The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-08
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the doctors sasm 90 undsrsiand abort a.
much now as thsy did tusaty years ,.o
Thsn. a. . chaplain IN India. ! 80. 10 N.
THEA Of a.
The physicians OF tho Wsss are no, alu,v,
correct in their diaGnoGs % Aalatie ehols,,
The attack bsgins With sichnsaa n, N.
stomach and purEinE. but the dischArs.,
80 far from being bilious. a. ths Gr-.s
-ehols- implies. are thin coloEiezs aaids IN.
rice water, accompanied BY GreA' ytos'r,
ton Of meatal power and cold susats IN
short time dreadful crAmps asaail the ettr.u,.
ities In q large military ststion vhsr.
us had three regiments Of English snltssr,
aud four batteries % ARTILLERY. u vas very
sad TO mark the psrpleIity and even DESPAIR
Of very skilful surgeons Who had never
treated the disease.
In 1878. when tho epidemic AitAcLsi III.
Royal Artillery az Peshawur. DIR stewart.
UhO had Just arrived from Canada. ~a q
medical charge. and a. friend and mel shhor
Of mine I knew that he had ALWAYS be.n
anxious 90 deal with q cholera epidemic
The administration Of carbonate OF ammonia
he was certain would he found sure remedy
and he isalled instruction to this edsct
But instead OF curing the disease n only
prolons ed the lives Of patients. for in m,
course Of four days every man Nas dead
There has always been an impression that
the very best dry champagne was remedy.
but | haveneVer known 100 arrest an attack
II keeps the dropping spirits up-tha' D., all
In my own experience with both natives
and Europeans I found helpful repeated
doses Of spirits % eemphor. such a. would
he rank poison to a healthy person. AMI
fre~h grapes the best food 4 CLERICAL
ouack- IL the doctors horror. bu, never.
the..ss found my remedies potent some.
time. a paTt-hloner was turned over % ne
by a doctor in despair With permission 70
have observed that in an epidemic he
oricers esca ped when the men Of the lins
A. ~sss "; ,na and 70 SI Sc 'n
with regard TO the uss Of stimulant- The
heavy drinksr topples over a. once. and -
s,sinsr Who took to drinking LITTLE brandy
| and water for his stomach's sake seemed 70
! Withstand the epidemic Many persons
Ws@ Of aperirnis This Is a mistake Ia
| tho IN dist % the V isitation OF go sergeant
Of the snsRseTs . .% dad nV si9 hour S OF an
MY irst experience OF an epidemic vas
I on NAV n, 1871. when n attacked tho Black
%Gh and her Su Heae sy q c ss men IN GS *.
neU day. Three Of the surgeons ~ The
regiment died In 40 the eptdenr tors
only the men who slept on one SIDE ~
baTraCk IL IL on record that IN the asa ot
q ship at sea only those on one side II the
ship, were seized.
HE disease is not contagious unless
aoue OF the ex cre,a are taken INTO the system
/ have often slept in rooms with cholera
patients IL IL a curious circumstance tina,
low caste scavengers who perform the
mental work In a houss or barrack are
seldom " ever seined
True AsiAtic cholera as an epidemic dcss
not spread in the winter. though the germs
are imported at all seasons OF the year AZ
the result of my experience during five
Vtsitattons Of cholera would say that thoss
81 posed TO u who wish TO AVOID injection
should adopt the following rlles keep the
houae thoroughly clean, carefully Venttlaie
and disnfect battle every morning in tePid
water: take plenty of exercise IN ths fresh
air wear flannel shirts night and DAY svoid
Chill- abstain from eating uncooked iTut
rs. the very best stimulantsi an moderatlOn
always keep SGT rits Of camphoT and camphor
nils Tor use in the event OF cholera symptoms
showing themselves Wear q camphor bAA.
trust in Providence and sweep out your
draing H.
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