The record-union., 1893-04-21

by the fact that the disease followed the
line OF commerce, moving neither faster
nor slower than people and freight moved.
The bacillus of cholera lives in butter u
month, in beer five days. in cheese curis
not quite day, in boiled milk, if the
cholera germ is added after the boiling, it
will live indefinitely, in white Wine it
lives but hve minutes, in red wine fifteen
minutes, in cold coffee two hours, in cold
weak tea nine days, and in strong tea an
hour. In spring water the cholera bacl-
lus lives five to eight days. i'll well water
three months. 1t lives in ice, is propa-
gated best in warm damp places and is
only killed by boiling.
AS prevention, while favoring inocu-
lation by koch's method, he was aware
that even that remedy would not afford
complete immunity. As for Quarantine
personally he considered it absurd. What
was the use of imprisonlng people and
fumlgating them when ships with cargoes
of sugar, etc, in which tens Of millions
OF cholera germs were living came into
port untouched. Absolute quarantine
was commercial impossibility, and any
thing less was useless. If he could have
| MS way he would have in every CITY.
| town and hamlet corps of competent in
Spectors to make house to house canvass
and cIothe them with authority To compel
the people to keep themselves and their
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furnished by the State and lavishIy used.
There should be no public funerals, and
the bodies and clothes Of all persons dy-
ing of cholera should be crelnated. Then
he would have slips printed in every
known language as follows, and dis
trlDnted to every house should cholera
make It's appearance in the State:
Keep your house well ventilated. light
ana thoroughly dry; do not wash the
floors, but give them q dry scrub. See
your air shafts, traps and drains are in
perfect order; see your dust bin is fire.
quently cmptied and its contents disin-
fected. Burn in your stoves all RAGS.
vegetable refuse, such as cabbage leaves
and potato peeiings. Sever all direct
communication with the waste pipe of the
drain. Cleanse and wash out all vour
water pipes and tanks. Let every drop
OF water used for drinking or washing be
boiled before use. DO not use boiled
water winch has been standing for six
hours without again boiling. Never use
ice in any form; it may contain the germ
OF disease. In the same way and for the
same reason avoid ice-cream and candy
and timed provisions. Never use a filter.
Tor If not kept perfectly clean and in
WORKING order they are simply death
traps. DO not eat any raw fruit or salad,
or bread more than twenty -four hours
old; bake your own bread if practicable;
II not use toast. Take no milk unless it
has been previously boiled. Use no
syrups OF any kind; eat no butter: avoid
weak cold tea; hot coffee is the best
drink. Take four wholesome meals
day. Do not overload the stomach. A
meal may consist of any sort of nutri-
uous food, fresh and thoroughly cooked
meats and fish, well-toasted bread we'll
boiled green vegetables and potatoes,
plain tarinaceous pudding, eggs, etc.
Alcohol must be taken in great modera-
ton, only at lunch and dinner. Avoid
purgative medicines, excuses, irregu-
lariues Of every kind, Over-fatigue, pro-
Ionged watching, excitement and undue
mental strain or anything which Will ex-
haust or irritate the nervous system. If
cholera symptoms appear go to bed in an
airy room. Keep warm and send at once
for your doctor. Drink hot lemonade.
and if weak take little old brandy well
diluted. Drink one-halt pint of the fol-
lowing mixture every morning: Thirty
drops diluted sulphuric acid in half
pint Of boiled water, adding sugar to
taste.