sources of putres-
cence or of eqcessiye moisture re-
main, even these should be controlled
by the proper cleansing and disinfec-
ton.
Through the scavenging and surface
drainage, with the application at the
same time of quick-lime and coal-tar
or crude carholic acid whiteWash-
ing with fresh quick-lime the cleans
ing and thorough drying and ventila-
ton of cellars, easements, chambers
and closets, and daily care to cleanse
flesh, ventilate and purify the sources
of defilement about all Inhabited
premises, will almost complete pro-
lection 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.
DIsINFEcTIoN AND DIsINFECTANTs.
The principles relating to disinfec-
ton as means of destroying the
propagating or infectious cause of
cholera-the cholera contagium" are
readily understood, and may be so
explained to any family that the
household may insure its own immu
nifty against the introduction and
spread of the disease. For popular
use we append a brief statement of
these principles at the end of this. cir
cular; and we respectfully recon-
mend that the statement and the fell
lowing schedule of rules and methods
be given to the press, and to all prin-
cipals of schools, superintendent of
places of public resort, railroad de-
pots, ferries, hotels aud public insti-
| tutions; and to the masters of ships
and steamboats,, and the conductors of
passenger trains throughout this con-
tinent; believing, as we do, that by
the timely application of these meas
ures the prevalence of cholera may be
prevented.
RULES AND METHODS OF DIsINFEcTIoN.
For prlvies, water closets, drains
and sewers Eight or ten pounds of
sulphate of iron (copperas) dissolved
/ in five or six gallons of water, with
half pint of crude carbolic acid
added to the solution, 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 solution of copperas
may be used without it.
To prevent priYies and water-clos-
cts from becoming infected or often
sive-POur pint of this strong solu-
ton into every Watsr-closet pan or
| privy seat once or twice day.
To disinfect masses of filth, privy
/ vaults, sewers and Enthusiastically
pour in this solution until it reaches
and disinfects all the foul material.
! For the chamber vessels used by the
| sick, and for h e disinfection of
\ ground upon which any excremental
matter has been cast away, for disin-
fecting extensive masses or surfaces
ofputrescent materials, and for drains,
| sewers and bitches, the dead oil" of
coal-tar, or eoal-tar itself is available !;
coal-tar may be used as disinfecting
paint upon the walls of cellars, sta
| bles and open drains.
I
and dryer upon such walls aud in
damp places, and whitewashing with
it should be practieed in common ten
enients, factories, easements, closets
and garrets.
t To disinfect the clothing defiled in
any manner by excremental matters
] from the sick, throw all such articles
/ Immediately into boiling water, and
continue the boiling for half an hour !;
! or place them in solution, covered,
made as follows: One pound of sui
phate of zinc, six or eight gallons of
water, to which add two or three
ounces of pure strong oarbolic acid
Keep the soiled articles saturated un-
/ ill they can be boiled. Ii the acid is
not at hand, use the zinc water alone.
Apartments, bedding and uphol-
stery that have been used by the sick
/. with cholera or diarrhea, should be
/ fumigated by the burning of several
pounds of birthstone (sulphurl upon
y defended iron pan, with the place
tightly closed for several hours, under
a physician's direction.
PRINCIPLES AND DUTIES 10 BE TAUGHT.
| /. That thorough cleanliness, do
mestic snd civic, aud an abundant
supply of pure water, are the essential
means of preventing cholera in any
household when the disease is near.
3. The general cleansing, scaveng-
! ing, aud disinfecting should be at
tended to in every city and town be-
fore cholera makes its appearance !;
and wherever it does appear that
house and the exposed premises
should be kept constantly disinfected
g. That, in the words of the Chief
Medical Officer of Great Britain: at
appears to be the peculiar character
of cholera, not only of the disease
in its leveoped and alarming form,
but equally of the slightest diar-
rhea which the epidemic can pro-