The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-02
THE CHOLERA AND HOW TO PRE-
VENT III.

local authorities may vigorously en-
force regulations, but if each house
heulder will not heartily co>oporate
in removing the causes which breed
cholera, and similar diseases, the pes
thence, should it come, will be rem.
dered MANIFOLD more disastrous than
if otherwise. The following instruc>
tons have been drawn up with care,
and explain what ought to he done:
1. To prevent Cholera, it is neces-
sary to remove the unsanitary condi-
tions which give fatal activity to the
Cholera poison.
2. To keep a good heart and cool
head, and observe strictly the laws of
health.
"a Dervish, travelling over the
desert, met the Cholera, to whom he
said, "Where are are you going?"
The Cholera replied, Ppm going to
Bagdad, to kill 10000" Some time
afterward the same Dervish met the
Cholera returning, and said, you
vagabond, you killed 100000" No,
no, said the Cholera, Il killed 20, 900;
fear killed the rest. - Oriental
legend,
8. Prompt attention to all loose
ness of the bowels will generally pre-
vent an attack of Cholera. "To ar
rest Diarrhea is to prevent Cholera"
When Cholera is about, the slightest
diarrhes should be instantly checked.
A good diarrhea mixture, which ev.
cry one should keep in the house,
should be taken at once, a doctor
should be sent for Immediately, and
all excavations should be disinfected
as if the case were one of Cholera.
4. The unsanitary conditions which
enable the Cholera germ to become
actively fatal, are;-(a) A tainted
water supply; 90 foul privies or cess
pools; (c) foul ash heaps; Cd damp,
ill.ventilated houses; (e) defective
drainage, ill>trapped sinks, and inn
perfect sanitary appliances; and (f)
eth in any form.
8. All springs and wells should be
inspected, even if their water is
bright and sparkling, tor then it
may often be most dangerous. All
suspected should be filtered and boil
ed. All tainted wells and springs
should be closed, and whenever
Cholera case is reported all drinking
water drawn from rivers, springs, or
wells should be boiled for half an
hour. Filtration is good, but it is
best to boil afterwards. Cistsrns
should be cleaned out at short inter-
walls, and 80 situated as to be not in
close proximity to either drains,
privies, or cesspools, particularly so if
built under ground.
6. Cesspools, or foul privies, are
nests for breeding psstilence, and CEN
tres for poisoning the earth, the air
and the water. 1t is chiefly by their
leakage into wells and underground
cisterns, land their overfowinto springs,
branches and rivers, that they cons
tribute to the propagation of Cholera.
| Z. Damp, dirty, overcrowded hou-
ses predispose their inmates to attack.
All low>class tenement property, out
houses, cellars, etc., should be tho
roughly lime washed; back yards
should be frequently cleansed and
disinfected; fresh air and sunshine, if
possible, should be let in every room
daily. Where there is a smell in any
room which cannot be removed by
opening the window, something is
wrong, which ought at ouce to be put
right, or mischief may follow.
8. The careful disinfection and
prompt subsequent removal of dirt,
fifth and decayed matter of all sorts,
the vigorous use of soap and the scrub
bing brush, the constant ventilation
OF all sleeping and living rooms, and
Immediate attention to all foul smells,
always important, are never more so
than when the Cholera is lowering
around.
9. The ordinary rules of health
should be strictly observed in (a)
cleanliness; CD moderation in all
things; Co avoidance of all sources of
cold and indigestion. Every one
ought to wash from head to foot at
least once week, and the oftener
body linen and bed clothes are
changed the better. Never eat with
I'm washed hands, especially when ca
ses OF diarrhea or cholera are in the
house. In the latter case some disin-
fectant should be added to the water
before washing, and food should news
er be taken in the room with the pa
tisnt.