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;ve]v u isonous, and therefore dangerous
for general use.
Carbolic acid is of uncertain strength. is
expensive, and experience has shown that
If must be employed in comparatively
large quantities to be OF any use. Its also
liable, by its strong Oder, to give false
sense of security.
ooy TO USE DIsIEFEcrANTS.
J In the sick room. The most available
agents are fresh air and cleanliness. The
clothing towels, bed linen, etc, should. on
ra,oovaI from the patient, be placed in
nh If The zinc solution, boiling hot il pos
sible, All discharges from the patient
shnnid either be received IN vessels con
tanning the copperas or corrosive subiimate
solution. or if this is inpracticable, should
he covered with the solution Unnecessary
furniture. especially that which is stuffed,
CARPETS, and hangings should be removed
from the room at the outset If possible,
otherwise they should remain for funiga-
ton and treatment.
9. Funigation with sulphur is the only
practicable method of disinfeeting the
house. For this purpose the rooms 10 be
disinfected must be vacated. Heavy cloth
ing, blankets, bedding, and other articles
which cannot be treated with the zinc so
luton. should be opened and exposed dur
ing fumigation, as directed below Close
the rooms as tightly as possible, stopping
up every. cYevice and keyh0le; place the
sulphur in iron pans supported upon
bricks placed in Washtubs containing lit
tie water, set it on fire with alcohol or
kerosene spTinkled upon il, and allow the
room TO remain closed tWenty-lour hours.
For q room ten feet square al least two
1l,,f. lan
larger rooms prOpoTuOnately larger quaint
ties will be necessary.
g. Premises, cellars, yards, stables, gut
ters privies, ceSspoOls, water closets,
sewers, drains, should be literally treated
with the copperas solution; il is cheap and
effective, and may safe your life The cop
peras solution may be easily prepared by
hanging a basket containing about sixty
pounds Of copperas i'll barrel Of water,
f. Body and bedclothing 1t is best to
burn all articles which have been IN con
tact with persons sick Of infectious OF
cotacicus diseases. Articles too valuable TO
be destroyed should be treated Is follows
Cotton, linen, hannels, blankets, ETC. should
be treated with the boiling hot zinc sOlu-
ton; introduce piece by piece; secure
thorough wetting and boil for haitian hour.
F'urs, silks, heavy WOODEN clothing, bed
covers and beds, which cannot be thus
treated with the zinc solution, should be
! hung in the room during fumigatiOn, their
surfaces fully exposed and their pockets
turned inside out; afterwards they should
be hung in the open ail-beaten and
shaken. Pillows, beds, stuffed mattresses
upholstered furniture, etc, should be cut
open. the contents spread out and thor
oughly fumigated. Carpets are best lumi-
gated on the floor, but should afterwards
be removed to the open air and thoroughly
shaken and beaten.
5. COrpses should be washed thoroughly
with the zine or the corrosive sublimatcsO
luton, then wrapped in a sheet wet with the
solution, and buried at once. Metallic OF
metal-lined collins should he used when
possible and always when the body IS to
be transported for any considerable dis
lance.
If these notes of warning and guides to
action are needed. and fear docs not usurF
the place of common sense we have little
to dread from cholera personally. It's the
unthinking multitude, the selfish egotist
the wait until It comes people, that We
have to fear. "An ounce OF prevention is
worth pound OF cure" and there IS nc
| disease to which this apAorism SO directly
applies as cholera.
By order Of the Board.
GERHARD q. TYRRELI. NJ. D.,
! Permanent Secretary State Board OF Health
Sacramento, April q, 1889.
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