Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-26
CHOLERASEASON
ABOUT OVER in
VOLGA REGION
Cool Weather Causes Dis
ease Danger to Diminish
In Russia.

Samara, oct. i.-(By . etaK cefre-
spondsiAt Of The A0octe4ed ProB.>-
tChoaera has about run It's course
Aio1s tho volgA for this year ana. as
the weather grows ooo1sr, 10 disap-
fpsafinx very rapidly In spite OF tho
weakened condition Of tho famine
sstrtoksn population and the unsani-
:tAry condition OF impoverished
trsfusses crowded into camps where
cautions.
vital statistics ara lacking but the
Testimony OF medical men who have
wide knowledge Of health conditions
IN tho volga districts Indicates that
tho death rate mong persons who
wpre taken with cholerA ranged from
$50 to Is par cent. This was attribut-
ed to tho undsrnourished condition Of
the population and lack of facilities
to treat the malAdy.
Dr.. Emily Bnrkhardt, a. Russian
physician who In nov IN tbs service
OF the American COMMITTEE for Re"
lief in tho Near East with h~eadquar-
tors In Ttdis, visited the famine area
recently for the purpose Of studying
the cholera situation. She 10 an ex-
talked with many physic1ans n
nurses who are battling with the dis
ease in the famine area The testt-
mony Of these medical men and WON
en- was that they were helpless be-
cause Of tho Ack Of beds for patients
and proper facilities for their treat.
ment.
Work 10 Dangerous.
The work Of tho doctors and
nursss has been highly dangerous and
hopeiess," DR.. Bufkhart said. 'Cn-
derfed doctors and nurses who try to
care for cholcra patients without de-
cont hospitals and every facility for
protecting themselves against tho dis
Ing suicide. Tho greatest guarantee
against cholera 10 n stomach filed
with properly prepared food. Prop
or feeding generates acid In tbs tom
ach which kills tho cholera germs n
makes the attendants immune.
Years ago I saw n Of my pro-
fessors at tho University Of Moscow
drink a pure culture Of cholera germs
to prove that persons who arc IN good
health and properly fed have Acid tn
thor stomaehs which combats the dis
eaae, He suffered no IN effects. .
the undeffed medical men and
women in tho famine r ~ undertake
thNlr task with the full knowledge
TVH0y GuUy x18A u00Iu 0Voxy IA111O kAAoy
teuoh a patient, Their hospitals are
not screened. They have no saline
solution and In most nases haven't tho
means for injecting It. They are
without medicines and frequently
Without d~istnfooeantA
Tonasquenuy tho reeugsss who
rot cholera must Aght the 63asess -
hat thsv oan."
JunO wARnt Nomfh
June ~ tina worst eholssa month
k1oQ1 the Volga, During that month
tia ASoFaEo number Of nsW eaaaa re-
lp1Eted a eG1nAr8 atoms was shout 400
: 4allY. In Judy tho Hn1nhar decreased
aAmd Ia AukuDe was FoA0oed to 30 q
408H 0oviet oAAkala attributed tho In
mainly 10 tnooutAAnn.
Ameans aIo 3tMost unknown In
RuW4h- Consequently tho great
NWHDa Of Aiss prsvaaant tn mddsnna-
HA1 Aauttlsas did much to spread the
/ 4lsaaaa, With tho coming Of autumn
tthep dieRppaered,
N1sRJ Russian railway station pro-
avIdae an unfsndtad supply OF ahot wa
ter &aF travellers. an Of whom carry
p tea pot and drink little water ex-
ceut in the form of tea. Most Of the
jcit4as hsve atso provided barrels OF
| bef9sA water. for drinking purposes
and h&ve numerous hot water stations
! wfssse boiling water may be had with
cut charge. Warnings against drink
ing unbotled Watar arc posted very
ssnsHalay about pubic cs1tsrs In the
larger cities. But the inGbx1ity Of
Ru9iazss to Rad and their sonsral In
difference to sanitary precautions
make it difficult to protect them
esafnst epidernics.