The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-01

water you took yesterday ,'ssThis be-
ing the case / have hurried through
with this letter aud will have it posted
at once, for | know how suddenly
| cholera disaLles man both mentally
and physically.
This wonderfully good news has
cheered me up immensely. If I am
struck down, the result will be of mega
tive value, because it will merely go
to show that so far the Haffkine inocu-
lation is null. On the other hand if ]
do not have the cholera and can yet
show that have passed cholera germs
through my intestines. this will go
further than aught else to prove tue
value of the incubation to which
have submitted. If it is SO a great dis
covery will have been made; one in
Iteresting to every human being |
shall proceed at once to have the
necessary meteorological examination
made. must apologize to those six
gentlemen with whom sat to eat sup
per this evening, for omitted to take
the usual precautions to disinfect my
hands, which might have alarmed
them had they known they reekcd with
cholera.
You laymen possibly don't know
how overpower the smell of cholera
is. You professional men do. do.
But behaved Loyalty at that meal. l
touched nothing that | did not eat
nothing that my cholera smouched
hands had touched went beyond me.
In this effort | nearly choked myself
eating a large piece of black bread. /
could not leave it. Any morsel that
would possibly have been infections
had TO go down my throat.
ALL WARNINGS DIsREGARDED.
One of the principal warnings, and
one upon which Herr Director Rumpf
had laid great stress. was that which
prohibited my eating with uncleansed
hands-that is. was enjoined not to
take that means which is the easiest
and surest way TO take the illness.
There was yet another rule which is
looked upon as one of the principal
ones. aud to which DIR. Rampf had
especially called my attention. TWAS
that referring to the extreme care
which should be taken not to put one S
| fingers to the mouth. All day l had
handled cholera patients in every con-
dition. / should not be justified, in a
paper not strictly scientific and techni-
cal, in detailing too much of the rea-
listic side of the picture. 1t wonld be
too grewsome for the general reader
Let it suffice that underwent ali The
details of nursing cholera PATIENTS.
But the point of 1T all is that l con
stantly not only rubbed my hands ovel
my mouth Immediately after touching
the sick, but inserted my fingers int
my mouth. This repeated probabl.
twenty times during the day. In tn
evening, at 1880. / had just serve'
Offermann with seltzer. He was on
of the cases marked very bad. Whel
he had finished with the mug l took i
to the bathroom and drained out tn
rest of the soda water, and CAREFUL
allowed my lips to dwell upon the edge
of the mug exactly where his had been
This put me into Immediate contac
with the cholera microbes. > Offermanl
is now one of the gone cases. Thus Il
one day, with my system thorough
open to infection, which is more apt t
fasten upon stranger coming into con
tact with the disease than upon another
have made the following essay
| 1. / have touched food with m
hands virtually reeking with cholera.
2. l have handled cholera patient
constantly and afterward placed NJ
hands in my mouth
8. / have drank from the same mu
after cholera patient. touching wit
my mouth the edges of the vesst
where his had touched.
i f. / have slept in the bed of dea
cholera patient, between two patient
in an active state of that disease.
j 5. | have drank of water whic
comes from the Eibe, and which is tn
cause of all the illness here. l got til
water from outside the door of war
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