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.1- V t -X- V 'X frji)ay;marcji to, is is 'TOSJ--'1 . h - - U ; 5bT J-.-V'l '-v 1 1 1 ' 1 . ' " ' " i i 1 . , ' ....' -1 1. . t.. - "... ' ' -. (' 1 " p j, 1. 1 nil. n : rLn ... . 'f-V . 7 v ' " .. -FH INTEB, WKKKLY,' BrtEXCCAiP Three dolfars pef year, one ha'i j In... p: ..id :)i advance. No paper to bcoiHHiuPd WiV. conK.4 tnd notice ''ttTtf 'sfi!'dlMibeen gipn. ji.'vrrfist-m? -- ndl cxccediHff 14 lines, are ihscrtedthrk -lorontlOl -.ana tor t. en.y-uve cenm earn suost -ngnt inser . vii; ami in . like proportion where then is a trrrhtrv number of Lnes than fourteen. with remmendefiuch telkeding at any stage of Mescal RcjMwitojy of September! OctfiM!? ! have tkt disease jyr nureinp, not onlv liastoned thftiNm"mhir-vifino '- , ? i J re- patient oHftheworld, bot ad;bjff ion dissolution by deatlu which could not by all; ptiSifi reridered it more harmlpw th'a - - I .X-J V aJ if iV .. ... , ""J. ' fitK V A 1L1N tl EPIUEMIC. rThefoHow ing are extract, from a eommunica tfoii, under ihg signature of Dr. Jus.Norcoin, whieit appeared in thejlaitt Edenton paperj 'I'liecauses that have, given rita apredis wsition to tlie disuse and Have been principal: lv instrumental in its production, are excessive ' , - ' r. 7 fiititru", crcat and lonr continued clposareto ' ci.lJ. ..Wofcnt exercise sitting up kt taolishvd. - Opium arid the volatilet alkali ia ine or bVandvi Dlentifullv administered appeared in such " taxes to give' the only 1itf. , - -- ; jii uuuiiiuii w uwriYmruiia iuin na3 uixu iuj iunpi .ui an ur piT-yriiwu, u uic uiaric uiucr Uist'ase, WBlCll ever Camp nnVW m in lfad'TOntfioneqrtlic-:tfjiiTO''bau and a va-t had been actually formod at tb& time of admi-rtice, while the least deviation from "it at orice A. . I J A. . I . M. M - I W ' -- T t. Bt, T 1 A. L J t J I . quenuy anu rxiriisivm einpioyixi anu, m iuv first of the disease when it existed irf the head .with swelling of the ..face and eyes and superfi cial coldness not depending on an imperfect or defective action of the lungs, these remedies nave certainly been eminently , uselul ; but in m an v rases -where the-. KvmDtoma of rhilhiesB were the effect of -n-deficioncv or absence of I uie vital neai oi Tlie uioou, me application oi ai'ti ficial heat a vailed nothing; ;aa soon as it WiiA "ivmnvpd '..the "rnldntW riptnrnprl: ami tu disenso went on in its worfe'pf destruction. berJf ib3erjhig,thafc though the disease as sunvcj;. 0 iype f synonche, or . 8Qre-throat yc that of pleurisy w as by far the most com- num. ana wejnwsijawi.r u comrorm en in e vei7 :espect eeeminely like a pleurisy, and arme4 it with all its trim ' V"Ptpm or cirpninstatiee. wbicn i always attowdwHtv ed a fiatient's chamber : and rhrf,a tain whether he had i "nnJWt se TT !: ut, uu i consiuerea airasoverwith him.but&T J xhjljued all the svmntons of Dleurisv. and vet if tk mnHnnvthH i- l -xi.. M ! Was cSsentiallv Afferent in "ita course and ekl was: almost rertnHi fho i:u ? 1. fectsas you mayMiave an opportunity oJT see ing fa a snair essay,"-which will be shortly odifett in Ball i more. , Being essentially dif- every thing which lias a -tendency "either (fi. . . ' f . I . . A Y fc . 