Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-08-27
ON CHOLERA,
By A. MARQUES.
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The preliminary recOm mnenda-
tions ere therefore essentially as
follows:
First, and above all, don't allow
yourself to get scared. 1t is we'll
known fact that fright acts in all
ordinary circumstances on the in
testines and begets diarrhmic
evacuations, thus producing a
physical condition eminentlY fit
ted for the choleraic bacillB to
take advantage Of To all per
sons who cannot control their
nerves and suppress fear, the only
good advice is for them to get out
and away from any infected or
supposed infected district. 1t is
a positive fact that fear has kill
ed as many people as the most
virulent epidemic.
2. Avoid any excesses or any
sudden change in eating or drink
ing, but continue your ordinary
fare, provided it be wholesome.
People accustomed to spirituous
liquors will do we'll to continue
their moderate use, but no temper
ate person ought to be prevailed
upon to use liquor for a mere
scare; and if, in cases Of previous
intestinal weakness. tonic is
thought necessary, it must be
taken in medicinal doses, or with
nothing stronger than pure, light
wine (not acid or sour), because
alcoholic drinks, in persons not
accustomed to them, produce a
stimulus or Inflammation of the
lining of the stomach, very favor
able for the attack Of the cholera.
3. Avoid catching cold, or cool
ing too abruptly in a draught,,
when in a perspiration; especially
keep the stomach warm, by wear
ing flannel or wooden belt around
the body. 1t has been a notice
able fact, in the past general in
vasions of cholera, that sone
tradesmen, and especially those
working on brass and copper,
show remarkable immunity
from the disease; hence it has
been recommended, with some
show of success, for persons of
usually weak stomach to wear,
during the epidemic, a disk of
red copper on the skin over the
abdomen, taking care to clean it
every day.
4. Keep the body clean, but do
not remain in a bath, whether of
fresh or sea water, long enough to
get chilled.
5. Avoid the use of food or
medicine that may open the
bowels; purgatives especially
should be avoided, unless under
expert medical advice.
6. Avoid ice cream and iced
drinks, and boil and afterwards
filter all water to be used intern
ally; excellent beverages in time
of cholera are made of cold very
weak tea, Of coffee (no milk, or
water slightly perrumed with some
warm aromatic, ginger, cloves,
cinnamon, peppermint, etc.
7. Milk, bread, meat, poi, by
passing through contaminated
locality or remaining in the room
of q choleraic patient, may alb
sorb germs and transmit the di-
sease to people using those eat
ables; consequently milk ought
always to be boiled, and poi pre-
pared only for the moment of its
consumption. Avoid fish, and
particularly crabs and Holsters
coming from water in which
choleraic dejections may have
been thrown.
8. In case of any person, in a
family, being attacked, look out
carefully tor everything that may
have been soiled by, or come in
contact with the excavations
of the patient. All linen,
clothes and bedding of no import
ance ought to be burned, the
others submitted to long fumiga-
tions of burning sulphur or wash
ed with boiling water containing
carbolic acid or carbolic soap;
similarly SO, the implements used
by the patient, the walls, floors,
mating of the room, etc. AS
the greatest danger for the prop