The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-11
ROYAL Ps.i1s
III Absolutely Pure.
CHOLERA IN PERSIA and RUSSIA.
Tho Punishment of IA Mnn who Doubted the
Existence OF the disease.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 10.-News from Te-
heran. tho capital OF Persia. is to the effect hat
the cholera is increasing in virulcnce there.
Tho deaths in the city now number sixty daily.
An official report Just issued shows that on
Sunday there were reported from the cholera
infected districts OF Russia 4.2Gl new cases.
and that on the same day 2.1T7 persons died
from the disease.
Tho authorities OF St Petersburg are show
ing great zeal in tho enforcement Of sanitary
regulations. AMI the sanitary house to house
inspection, though carried on very slowly. has
already led to important disclosures. One ofthe
latest cases was at GB on tho Nevskiprospcct.
palatal looking residence. tho interior Of
which. however. rrSemhled II pigstye. door
kcepcr and II valet attempted to oppose tho en-
trance OF the sanitary inspectors. and have
been condemned to three weeks mprscn-
mcnt and expulsion from st. Petersburg for
ono year. Such examples as these are having
a salutnry effect
Another exemplary punishment reported
from the provinces show n simple but char
acteristic method Of dealing with obstrcper-
Gus persons. A man named Kitaef Persist
emily asserted that there was no cholera. but
that the whole scare was got w by the doc
tors. who poisoned tho people and buried
them alive II" went about the town ha-
Laughing the mob to this effect. and declaring
that II thcrc were n half dozen more men Of
his stamp nobody would ever hear about
cholera, Gov, i,ar;,nnh haI him arrested and
caused the ruhlicttIo on ui this noe:
, II" citizen hitnciI. having asserted that
The" wa n" "h""!a. nm cir"n atcd various
false stories concerning the treatment ~ pa
tents. is hereby appointed rs hoslitni u siSt-
ant for three m!nths on the Il ,atnG cholera
batgr hospital. in order HAT hr may have an
opportunity of re sti'yin. his opinions.
BERLIN. Aug. ln-rh" authorities. say tl,rc
is ~ serious danger Of the spread Of the chol-
era IN Germany. he German ov,rnmcnt,i in
the sanitary auth, rites ;hrouGh"ut tn" c"ul,-
trr in order to put the very effective r"gnla-
tirns OF lSS into operation. The System con-
sist- IN IL very thorough inspection Of all trains
coming across til" frontier from infected cnUn-
tries. and 1t is carried out 10y the cooperation
of conductors and passengers. As soon as any
passenger is iuuni to show any suspicious
SYM toms DO is delivered into the charge of II
railway doctor ut Tia" next station. The car
ringc in which no has travelled IL uncuulicd
and lest hrhind and the train is dislmfrrt"h.
here VIII h" no frontier quarantine or gen
oral Injection. nor will the postal service be
intnrfcrcd with.
Tho Government officials have given the
dinte Steps for the hotter disposal Of the vast
amount Of refuse which has boon allowed to
nccumu late in waste grounds within the pre-
ciurts Of the city. Most Of this consists OF tho
contents Of household dUsthins. &c.
VIENNA. Ang. III jewellers arriving from
Ruasia complain bitterly .! n rev municipal
order addressed t. hotel propr!rtors. inn
Keepers. and all PERSONS engaged in providing
them upon tn. arr val ut travellers from Rus
tia. immrdiut"y 10 notify the municipal doe
tors of tL"i: re- pcctIrc districts. he doctors
are also instructed To- sub, Get all such tIayyl-
them under medical supervision Tor u period
OF live days.