New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-18
HOW TO PREVENT THE DISEASE
DR. CHARLES 4. TEALE READS PAPER BEFORE THs
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY.


The New-Y0rk County Medical Society, al
It's meeting last evening In the lecture room OF the Cot
lege OF Surgeons listened TO apaper BY D
Charles A. Teae Asiatc Cholera. He traced the his
tory spread of the disease during the present year
In spain and italy aud Its present appearance
in Paris. America has thus far escaped"
he continued though thousands OF tour
lists have from Europe to this county,
aud freight OF ali kinds from almost every part OF tho
Old World The present accounts that read OF tho
progress Of this epidemic bring back the epidemic thas
scourged Europe in 1865 and was brought to TINS coun
try the following year. II is claimed by many medical
men, and is almost universally believed by the masses,
that intense fear fright, impure air. and fth are the
prime causes OF the disease The experience that had
with the epidemic IN Europe and America In 1868 and
1866 lead me different conclusion. was appointed
surgeonin chief OF the ship Harvest Queen In May,
1866, in Liverpool
The emigration from the British Isles at that time
was great, aud there immense number OF people
in Liverpool waiting to take passage to America While
waiting the ship there three deaths from cholera
among the people who expected to SAIL and the whole
community was greatly frightened. Just before we
started made an examination OF all the and
excluded who afflicted with the disease we ieIt
Liverpool with 1886 people on board and had great
fears that the cholera would soon bfcak out among
them Everything that SUPPOSED to cause tho
disease we had in abundance When going from Livee-
uoo TO Queenstown terrific storm came up that made
the battenng down OF the matches, and for
two days the passengers were confaed between decks
without any fresh air. intensely frightened and
believed that they were going he drowned, the decks
below were mass filth that could not he cleaned and
vet under these supposed conducive conditions not ono
case OF cholera broke out and during the trip which
lasted from MAY 10 June there only i've deaths
and not one caused by cholera .,, a..
we arc now threatened with cholera epidemic tno
In 1866 is our duty 10 pre'cn' a' apx,cnI1
ance which Is much saser than It's cure Is a. uca,s
10 convince people as was then that choes cxn
be prevented by using proper sanitary measures ~
reycnt IL vessels should be subjected to tue stricess
quarantine All articles that arrive should he inspected
As soon there the first evidence o the epdculc tne
health authorities should he Informed anu al materia
Immediately DESTROYED that was II any ao naans Sc
IL was suggested by Dr. Detmold IN iso6 hat a.. .nV
clothing and bedding used by the poor Ia TINS cry sno
be rurcha sed AT the publ expense ana new a
be we'll to consider II cholera should become erev
here II breaks out among the poorer 80, u' %ieh
vessels generally one week alier tney bar rJer
ia accounted for by the fact that hc! cnanse e
nia,hing GENERALLY once week, aud then open their
trunks and put on clothing that Is injected WIN useaso
germs .,o ,,s.,se my exnerience demon.
r,,a. Tint The person actually come IN contact
,h be having II with some article of clothing
that had been worn ey them ,ravsS Ms,n .e Issss
germs may remain alive, yet dorman.
IL rl",bnr for long tlme and will produce the disease
il such articles handled, hut the clothing Is u
mair,lant power and are harmless. The great dtesu
that the have Of cholera aud s supposed rata re-
st without foundation The disease Is not more ~
than many others. aud II taken In time my eSpefienc. -
that they I've cured The epidemic is oi snutt
tun IN isDG there were 90 deaths In this city p9r-
Ing the foowing year hau ehafEs VI ,ne .1 .T ,ss
Single ease ~ cholera arpeattd New. uh " u ,,i Wv
besl paees In the world to live IN during an edenhe