The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-09-01
Is CHOLERA COMING.
NEW YORK THE NEXT ITINERARY,
Two Forms Of the Great sOourse-New
York Takes Ample Precautions.

Two Forms Of the Great soouree-New
York Takes Ample Precautions.
NEW YORK, August 29. 29.-tSpecial. 1.-The
cholera is In London. Will lt reach New
York is the question of the hour. An
ominous thing is that New York Is the
next point in the itinerary which the
cholera is taking this year. When Il
visited thie city before II swept through
Russia, across northern Europe, into
England and Wales and then broke out
here. II has followed the northern route
this year over there. Another danger is
that IL may be introduced here from Cana
da. One cholera patient getting through
up there and afterwards drifting down
here would be enough to set the ball
going.
Unfortunately cholera does not rage In
one season of the year only. The fact
that the summer 10 about gone and the
cooler days of autumn are at hand is no
comfort. The cholera OF 1882, the first
which came to New York, got here in spring
and via Canada. 1t 1873, when 1t lightly
touched the town, IL was precisely in
September that II arrived. IL has often
ragged fercely even in winter.
Its last serious visit was in 1866. IL came
knocking at the door again in 1887, butwas
effectively choked off at Quarantine. The
measures being taken against II now are
III tue way Oh RettinE Tue cry iuto as ciSah
a condition as possible. Dirt, bad sewer
age, foul drinking water, overcrowdinR
and the like conditions are those most ia
vorable to rapid dissemination OF the
cholera germs.
Hence it is that there is unusual activity
in correcting any defects In the plumbing
and in whitewashug tho walls in the ten
ement house quarters of the city.
There are two forms OF CHOLERA, and the
ono VIII ch has been ravisb!ng Eur, pc. and
perhaps is saready on its way TO New York,
is tue second and malignant kind. The
symptoms are diarrhoea, vomiting and
horrible pains in the stomach and abdo,
men, together With cramps in the iegs and
feet. 1ne body b. comes cold, the skin
takes on a blue tint and becomes dry and
wrinkled. The voice sinks TO hoarse
whisper, the vo1 cholerica. 1t may prove
fatal in an hour. Children and old people
are the aptest victims for abe
cholera. During cholera times 1t is
always safer to boil water. The dis.
charges from patients should be looked
after very carefully, as they are one OF tue
most potent factors in spreading the dis
ease. They should be disinfected with
carbolic acid or sulphate OF iron, and
clothes that have been worn by cholera
subject ought to tie bnrDed as soon az
possible. The Influence of fear as a
predisposition to contracting cholera has
been greatly overrated, and today this idea
is generally discredited. So people can
indulge in the luxury of being frightened
to death over the cholera without running
any greater risk Of catching it on that
account.
Unfortunately medical science has not
arrived AT any ihfallible cure for this
dread disease. The profession does not
seem to have advanced very materially in
this matter. Gen. Emmons Clark, Secre-
tary of the Board of Health, was seen by a
World reporter and asked IL the
board had called any special
NEE ing to consider the subject. mo,
said Gen. Clark, "every precautioD is be-
ing taken, of course. The cholera was
stopped at Quarantine the iast time II
tried to get in mere, in 1887, aud it will
probably, be stopped this year. There is
no need for any alarm IN the matter until
it gets here"