Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-01

NOCn en- peElutuls III l0ulh showed
water-tanks to contain an Astounding
supply OF the comma bacillus, and il
was from these tanks the people had
obtained their water just before an
outbreak of the disease. So admit.
ting, as scientific men do, that the
germ theory OF the origin OF the dis
ease is correct, the explanation OF it's |
propagation ia simple. The germs are
living organisms, transported easily
from place TO place, whose growth Is
favored by moisture, so that they find
water the best medium OF transit.
Among the assisting causes DIR. Bart |
lett mentions fear first. Panic is a
powerful auxiliary In circumstances |
like those which may occur. Any |
frightened person presents the first |
symptoms of cholera, and this serves |
also, as the books show, to spread the |
diseases person breads an attack and,
to avoid it, leaves the place where the
epidemic Is prevailing; with him 20
the germs of the disease, they find
Judgment In the material favorable for
their development, and in little
time cholera appears in that place.
Another cause Is any impairment of
health which tends to weaken the
vital faculties, whether 1t be over-ex-
ertioD, disarrsngement Of the digest
| i've organs, chronic disease or debility
from exposure or excess. Bad draiu-
age is an ally of cholera. Filth in
the shape of decaying animal
or vegetable matter Is an
other. Impure drinking water is
one OF the most powerful. The sum
ming up of the matter is: Cholera is
the result OF the development OF a
germ 1t is conveyed by individuals
chiefly, and by the articles soiled by
the dejects OF cholera-infected persons;
sits poison is contained in, and props-
gated by, the discharges from the
bowels of those infected, which, find
ing access to drinking water, or, rest.
ing upon food, gains entrances to the
digestive tract Of others. 1t is not
certain that in heavily charged at
mosphere the poison may not be swal-
lowed with the air, but the infection
must take place through the aliment-
airy canal, and in this very limited
sense alone can cholera be spoken OF
as contagious thus probably reeem-
bling typhoid fever
AS TO THE MEANS OF PREVENTION,
DIR. Bartlett has considerable to say,
based, OF course, upon his preceding
chapter. These are noteworthy sen.
} fences: "A well-regulated life and
good hygienic conditions are almost
certain guarantees against it's action
1t RACES by preference in unhealthy
: localities, among populations weak
3 ened by misery, and among individu
l ais whGSe powers of resistance are un
, dermined by disease or excess. AL
i these circumstances are to a large eX
D tent under the control of individuals
| and, in so far as they are, il is for eacl
t one to decide for himself whether o
a not he will be attacked by the dis
t ease"
/ Should cases of the disease actually
d present themselves, one OF the mos
y important measures to prevent 1t
Il spread is personal hygiene. Cleanli
J, ness of person and clothing-the FIRE
e use of soap and water--has been tn
Is means of saving the health of many
3, person. What has been said OF clea
,r kstreets, clean air and clean water
b ust as true OF clean persons; the cho
t. era germ abhors them. Moderation
e eating and drinking is also importan
d for it is possible for the fluid OF
lie healthy stomach to digest and so d.
t, stroy the virus Of cholera; not 80 wit
)r that of stomach wearied wit
lie the labor necessary to dispos
lie OF an inordinate amount or VI
Of riety OF food, or wrought u
is almost TO q condition OF muffin
by floods of alcoholic or brewed liquc
having been poured into it. AS whe
ID person is fatigued to excess by mel
r tai or physical toll, he readily su
d cumbs to the malign influence produ
l. ing pneumonia, so when the digestiN
re organs are overtaxed the sllmentaT
N canal is in poor condition to resist IL
81 invasion Of the cholera germ.
ID MORE SPECIFIED DIRECTIONS.
1T Lemonade and other acid drinl
ut should be taken with moderation. n
n food should be eaten unless thorough
III cooked, with the exception Of fresl
IS ripe fruits and vegetables, which ca
!, be peeled or pared> Green thing
lie which it Is customary to eat uncooke,
Is like lettuce, should be taken vel
a. spsringly. Care should be exercise
'e regarding the use OF ic
lie ceeding an epidemic would not |
e likely to contain the germ, II neve
80 theless may become the medium Il
g its transmission; 1t presents one col
l. dition favorable TO Its development
I'd kill the germ; it only arrests /
r, growth. The best refrIgera'ors ha'
W the ice and the articles Of food entire
Ks separate. Moreover, says DIR. Bartlett
r. "beware OF sure cures.n A contribute
n chapter on the hygiene of food ar
rs drink follows, which contains lit
the Herald has not already told /
- readers over and over again. The co
n Guiding chapter Is on
ls DISTINCTION,
III which means the destroying of thes
M little organisms whose developmel
So produces decomposition, disease,
g. death. The application OF this pr
e. cess Is nothing new, but II is gra
he ually being perfected. Some poop
or think anything which will remove
Is bad smell Is disinfectant, but it ism
re Most of the compounds advertised
he disinfectants are only deodorizeI
err The true disinfectants are germ-kil
}? ers, and thus far only three are know
ID corrosive sublimate, chlorinated sod
TO or its equivalent, chloride
e. lime, and DeTmanQanate Of nOta