The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-12
CHOLERA.
Symptoms Of the Disease-The Proven
tiyea and Remedies.

Cholera Is peculiar TO but one country and
that country Is India. Our own country re-
ceived It's first visit from cholera In 1884, eoming
from Canada, through Detroit. Buffalo
and Fort Dearborn Chicago How
ever. shortly after its appearance
Ia these places. IL succeeded in getting through
quarantine at New York. From these different
points it rapidly extended to our largest cities
aud villages In the epidemics of is4s aud 1873
New York city escaped through the
vigilance OF Its health officers. In ISIS
San Francisco was reached by this tor
riose disease, which proved very fatal
u the Chinese. In this Instance the germ was
brought by steanier from Panama, although
shortly Afterwards the disease was noticed in
those coming overland Twice by the exhibi.
ton OF ability and skill have the health anthor.
lilies oil New York prevented the disease from
becoming epidemic in their city. Twice also has
this fearful Scourge been allowed To reach the
United States through Canada This Is a disease
which travels tiom place 60 place rapidly or
slowly according to the method Of travel Il has
visited all parts OF the world, except polar re-
gsons Cold always arrests ils spread, and has
thus far checked, for the time. at least, all
known epidemics. The arteries of commerce
and travel are well known routes by which
cholera dissemiuates itself
TX Is caused by = specific germ, which must
tie received into the aimeBtary canal before
uEaliy there are many conditions W hieh aid
this affection or rather the germ oi the disease
ia obtaining iodgmeut in the human system
II Is wen know u that those living in crowded
tehenasut houses. perhaps III dirty dark base
ments or cellars, where sunlight seldom enters
weakened by foul air, by improper food, perhaps
ny dissipation, are peculiarly liable to It's raw
ages.
After the entrance of the specific germ into
tie system the symptoms which follow. ia g.
NpoaA case and III general way, are disrrhcea
vomiting, eoheky pains, ntoIuss sweating. III
tense inirst. violent cramps, gsadiness aud yer
UEc, husky voice aui intense prostratioa. Csu.
ally the vomiting Is ii prominent sy aqion iii the
Hrst stage, bgt when tho aiarrhuea becomes
serious, generally becomes less severe. During
The first few hours, somesl mes during the first
three or toaT DAYS the aisrraaea has none of the
cbaracteFistics OF cholera There IL an epi3e &c
O! d3sFrhCRa seen occasionally. during cholera,
which has many OF the symptoms Of that dis
SHse- IL never rune into the second
stage Of cholera ana Is known ss
cbolerine. The second stage Of cholera il an
neuaee1 when the discharges increase ia mum.
eer aud quantity and take on CONSISTENCY and
appearance o; rlce water. This Discharge is in
last sometimes called "the rice water dis
Charge" New IL is that the thirst IL intense
the throat is parche'. the appetite gone
the smallest. amount Of food is rejected, the
cramps are sever. and the patient suffers tx
Qalsite paip. From this condition nearly II
Rot au4ie. aity cat Of every hundred Die. The
yemat0tcr. after a protraeted ooavsleseence, re-
eAsu health. such are the symptoms aad res 4 -
Of AslsI.c eholevs.
Now. what can 10 done 30 ward or this terrible
affections 10 . gin, tacrc sire ulAny things tAs:
aAAy 80 ourselves II Is necessary ;hAf the germ,
be reee.ssd iu;o the digestive casa! * tore -.
eSu eontFaet the disease. Knowing tAis xes scpl,.
rSissta feops sai4aA ffait ana tFona Grsuk.as
wster ts@s coaia Ia auy way 1e contain
mates We sGQNIi keeP ire genera heath
at F&r eY taxing Ileaty cf exercise, plenty q,
s!eSp AAd by prseneiug moderation in al
thsaSs Has h~yoaa all ihst We cAn do q.
individuals are the saatiaTy measures TIA,
saoasa u adopted 81 We stssa " pst.eaA. a.