Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-15

determined by trnc:ng up The history of those
Who died from the disease.
An epidemic viii not r.sul; In such a large
/ mortality as in the past history OF the plague.
when sanitary science was In a crude state.
With the present knowledge OF the laws OF sani-
tation and the facilities given 10 the health au-
/ thcriiies. IN conjunction with the best medical
advice in America the disease should be speed
/ i.y gotten under control
The city is in fairly good sanitary condi-
tion. and the board Of health i well equipped
| IN point Of money and men 20 deal with the
scourge under ordinary circumstances.
should ;he cholera get into some OF the
crowded tnements IL the lower east SIDE If the
/ town, where twenty four or more families live
/ in one house. and family OF eight or ten in
three small rooms, it would be a difficult matter
1 to check the rayages Of the disease. The board
OF health would find itself inadequate a. il is
at present constituted, in face OF such a situa-
ton to cope with the plague.
In the face OF such "a Calamity threatening
the city it Is necessary for the welfare for the
country that all political consideration shoald
he put aside. The cooperation of the eminent
medical nea of the city should be sought and
| given.
In this emergency all should work together
with single purpo,e-the welfare OF the com
mnnity."
PRECAUTIONS.
The following circular printed in English.
German. Hebrew aud Italian--wil be scattered
throughout New York city today:
Healthy persons catch" cholera bv taking
into their systems through the mouth. as in
their food or drink, from their hands. ksiyes.
forks, plates. tumbers. clothing. &c, the
germs of the disease, which are always present
in the discharges from the stomach and bowels
of those sick with cholera. Thorough cooking
destroys the cholera germs, therefore: Don
eat raw. uncooked articles of any kind, not
even milk; don't eat or drink to excess. Use
( nj. thnla 81 id
ton and dlarrhea favor All attack of cholera.
Don't drink unboiled water; don't eat CT
drink articles unless they have been thoroughly
and recently cooked or boiled, and the more
recent and hotter they are the safer; don't EN-
ploy utensils in eating or drinking unless thew
have been recently put in boiling water. the
more recent the safer; don't eat handle food
or drink with unwashed hands or receive il
from the unwashed hands of others. Don't use
the hands for any purpose when soiled with
cholera discharges; thoroughly cleanse them at
once. Personal cleanliness aud cleanliness o.
living and sleeping rooms and their contents
and thorough ventilation should be rigidly en-
forced. Foul water closets. sinks. Croton fau-
Gets, cellars, &c, should be avoided and hen
present should be referred to the health board
at once and remedied.
The successful treatment and the prevention
OF the spread OF this disease demand kat il,
earliest manifestation be promptly recognized
and treated, therefore: Don't doctor yourself
for bowel complaint, but 60 to bed and send
for the nearest physician at once. send for
your family physician, send to a dispensary or
hospital, send TO the health department send
t. the nearest police station for medical aid.
Don't wait, but send at once.
II taken eli in the street seek the nearest
drug store, dispensary. hospital or police sta
tion and demand prompt medical attention.
Don't permit vomit or diarrh~al discharges TO
come in contact with food. drink or clothing
These discharges should be received in proper
vessels and kept covered until removed under
competent directions. Pour boiling water On
them, put a strong solution of carbolic acid ON
them mot less than one part of acid to twenty
OF hot soapsuds or waterD. Don't wear. handle
or use any articles of clothing or furniture that
are soied with cholera discharges. Pour boil
ing water or them put them into it and
scrub them with the carbolic acid solution
mentioned above and promptly request the
health board to remove them. Don't remove
them. Don't be frightened. but do be cautious
and avoid excessive and unnecessary exposures
of every kind .---.
by the order of the board of health
Appended to this bulletin are the reports of
the bacteriologist who has made biological ex-
am,natlons OF all cases of suspected cholera in
New York city. The cases referred TO in his
report have been treated with the same pre-
caution@ry measures as would have character
lied the action of the beard if they had been
immediately and positively recognized.
WHERE THE CHOLERA CAME FROM.
The New York Herald this morning in its
article about cholera at length obtaining foot
hold in New York says three other cases have
been reported AS suspicious, but have not yet
been approximately determined.
The Investigations of the Herald have shown
where the cholera probably came from in at
least one case and suggested the source of the
other contagious. 1t came through the port of
New York. Immigrant passengers on the
steamer Friesland. which arrived here on Au-
gust 90. seems TO have brought the disease to
little Minnie Leviuger who died on September
IL. They are traced back to Antwerp, which
they reached from other cities in Europe. no
doubt infected with cholera. When they
reached quarantine there was no illness re-
ported on board. and. after few hours deten-
ton and so-called iumigation, they were per-
mitted to proceed.
From the s.eumsLip pier The passengers
scattered over the city and the country. Four
Young women of the company went TO No. All
East 46th street, where little Minnie lived. 1t
appears that being greatly interested in the
child they spent some idle hours playing with
1t. There Is every reason 20 believe that tine
infection was in their clothing; that thew
innocently carried il about with them. escaping
its danger themselves. and that from their
clothing the child got the disease, which
carried the little one off in twonty-tour hours
III the case of Callahan plausible connection
seems 10 be established between him and i'm
migrants who arrived in the city by trans
atlantic steamers, went south by the Mallory
line. to whose pier Callahan often taken by
his business. He Was a butcher.
In the other instances the relatives and
physicians have not been able TO suggest the
precise method of the Infection but it seems
likely that il came about in some similar way
Csrnphor Drops a Cure.
From the New York Herald.
The following simple remedy was issued in
handful form by the Hibernia printing Office.
Dublin, Ireland, during the severe visitation Of
the cholera in 1886 and WAS the means of saving
thousands of lives. 1t was also used with val
liable effect in ls4S, and would advise it's use
again should the epidemic visit our shores. In
any case, however no harm could be done by
having 4 in the house during the coming warm
months:
Dissolve one ounce Of camphor in six ounces
of spirits Of wine and give q small bottle of il
to any intelligent person in your neighborhood
who will undertake to administer il to his Ioor
neighbors when they are seized with cholera or
any Of its symptoms. without deviating in the
slightest degree from the following instructions:
When any person is seized with symptoms Of
cholera. such as vomiting, purgiag, sudden
weakness, cramps or spssns. do not give them
brandy or whisky or any kind Of medicine what
ever, but put them to bed at once covering
them warmly, but not overlooking them with
bedclothes, and as soon as you possibly can let