Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1885-05-02
THE CHOLERA.

cut OF the earth, OF ave anu hVcI 'ii'"t,'
the atmosphere. These iasten themselves
upon various parts of the human body,
and dscliue and death follow. Whether
;bese organisms are animal or vegetable
is disputed point. Prevailing author
i,es perhaps assgn thom the animal ex-
istsnce. Bnt Whatever tney are, they
awarm everywhere, They are found lii
uumDers in human ssiiva In IT'S normal
state. The discharges tfom the throat In
pr.tcoDia csn.1!a bacillus. OF micro
8 =, c'ganism peculiai 90 tD.' a's.ase.
.La s.A,. As Nut q, typho,d fever. iher@
81 ,t5I hytro1notic bac.ilus. Space
Au.t matter are inGaOited by teeming nil
hens lngis,bie to the ordinary hu.nan eye.
IT, cholera b .s likewise its own peculiar
germ or spore. 1t is found in myriad
swalms along tus intestines of perGons
" no have died OF this scourge. 1t Is also
iouad in waters and 10 the earth during
Cholera epi,lenlics.
IL is called the comma bacillus from its
slightly carved or bent shape. II we have
cholera 10 the Uu,ted States the present
summer this is the demon that will ne
;0upa in our insides. But whence 1t
comes, or why, or why he leaves us after
time, are mysteries past the ksn of NOR
tai science. Medical wisdom knows prac>
tically nothing of cholora, though the
disease is hundreds of years older than
the Christisn religion itself. In the old>
est Sanscrit writings it is accurately des-
cribed. Yet in spite OF this undoubted
proof of Its existence in the hoary ages,
it never appeared in Europe till 1850
That IS an0thcr curious fact. 1t always
exists in India, in the province of Lower
Bengal. Yet even in India it only oc-
caslonally becomes epidemic. In 1880 it
travelled to Europe by way OF Russia
coming down through Poland. Increas-
ed Intercourse among men between Eu-
rope and Asia brought increase of this
pestilence. 1t followed the steamship in
close company. 1t has never been known,
away from its home in India, to appear
at place that had not been in conmun
ication with an infected locality. Moun>
famous regions, and towns built upon
high, hard ground. escape its ravages.
Another fact that some scientific person
thinks he has observed is that cholera Is
not so apt to attack districts subject to
malaria and agues. 1t is worse in towns
built upun a light, porous soil, through
which air and water pass easily. 1t may
be observed, by the way, that there is al
SO an ague germ, malaria bacillus. 1t is
not comfortable to wake up in the night
and remember that whether sick or we'll
alive or dead, we are swsrmlng inside
and out with these microscopic monsters
burt we must accept tho iaot. Science is
science. 1t is true there are more things
II cannot find out than there are that it
can find out, but we must take such facts
as we can get for certain and be thank
full.
Science has been more successful in the
hygicnic aspect OF tue cholera psstlleoce
There. at least, we hnvs some certain
ground. As To the prevention nj chois,a
emjnens authority puts it in tins lenguage:
"Sanitate! stnitatel senitste" In the
plain phrase nj the peopie--thank heav'
en- we are pernIittea still to Use 1t "cca~
saunllv-Cleanl clean! ciean! kitchen
and house ssops ard domestic refuse
thrown upon tGe ground IL b. Vicinite "f
dwelling constitute ii soil or wtnch :be
cholera hac'lids fatteus and grows terce
ana iuult,plle~ in hosts iunaulerab.e t
s.tt.ns on fifth Tae demon is IN dir,.
5.,un the floor, tor Distance, or snv OF
drary .oom w,tg the cleaDest water.
Afterwards take Sr"1 OF the water that
his oeer thus used. ana injett It inro ttse
veins u Guinea pig. Il viii k,'| him
1hisia trs water tia too often i ~ he
cu.sou ss pitch Out Of the ki.chtn door
or upon tine ground neA '.sh"use. Stop
It. The water IL fuif Of disease germs
Arother point is 70 be remembered. Fhe
prev.i.iny Winds ir tins country IRE fiam
tae weat. Kitchen refus. and SLIPS
thrown upon the west side Of The c~eli-
ing Are more APT to return an' enter u"
doors ind windows ia The ioT,p 0t disease
| than II throvG in other direct;ans. Scruh
clean snl disir feet every close. aud cellar
with concentrated Tyr, Or something else
J just 40 good. Whitewssh thoroughly Gel