cholera

• In the autumn of 1834, the cholera was prevalent in Halifax, and he was deeply concerned for the people, though he was suffering from dropsy, and his end was near. —  William Black The Apostle of Methodism in the Maritime Provinces of Canada
• I have seen gangs of men traversing the streets and singing songs in ridicule of the cholera, and have seen caricatures of it in the windows August 29th, 1832._--To-day, in a valedictory editorial, Dr. Ryerson took leave of the readers of the Christian Guardian_, having been its first editor for nearly three years. —  The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada
• "Dear Marian," she took the girl's arm and led her back into the room, "I have something to say to you What was it--cholera?" —  The Path to Honour
• In August, 1863, at a time when the cholera was not particularly virulent, the deaths were supposed to be five hundred a day, principally among the poor, who, from insufficient food, miserable lodging in the streets and porticoes of temples, and constant exposure in the day to the direct rays of the sun, to say nothing of the filth and foul air of the city, were peculiarly exposed to the ravages of disease. —  The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
• Another sign of the presence of cholera, and an odd one, was the number of persons passing with necks disfigured by perpendicular parallel bars, as if branded by hot irons. —  The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

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