The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-18

Tanento. cillus of cholera lives in
butter month, in beer
five days, in cheese curds OF quite day. in
boiled milk, If the cholera germ is added
after the boiling il will live indefinitely, in
white wine it lives but five 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 bacillus lives five to eight days, in
well water three months. 1t lives in ice, is
prOpagated best in warm damp places and is
only killed by boiling
AS a prevention. while favoTing sinocu-
latinn 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 imprisoning people and fnmigating them
when ships with CargOeS OF sugar, etc, in
which tens of millions of cholera germs
were living came into ! ort untouched. Alb
solute quarantine was a commercial impos-
sibility, and anything less was useless. IL
he could have his way be would have in
every city, town and hamlet corps of COM
petent inspectors TO make house to house
canvass and clothe them with authority to
compel the people to keep themselves and
their premises clean. Disinfectants should
be furnished by the State and lavishly used.
There should be no public funerals, and the
bodies and clothes of all persons dying of
cholera should be cremated. Then he would
have slips printed in every known language
as follows, and distributed TO every house
should cholera make its appearance in the
State:
Keep your house well ventilated. lIpbt and
thoroughly dry; do not wash The floors, but give
Them dry scrub. See your air shafts trans ana
drains IRE In perfect order; see your dust bin Is
frequently emTtied and It's contents disnfected.
Bum In your stoves all rags. vegetable refuse,
such as cabbage-leaves and potato Feelings
Sever all direct communication with the waste
pipe Of the drain. Clense and wash out an your
Water-pipeS and tanks. Let every drop of water
used for drinking or washing he boiled before
use. DO not use boiled wafer which mas been
standing for SIX hours without again boiling.
Never use ice IN any form; 1t may contain the
germ OF disease. Ia the same way and for the
same reason avoid icecream and candy and
Timed provisions. Never use hlteT, for II not
kept perfectly clean and in working order
they are simply deathtraps. 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 II has been previously boiled.
Use no syTups Of any kind; eat no butter; avoid
weak cold tea; hot eofe e Is ihe best drink. Take
four wholesome meals a day. DO not overload
the stomach. A meal may consist of any sort OF
nutritious food, fresh ard thoroughly cooked
meats and fish, Nell-toasted bread, wel-boed
green vegeia bles and potatoes, plain farinaceous
pudding eggs. etc Alcohol must be taken in
great moderation, only at lunch and dinner.
Avoid pun aiIve medicines, excuses, irregulari-
Ties OF every Kind, OYeTfatgue, prolonged watch
Ing, excitement aud undue mental strain or any
thlDE winch Will exhaust or lfiltate the nervous
system 1f cholera symptoms appear 20 10 bed
IN an airy room. Keep warm and send at once
for your doctor. Drink hot lemonade. and II
weak take little old brandy well diluted. Drink
ODe-half pint of the following mixture every
morning; Thirty Drops diluted sulphurc acid in
a hail pint Of boiled water, adding sugar to taste
DR.. Mcdonald was loudly applauded as
he took his seat, aud DR.. Cluness of Sacra-
mento was introduced and read paper on
'Wii Cholera Reach America This Sea-
son ?" The doctor went on ia show why it
was more than probable that the scourge
would visit the United States, and then
scored the State Legislature and The Gov
ernor for their ''cyiminal negligence" in
dealing with the threatened danger. He
was cneered TO The echo. He, too, does not
think much Of quarantine measures. but
says. BE clean in your habits. your houses
and your morals, and boil the water you
drink" lie advocates, in the event Of