Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-30

There is o general impression among
the people Of the United siatea that a
visitation OF she cholera may be expect
Cd during thu coming Summer. This
impression h Justified by the opinion Of
scientists aad physicians, vast major
Ity Of sboin expect the appearance Of
she Asiatio gssurRe In oar large cities
within the nsxt few months. May
years have passed since the last wide
spread cholera epidemic in this couB-
Try, and large proportion Of the peo-
pls know Of alie horrors Of that fearful
ssmmer of death only through tradi-
ton. or thionih reading unsatisfactory
and inoomSlege accounts iu old books
or newspapers. Yss the more thought.
fal we're s-pprchensive enough when,
several Buinrnnrs ago, they learned that
che germs OF the dread diseaHe we're
stirring onCe more in far-otf Hindostan.
They became anxioes m the epidemic
eesps up tho Persian Cult. When il
did not die thure, but the next year ap-
pearsd In Esypa. u was clear enough
thai lhe AIiAiie cholera had started on
another Journey around the Glsbe. An
other samIn,si, and u appeared precise
~ where scienre said 10 woald--in Italy.
Fssncs aad Spain. Tue nert step
should be fn,m the Mediterranean 10
the shores Of America. A year Of the
awful visiiatiuu and the work will be
dsne. Thu disease will then return
slowly and millssly 70 lie Asiasis lair.
there v rsss untli u again saarts on iis
westward journey.
The cholsrs, has one faithfal ally and
sne invssasaa, foe. The former is dirt,
ths latter cleanliness. The disesss feeds
ga flth and without 9th eannot thrive.
Ia view of tlin fass general movement
d being mAdA 10 clean ap The cities Of
che United Btasss- Even aheald The
disease agsssls. Il h hsped that with
imprcved HysiIema OF drainage, with q
plsniiful cine ~ soap. water and hrooms
and With cur more comfortable habits
Of living. IL Sili he speedily ovsreome
and tia hertrs sf former vislsa.iona
vili nes BE- repeated. In order to nahs
tkis plan ~ HsmpAign snceessfnl. hou-
svsr. u 10 ns,eesssry arss. hst and ell
Tie time, 10 keep olsan. boat simply
wash yOei hlCe. Keep clean. Clsan
sloshse, sass.n habits. even clean
sAoa<hiA are esasatiAl 10 health. As
Individuals raas, kesp elsssia. no mast
slsise. II will rot do 70 brush NO the
streets. while the Ailpya and crooked
lanes are rsakinl, With nhh. Clear
swAs she lsarbAge hs,.ps. drain % the
stAsnans Fai,s. Clean sp, Ciean 40
shoreaRAiys iaesla % a ease.
tseatsls shSpiia NOT he bsalndhana In
~ eleansinR Aevemsna ctsis, on tue
90 board afa hkely 10 feel The FIRST
saseas 81 tAs ellosetA. 1sAs disease
aaay nFs, saiil feOsins On the Atlantic
esass. or u alAy Asst reach the Pseitie.
Each city 10 rsaponsihle ~ the whoas,
aeaassy. ana ,laeh sasmld see that there
d No alah 10 iss back alleys 90 invss,
ahs aAvslssehs saess. Let ~ do ear
part Las tls sits Be- theoretically slean.
81 Thest ire aIlegs and passages
alnass IN ske Aaslnsss heart 81 var city.
which are u dH'ssrAes 10 he alsy and is
pssple Thar shsasd aa slsxnsd =. osee.
Rvsn IL M, elialera shoala slss ,,onsA Il
wiil Do nsllArm - earl away a f.'w head.
u earbarN The proper aatharisies
sheald sAan The matisr IN shsresI and
Tier sAselA be saFpsHsed sg . united
eaess On liz s,art a al cisissn&