Cholera gleanings, a family hand book, enabling readers of all classes to judge for themselves of the great error into which governments were unfortunately led by men looked upon as infallible guides, who very strenuously maintained the cholera to be a disease during which "The living shall fly from the sick they should cherish." / By J. Gillkrest.

Gillkrest, J. (James), -1853

Date:: 1848

Credit: Cholera gleanings, a family hand book, enabling readers of all classes to judge for themselves of the great error into which governments were unfortunately led by men looked upon as infallible guides, who very strenuously maintained the cholera to be a disease during which "The living shall fly from the sick they should cherish." / By J. Gillkrest. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$prfcss on (jtiier liatloiiifi llie Divine iujunctioii Tiicn riot iiway thy face from the poor iiian. We have the kuv just meritidried, and which confers such honor oti England (thanks to the long efforts of the Humane Martin), agaitrst Cruelty to animals; tvould that we had had^ for some years back, a law to prevent cruelty to man. Wduld that ixc had more Lords' Ashley.—Then \te should not Have heard of the atfociou^ measure (as it was termed by the Times) of prohibiting, Atith apparent unfeelingness,' some of Britain's gallant defenders froni escaping, in 1835, from a vessel in which \Vas generated aii atmo- sphere, every bi'-eath of which was bane.—^And then, other nations probably would never again be guilty of inflicting Such barbarous treatment as is described by Dr. O'Halloraii in speaking of a patient in £t certain country,'labouring under the sanie disease as that of the sailors, just referred id (yellow fever), nanielyj of being dragged, with a rope found his neck, by a military guard, to a shed ^Vhere h'c was left with a vessel of watei'- only. Heaven grant that the ministry of a beneficent Govern- iflent may have time to devote to the full consideration of (][uestions of Epidemics, Quarantines, and (apart front the latter) the measures really entitled to the apellation of Sa- nitary! Heaven grant this soon, for I Have lately observed that, along with a Report, printed by order of the House of Commons; on the question of the Eclair and Boa Vista malady, and bearing date July 10, 1846, the Chief of Quar- antine has also emitted a long letter, dated 23d April, 184/ (but not from Council Office, as his letters to Mr. GreviUe had usually been for some time previous), in which letter, instead of expressing deep contrition for the most wrong- ful act of shutting men up in the foul atmosphere of a ehip, he had, strange to Say, the hardihood to stand forth in defence of his fatal measures, as being most proper and urgently called for. A perusal, by experienced Naval or Army Medical Offi- k2$

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