Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-31
CHOLERA GERMS.
UNDER the mAaNIryiNo aLAs,
The Uattie Disease In the ewest-CI.,ms rp.,
VI is OF Local origin sud rrsya,en,,
Oniy-puArantIuc rccsssa,x

it ts OF Local origin ana prsyaisn,n
oniy-Quarantino Necessary,
Somo specimens ot tho peculiar Vcrm
winch the now famous DIR. Koch has dis.
covered in India, Egypt, and lattorly in
France, in tho bodies OF persons who have
died OF tho cholera, and 20 the presence of
Nhioh he attributes that terrible scource
were exhibited for the first time in pubiic
Ia London, on July II, at the Imperial
'ncatre, ny tho aid OF gigantic micro.
scope. Tho germs-no longer in An aotivo
statc-had been specially procured from
tho cholera distriot In the south of France
As magnihed some two million times, and
shown by the aid of tho electric light,
they appeared nearly Of the size of the
palm OF ones hand. They wero quito
coIorless, aud In tho shape OF coils repre-.
sentlpg circles and shapes not unlike the
figure eight, precisely "a described in Dr.
koch's work on the subject.
or the total number Of deaths in France
from cholera this year probably the groat
majority died inside Of nine hours after
they wore Soissd with their illness. Some
have not died until after being sick u
week or more, but tho majority of cases
were settled one way or tho other within
eight or ten hours. AT the start there is
diarrhua and vomiting; then follow the
cramps and the 10y chilis, aud this stage
has commonly been reached by tho time
the patient has arrived at the hospital. II
the circulation can then be restored and
kept up by the use of from ten to fifteen
Grammes o! acetate OF ammonia, tho same
quantity of alcohol, and by violent rub.
bing, there is some chance OF recovery =,
though the chance is slight. But If tho
circulation cAuuot be kept up death is Ger
~ In 49,
patients are deliri0us, while others enter
into comotose coalition but the whole
latter part Of the disease is generally a
frightiul thing 10 behold.
Up to the present time thoro have boon
IN France about ., 800 deaths from the
cholera. From this readers will probably
see that the totals published from day 70
day in the papers-an any rate, 1t is true
Of newspapers on this side Of tho ocoan-
have been understatements. Cases which
occur in the surrounding villages and at
points further away are liable to DO ro O.
ported late, aud thus escape being included
IN the daily bulletins.
There had been eight deaths from
cholera at Marseilles since noon, and
twenty four during the twenty. four hours
ending at 9p. m. yesterday. The outlook
continues to DO favorable. Fourteen cases
were admitted to the rharO hospital in that
city. Seven were discharged cured, and
sixty remain in the hospital
The record of tho cholera cases in the
hospitals OF TOulou for Wednesday is rs
follows Admission, I discharged, II
deaths, under treatment, 1877.
Two fatal cases Of cholera in the depart.
ment Of Var have been reported.
mild form Of cholera has appeared at
81. Petersburg and at Charkoh and
other towns in Russia. The sanitary
condition of BatOum, Russia, is bad.
Austria has quarautined against arrivals
over the frontier roads from Italy.
Thirty-six deaths have occurred at
PleskoG from the Siberian plague.