Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-07-04
How TO Guard Against and Treat
Cholera.

The Executive Committee of the Amer
ican Public Health Association have is
sued the following circular
New YORK, June l6.
To combat and arrest the progress, and pre-
vent the epidemic prevalence of this scOurge
of sanitary negligence, it is necessary that the
inhabitants of every city and town should
promptly resort to the most effectual purit-
cation, and the best known means of disin-
fection, and that this sanitary cleansing and
preparation should be at once and very thor
oughly carried into effect-before any cases of
cholera occur-and that in the presence of the
disease these sanitary duties should be en-
forced in every household, and throughout
the entire district. Experience has proved
that the best way to prevent both pestilence
and panic is to know and prepare for the dan
ger. 1t is the only way to deal successfully
with cholera.
The local conditions that chiefly promote the
outbreaks and propagation of cholera are OD
neglected privies; (2) flth-sodden grounds; (3)
foul cellars and filthy or badly drained sur
| roundings of dwellings,; (D foul and obstruct
ed house-drains; (5) decaying and putrescent
materials, whether animal or vegetable; (6)
unyentilated, damp and uncleansed dwellings
and apartments.
These localizing causes of cholera should be
| promptly and very thoroughly removed before
a case of the disease appears in the town or
Of excessive moisture remain, these should be
controlled by the proper cleansing, drying and
| disinfectiOn.
Thorough scavenging and surface drainage,
with the application, at the same time of
quick-lme and coal-tar or crude carbolic acid;
| whitewashing with fresh quick-lime; the
cleansing and thorough drying and ventilation
| of cellars, Easements, chambers and closets;
| and daily care to cleanse, flush, ventilate and
| purify the sources of detlement about all in
habited premises, will afford almost complete
protection il suitable care is taken of personal
health. The security of personal health re-
| quires-pure drinkingwater, fresh and sub
stantial food, temperance, and the needed rest
and bathing of the body.
The principles relating to disinfection as O
| means OF destroying the prOpagating or infec'
! tiOus cause of fchOlera--the" cholera eOntagium'
are readily understood and may be so eX'
planned to any family, that the household may
insure its own immunity against the intro
duction and spread of the disease. For popu-
lar use we append a brief statement of these
| principles at the end of this circular; and we
| respectfully recommend that the statement
and the following schedule of rules and meth
ods be given to the press, and to all principals
of schools, superintendents of places of public
resort, railroad depots, ferries, hotels, and
public Institutions; and to the masters OF
ships aud steamboats,, and the conductors Oi
passenger trains throughout this continent
! peheNllS, us VIC 90, lhat Dy lhe tnhely ant
continued application of these measures, th(
prevalence Of cholera may be prevented, But
let the fact be remembered, there can be NJ
substitutes for thorough cleansing and fresl
| air.
RULES AND METHODS OF DIsINFEcTIoN.
For PriUies, WdteT-cl0sefs, Drains, an,
SelUerS.-Eight or ten pounds Of sulphate o
iron (copperas) dissolved in five or six gallon
of water, with half pint Of crude earbol
acid added to the solution and briskly stirred
makes the cheapest and best disinfeeting tlui'
for common use. II can be procured in ever.
town and by every family, and II the carboli
acid Is not at hand, the solution Of coppera
may be used without II.
TO prevent priyies and water-closets fron
becoming infected and offensive: Pour pin
Of this strong solution into every water-close
pan or privy-seat once or twice day.
To disinfect masses Of filth, priyy-vaults