The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-31

These are the most dangerous cases.
These excavations from the bowels are
the most dangerous and active agent for
the spread OF the disease, for in them is
contained the specific toxic agent. Too
much stress cannot be laid ON this point,
for il has been proved again and again
that the spreading OF the disease has been
caused by the objections of single
cholera patient. They must be rendered
harmless and the greatest caution dis
played during the process of disinfectiOn.
From this TACT we are TO deduce, simply
avoid every means OF contact with the
toxic material. This latter is chiefly con-
tanned in the excrement OF cholera
patients with such articles as may have
come in contact with such excrement,
and into any fluid medium into which
such toxic materials have been emptied.
should BE Guide
"Thess facts should be a guide for all of
US and give US the following rules accord
log to which We should live during an
epidemic OF cholera:
~. Everything and every cause tending
TO produce a disorder of the digestive ap-
paratus, such as cold drinks, uncooked
fruits, especially unripe or faulty. unnec-
essary exposure, ETC., should be studiously
avoided.
''2. Every cage, even OF ordinary diar-
rhRa, should be carefully attended to.
Every case should be looked upon with
suspicion and q physician consulted. I'm
called for anxiety on the part of persons
afflicted with chronic or acute looseness
of the bowels is. however. distinctly harm
full. Such persons should be doubly care
full but need not be frightened.
"3. The utmost circumspection should
be shown in the way of living. All sub
stances likely to decompose are to be
looked upon as sources of possible lnfec-
ton and ought to be destroyed.
81. The best agent to render all things
harmless is heat. All disinfectants are
inferior in their workings to heat.
-. Special care should be taken in re-
gard to food and drink. Every form of
nourishment should be subjected to the
action of heat. Drinking water should be
boiled for al least twenty minutes, or bet
ter still. for a longer time.
"6. However, merely to boil the
drinking water is not sufficient. All the
water used in the household should be
well boiled. especially water used for
washing the table dishes and that used for
the toilet aud especially for cleansing the
teeth.
-. Use every form of hygiene in
household duties. Pure air is an enemy
of every kind OF germ. Therefore air the
rooms abundantly.
IS. Disinfect all closets for private pur-
poses. Also every locality capable of pro-
dUcing unwholesome odOrs. The best
dislnfectant-excepE heats chloride of
lime in substance olored red or blue to
make it discernible, or chloride of lime
and corrosive sublimate.
SO Avoid motley crowds when Infection
Is likely to exist aud TO be spread.
In case of such an epidemic il is we'll
to have little acid at hand and TO use it
in doses OF about five drops once or twice
a day, even where symptoms OF cholera
are not present The body temperature
should be kept up by all means, and the
loss OF body liquids be restrained at every
cost. and if necessary be resupplied by
hypodermoklycis or better still by the
lntra-venous injection of a so-called
physiological salt solution of the strength
of Clio per cent, i. g., six grammes
of salt TO the liter 1000 parts OF
water that has been boiled and cooled to
almost los degrees. These measures are
absolutely indicated 1.-THE algid or asphys-
tic state developes. Before this stage ar
Tives cOplOus enemata of warm water con-
tanning fannie acid and opium should have
been given 10 supply liquid to the system
and restrain the diarrhWa. An absolute
necessity is the maintenance of the
patients strength and this can be accom-
plished in most instances by the admins
tratiOn of alcoholic and other stimulants,
whisky, brandy, rum, arrac, diluted with
boiled water. and. where they can be
given, strong redwines and champagne.
From ten to twenty drops of either does
good service, as also hypodermic injec-
tions of oil of camphor and ether or am
monis. Friction of the skin, hot baths
and warming TASKS 20 the extremities
should also be employed. BY complying
with the rules mentioned the individual
can aid, and in fact nearly always thor.
oughly protect himself from the infec-
ton"