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The Board are anxious to impress upon the pi.l >lic attention, that they deem nrecautionary measures to be of paramount miportance and par- tuTarW those conLcted with cleanUness pf the Streets, of Houses, and ot- persons, as well as the amelioration of the evils arising from poverty and distress, such as bad clothing and poor diet. 1st The first precaution is one within the reach of all, and which is ceiv tainly the most important-and that is, the necessity of temperance, regulan Y of 1 vino^, and cleanliness, personal and domestic. It has been found m every par of The vvorldthat Spasmodic Cholera uniformly seizes and destroys, with the ?apdUv of lightning, those who indulge in fermented or Spirituous Liquors, and nt^eSr^nce of any kind. The dissolute, the dirty, the idle, all become its v.c^ tims, while those who are cleanly, temperate and industrious, escape. 'grAs there is much reason to believe it s of a contagious nature al unnecessarry communiaation should be prevented between the infected and the Shy This is not a reason, however, for neglecting the sick; duty and affeS win, it is hoped, secure the faithful and tender discharge of that duty Tal tL afflcted; but it is the best of reasons for limiting the number of atten- dant upon them to those alone who are necessary for that object, and to exclude carefully all others (even of the same family) who are not required 3d ThTBoard feel the great importance of destroying, m so far as they are able those ill-founded apprehensions of danger from infection which create ^nreason^^^^^^^ in the publh. ^ind, to the great aggravation of the mischief '''^^th. It is commonly supposed that a person ill with an infectious disease spreads he contaglua to a considerable dis'.ance r*«^/h, however, ,. POt the fact, Wh respect to any known disease, so that it is safe to approach very near the ck wi hout any danger, and even to perform all the kind oftices to our friends which he°r illness requires, without a great increase of it, provided care be taken To keep the apartment, patient, and the personal Imcnclean, the former reely Ventilated and fumigated, it being we'd understood that per.ec. cleanmess 4d free ventilation are the great securities from infection of all kinds, rc^ndering 'he poisonTnnocent by dilution and diffusion through the atmosphere. I or this re'son the patient labouring under Cholera shou dbe placed m a separate and wXired apartment, either of his own house, or be removed to a building fitted i.n to receive the sick, according to circumstances. . ,, ,• ^ 5 h The personal clothing of the sick, during the course of the diseas^ should be immediately plunged into cold water, and permitted to s^oak until Sed &c The where he has been attacked should bo thoroughly cle insed bv scrubbing, limewashing (the lime being fresh and hot), and by free ventilation; and,^'if the means be at hand, by aspurgation with chloride ""^ ''Tth To correct the atmosphere around the sick, or to purify apartments which cannot be easily ventilated, the two following methods of annihilating Contagion by the vapours of Nitric and Muriatic Acids are of general efficacy, -'^:r1^& the Nit^us A^idis^prc^uced in tl^^^ 1 over a lamu ui >" n^ai.^^ .^i.wv., .. „ - some Nitre. One, two, or three of these vessels may be placed on the floor, as the size of the apartment may require. fi4l tt *» • ■» •<• *i ••••*• ti4-' iiduously rubbed with a warm hand, and a little oil or grease to protect the skin. Energetic, complete vomiting will probably be produced by the salt, and perhaps bilious purging with straining. On no occasion let the patient take a purge of Salts, such as Epsom Salts, for they have been found to be most injurious. Under these circumstances no time should be lost in procuring medical aid ; yet much will be gained by adopting the above measures previously, by atten- tive nursing, and by constantly rubbing the patient, who should keep most strictly to a horizontal position, for death has often instantly followed whon a person labouring under the disease has attempted to stand, or even to sit in an half erect position. Such are the measures wliich the Board recommend to be adopted before a medical person visit the patient. The The AT MK^YT OF Cholera: Chief, y extracted from the Report of the Edinburgh Board of Health, and which is regarded as decidedly the most successful mode of treating the Cholera which has any where been practised. I. The Board are satisfied thai the disease may arise from hidden causes; and that it may also become contagious in circumstances not yet ascertained. But thev are fully warranted in declaring, that, when it becomes contagious, the risk'of its spreading is very much diminished if due attention be paid to clean- liness and sobriety, and therefore entreat every one, in the event of the disease appearing here, not to be misled by exaggerated notions of its contagious nature, and which would tend to place the sick in a state ofdestitution. II. To prevent the great danger of delay to those situated in remote parts of the country, and to those attacked at midnight, when the disease is very apt to begin, the Board recommend families to provide the following articles, viz: 1. Mixture — Take Sulphuric Ether and Aromatic ^'pirit of Hartshorn, of each half an ounce; compound tincture of Cinnamon, one ounce. Mir and cork up carefully. 