The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-27
Nacl. Ahont 40 rllnl y,

d. Theo. WAlser, who was in charge
Of Che emigraut hospital on Wards
island and the quarantine hospital du-
ring tho last cholers epidemic in this
country, his term ofofieo il these in.
sitntions continuing from 1851 to 1855
and who was deputy health officer ofthe
port Of New YORK from 1855 to lsR5 ia
regarded as one of tho best anthotifias
IN This country on the subject OF choi9ra
having lroated over $500 eases of the
A'sease. The doctor is now health an.
or p! New Brighton, s. /, He was
visited aG his homo Yesterday by a
reporter for Tho Mai ana Fxpress
ana asked his opinion regarding the
coming OF cholera 10 this country and
the best mode OF fighting the snraqd al
ID. disease. He said:
81 have no doubt about It's coming
here this summer. Itisalroady np.,s,.r,
ing again IN France, and | look fbr IN
mere Dy June 40 the least. Its Visitation
IN America has, IN its westward pro-
gress, Invariably followed it's provalencs
IN Europe the preceding year, aud To
anticipate IL here is, therefore. only
loohlDs Tor repetilisn Of It's own his
Tory An efficient and well.orgauized
quarantine system may prevent its in
PRODUCTION, but should tho disease,
through neglect ard malieasance OF lid
officials, DO brought TO our shores. a
general panic would probably be The
nrst result. In this emergency our
etate board Is our only safeguard: in
formed by the respective town officers
OF the existence OF every and all cases, IL
should prohibit the publication of any
report not authorized by it, and should
take such measures to aliay public
fear as truth and facts would warrant
AZ the same time employing its con,
trolling power TO stem the extension
and progress of the disease, But even
TINS VIII be useless unless every CITY
ana village assumes a watchrul care
over its own sanitary interests.n
""How does the disease spread ?'
asked the reporter.
VI a cholera We have Ia the sick the
carriers and disseminators of the dis.
ease. Though personally II is not con,
taglous, IL is nevertheless Infectious. A
sanitary Gordon TO keep out the dis.
ease Is useless, asst is impossible to cut
the outside world, Therefore, we mus
make provision for its occurrence,
wherever IL may be found, and not only
Tor the patient already blue and shriv,
elled, but for the sufferer in the frs
stages Of the disease?n
but how can this be done?r
lhe elected germ of the disease, tn
'mlcrObe' of DR.. Koch, must be de
suoyed, and as copperas (sulphate o
IRON and sulphuric acid) is Che oheapes
and most eilectual disinieotant It's uni
versal and constant use il the bes
means 10 accomplish that result. III thu
psoplo once understood chat the disease
IS not personally contagious aud tina
inc patient himself is perfectly harm
loss, provided there IL thorough disi'
iectlon, then there will be no difficulty
IN teaching them the use Of Saturated
solution OF the salt or the acid, and I,
employ bl-chloride for the disinfectior
OF soil0d linen. These things are very
Important, and when done, the hrst
step toward protection and security IL
taken. Indeed, not only the first step
but l might nlsOsay, perfect immunity
nom an epidemic is secured,
"Dr. Koch certainly merits our es
toen for his demonstration of the char
Acterisuc presence of the 'micrObp II
every cholera case, but the 'micrubi'
are only the laryp from which is devol.
! oped the yet unknown medium which
| produces the disease germ with that
myrladic prolusion peculiar to the low
esg organization. The question of how
TINS Is introduced into the system Is ~
yet answered only by experience, but
that neither the lungs nor tho pores o
tho skin have any any Agency ia fhi
matter, aud that the stomach is trt
| only medium, are now conceded by 3D..
! VINO have made the disease then
study"
"'Ihon how is IL inroduced?n
ny drinking water polluted by
passing through substances contRiuin
! those unknown media, developed trui,
tho microhii and by the ova Of this 'uu