1 - t ' ' "" i (yr indirect lit la inaitee acaiuiu or 10 t?m- " mil . ' 'i 1 "i . rem ken the vital powers. The persons iwho have Hey that, in lltb bands f some, this remed v has been misrhievtuis. - Mrhonever it lias done good it bus been plainly indicated in doubt- iui q,r dimcnit cases nor one lias vcntui'edto n(fired in;ist from tlie infliieMcc of this terrililpLcav niM in u-fn, " i ki..,A . w . . . wmj him iiiiii.,, m ii.T Jk li chilis,, l uiiirvr ;scourgt-,-have been tlie 4iged and tlieJnfirmbas bwn! equallyTtiirffiraeioirff-ami'tliehore such as have been gi-evbusly reduced by liu- catalogue of liajhort tics and exectorant9havct goring and chronic afflictions, the indolent, the been exhaiisted in vain. An easy expertora dksipated and Me poor : Among; tlis last tion and a natural diaphoresis are wot to be description oi' people, wiio have bcexpased brought about in this disease-by'sucb feeblo -to innumerable privitious and hardships m te ; auxiliaries and wlum-erffers f.im1f io r on- .course oi tin; -piTm-m ihumucih anu Huuciuig-fidein them wilLhavC to lament lus foil v. A.ioiwM a. tirici ikxTdt ia. lit -. vl. 4 rt-yt t. . v . iouslv imDaired, ttave citner bad thr disease ligiiter or i scaped it enjtireiy : . Healthy cbu;. dien can hardly be (.numerated among its vk. tiius. In the treatment of the disease much may be accomplished by due ahd seusonabie atten tion to its sy inptouis. All the ntdder forms oi it in widen T have seldom faucu to observe the most manifest indications ot a lypuuus st4ic, have invaiiably yielded to aiiouyne, stimulant and tonic mediciu' as they are generally us- ed in regular practice; many uf the sevu-a ria imvp . ?nUeu iavouraoiv under the suuk tfcatment accomodated 10 the- greater tveii- ty and urgency oi iue si.ipiouis ; ouiin ca ses of the great- st violtuc, iue:iuaiynity .uu rapid prrgre!ii jA 1 Jint i,, c j&eon inch as to baffle be n a. p.. 4in mVtat' active (,i)ustioiK tci.r.iu for community the uumoerol .lifec- land ing cases has not been -very great: not grea ter perhaps than one in ,or xu oi those tiiat routined : or, ii all tiie sligiiter m- fections of - the head, throat and bivast wnicii J ' ." 4.1 "... . armpar-tft be uenvf u iruai me sauie source andto partake bt picvUiiing tjp a. xn1rAk .iii tit ill Ut i tit pectoranTs in t he mhtpria mnliraJ i ; I O " . JUIl,tU IMMK IMUVI1III nir l rj appearances ot inHammation which so name veiy generally of the head complaint : was;Almost certafi that Ms' life li'flQ cafi: iM.v. - viaVd the above plan was immcdiently adapted' : anil persisted in from day to day, untif the re, -turu of health took place, which jvas simul t.mpntia wih 4'.ia ii n.i. . . veMiffTenttri'atlheKt, nndticba'( 1 would i. If voucir? Xn th' o .. if . j - fcMtN.Mor;f,JIiou dfesewhidiavraU apparently no diffi rence in tlie symptoma to i temped tb "delineate," ha? made considerable ra-" a physician, ' wht had never seen this epide-jvages in New England and elsewhere, and raifipleui L-; ine OnOS v thnsp Wlifi nffpndprl a niimlw. rtf.trnwplv rftnhin;nn o. 4V ...2 .. ' .- ' patients after the complaint was well under- treating It, but. Be assured, there is only one ": . t ;t modeof treating It correctly Great is ther - . nwci iain mm iar me epiaemic near jiruin, ana mn prevail," though thousands Richmonil rnri'pnnrlf(l with flm liere, I shallot down all the symptoms as tfcey terest in the welfare and happiness' of the really were. As in ordinary- nleiitisv. the whole human race. hut. mnrp panoriall V 0k nrV - ' . . ... . ... - - ' "'.. vufvwuui.iui.nl. IMiimi was taken with a cbill at any time of lellow-sitizens ; and if mv mite can ho nf anv - the day, and not unfrequently. in the' night, .jf-i use to them in preiejving iife, I shall be erati- . 