The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-25

The Cholera at Manila.
; Tho foreign papers by the last mai
contain very complete details of thu
sudden visitation Ct cholera in lii,
Philippine Islands, which il causing
much alarm in Europe, especially il
Spain, TO whose jurisdiction the islandi
belong. Owing to loose quarantine
regulation. the disease was first brought
10 tho SOoloo Islands by steamer, aud
rapidly spread among the natives all
over the islands in the SOoloo Archprl
ago. There are l20 Of the SeoloO Islands
alone, and ~ they have an active trade
with China and Japan, with little or
no quarantine regulation, the Chine.C
vessels carried the disease to Manila
and Lu on, Of the Philippine group OF
islands. still further north. At these
points il at once commenced t. rage
with terrible violence. The average
number Of death, in Manila alone, tie
Capital of the Philippines, is about 2jO
day. From the 18th to the 29lh OF
August 1850 persons died in Manila
alone II is difficult 10 get complete
returns, as the Indians are so super
stitious that they make no resistance TO
the disease, but it is known that nearly
10000 victims have persisted in the
archipelago, which is exclusive Of those
who have died in the Sooloo Islands,
amounting to several thousand more.
From the Philippine Island, the di,ca.
has been carried to Japan, where it has
commenced to spread rapidly. Twcn-
ty-five cases were reported daily when
the last mail left Yokohama, and all
religious festivals and theatrical rX-
hbitions have been discontinued In
addition to this sufficiently alarming
news, II is now announced that the
cholera has broken out amOuL the
MOslem pilgrims, who were irarluliy
filthy, returning from Mecca 10 The
Mediterranean States on the African
coast, and n cholera patient W., found
on board pilgrm-ship from Bombay
entering the Sucz Canal.
The canal is the new gateway oI the
cholera ON its march toward Euro Z"
The Director Of the Medical De artmrnt
Of the Russian Government writes.
"Since the opening Of the Sucl Canal
Europe has been placed in such clo.r
and almost immediate relation, with In.
dia, the birthplace of cho.rIn lha al
most all the other routes h. which II lla,
hitherto penetrated into Europe from
that country have lost their cNrlu, We
Importance. - 10 hold th, gateway
closed against the admission of this
most unwclcomc visitor, Europe is max
ing strenuous efforts. Spanish com.
mrrcr with her Indian colonies passes
through the canal. likewise her ma.l
and military service. Her steamers
and mcn-Of-war enter il every week.
and the Government has ordered all
Spanish vessels leaving the injected
colonies To be- subjected to the most rig-
orou> quarantine, and for that purpose
has established large laZarrttpS in the
Balcarc Islands. These may be con.
sidored the finest line o. inlrcnchmnnts
against the enemy. The citadel is at
the southern mouth Of III" SucI Canal,
where an international Sanitary Com
mission. representing fourteen Powers,
the | II ted States among he number,
has control. The barrier wa, cslab-
lishcd q year ago, and the commission
boasts tkat II kept the cholera ont of
Eurolc in 1873, 1917 and ISL. The
English, who control eighty per
cent. of the commerce pn>p
ing through the canal. have
complained of the vigorous Interference
of the commission with vessels, but, a.
the iW -NoH Gd:rH says 1.-THE MAORI
" of the Sanitary commission look aL
their duties with strictly professional
eye They are appointed to keep out
cholc"a. II is their rdiSou Fcrc 10 I'M
pose quarantine regulations, and they
lose no opportunity OF doing So. The
brave lloratius did not hold the bridge
moe tcnaciou'ly IN The old days Of
Rome than the Sanitary Commission
hold the Cholera Gate of Europe against
the A'ialic Invader This is cheering
news, since next year is the appointed
time for its rcappcarancc in Europe
and the time when cholera will be ut
its maximum in the world. by numcr-
ous citations of dates. member oi the
ROYAL Academy of Sciences in ENGLAND
has shown that the maximum OF cholera
oc' urS every seventeen ears, which wilt
locate its next occurrcn @ in 1855 As
n curious coincidence. also, it is noted
that the present summer in the cholera
localities, rs well rs in Southern Europe
md Northern Africa, has all the char
acter,stics of past summers immediate
ly preceding cholera seasons. So lar ~
the United States is concerned there is
a double danger, Vigilance at The Eu-
ropcan gateway may save Us from at
tack from that quarter, but we have II
gateway Of our own op the Pacili'coaSt
whore the epidemic may enter from the
Asiatir coast unless great vigilance is
exercised. - ChicaQO 1ribHHe.