Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-30
THE CHOLERA.
.rse az A wELL-KNowN
PHYSICIAN
ram the People the Necessity
.,a,oush sanitary Regulations
timely warning TO All

Ne have cholera IN tue i' ''H
',omsntous question Is now de
~ attention of every medical
.onitarv official aud practicing
M both our country anu Eu-
|bue the people are wondering II
an,oe eud trembling as 90 tie
Iancps should 81 make its advent.
In, believe Ina borrowing trouble
Earily. but the history Of cholera
I'M no uncertain manner. that
rce II has developed, however
may be- thrOttled aud subdued,
again disappears until II has
n ifs rayages. leaving SORROW ana
lescrbable iu its wake.
medical journal has cmphatical-
ssed what / mean In saying 1t
certain optimistic people 10 pro
Aint the cry of wolf before the
Irars: but IL history Of previous
! of cholera Is any criterion for
this country may expect a
OF Il the coming summer.
IN be- of some consolation TO us
. men, prominent as sanitnrians,
y us drought the press that we
expect DO, but experience teaches
their conclusions are not in uc-
M the previous history of the
bvernment. backed by It's soldiers.
hurely suspend emigration, all
y passengers touching our shores
nrIdly Inspected. every port ON
srs edge may bee scientifically dis
under the direct supervision of
frsslyc hWlth boards. get il will
bible 10 protect infullibly against
lance of the disease.
nce cholera b. produced by the
|Iry condition Of the country. and
of home cleanliness upon the
the people. we naturally turn TO
hes. and realize that intelligent
their part iu matters sanitary,
~ hope We have for the preycu-
eradication Of the disease.
rWhaming is the evidence In
of tlp theory that cholera IL
d. hy uusuuitury conditions,
Would be- waste OF time TO talk
Otherwise. The fact that the
N customs of our people iu mat
hillary influences greatly che
n Of the advent of the dreaded
mUug us the coming summer has
ID sufficiently emphasized. A
The habits Of the people and
lazy condition Of several of the
countries where cholera has
hyllell frequently during late
nll give ms some idea as 20 it's
a j what we ought 10 DO for self
India h considered the home
b. nom The fact that Il Is ever
A hc,r drinking water Is derived
u which are exceedingly shall
DE- nothing more than artificial
|d ihr natural waterways of the
Thus their wells being large,
precautions, surface water is
n them during tie rainy season.
|y lhey are mere staguant pools.
IN natural water courses, most
||upe ones are considered by the
~ India sacred, especially the
+ Nllch Is nearly 1000 miles long
i1.e waters 10 Is a religious duty
iillons tu battle. Pilgrims. too,
el 10 % Tor The same purpose
men their religious creed de-
AZ HEY also east their dead.
lhc principle sources of the
lnl culinary waters In India.
method Of the disposition OF
lan eAcrclI aud general gar
more terrible TO contemplate.
ia and cities have no sewers
~eis Tie liinduo refuses 10
e or latriuc Of any kind. II
iri that nearly 2.OOOUOO OF
ihe open ground and thus
Of lous of human excrement
mus deposited for years and
the result being an accumu-
enormous amounts of focal
soil saturated with poison, and
water polluted with hlth.
WY Is dously populated; their
-iVVpl pruple being only fifteen
ulu,S apart In the cities the
a hulp ln their houses for a
ne country they seek The omen
" lAe hanks of streams. Hence
III 'urlf water courses are rpeking
UT lhr worse description, aud Ii
,,lly washed into the public
Ny az every rainfall. Com
''F lacts can We wonder that
" ABUNDANT opportunities for
ufeF Tie whole of Hidoostau
|M 7, ana Tho country well de.
IN reputation OF being The settled
ne terrible malady. But con-
SAME points IN regard 10 the
upite u You please. China
M yer supply from wells and
poTs INDIA, but their streams
'neI lh as a part of a religious
"a w 'hry cast their dead In their
III w a sacred rita. This fact
~, fep the water supply of China
~ uhconiuminated. Again
-v rli1n t1creia aud garbage In
,nluahle and Is boarded for
purposes. All over their
s.ai wooden boxes for this
s'usllered a necessity, their
~ 'uptlpd daily Into earthep
Ii59Nrl from the homes Of The
eluee ths the Chinese ALWAYS
Na'er before using h.
49, '",iy see that In spite of
oi this great empire ta
ma9ush IT'S territory Is much
'"loe ms pOpulous, the reason
o1 comparatively speaking. h
rllehic there Now consider
n'o'tuehl IL has been much
'NHale than China Ina fre0uent
w choleru and il has ofter
H. my Their water supply
~ lhe Some manner as IA
hrF gurbagc Is finally dis.
' same manner Arricul.
- ' gllu buy Il as a fertilizer.
"v situation. however. h
y" Hs disposition before II
uEiiculturist. Iatripes are
N o. "t lh Japan They are
avs ~ lhe ground, often In the
M pe4r i, aud they are sci.
Vuul they are filed. Thus
nm, ,,,tuoWing they cOntaminate
npply and present conditions
Nlklng 10 the sdvenr ~
y h9t these truths elicit Win.
~ NE fact thar chojars h
m ,i ..' " can exist success
ca,i ',sA unsanitary fields. ana
h s'.ls OF perfect cleanliness
|sidseeVttues seriously epldemlcY
Dut q moment the habits
~ ~. olF own people we ought
~. Ut Iaults n matters sam.
~ 4'er supply Is derived from
~ rS,,ols water courses of
AZ SspiHAtely. however our
s,,'. iule much deeper thnn
dpett we also got water