1 his ctiiU : "!, a mpiy rewarded for the publication of insidioii8lv. this in some of the nanenHin thp. Ciiv f i ...ii wt I.: ..i " 1 .... ' more man v tiiiiuin, wnere you will bare an opportu nt com-: niiy oi perusing it; Your humble servant, tmngeIserliicharouii;ed the epidemic the "Doctor 3Wti?iTTnEST,llichJndM, ' 9t 1A trnint m..'n O At- t . t 1 'ft. constantly sin w themsplyrsin this flavor, aie extremely fallacious nd illuson ;.and they have trnded I foar, in no sniHll di-'e-rcet. nn.. fcle and mislead practitioners.' Occurring with any grade of -'I'vpliiis fever, everv intlamnia- tirtn must ner rssarily partake of the character 01 lypbus tor I deem it plivsically impossible, ...... 1 ...1 ..n.-i? " - . . mat on, iovhj auecuon can exisr. in iinv-rnctp. exliihiiinga kin l of action (liffi'nnt friin that IROXt THE BALTIMORE TET.ERnAPit, - The prevailing Emdemick which has al juous ciur- if, nevertheless, tlie natient was asked, whe ther he had ho other romnlaiht. if wk WnpJ rally in th negativebut, if more strictly in- most devastated many districts of Maryland terrogated, and requested to niake a full in-j and Virginia, being in many respects sui gc- "'"' mv 3. . u-ii a pain . n- una uiwn me attention ot tne-iacuitv-. in his i side with considerable stricture and ful-and many pieces have appeared in the 'public nss in the'ehest: and would then discover an taperson thesubiect : amonc others. miefiMm indinatfon to cough, if he had not done so be- Dr. Martin of the E aster ikSliore of this state, fore. After a " few hours he ceased to cons'- which we .present our readers with this day. "tuin laooi-H. i iiai extcr- i'liiui i ueing cnuiv, or roid, wliiCb every one ims has drawn from an accomplished Phy- nal inlfammations.are . .ffon cuml by stimulants-lpiTsont u ould he disposed to think was actual- sician of this cfty the Tollowjng -elegant reply anr femufl is undeniahre ; the fart, must be !y true, because the face was In a flame, as it under tlie signature of K. tamihar trt every reflating physician : then wore, but upon taking hold of the hand, it was THE PltEVAILNTG EPIDEMIC, why not attempt Xx relief of intornaKuiflamma. Wr nd the.fctf.Jea:vtWl&Ticc?imi any the National Intelliirenceraa? the ath inut. tion by the same ineims. esDeciiillv vv he n t!uv. thine lse. , - jJ - - W i -r.J-.l , ' : - 'T- - : "V - V -fl-V WMiJ -J j iMiiuillvailOII I I Will V 1 lilt) tt ' yeJlMUtlv called t .1 .TI,o ' m,lai l?fltnwT" If ' A7;lil.li ' 1 tlntV I,..!,! the pulse and thp condition of the s?.Svv?n ?"Iti was sonietiities feeble more gt nerallv full iithout comment, is Onlv hv del ..... . ...tS wM.Lii, inn iur rrii-"t v nur nam, uui sucn as, nine limes out ! i. nave not me pleasure ot knowing Ur M. neons associations that have been so long kept i of ten, seeined to indicate the loss of U or 24 -hut his general reputatbrt as a man and a up.m our nrofossi'on hv mdnlcht timl pmnirln.!! ininrrs nT hlrwwl . ;r H.o ..w, .... :i...iit,.ii4:fin.nn ,i i iii - i r ... .1 - 1"' " ii mv ill in VY rt-l uni 111) fl Ml- I " nii'Mii i , i.