The Sun.
London, England, 1803-02-01 00:00:00

PREVENTION OF CONT,IGION.

Mojorr, Professor of Chemistry, and a
Member of the Society of Medicine at Genoa, has
furnished M. GUYTON Munson, with some fur-
ther information respelling acid fumigations for
toping the progress of Contagion, which 'has been
recently published in The Moniteur.
" Being summoned," the Dodor says, • " to the
Church of St. Andre, where two persons had.drop-
,ped down dead on attempting to descend: into the
Vaait, IfoUnd the Church infeded with putrid cx:.
halatious. I immediately caused thd opening of the
Vault to be closed ; and having shut the windows,
placed inihe middle of ;he Church a large earthen
v,:ase,, contorting tsibs. of Marine Salt, and' sibs. of
Sulphuric Acid. 'Lighted faggots were- placed round
the vase, in order ro accelerate the disepgagement
of the vapours ; which"ceased to arise at the end of .
Om !lotto'', when the windows were again opened.
The infedious, vapor was then dispersed. rhave.
observed a more marked died, when I have made
fumigations with Oxygenated Muriatie Acid in the
largrbt tdifices, and particularly in the Chords of!
St. Domin:c, Where the air was so iniet.led, ind so
loaded with putrid exhalations, that the fetidity of
it was felt at. some distance, and in the neighbour-
ing ht'llSel• remploytd for the ftlmigation
Marine, Salt, 4lbs. of Sulphuric Acid, and 0,11.), of
Blac4.oxide, of Manganese.

I. 'l'o purify the air ofelost and inlobitediplaces,
I have pielerred fumigations of Nitric Acid, ‘,vhielt
''have also' succeeded in destroyiag`,the e;:mtagious,
Miasma, Without causing the le.isc inconvenience.
to the siek. There has 'been do example of any i
one baying received Contagion froin :those sick,
near whom these fumigations hove been constantly;
made.

1{ "ro preserve myself from the infedion of putrid
and contagious exhalations, I have never used Any
other preservarixe, than a little phial of Acetic
Acid, which I held under my nose ; by which
means, I have constantly escaped infeetion, altho'
repeatedly exposed- to its effects."

A redalion of the 'enormous price of Butcher's
would afford much consolation to the Public•
'particulvly to those who feel for the de—
ii,•ta!7le situation of the poor at this inclement sea.
(;)11 a the year. It is with.much pleasure we learn,-
that a ne'v Association, consisting of men of then
inobt rFspalable characters and fortune, is ahout to
tw..a4nrcs for the immediate tedress of so great;
cvil., to be hk.)pe.t4,,thit,t this Association'
w+ll it. 6,1,61)141)0d on a firtA:and solid basis, and
1114.: Committee cv.ill extend its spirit and prirt..
c!:1,•• t:, every town tbrougbout these kingdoms.--,,
,t, reciprocal chnununication be rc.
of meat will not,ordy be re.,
:;, cenui!lnditrti, hut a transfer of cattici
. • !I; iOC so a 4 to oppose every real or artificial

(Jo S :nOrning a woman gained admittance
irw, i.ouoe in Marlborough-street by means of. a
Or, being pest ioned by the servants as
tx„ she informed them that she had a rank
Uentleman; who gave it her in Fieet.Mar.-,
ket„ reWar.ied her with halfa.crown for carry.
Tnere being no ground for believing this
was delivered into the custody of one 0104
officers belctging to the Public Office Airlborough.
atrm,, who was passing at the, time ; when on
ion, the parcel was found to contain the
cqrl.se of an infant, supposed to be about two
oht ; she was taken to the Police Office,
t", s',,r per,isttd in the same story, but it being .
t„.- her husband was a resurrection man
bodies, and that the Prisoner sold
,t, `,..-Grget4is, the Prisoner was committed
fin