The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-27

For TEE CHOLERA More than forty
years ago' when it was found that pre-.
yention for the Asiatic cholera was easier
than cure, the learned doctors OF both
hemispheres drew up q prescription,
which was published (for working peo.
ple) IN the New York Sun, aud took tho
name OF the ".Sun cholera mixture" Our
contemporary never lent its name to q
better article. We have seen it in con-
stant use for number Of years, and
found 1t 20 be the best remedy for loose
ness OF the bowels ever yet devised. Il
is to be commended for several reasons
1t Is not to be mixed with liquor, and,
therefore, will not be used as an alcoholic
beverage; Ice ingredients are we'll known
among ali the common people, and it
will have no prejudice to combat; each
OF the materials is in equal proportion to
the others, and it may, therefore. be
compounded without professional skill;
be carried in tiny phial in the waist.
coat pocket, and be aiways at hand. Il
is: 1inct. opii, capsici. 1hei CO. naenth
p'p.,. cdnpho. Mix the above in equal
parts; dose. ten to thirty drops. In plain
terms, take equal parts tincture OF OPT
um, red pepper, rhubarb, peppermint
and camphor, and mix them for use. In
case Of diarrhn,, take dose OF ten to
twenty drops in three or four teaspoon
| fuls OF water. No who one has this by
and takes it in time, will ever have the
choiera. We commend it to our West
| ern friends. and hope that the recipe will
be widely published. Even when no
cholera Is anticipated, it is on excellent
remedy for ordinary summer complaint.
The American Prblic Health Aesocia-
| ton, at the head Of which are some of
| the most prominent medical men in the
country, have issued circular contain.
| ing suggestions Rs to tho most available
means for arressing and preventing the
fatal prevalence OF Asiatic cholera or ma.
lignant cholera in this country: From
this circular, which comes to US through
DR.. r. Lobby, ST., the health officer OF
the State, the following hints aud sug-
gestions are taken:
"To combat and arrest the propress
and prevent the epidemic prevalence OF
this scourge of sanitary negligence, it is
necessary that the inhabilants Of eyery
CITY and town should promptly resort to
the most efectual purification, and the
best known means OF disinfection, and
that this sanitary cleansing and prepara-
ton should be at once and very tho
roughly carried into effect-before any
cases OF cholera occur-and that in the
presence Of the disease these sanitary
duties should be enforced in every ouse.
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. It
is the only way to deal successfully With
cholera"
After cnumerating the local conditions
that chiefly promote the outbreaks and
propagation Of cholera, such as foul
cellars or drains, decaying animal and
vegetable matter, unventilated and
damp buildings, &C.,, the circular pro-
ceeds to insist upon the necessity of per
sonal cleanliness and temperance TO in.
sure health. The disinfectant recon-
mended by tho circular is composed OF
eight or ten pounds Of sulphate of iron
(copperas) dissolved in Eve or, six gal.
Ions Of water, with half pint Of ornde
carbolic acid added to the solution: and
briskly stirred, makes the cheapest and
best disinfeoting fluid for common use. Il
can be procured in every town and By
every family, and il the carbolio acid ie
not at hand, the solution of copperas
may be used without it.
The circular, after reiterating the alb
solute necessity for cleanliness and tile
imm ediate disinfection OF all matters
discharged from the stomach and the
bowels OF the patient concludes with
the following hopeful paragraph:
"From being the most feared and de-
ssructive pestilence, cholera has become
entirely Submissive to sanitary measures
Of prevention, and can now be controlled
With such certainty and completeness as
to prevent its ravages as an epidemic.
Believing, therefore, that the people OF
the United States will wisely apply the
suggestions which are given in this me-
morandum, the committee presents then,
for the purpose of fastening and making
sure the most extensive, thorough and
speedy control OF this destroyer
i a Mrs. Lyster, aged ninety-one, wa:
buried at Graysville, Ind, last week, in
her Wedding garments. which she wore
seventy-threc years ago. They wero O.
linen which she had spun and woven.
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