- rtluulJillf f Mlt'lK C III 11111 lailU- H'aviwors, HiHT. vo can ever hope to arrive j ways put on; the appearance of goose flesh ; able motives' which induced him to invit- the at any;degrce of rortainty or. satisfaction in the cure of diseases. I'lie connprtion tlVntv- ists tietween tlie namos of certain diseases and ifu J, . .. " vVVII IIH. irhii' n Kl ( arter-ar takeu'tnia- uiuuuut remedies which have bem miloved to tnan or- ih an v- v "'" "irure them, becomes ofti-n as fWe nnd imn...ta. been most angerous. in i ..ttiiSUui ble as the names of certain plants or animals lU .t L I fliv )i ith tlio fiinic tliti' x aI,i. . Ulw .1:, ki i i .." . i ,1 . nnt'ii iiittvu i. ; r.vv, , im.y exnmit; isut dieasrs alt not ko trres ! was r? cohUtaze tf frvev. pml l.rp a.w and if blood was drawn, the oulsc bec-an td in t'-rmit. frequently, before threg ounces wprc . . r. ,,i ..-.- i i . i i . ... . . inui.it-ii,.vnu woujti cease to oeiit betore eiglitvere taken awa.v ' !, In truth, the nulse soon ceased to be a guide in the treatment of tins disorder, while it was sritm d smvcml. . - v - 1.1 r.i ai inn hm. net-s c i i -h-ukc hi uvt'i, p.no Hence arose ail a patient laboring u ir Uie UiSv.ase, my whicl, retain their character and continue to - the-indications of cure, which must liave been t attentiobas U.Uk slatool irld a similar pnMfiice- tbrougj, an infinite obvious to every phvsician whoTould be so im-ntilo- inn rpsi) i ration (tiiu Ui u est care. ei.nra:. v. ,.e .ri.. '..- , . .... ' s -. wiMt-w .s' . v "t - cHn -untiertHKe- toprosswidr n t am siire-r to evTty ner vlwUias sav thnt-tlip-iliaMisop ln v:nli.l..nl -H.---,ni, ,M... i im bi;i.t..i. i .i ra. ."- -1 r '. .- - r :r.,.n. .miVuin U fi if,', .niiui. ni. Mnirtiniffl. in tiie aiiuuiu economy. for first. thepulsYndr rspii attont anu mj brst cait nas neen xo restonj u w uiv sum. Wl.pn I have found the nu'lse not to txnietritiO or 108 strokes in a minute, regular in its vi- hriifionsi and not verv weak, alter coniiiosiittr. witiran itpiflU, anXintpmmutlM tliaf witli tm opiate and a blister ; will appear a- To be brief, when I was. called to a penHfrf-- Diseases existing bv the operation of the gam in the same form or submit to the same this situatit n, I immediately gave hint 40 or ..jio infill .ii unv hunseqnent period r a-i oy .. drnj's oi laudanum, onhTed him to be put one surtjy would be so Jgnonwt and prepos- to u d.. covered up wat in, aiid hot bricks to be teroi:s. Let U3 cease tin "n" "v . .v. v rvi,'l,0 U9 irasr uhti u tary canal (whicbUaw seldom Uiougnt U names alne,;and lnu-nto hfcomm.,date .our- tdain-d ofnain.aiid hot teas of almost v kind ovnn.i:..w.4. i,. n..iunn A I IUIVP ni'lll'i.,1 . .. ; ii 7T .: "TV i if .. . . . . ; - . V " " m H " vrvT ,f v; Ii UltS I.necoI'a,"0'n ot ow-.patienWand though I preferred that of Virginia sntke rcnit, halfa drachmtoa drachmot a imxtuieut-vo-to he vat-aldo Qii ; i.. i...i i;; -r..- .-i.i.;... . . . ' . .. . .. w v ...... v ... -i n.uii. iui-, t i,ai in n-is iu or uivru rvcry iniccn or. iweiiiy minutes, latile - aromatic; spvit-andjpai tgne-evesesr-Re s they cod berank:in Quantities, nor n i 1 1 rir ir 4li in nwn4 ' 11 . I ."1 rr ".A public, attention. His benevolence is entitled to ouriH.ctjjut;b1ievfjiglthat the' o t ir's view of the subject he haS attempted to illns trate," is erroneous as a ceikral one : that he has misapprehended the cause and general character of the disease lie proposes to des cribe' jr. and dictated a treatment of that disease hich, though it may have been locAHy, must, be mischievous in, a common adoption ;ai.id: ap plication courtesy towards tlie Doctor's m(w liYi&nngiitrt 1 1 nil aill nil t-AclllllllHUOn III IMS If pilltOII.'