The Dickinson press., 1884-07-12
THE AWFUL
Franco-Asiatic Cholera Growing More
Alarming-Use of P~reventives.

A1aTn1ang-USe OF
Paris Gable: Dispatches from Toulon and
Marseilles tell q deplorable story of panic and
distress about cholera, which is far from be-
ing on the decline in either city. The mortali-
ty in both is increasing. In consequence of
the panic and the exodus, business is at q
stand-still, and the usually busy water front
seems deserted, and vessels arriving are warned
off, and where cargoes are to be unloaded
hands are secured with difficulty. Atthe office
of project of police it was learned that sixty
five new cases had been taken to the hospital
and that nine deaths had occurred. At Mar
settles fifteen deaths from cholera took
place recently, and CONSERVATION is on every
face. Bushes is confined to the most neces-
sary purchases. The prices of the necessaries
of life are rising, while the money supply
among the the poor is almost cut of. The
authorities have reported these facts to the
government here, and state that unless there
is some mitigation of the panic they will be
face to face with the necessity of feeding at
least Is 600 persons. The cabinet have the
matter under advisement and it is believ ed
here that Q system Of government relief will be
promptly begun. So far the reports of the
cholera having reached Paris, prove sensational
and unfounded
New York Times: The cholera seems to
have been brought to Toulon directly in a gov
eiuuleuG snip IRON 1OnQulQ. IL Is Dad enough
for q merchant vessel to bring this disease, but
it should be regarded as almost inexcusable for
q government vessel, provided with capable
ships surgeons and every appliance for disin-
lection, to be a carrier of it. sThere was an I'M
founded rumor that the captain of this shin
had committed suicide from remorse. It would
have been more appropriate if the ships sur
geons had done this. The existence of the dis
ease in Toulon was concealed for nearly two
weeks. This is customary, and most uni usti-
~ ~ = l1,-r tho L. - f--1
way in various places before proper and
| efficient measures can be taken to stamp it
out
They are burning great fires in the streets
in order to purify the air and amuse the pub
lie. The disease does not float about in the air.
breed immensely in the bowels Of those who
swollow them with their food and drinking wa
ter. They are cast out in great numbers with
the discharges from the bowels and kidneys,
patients abound with very live and active ones.
These germs always thrive best in alkaline
fluids, where putrefaction and decomposition
are going on and where there is warmth. The
rice-water discharges Of cholera are always
alkaline and more usually prone to decomposi-
ton. All the acids are good disinfectants, es-
pecially the sulphuric, and aromatic sulphuric
acid, or elixir vitriol, is one of the best cura-
tive remedies.
Unfortunately, it was supposed that the sui
would prove sufficient to kill these germs,
but it has signally and repeatedly failed. The
acid is neutralized by the iron. It was select
ed because it was safe to handle by ignorant
people, far more go than sulpheric acid or oil
posed to be an acid, but it is not, and is also
unreliable. Turpentine iss splendid disinfec-
sant, but the danger of fire in its use by care
less peoples too great for its general recon-
sendation. Corrosive sublimate, or bedbug