St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-10
CHOLERA Is COMING.
IL May Be Brought on Any French
Steamer

STG3 mor.
New YORK, July 9.-Miss Annesley-
Kenealy, appointed Judge of the hygie-
nic section of the worlds fair by the
ladies committee Of the royal commits
siOuerS, arrived here Yesterday on the
steamship New York from .Southamp-
ton. Miss Kenealy is widely known in
medical circles. She is lecturer on tech
nlcal education to the British county
councils, and has contributed many i'm
portant medical papers to different
journals. Miss KeneaIy was surprised
at the stringent quarantine regulations
which exist here.
Quarantine is, of course, neces-
sary,' she SAID yesterday, ''Dut it seems
to me that it was overdone here. | do
not think that cholera could make deep
inroadS into this country, an d, if it does
appear here, it would take only short
time to stamp.it out. The prevailing.
and, | think, the best treatment for
cholera, Is the saline injection. In
Hamburg it was used extensively, saw
ing 20 per cent Of adult cases and 80
per cent of children. As much as two
quarts were injected at one time The
fluid Is of the same specific gravity as
the blood and is injected warm. Hot
baths and warm stimulating drinks are
! administered at the same time. 1t is
simple and efficient remedy.
You need not be a bit surprised if
you have cholera right at your doors in
| the fall or before" said Miss Kenealy.
You were very fortunate last year In
escaping it. but fear you can not this
year. What l say to you may be I'M
| unpleasant, but it is best to be warned
in time. There are already 1000 cases
of the disease at Mecca, and it is getting
/ big foOthold in France.
You have beel told over here that it
IS impossible to contract the disease un-
less you receive the germs iii YOUR
stomach. Experience in the Hamburg
epidemic proved the fallacy of this
proposition. | acted as nurse in a hos
pital where there We're 1000 patients.
We noticed that every Monday morning
there was an alarming increase III the
number Of new eases. Il soon became
evident that these were largely due to
the congregation OF persons at the
!
sorts. So convinced OF this became the
authorities that they ordered the people
to avoid assembling as far as possible.
The churches were closed, and so were
the other resorts. There was a dfminu.
ton i'll the number of cases at once.
II would like to ask those who con-
tend that cholera cannot be contracted
except through the digestive Origins &c
explain how 1t was that it used to take
six months for caravans to bring in the
disease from India, while today it comes
along III five weeks. The germs of the
scourge can be carried in the clothing
OF that abundant proof was furnished
at Hamburg. True it is that filth
caused the disease to spread. and baG
water and food helped to increase the
number of Victims"
''Do YOU think cholera germs which
have lain dormant in this city during
the winter are likely to seize upon per
! sons at any time?" she was asked.
II have 10 doubt of it. You need
not be astonished if the disease makes
itself manifest i'll the crowded, filthy
tenement districts at any ii me. You
people are packed together in this bic
city so l wonder how You can breathe.
! ! wonder that you have not had cholera
already this season. | am not an alarm
ist by any means. ! ain only anxious
| lest you be caught mapping. The dis
ease may come over OF any French
! steamer.
at is practically stamped out in
| Hamburg, | think"