The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-12
A PREVENTIVE.
RAIN WATER THE REMEDY.
Cisterns Better than Wells-Those Who
Drink Cistern Water Exempt
from the ChoIera-Dr. Hughs
to Captain Brown.

DALLAS, Aug. H. Editor Herald. r.
The following letter from DIR. f. +.
Hughes, of this city, now in Virginia,
explains itself, and at his request is
placed at your disposal. The CORE
spondence to which he refers as being
published in the Herald in July, 1873,
is not in my POSSESSION, but can UNI
doubtedly he found in your files. ]
take the occasion, however, well remem-
bering its contents, to reaflirm every
statement therein made by Mr.. A. u.
Hensley. now of San Antonio, and my
self. The facts 20 to prove that cholera
in the United States has never been cpl
demic in u town or community eXGlu-
SiVely using Cistern water, rs in IaVacH,
Mlag)rl. and Galveston, Texas, ST
vannah, Georgia, and otter places. Nor
has it 80 existed in any piney WOODS,
freestone water district, as shown
in Alabama, Georgia, Florida,
North and South Carolina. But the facts.
taken all in all, during different epidem-
les in the country, as developed in the
three towns of Galveston, Iavaca and
Intianola, and known personally to Il
number of the most respectable citizens
of Dallas to-day, then resident there, are
sufficient TO encourage all who can to
use none but cistern water should chOl-
era reach this country, eitherat an early
day or any future time. j. III. b.
N. HUGHES LETTER.
Bedford Spin p, Va, Aug. T, iSI.-TO Col
John Henry Brown:
EstEEM FalE : Knowing In in
terest you have ever taken in {, well
fare of the public, more especially Ofthe
people Of Texas too often to the negiec
OF your personal intcrestsI know of no
one in orr beloved State with whom !
could 50 G ~ emily communicate Oh the
present occasi II.
You vii, ,ultlo.s remember that in
July, 1873, | addressed coiumunicat on
to Mr.. A. Il. llUnslry and yourself upon
the subject of using ciStern
water AK preventive of Asi
attic cholera, to which you jointly
replied. These papers were pub
lished in the Dallas HERALD IN the lat
ter part of July, 1873. | think we clearly
established, NJ least so far rs the South
ern States cOnld prove ANYTHING on the
subject, the fact that the exclusive use
of cistern water gives complete mmu-
nifty fiom epidemic cholera, and that
up to that time, it had only prevailed
where limestone water wa. in general
use. Your letter mentioned the fact that
the eminent physician, the late Dr. War
renstOne, of New Orleans, had assorted
fact that the cholera had never pre-
din the lreestune regions of Georgia,
Alabama or elsewhere in the Union,
whilst it had been so often fttIl in
the Limestone sections, ~ illustrated at
Nashville, Lexington, st. Louis and in
numerablo other limestone places.
during my stay at the Bedford
Alum Springs, here ut the
foot of the Alleghenics,
have had an opportunity of comparing
notes with intelligent men from differ
ent SoctlonSand States, and the inlUr-
nation thus gathered overwhelmingly
strengthens these views, while not II
single fact has been ELECTED to contro-
vert them. The great orator OF this
State said, "Let the lamp Of experience
be guide TO our footsteps In the
same spirit let our fellow.
citizens be guided Ivy its teachings
Repeat IT, them the statements of Mr.
Hensley and yourself about the fearful
epidemic among United States soldiers
under Major Pitcairn Morrison at La
vaca in lbs; among the negroes uud,l
Messrs. Fleming and lipscOmb during
the same year in lndiunula; my own eX
perience with you in 1861: and again
among the 400 negro troops at lndianul,
in 1866; besides the absolute freedom
Vluchcd by bOth LaVaca and Galveston
NNoTo none Dut tlStcfn water was uSCt
ana the remarkable immunity of Tia,
families in lndiauola using only surl
water, and the fatality among thos,
using water charged with lime Tn,
exemption mt Savannah, wher,
cistern water was in universal use. al
well as on the plantations above TO tn,
head of tide, and lis fatality thence al
the river, where well water was used
are facts challenging the skeptical I,
contruvert them.
Several venerable gentlemen her
from elsewhere submit numerous cor
roberative facts, notably as to Rich
mond and Petersburg. in this State
where the same results EaVo iollowe,
the same causes.
Hoping that our fellow-citizens ma
examine anl prepare or the possibl
emergency of cholera visitation. / RI
main your friend, r. L.. HUuuEs.
"Iittle Joker" is the best stnol;inu I,