2. Laudanum — An ounce, to be kept in readiness. 3. Pills— Take of Opium twenty-four grains; Camphor, one drachm; Spirit of Wine and Conserve of Roses, enough to make a ma*.s of proper consis- tence,* divide into twenty-four pills. 4. Cltsters — Take of Laudanum, an ounce; Tincture of Assafoetida, tww ounces. Mix for keeping. Before using, mix three tea spoonfuls with a wine glass full of thin starch; and retain it when injected, by pressure below with a warm cloth, as long as possible. 5. Mustard PouLTicii— Have always at hand four ounces of powdered mustard. A fourth part of this, spread over porridge poultices, will he sufS- cient for one patient. 6. HotAiu Bath — The Board have approved of a hot air bath, of* sim- ple construction, which may be made by any carpenter. Every family who can afford it ought to have one. ( -l R54. in No time should be lost iu sending lor medical aid. But when the dis- ease commcnres suddenly in a violent form, it is dangerous to lose even the time wl^ch repass before such aid can be had. This form is at once known by TuLn weakness, a contracted ghastly countenance, blueness of the lips, and General coldness,' accompanying or preceding vomitmg, purging and cnaips ^ In such cases, the friends will, v'rhout delay, give a table ^VOoMoH^^ mixture No 1, with 60 drops of Laudanum, in half a wmegiass full of cold wtr Follow this with a t'able spoonful, occ-fo..^^,.o^J^'^^^^^ half hour, '^^t^^^'^'^.^''^?.,' ,,Vor Pills must not be repeated without medical :SvicrThrS;'st:r,' ^rrshouM bc^eJorted to also^rom the first, and re- P^^^^4Ti^T\1TsiTofthe Mixture, Laudanum, Pills, and Clyster, must not be exceed;d. For children of fourteen, half the dose mentioned, and for '^'^:'^^Z^t^^^^^ hand, dry heat over the whole body in anv shape, such as bj hot blankets and hot bricks, sand, salt, or bottles of hot waer together with constant rubbing of the whole body, should likewise be rlsorted to from the first. The Mustard poultices should as soon as possible, be appHed ^ver the belly and on the soles and calves, and kept on till thepa- ^^^"^B^llrthtrerr^sh^^ opportunity will have been fffven for procuring medical advice: which is mdispensible for the trea - ^Pnt^Xrwards The Board think it necessary to apprize the public, that wWethsTsease Jas prevailed, bloodletting, -he^resorted to wi^^hin he first second or third hour from the commencement of the attack, has been ^eneraUv found useful along with the other remedies, notwithstandmg the ap- pearance of sudden weakness and excessive sinking already mentioned. ^Specimens of the Labels are here annexed for the information of medical persons and others in the country who may be applied to for the articles recom- mended by the Board. No. 1. ^T 1 • rnoLBRA MixTUHB.— A table-spoonful, with 60 drops of Laudanum, m half a wine glassful of cold water. If this fail to relieve, repeat two spoonfuls, -''' Se^: d^sStS^^^^^ ior children of U. One-fourth for chUdren^of 7^^^^ the doses prescribed,- and stop when the vomiting and cramps cease, unless you have medical advice. raoLERA PiLLS.-To be used if "the Mixture, No. 1, be vomited. Two niUsat firsrand^ben one every half hour, if the first fail to relieve. -Half Se e doSor chiM^^^^^ one-fourth for children of 7. Do not exceed the doses prescribed ; and stop when the vomiting and cramps cease, unless you have medical advice. No. 4. Cholbra CLYS'fERS.-Inject three tea-spoonfuls in a wine-glassful of thin warm gruel, and retain as long as possible by pressure below with a warm cloth. K n^t^re'ained, repeat immediately, but otherwise not. Half the dose for childrenof 14; one fourth for children of 7. MusTAEi FOR PouLTicBS.-A fourth part !s enough for one person. Dust it thickly over porridge poultices, of which apply a large one on the belly, a^d other' on the goles and calves. Remove when the patient complains much of the smarting. « , « j By order of the Board, ' ^f j S ^Bii/t iT.i ^y- XJ MJlM^-^Si. ~ * r:7i.-.-.-v . -,—» J • Charlotte Town, July 1st, 1832.