The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
CHOLERA IN JAPAN.
Seventy Thousand Deaths in a Few
M0nths-A Dreadful SeOurge.

- OAN0NAuk DNOuABCs
TOXIC, JAPAN, October 3.-The
cholera has been playing sad havoc
in Japan. There have been over
100000 cases and 10000 deaths. The
old theory that cholera would not at
tack foreigners, has proven a false
one. At first, none of the foreign
residents were attacked, but within
the last month, Just as the disease is
gradually dying out among the ma
tives, there has been quite number
OF cases right here in Trukiji, where
the members of my family are stay
ing. We have had the disease all
around US. We are residing at No.
10, and there have been several cases
at Nos. IL and IA. One child died
in two hours after being seized with
the disease. The japanese servants
all over this concession, have had
the disease, and a man could never
tell when he woke up in the morning
whether or not he would find a DO
liceman carrying dead servant out
to the waiting cart and disinfecting
the premises. | had barber who
came every other morning to shave
me, for which | paid him one Mexi-
can dollar month. He doesn't
come any more. The cholera carried
him off. His brother was second
cook Of the American legation. Al
ter visiting his brother, one day, he
went into the city and never came
back. lie had been seized with chol-
era In the street and was carried to
the hospital, where he died two hours
after. A servant dropped in at the
house Of one of our neighbors, and
died while talking with other SER
wants. The master of the house new
err dreamed OF the death until he saw
the police carrying the body out of
the house. Our life here for two or
three weeks has been one of terror
and anxiety, for we never knew when
we would fall victims to the plague.
At first it did not concern us individ-
ually more than RETAINING from fruit,
vegetables and fish. We drank only
water, which had been boiled two
hours. The theory was that with
precautions foreigners were exempt,
We went out on the streets every
day, and would see hundreds of pa
tients being carried to the hospitals
on filters, but we felt no special
alarm. We would see patients car
ried by our gate every day, too, and
even when japanese died right next
door we never finched. But when
one or two foreigners died with the
disease right. close to us, then that
became different matter and we be-
gan to be frightened. We thought
of going into the country, but about
the time We got ready to go every
foreign physician had returned to
Toxic, and there was not place in
Japan at that time where we could
have had any medical attention out
side OF Toxic, except, of course, ma
tive physicians, whom we preferred
not to risk. Nearly all of those who
went into the country for the sum-
mer returned only to be seized with
the dreadful disease. Only about
twelve or fourteen foreigners here
and in Yokohama have died so far,
but several are now very sick. | was
three times threatened with the dis
ease, but every time | got physi-
clan in ten minutes and was relieved.
am satisfied most cases will yield
when the physician arrives in time.
The treatment is to put the patient
under the influence OF an opiate at
once, and this is usually done by by
padermic injections. Only last Sat
urday | was taken down and the
physician gave me three hypadermic
injections during the day. tits fear
ful to be so badly frightened, as we
have been, but we hope for better
things now that the weather is grow
ing cooler. In fact, we foreigners do
not expect any further danger from
the awful disease which has caused
the death of so many thousands of
natives. FRED S. MANSFIELD.
Fred Mansfield is a Marietta boy
and son-in-law of L. s. Minister
Hubbard, and we would be sorry
if he should fall victim to cholera.
If out of sorts with headache, stomach
disorder torpid liver. pain In back or side, con-
SupatOn, etc neglect may he fatal. One dose
oi esrcnRs Sanatfve Pills will give relief