The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-06-26
THE CHOLERA.
What to do to Prevent the Ap-
prOach Of the Disease.
Recommendations Of the Ameri-
can Public Health Association.

The following circular ON cholera, Issued
by the American Public Health AssOci-
alton, will be found to contain timely and
valuable suggestions:
The American Public Health Association,
by its executive committee, submits the fol-
lowing memorandum respecting the most
available means for zrresting and preventing
the fatal prevalence Of Asiatic cholera or
malignant cholera in this country.
The prevalence Of this disease at several
places in the Mississippi Valley is undisPut-
ed. Its progress from New Orleans to Men,
phis and Nashville has been rapid, and Is
significant Of its onward tendency. That it
is being propagated, as in former visitatons,
BY the excremental discharges of persons
affected with the choleraic poison, aided by
local causes, is as true now AS in the former
visitations.
10 combat and arrest the progress and
prevent the epidemic prevalence Of this
scOurge Of sanitary negligence, II Is necessary
that the inhabitants Of every city and town
should resort to the most efiecfusl purihca-
ton, and the best known means Of disinfec-
lion, and that this sanitary cleansing and
preparation should, n far % possible, be IN
dertaken 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 the entire dis
uict. 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 successfully with cholera.
SANITARY CLEANSING.
The local conditions that chiefly promote
the outbreaks and propagation Of cholera
are:
l. Neglected privies.
9. Filth-sodden grounds.
3. Foul cellars and filthy or badly drained
surroundings Of dwellings.
4. Foul and obstructed house drains.
s. Decsyine and putrescent materials,
whether animal or vegetable.
6 Unventilated, damp and uncleansed
dwellings and apartments.
These localizing causes OF cholera should
be promptly and very thoroughly removed
before . case of the disease appears in the
town and district; and if any sources Of pu-
treacence or excessive moisture remain, even
these should be controlled by the proper
clsaGsing and disinfecfion.
Thorough scavenging and surface drain
age, with the application at the same time
OF quick-lime and gal tar, or crude carbolic
acid; whitewashing VII: fresh quick-lime;
the cleansing and thorough living and ven.
tilation of cellars, Easements, chambers and
closets, and daily care to cleanse, fuss. VEN
tilate and purify the sources Of defilemsnt
about all inhabited premises, will afford al
most complete protection If suitable care is
taken Of
PERSONAL HEALTH.
The security Of personal health requires
pure drinking water, fresh and substantial
food, Temperance, and the needed rest and
baihing of the body.
DIsrNFECTIoN AND DIsIFECTANIs.
The principles relating to disinfection As
a means Of destroying the propagating or in
fictitious cause of cholera-the ''cholera con-
tasium" are readily understood, and may
be 20 explained to any family that the house
hold may insure its own immunity against
the introduction and spread of the disease.
For popular use We append brief statement
of there principles at the end Of this circular;
and We respectfully recommend that the
statement and the following schedule Of rules
and methods be given to the pref, and to
all principals Of schools, snperintendents Of
public resort, railroad depo.s, ferries. hotels
and public institutions, and to the masters Of
ships and s,eamboats, and the conductors Of
passenger trains throughout this continent
believing, a. We do, that, BY timely applica-
ton Of these measures the prevalence Of
cholera may be prevented.
RULES AND METHODS OF DISTINCTION. +,
For privies, water closets, drains and sew
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