The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-09-17
THE CHOLERA.

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Our exchanges are laden with
dreadful reports ofits daathly ravages
! 10 the old world and the great dang
er of its making an entrance.into this
country through some of our numer-
ous ports.
The bay of New York contains a
fleet of vessels from Europe in quar-
antine. every one of them with a
/ greater or less number of Asiatic
cholera cases on board and the dis
ease daily on the increase. The sit
uation there is terrible in the ex-
tre,ne. Ships and people not per-
lnitted to go away, while the people
are dying eff daily, and from the
present indications, it is only ques-
tion of time before the last one is
laid out.
There are. efforts being made to
allow some of the people from these
ships to land on one or other of the
adjacent islands SO as to sabate the
evil as far as possible, and avoid the
threatened entire destruction OF the
guaranteed uDfortunates.
New York is not the only port
where the ships with the plague
have appeared, and sought to enter.
Boston, Philadelphia and other
important places have been threat
ened, besides the back door between
Canada and the United States has to
be guarded with watchful care, ex-
i tending along the whole line to Brit
ish Columbia.
The past history of the movements
of the dread scourge travelling from
the East to Westward, slowly but
surely, every time it appears leaves
us but little grounds to hope that this
country will escape its ravages en-
tirely, therefore the wisest course to
pursue is to prepare for its coming
in the best way possible. 1t is a
well known fact that fear is the prin-
cipal Jackal of the great Asiatic des-
4 troyer. Already terror has taken
possession of the masses in the city
of New York--ftting them to fall an
easy prey to the plague should it
get foothold in that crowded city,
which God forbid. Terror, or fright
ened fear of death, disorganizes all
the bodily functions, interferes with
the regular circulation of the blood
and irnpairs the natural action Of the
vital organs. SO that the human body
loses It's normal status and cannot
offer the natural resistance to exist
ing evils.
The books tell of three physicians
who entered into a compact to test
the effects of the Imagination or fear
on individuals. They selected for
their subject well know. acquain-
lance. One of them met him going
from his home 20 his Office, sslluted
bAiin and remarked how badly he
looked. He answered he was well,
and passed on. Some distance away
physician No. 2 met him and asked
| if he was sick, to which he replied
no. just before reaching his Office
/ No. met him, took both his hands
aud asked what allied him. He said
nothing, and entered his office. In
q few moments he left his Office and
returned home, went to bed and in a
few days from then was carried to
the grave. We mention this anthem
| ticated instance of the disabling
/ DOMtf VI ltttt OFCf TIC uutueth
machinery, for the purpose of show
ing the necessity of avoiding all
unnecessary excitement in face of the
threatened danger.
More or less trepidity will neces-
sarily exist among the most stolid in
anticipation of the dread disease we
speak of, but all such trepidity only
paves the way for those who indulge
IN it to fall prey to the epidemic.
All persons as far as possible
should pursue the even tenor of their
way, not changing their habits more
than may be actually necessary.
keeping cool, calm and as uncon-
cerned in the face of all danger as
much as they are able; in other
words, acting as if no cholera exis-
ted, except observing the strictest
cleanliness and dieting with proper
regard to the situation.
I A few simple rules fearlessly OBJ
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