Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-22

| either MAY be absent or so slight unit
sh rtly before the collapse occurs a.
not To excite alarm or suspicion. As
soon as the lapse occurs death may
| follow in few minut, or the patient
may live for hours or days in great
suffering from cramps, pains, Won't
ing, purz ing and weakness until he
dies or a change for the better takes
place wnen he vii recover rapidly.
Before the collapse most case of cholera
can be cured readily.
PREVENTION.
Cleanliness mess Of person,
dwellings AID OuthOuses is the best
preventive. The board of hea tn is
empowered by the laws of this state to
force every one to keep his premises
clean and have him lined for not doing
so when ordered. Every sou ce of
| filth should be reno ed at once The
health officers will promptly attend to
any c-se that may be reported TO them
would suggest a clean ng bee" Qike
the old time husklng b. esq for the pur
pose of thoroughly cleaning up our
city. be at once organized and the
whole people with teams, rakes, shOvels,
hoes and disibfectants clean up every
bit Of garbage and destroy all sources
of filth IN the city. In connection with
the foregoing | would recommend that
every one carefully follow the follow
ing directions given by the
NEW YORK BOARD OF HEALTH:
Healroy persons catch cholera by
taxing INTO their systems, through the
-, ed Artaly
from their hands, knives, forks, plates,
tumblers, clothing, et;, the germs OF
the disease which are always present
in the discharges from the stomach and
bowel, OF those sick with the cholera
Thorough cooking destroys the
cholera &c ms, therefor
Don't eat raw, uncoOked articles OF
any kind, not even milk; don't eat or
drink t excess Use plain wholesome
and digestiole food, a, indigestion and
diarrhoea favor nm attack If cholera.
Don't drink unboiled water. Don't Eat
or drink articles unless they have been
recent cooked OF boiled, and the
more recent and DO ter they are the
better Don't employ utensils in eat
ing or drinking unless they have been
rec ntly put in boiling water, the more
re ent the ,afer Don't eat or handle
! food or drink W tn unwashtd hands, or
receive i from The unwashed hands of
others Don't use the hands Tor any
| pur pose VIII sOiled with cholera dis
char 2 $, thorouI hly cleanse them at
once Personal cleanliness, and clean
illness of the wing ant ,ieeping room 5
=, a
ilation should be rightly enforced
FOUL wat closets, nks, faucets, Gel
lars. etc should be avoided, and when
present Sh uld b.. REFER, to the health
board at once and remed ed
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES OF TREAT
MENT
The su cessful treatment and the
prevention OF the spI cad of this disease
demands that its earliest manifesto
tion' be promp y recognised and
treated, the eiore:
Don't doctor yourself Tor bowel
complain, but 60 to bed and send for
the n Arrest phys elan at once Send
for your family phys clan d. mt wait
but send at nee If taken i'll on the
street seek the ne uest drugstore
Don't perm somit or diarrhoeal d j.
charg come IN c"nta t with food
drink or clothing These discharges
should be rec eli in proper vessels,
and kept covered until removed under
compe ent directions Pour boiling
wa or on them, ia a strong solution
of carbolic acid in them (not less than
one part Of &C d to twenty af hot wa er.
Don wear, handl or u>e any article
of clothing or furniture hat are
5 lied with chol RI discharges Pour
boiling wa er Ok them Or put them in
TO it, and SCRUB them with the solution
OF carbolic acid mentioned above, and
prompt. request the board OF health
to remove them Don be frightened
but do be cautious and avoid excuses
and unneces AIRY exposures OF every
kind +. l.. SEAMAN, NJ D.
Health OF or