The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-03
SANITARY.

SANITARY.
.ClrcUiaE from the American PsIbIfe
80 Health. AEsoetnaialI.
| The American Public Health Associa-
ton, by its executive COMMITTEES, sub
mits the following memorandumrespeot-
ing the most available means for arrest
ing and preventing the fatal prevalence
Of Asiatie or malignant cholera IN this
country:
The prevalence Of this disease at sew
eral places IN the Mississippi valley is
nndisputed. Its progress from New
Orleans to Memphis and Nashville has
been rapid, and is significant Of its on
ward tendency. That it is being propa-
gated as in former visitations, by the
exeremental discharges of persons af-
fected by the choleratic poison, aided
by local causes, is as true now as in the
former visitations.
To combat and arrest the progress,
and prevent the epidemic prevalence of
this scourge of sanitary negligence, It
-. ACCSocAII AlAab L1lG AllAADAlalE5 OF
every city and town should promptly
resort to the most effectual purifcation,
and the best known means of disinfee-
ton, and that this sanitary cleansing
and preparation should, as far as posi-
bic, be undertaken before any cases Of
cholera occur and that, in the pres
ence of the disease, these sanitary du-
ties should be enforced in every house
hold, 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
danger. 1t is the only way to deal sue
cessfully with cholera.
SANITARY CLEANING.
The local conditions that chiefly pro-
mote the outbreaks and propagation of
cholera, are:
l. Neglected privies.
2 Fnth-soden grounds.
3. Foul cellars and filthy and badly
drained surroundings of dwellings,
4. Foul and obstructed house drains.
5. Decayed and putrescent materials,
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6. Unventilated, damp and uncleansed
dwellings and apartments.
These localizing causes Of cholera
should be promptly and very thorough
ly removed before a case of the disease
appears in the town or district; and if any
source of putrescence or of excessive
moisture remain, even these should be
controlled by the proper cleansing and
disinfection.
Thorough scavenging and surface
drainage, with the application at the
same time of quick-lime and coal-tar or
crude corbolie acid whitewashing with
fresh quick-lime the cleansing and
thorough drying and ventilation of eel
lars, easements, chambers and closets,
and daily care to cleanse, flush, ventil-
ate and purify the sources of defilement
about all inhabited premises, viii afford
almost complete protection 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 os the body.
DIsINFECTTON AND DIsINFECrANTs.
The principles relating to disinfec-
tion as a means of destroying the prop
agating 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 immunity against the intro
duction and spread of the disease. For
popular use we append brief statement
of these principles at the end of this
circular; and we respectfully recon-
] mend that the statement and the follow
ing schedule of rules and methods be
given to the press, and allIprincipals of
schools, superintendents of places of
public resort. railroad depots, ferries,
hotels and steamboats,, and the conduc-
tors of passenger trains throughout the
continent believing, as we do that by
the timely application of these meas
uros the prevalence of cholera may be
prevented.
RULES AND METHODS OF DIsNFECIoN.
For pIivies, water.closets, drains and
sewers-Eight or ten pounds of sui
phate of iron (copperasl dissolved in
five or six gallons of water, with half a
pint of crude carbolic acid added to the
solution and brislkly stirred, makes the
cheapest and best disinfeeting fluid for
common use. 1t can be procured in
every town and by any family, and Il
the carbolic acid is not at hand, the so
luton of copperas may be used without
it.
To prevent privies and water-closets
from becoming infected or offensive,
pour pint of this strong solution into
every water-closet or privy-seat once
or twice day.
To disinfect masses of filth, privy
waits, sewers and drains, gradually
pour In this solution until it reaches
and disinfects all the foul material.
For the chamber-vessels used by the
sick, and for the disinfection of ground
upon whicn any excremental matter has
been cast away, for disinfecting exten.
sive masses or surfaces of putreseent
materials, and for drains, sewers and
bitches, the " dead oil " of coal-tal
or coal-tar itself is available eoal-tal
may be used as q disinfeoting paint mp
on the wallis Of cellars, stables and oper
drains.
Quicllime is useful as an absorbent
and dryer upon such walls and in damp
places, and white-washing with i
should he practiced In common tene
ments, factories, Easements, closet,
and garrets.
Tc disinfect clothing defiled in an,
manner by excremental matters from
the sick, throw all such, articles imme
diately into boiling water and contiuu'
the boiling for half an hour; or plac'
them in a solution, covered, made 81
follows: One pound of sulphate o
zinc. six or eight gallons Of water, L