Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-07-14
occAsloNAL CAUSES

many. Anon them may be enumerated
the throwing do vn Ola china bason, mis-
placing haf, ora pair of gloves or an UNI,
brela; leaving door open, over doing the
meat, uader doing the same, spilIins the
soup, letting the Ere 70 oct, mistaking the
hour, &c. e.. sc. WITH .hlany others, which
Go not think it necessary to enumerate,
because these causes are SO very natural,
that we cannot prevent hem, and because
whatever the occasional cause Of the dis.
order may be, the synnpfsms are the same
and the mode Of cure the same.
CURE.
Various remedies nave been thought Of
for this di5tc,aPer, but all, h;lhero, Of the
rouejl and violcnt KIND, Winch, therefore,
If they remove tie symptoms Tor the pre-
sent, leave greater disposition toward the
disorder than before. Among these the
connon people frequently prescribe the
application OF an OAK stick, horse.whip,
or leather s.r%p, Or belt, which, however,
are AZ liable TO the objection have just
stated. Others have recommended aygu.
mcatati2n-bat this, like inoeulatioa, viz
otproduce thc desired effect, unless the
patient bs, IN some degree, prepared to re.
ceive it. Some have advised perfect Sic
lence in al persons who are near the patti
emf; but must say, that wherever have
seen this tried, it has ra.her neigh ened tho
disorder BY bringing On fits. The same
thing may Dc said Q. 25sd;ence, or letting
the patient have her own way This is
precisely Ike giving drink in dropsical'
case, CT curing burning fever by throwing
III great quantities Of brandy.
As the chief intention Of this paper was
70 prove shat scoLding sa disease, and not
fauIt, shall not eularge much on the
mode Of cure; because the moment my
theory IS adopted, every person will be
able to treat the disorder secHadum artcM.
l shall mention however, the following pre-
scription, which never found to fail, if
properly administered;
Takc-0f G2mm0a Sense, thirty grains,
Decent Beha0i2ur, one scrupie.
Due C5nsidsrati2n, ten grains,
AEr, and sprinkle the whole with enc mo.
merits M9agAt, to be taken as soon as any
of the occasional causes appear.
BY way of diet, though it is not nccessa-
ry to restrict the patient TO milk OF vege,
table diet, yet have always found it pro.
per to guard them against strong or sPiriCu.
Gus liquors, or any thing that tends to heat
the blood,
But it IS now expedient that [ should
state matter Of very great importance IL
the prevention OF thiS disorder, and whch
I have left ill nov, that ny arguments on
the subject may appear distiDct, and may
be conprehended under ont view. u :
commonly supposed, and indeed has often
been asserted, that this disorders peculiar
10 one only Of the sexes; and, trust,
need not add what SEX that Is. Butal.
though it may be true that thcy are most
liable 20 it, vet it IS certain, l.o.n the theo-
ry laid down respecting the pra-disgosing
causes, that the men az equally IN d&ogef.
Why then DO we rot Gnd do Esany maies a.
flicted with Seeding as we 10 iemaea!
For tbs plan reason: 8coldiag, as proved
above, is the effect OF a certain noxIouS
matter psnt up.
Now this mater eng2nders IN men, as
we'll as III WON Ia. the later have noe
the frequent opportunities Tor discharg'15
it, V ch the men enjoy. Women are, by
fashion AMI certain confined modes OF ilic'
from all those public comPa'
nies, clubs, assemblies, coffee houses, &c
&c. where the men have continual opPor-
tnnity Of ] charging ii. cause Of !the dis
order, without lis ever accommodating in 50
great a quantity as to produce the synP-
toms / nave enumerated This, and this
only, is the cause why the disease appears
most often III the ternai3 sex. I would