“ADVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE CHOLERA MORBUS EPIDEMIC”:
REFLECTIONS ON THERAPIES AND MEDICINES FOR CHOLERA IN PIAUÍ THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER “O EXPECTADOR” (1862)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18223/hiscult.v12i1.3711Abstract
The objective of this article was to analyze, through Piauí’s periodical “O Expectador”, the therapeutic knowledge and treatment suggestions circulated in Piauí in 1862 regarding the cholera epidemic in this province. The methodology consisted of bibliographic research to understand the context of cholera in 19th century Brazil, as well as documentary research, analyzing especially eight editions of the journal “O Expectador”, as well as reports from provincial presidents and letters to compare the information in each document. It was indicated that between June and July of 1862, cholera became a common element in the pages of “O Expectador”, with the creation of a specific column in the newspaper that aimed to inform the literate public about the symptoms of the disease, in addition to the medicines and treatments that were circulating in Brazil at that time to treat the condition.