, 1885-08-20
HOW 70 Avzsr CHOLERA



"Can Cholera Re Averteds' Is the sub
ject OF the leading article in The orth
American Review for August llrs.
Hamilton, Raucl., Peters, Wood, aud
Lcale discuss the question from fhe
various ,tandpoints OF The government
administrative o licial. the state saniiar,
executive, the epidemiologist. the medi-
cal teacher. aud the local health o1ic'r
respectively.
While Dr Peters says that no amount
OF Impure air, impure water, or npru
dence in diet will cause choleri. he adj
nuts that the smokes, smells. gases OF
e nluyiu. coming FROM dirty streets.
cutters, sewers, docks. gas works.
nlthy stables, yards. slaughter houses,
or oi~lal-rtndering works, will render all
eases more severe, OF even fatal and
hopeless that contaminated and pol
iuted waier-ls quito rs dangerous and
IN urious in a cholera season as unripe
or unwholesome fruits and vegetables
aud spoiled meats and fish: and that
any and every ~imprudence and mistake
IN diet will greatly %aggravatc a case OF
Asiatic cholera.
10 this Dr. Wood adds that It should
be remembered that cholera especially
attacks the lowest classes of the popula-
tion, and RACES most ,irulently in the
slums. Indeed. he says, If our cities
were kept perfectly clean in all THEN
parts, aud their water supply pure,
cholera would be a disease scarcely to
he feared; but the Dives Of one block
pcrishes because hs has neglected the
Lazarus of the next. Thus, unless
stringent measures bo taken, the So
called Italian quarter of New York will
be n raging center of the pestilence.
And in Chicago there are similar quar-
tiers to be found in almost every ward
of the city.
DR. leale, speaking OF his personal
experience In 1855, notes that even
where it did occur in sanitary houses, If
proper care was taken, it manifested
very slight power to extend, and those
stricken down recovered when properly
nursed; while the inhabitants of badly
drained and crowded places ran greater
risks. Cholera in healthful homes does
not show a tendency to spread. During
the epidemic o. 1866 the writer, when
called early, did not see a single instance
of more than one serious case in a sani-
tary home, and all that had the pre-
monitory symptoms properly treated re-
covered. except q very small proportion
whose attack wal ushered in with fatal
violence
How sinai. We, who are well and
strong, care for ourselves if we have TO
remain in the midst of an epidemic! Do
not be frightened. but observe the fol
lowing rules
lean mess in all things the
streets the home, the person. Keep
the cellars, tanks. and sewer connections
in good condition. Tor the person a
daily bath. also a wash Of the face,
hands, teeth. and mouth after each
meal.
>. Proper clothing, easily fitting and
comfortable. 1t is better to have too
much than too little. A broad flannel
band around the abdomen, worn day
and night. will he useful.
Temperance in all things, with a
generous diet OF all wholesome articles
fish, meats, vegetables, and clean,
ripe, seasonable, native fruits, with ex-
tras to II proper degree. If any article
Is known to disagree with you, avoid il.
DO not cat or drink discriminatory he
tween n:eals, and il any distress is
oansed ly ipproper substances in the
stomach, quickly re eat them.
v,rything which maintains the
health Of an individual lessons his dan
ger but it IS especially necessary to
keep in complete order the gateway
primarily assaulted by cholera e,
tho %alimentary canal. A perpetual
eq%nanimily. an avoidance of fruit and
indigestible foods. excessive caution in
the use Of purgative medines, the taking
Of immediate measures Of relief the mo-
mcnt The slightest diarrhea or CASTRO in
t%estinal irritation appears these are
essentials for every one.