?. .' - :y , ( ' " v." W. viwiiuiuj iiutKing in our anence, ho- out more especially in the lees, which i ftrcot used as constant drink. In -a uayoc4wo, it . n'orablo tn.luiman nine. .i r. .uu r,...:, ... .i iiZ.i.. .. .. ? V- 1 , .. . . . . . " .1 i -i .. . . .-,v....v,i7, imuiiu HUI l'Mli'lll.l,HlllHlHHUV iUU MII.IIll UO IIHS MS- the pulse did nojecome; strtmgi i and less leKr blessings to future eenerations. " , i iw. I f hen ,oL ',wm f..ll n. m;. -e . ,i. ' - - - - . ... . i i i ". ' , . ....' qiiehtv theBaik'was added with an addiuonal u.intity of wine and. brandy. Tiie liaik, with camphor and the. mtist poweriul stimu lants have jri manycases been .given with good Or i s ' . i . j i" .-i .'a. I' ii enects irom the nrst attack oi iue uiscase, J, NORjCOM. dent spirit to ho used to every done, which sel dom i-failed I to bring on a w-ariir breathing "sweat, which somctimrs 3terniiii:ifil ilu rniii ( Talbot counttf, MarvJAndyM ' ''n,tf;:.MTc-nl -.t. ifllic Jj.imr rv 2rdi; 1815 j disease had cimtihned for tliree, or four days, FBOM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. j . ' Eastonl ndcp.the.usefhesem J,ad not been used, the pa- casional use of anodynes flHn(TWd ministration o nutriment, the patient soon f vro wl. t Wi,..! ,i i.i.:i-i. ...i, -r: . ...... lii. " " n MiiAi-'m. i iJ " . "v; wnnriiH. him exiiGuiuics were com, thus making- began tomondand finally recovered; , Instead you submitted afew tlays ago some oliserva- it mucmoiunmanavreabie. anil verv , limeoh ot. the volatile spirit and paregoric a combma. : ti6hs in the Enauirer of Rirhmnml; '': nn Pn;.7fn n,vv,0 r:;; a . " , . ; : tion of camnhor with the'volatile sal aiunioni ac, in nills. was sometimes civen with tlie same beneficial result. In eases of the disease at tended- with swelling and inflaination of the throat, not evincing a very malicious temper, b titinigvviwtieiinimcni;''WiiiioiuviHuviis-oi' . hot vinran-jwiit snirit. Imve hi-en ser icpiiRlp.'. blistering added to these has seldum failed, . 1 i wi... . -i. wiirn accomnantpi with rnrn'mMmninB' wnp. rar. remedies, to lorodnce the haubiest elifcits .( ' -. . r- ; -is . . a i 1 lie same external nnlications and the sama i '. CnYictIti.fi-vv.! rAii..i 1. ...... o,.'.r.ll. V-i-rr.'"! . -".wuiuuunni tii ctiiiirui ililYC UVlll i ijUclll hUC- AAn.f..l 1 nr. ... '. a . . . . ' :."ui in rases anecimg the breast ?t provided the; breathing : of the patient was not convul- . SlVP ovil 1o.tvVv.n., i.:i.i.. ';" minentlv- dane,erouslv am! mnstlv fatalIn. deed,. I ' cannot saV. non ran tf learn, tha t n Xsiriglcr cure-has been performed, in which that y i in mar state ot breatliin??- an rharftctpr s ir vi ims lorm ot tuft complaint nas bpi Icn es n . I same genei al laws, are so greatly modified in their individual character, by incidental and inscrutable circumstances, as to enforce the belief that all attempts at tfieestablishment of a prescriptive or definite mode of treatment, deduced from individual experience, are of an- nappy tendency, ihe man who bottoms his. , pratical conduct upon the presumption of " knowledge thus acnuiretK is a mere machine. . - t , ' . which applies the -same force to materials of disproportionate capacity. lie is a Pi'ocustesT who' fits: his patients to a common measure. But one rule ofcoh(juctj;an secure to society-'' the benefits of the profession : and that is, a cautious regard to the patient'scondition.''" A