Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-22
- KNOXVILLE TENN SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 22 1875 @
GOOD ADVICE ABOUT CHOLERA.

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How to Disinfect and What TO do It with.
The Executive Committeeof the Ameri-
can Public Health Association, composed
of eleven doctors from different States, all
eminent in Htheir profession, issued an adj
dresss to the people of the country, dated
June 16, 1878, in which they treat fully OF
the. causes, nature and preventive OF
cholera 1T contains SO much sensible and
good advice that we give below pretty full
extracts from it:
To combat and arrest the progress, and
prevent the epidemic prevalence OF this
| scourge of sanitary negligence, 1t IS neceS-
sary that the inhabitants of every city and
| town should promptly resort to the most
effectual purificatiOn, and the best known
means of disinfection, and that this sani-
| tary cleansing and preparation should, as
| far as possible, be undertaken before any
cases of the cholera occur and that in the
presence of the disease, these sanitary du-
| ties should be enforced in every household,
and throughout the entire district. Ex-
lrperiences 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.
I-gA - - - SANITARY GLEANsING.1YTrY rY'f'
THE local conditions that chiefly promote
the outbreaks and propagation of cholera
areT.rtG.o1L 10 -E-FBTdiI 9ildT8
1. Neglected priyies. - ,r,.y
z q Filth-sodden grounds. Ie.sif..-
8. Foul cellars and filthy or badly-drain-
ed surroundings of dwellings. 9'geCS s.
"A. Foul and obstructed hOuse-drains.
,5. Decaying and putrescent materials,
whether animal or vegetable.
|ss8. UnYentilated, damp and uncleansed
dwellings and apartments. 76l l9oga9 1ia
The security of personal health requires
pure drinking water, fresh and substantial
food, temperance, and the needed rest and
bathing of the body. Cba1ssl
RULES AND METHODS OF DISINFECTION.
y For privies, water-closets, drains and
sewers, eight or ten pounds of sulphate of
iron (copperas) dissolved in five or six
gallons of water, with half a pint of crude
oarbolice 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 ofcopperas may be used
without it. do TTe srf0 gta 8fs ieiaT
sd Toprevent privies and water closets from
becoming infected or offensive, pour pint
Of this strong solution into every water
closet pan or priyy seat once or twice a
day. .si.sae.l III i.a.l = ~. :. ,s,ell
TO disinfect masses ofifilth, privy-v vaults,
sewers and drains. gradually pour i'm this
solution until it reaches and sinfeetse all
thef0uI material EuU 1As0 . sU9tAS0
For the chamber vessels used by the sick,
and for the zdisinfection ofground upon
1 G rSr aisInTscSing exssnslvg misses
or surfaces of putrescent materials, and for
drains, sewers and bitches, the 'tdead oil of
coal tar. or coal tar itself is available coal
.1soH a inf
upon the walls or cellars, stables and open |
Quicklime is useful as an absorbent and
dryer upon such walls and in damp places,
and whitewashing with it should be prac-
ticed in common tenements, factories,
easements, closets and garrets.
70 disinfect the clothing defiled in any
manner BY excremental matter from the
sick, throw all such articles Immediately
into boiling water and continue the boil>
ing1Or half an hour; or place them in a
solution, covered, made as follows One |
pound Of sulphate Of zine, six or eight |
gallons of water, to which add two or
three ounces of pure strong carbolic acid. |
Keen the soiled articles saturated until |
they can be boiled. IF the acid is not at
hand use the zinc water alone. <I13T0
Apartments, bedding and upholstery
that have been used by the sick with |
cholera or diarrhea, should be fumigated
by the burning Of several pounds of brim-
stone (sulphur) upon defended iron pan,
with the place tightly closed for several |
hours, under physicians directions.
The watchword against this destructive |
enemy should be, remove the local causes |
that favor the propagation of cholera, an d |
wheneyerit appears, let its germs bequick- |
lystamped out by powerful disinfectants |
and instant cleansing. g7ssg.rTTtV
From being the most feared and de- |
structives spestilence, cholera now may be |
controlled and extinguished more quickly |
and completely than any other epidemic |
disease. Q i ~ lIEs.t ~ tttio -