San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-02

4. To use copperss, dry or in solu
toni pound TO to the gallon of water
in all places winch are the least of
iensive
5. To examine thoroughly all
house plumbing and drainage and
remedy defects.
To thoroughly and frequently
cleanse all cellars, outhOuses, stables
and pig.styes, using whitewash free.
ly
Z. To drain all wet places in, the
immediate neig hborhoOd OF dwell.
liugs; aud to drain, ventilate and. il
necessary, cement damp cellars.
PROTECTIVE PRECAUTIONS.
The cholera poison, whatever It be,
is taken into the system through the
mouth-that is,-in food or drink
Simply being near cholera patient
cannot give you the disease. There
tore. have no fear of visiting cholera
infec ed house on an errand of neces-
sity or of mercy, or even of nursing y
cholera stricken relative friend.
Personal PRECAUTIONS.
l. Avoid all excuses in food or
drink, aud especially in alcoholic
drinks.
2. Take your meals at regular in.
tervals and do not 60 in to al infected
house on an empty stomach.
g. Avoid all intense excitement,
violent exercise, colds from undue ex.
posure and the immoderate use of ice
water.
4. DO not restrict the range of your
diet suddenly or exceedingly.
5. Keep the skin IN active condition
by frequent bathing of the whole
body with tepid water and never eat
without first washing the hands care
fully. Cholera rarely attacks those
VINO lead healthy, cleanly lives. Its
victims are usually found among the
dissipsted, the careless and the dirty.
PRECAUTIONS IN REGARD To FOOD.
l. Look upon unripe or over-ripe
fruit or vegetables Is SO much poison,
and do not allow your children to
have pennies to buy the halt decayed
fruit offered for sale on the street
stauds.
2. 1t has been abundantly proved
that heat destroys the potency of the
cholera poison. Therefore use M
water tor drinking or for washing,
cooking and table utensils which has
not been thoroughly boiled. You will
also err on the side of safety If you
will eat no uncooked fruit or vege-
tables
8. Milk is especially liable to convey
injection, and should, there, always
be boiled.
8. Ifyou use q filter see that your
water cooler is rinsed carefully every
day, and that the filtering material
is frequently washed or changed.
5. AS sulphuric acid has been
known to possess the power OF de-
stroying the infectious material Of
cholera, if there is the slig htest reas-
on to suppose that the water 10 pol
luted use the additional precsution
OF adding tablespoonful of diluted
sulphuric acid to every gallon OF
drinking water. This Quantity will
not render the water unpalatable- A
little sugar may be- added. however,
if the acid is distasteful. In case of
disrrb9s coming on, this acid mix
ture may be taken of six times the
above strength, and frequently re.
peated in small doses until physi.
clan can be summon which should
always be done Immediately, the ia,
tient meanwhile remaining on his
back.
6 AS the infection may be carried
In clothing, don't send your own to
public laundries. If you do, that of
cholera patients may be washed in
the same water and the disease may
thus be brought back 70 your own
house.
should member IF your family be
attacked with the disease, keep the
patient in the house, as removal
might be fatal, and send away the
well members as far as practicable.
PRECAUTIONS IN THE SICK ROOM.
The infection resides IN the dis
charges of the patient, whether from
the stomach or the bowels, but es.
pecially from the latter, possibly from
the bladder; therefore:
!. All such discharges should be re.
ceived in q vessel containing about q
pint of disinfecting solution.
thoroughly mixed, and allowed to
stand fifteen minutes, If possible, be.
ore emptyipg. If in the country they
fshould then be buried at least eight
inches under ground and remote from
any well o1running stream.
2 Any Slothing, bedding, towels,
napkins or handkerchiefs soiled by
q patient should at once be immersed
In a strong disinfectipg solution, al
lowed to remain four hours and then
boiled or Exposed to dry heat for four
hours (23g degrees Fahrenheit
q. Attst the recovery or death Of .
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