corivct acfjiiaintancc with that condition can be derived only from the expressions or indi- "L" fation"arrf Tw)MndivJdual-iise ' . , JfZfl . Doctor Martin expresses incertitudRwheth er the disease he describes be the same with i ' the epidemic of the,Western $hore7)f Virginia ' an(f Maryland."5 That it is one disease, ap-. pears sufficiently- clear. Tlie characteristic Symptoms which the Doctor has given us, cs-" 1 il - a' i- i ?.. ...' . OemiC disease Which noW " desolates Several " The sniv-thninf opMnm .nrnwi) C..f..rr1i..t itahliQli tUiA in ti wife ndnw in iitferv im , - - " " " "Miivui-. ir W I M( 1 tt 1 M 'III , "H"U BHV1I IllUOIIViV UllUlVftk I t K 1 JM. All( i-uunurs noi iar irom iinc Aietropojis, . injJvery instance either ttf. this of - plfiiiisVaportant circumstance. ' "vvi. ,..Vov. v .--" iin9ti."j'-jciimnticu an riiusion oi serum un town and counts with ftn eiiMerriical d 11 " ! MAM1. -f - . " , " ,.,v T , iwv wMviuniuii in HioiniKf ui ti.mi lilt III which carried off great numbers of our citizens braneVwhicli UnttbcViioVe fauces ami lungs :fth'e7fpacc: in tnel last davs of Dprrii'iheiv t'si and l.i in the: last days of December, 1812, and end-i " From , everv ciiTiimstanco 'and fart. vv..l. innt Tiifin 4 04 (' . . A, i ...... 1 A' ' I. t - " came under my notice, l have made up my mina, and trust, that I have proved it ntthe ing in J une, 1S13, Out of a population of I cnn ,ln :..TI'.'. .... i' i.i.JT ..' a i ' li'viusiiius. in inai sooi isiirtt i,tii nun-. iHiL irss tbunt5(K) icrsons died. It ceased with the ef- r-A ii. r'i .1 ' ii -r . ' i . . . iix.i,oi iuet:oiuoi- tne nreceuinir winter, and commencca.in iNoveinber to loWintr. and con- 4. - ... - ' '- " --"I tinned from that time 'until the elTects ceased a cairi in tlie month of Junpi 1814 1 thonr-h its , - '.-...1 . .1 .."il II . . - .- conitHj vus uui uiarKsa wiiu ine s-ame - ucsoi; tuin.. :-?: ": 'Z ' -A" .'; ' V '-'-. -i- i 'J . :- ' 1 I will not pretend to assert thatrotir enide mic was of the; same character 'with the one you have slightly touched upon : but I wish it 5Z.. J-1 il .! il - 'y.ppcaiving oi ine iuusc m mis uiscase, iue DotbrViays " I have made tip my niin.HRa"t' tlie cause of the winter epidemic of 1 SI 5 -I K is-a:dcficieticy of ; purs vital airj-or oxygen in i.i.1 i...'....r . r..-. , i . ...i: essay, which is about to be published in Balti- thp atmosnlirrc Wliielil fmin a. morbid lirrdis-," - . , , ..... . . 4 fMisitipn in the blood and lungs, incapacitated ir.e anmiui tcconomy irom gneraung an.tn u heat. whlch'Til bec-anic.-iiecessarv.to siir"iilv by more,- that the cause of ' the winter epidemic of artificial means, such as 1 have ivcommcnueu 1813 and 1 KI4. w t n. tpf!ripnri nf imvi iHtt I "ni.AVP.. AJr. ' - -r - i ' .:. . fltVi or oTti'sen in the atfnosnherei whirl..: from Tliis ifeTnise annears to ine a verv 'wild !nd 4 a : lnorbid prnlisjisition in theTurigs and idopd, baseless.. postulat is nCJl liould like ti kntuv, :J incapacitated the animal economy from :renc- wlwt are t!ie exiK'rinieiit.s w Inch prove. Miat - ...i ..;... ;i. i '':.'' .. . ': ''rit.'..U. rokK.'V. .-.j.'ir ;.'f ".i ;;i-.i' r. ii;i-; rf:-1 j aung i tosupp Cjyou have slightly touched upon ; but L wish it niendecrby thejjtcv.31att!iew'ilsiu of-DcvXtobeliev -to, tc lrio.Tvn that a tlv reaicdics you have iaware, & 1775-in a letter publisM in the WisCom A
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