The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-29

or tnYmoIs should be sprinkled freely on
the floor along each wall and IN every
creyice and corner and the utmost clean
illness insisted upon. The importance OF
the sanitary condition of the cellar can
not be overestimated.
The stable and carriage house is an
other fruitful source of disease and should
receive more than ordinary attention.
The grades around the house should
also be looked after that there be No
nools of stagnant water and if there are
shallow wells on the premises they should
be closed and Theoretically sealed.
In high localities the disease does not
prevail to the same extent as on the. low er
levels. Impure water, lowness of sites
and the carnations arising from the de-
composition of animal refuse, are stated
as the local causes which favor the pro-
psgation and development of the dis
ease.
Personal cleanliness is Of such obvious
Importance that it would seem scarcely
worth calling attention to but for the
fact that many very respectable people
are so particular about the condition OF
the stomach and liver, kidneys and other
organs that they almost entirely ignore
the important functions performed by
the skin. With healthy skin well
cared for, one would have less occasion
to consider internal organs. 1t is not SO
much the matter of bathing as it is ne
cassity for exposing the entire surface OF
the body to the atmosphere. The entire
body should be sponged off with water
twice day. A bath room is not ne
cessity, basin of water, sponge and
towel are all that is really required, but
the entire body should be exposed to
the air during this ablution night and
morning.
The diet should be carefully guarded
though not necessarily restricted to any
great extent. 1t should be such as to
maintain the digestive organs and the
general system in the best possible con,
dltlon without stimulation or depression
and should consist of both animal and
vegetable food. Unripe fruits, as well
as those which are overripe, should be
avoided. Vegetables which are not fresh
and those difficult of digestion may prop
erly be dispensed with and meats which
have been kept for any length of time
should not be used.
Attention to the diet is of the most
Importance if there is a general ten
dency to looseness of the bowels. In
such cases essence Of beef, beef tea,
chicken soup with rice, broiled chicken,
broiled beef steak mutton Oh lamb chops
broiled boiled rice, tea and toast and SINH
lar articles of food should be given the
preference. Gum Arabic water with loa (
sugar may be used freely as a drink.
Salt meats, fish whether fresh or s1lted,
oysters, clans, vegetables, fruits and all
greasy food should be avoided, and the
patient should be kept as quiet as posi-
Bile, perfect rest being desirable.
Excessive labor both of brain and
body, woIriments, anxieties, sudden
changes of temperature and everything
which tends to debilitate, e1ervate or
depress the system should be avoided.
The necessity for pure drinking water
has already been dwelt upon but this 10
matter of such vital importance that it
may well be referred to again. A small
quantity of citric acid or lemon juice if
added to the water will be found both
agreeable and beneficial and may be used
as freely as desired.
Cholera although infectious, spread by
some hidden or difTusive power, is not a
contagious disease. 1t is not conveyed
by personal contact as is smallpox and
some other diseases. 1t is important
that this fact should be emphasized so
there need be no hesitancy i'll caring
for those afflicted with the disease.