Diseases > Short account of the origin and progress of the cholera morbus

The following pages bring together some‘short
memorials of the late awful visitation, from its first
origin in India to the present time, particularly it
ravages in our own town, from various authoritie
not of easy access to the public.—Some may think
that the less that is said on this subject the better,
as bringing to our recollection gloomy days, and
exciting the feelings of many who have been do
prived of dear relatives. To such we would say,
that we must not view the designs of Providence
fulfilled merely on those who fell in the late cala¬
mity ; the most important consequences are yet fu¬
ture ; the improvement we make will either raise
or lower the moral standing of every one of us.
God has sent the pestilence among us, which lias
carried upwards of fifty millions of the human fa¬
mily, and hundreds of our neighbourhood, to the
grave; and He is now looking on to see the moral
effects it will have upon survivors; and our improve¬
ment may be counted doubtful if we are averse to
have our attention turned to the subject. We
have now time to reflect on what we have suffered ;
and we ought to give thanks to the God of Pro¬
vidence, that the pestilence is now so generally
abated. And happy wotdd it be, if this charge
could not be brought against us—They soon for¬
got His works.
Dumfries, March -30. 1333.-