Winchester Virginia Republican

At a time when the cholera morbus is advancing towards the west of Europe, we feel that we shall be rendering a service to our readers, by communicating the following extract of a letter from a Warsaw physician:--"The uneasiness of persons who have not the cholera, and who perhaps never will have it, gives us nearly as much trouble and occupation as those who are attacked by that disease. All possible means should be taken of restoring confidence to those individuals who are tormented by their fears. It is a positive fact that the cholera does not seize on its victims at hazard, as many say. This contagion, up to the present period, has respected all persons who lead a regular life, and live in healthy places, and has struck without pity every man worn out by excess, and weakened by dissipation. It has been ascertained that out of one hundred individuals who die of the cholera, ninety were in the habit of drinking ardent spirits to excess. This scourge must find an ample harvest among the Russians, who never cease drenching themselves with brandy. Field marshal Diebitsch used frequently take brandy and punch. Women rarely addict themselves to strong liquors, and are seldom attacked.--Lon. pap.