Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-07-22
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a work has iateiy appeared at Paris on
f,amonay Consunptcn, i'll !. vol. Svo. which
has excited great attention. The author is
young man named Bayle, physician 10 enc
of the hospitals, I" Id Charlie" where he
examined the lungs of more than three hun
dred individuals OF ali ages who fell victims
to this disease. The basis Of his definition.
and his division Of pulmonary phEhsis, is pa
biological anatcmy-This disease is defined
to be "a lesion OF the lungs which produced
progressive disorganization of this viscer a.
alter which takes place its liberation. which
terlninatesin death.' This excellent ana.o-
mist has established beyond doubt the mel
| ancholy fact, that pulmonary consumption is
essentially incurable, and r,ortal--tho' there
are diseases, attended with the same symn-
toms, different in their nature, which arc
susceptible of cure. IIe distinguishes SIX
KINDS OF pulmonary consumption--1st. tuaet.-
cnlous, or schrephnlouS-2nd, granulous, IN
Which the lungs are full CT white granulati-
ons, solid, half transparent CT car,ilaginous-
81, with mefznose, that is, with 6egenera-
ton OF the pulmonary substance into a.brown
and afterwards black matter, shining and
compact---fth, uicerous CHS denomination
seems to apply to most kinds of phth:sis
4Nr' bayic has, however, proven, that tie
essential ulcers oflnngs, are extrcraciy rare.
ne pus which IS thrown mp usually before
death is almost always the result OK a vicious
secretion OF the mucous branchic membranes
or it proceeds from the ulcer cccasioned By
another kind Of lesion oftl.c lungs. Primitive
ulcers, without complication, are rare-wliich
constitute uAceroue phthis,s--5th, Calculus
tiitlisiG !; this species is more rare than the
preCed;ng-6th, Cancerons fss6isis, which
results from a degeneracy of sonc portion of
the lurgs into tissue analogous TO scliirrus
or cancer.
MIR. Bayle shews by what treatment life
may be prolonged, for a longer or Shorter
time, in the different species cf this disease.
This work is truly original--the result of
observation. The facts are stated with much
sagacity and eXactness.
We are glad tohear, that an English trans
iation or this work wil soon be prepared for
publication, by DIR. Uneven, professor of
chemistry in the college Of New York.
1t has been observed, that, in our large ei-
ties, consumption is more frequent among
young females of the higher circles than it
was formerly, owing to the light dress worn
in winter, art exposure to the night air.
When it is known that the disease, in all
stages, IS incurable, more precaution will
probably be employed to prevent its attack
There IS disease well known in Europc
by the designation Of the 'maIady of dismiss
SIGN, which on one occasion in PHILADELPHIA
was wittily called the :eo-out, to distinguish
it fromthe eouf, with which complaint, from
the sharpness Gifts pangs, it bears close af-
finity. Mr. Pickering is notwithstanding under
a severe and to all appearance, mortal at
tack of this disorder. One of his most fatal
symptoms IS perpetual tendency to writing.
IN late delirium, in which he raved about
the ships President and Little Belt, he is said
to have committed topaper the following GU
riously incoherent sentence; by which it viii
be perceived that bis faculties are as much
impaired as the king OF England's, who, it
is said, in his worstfitsof arrangement, could
always distinguish genders.
Commodore Rodgers SAYS was ID or
IS leagues from that part ofour coast called
c. Henry, when a sail was discovered in tho
East; that he gave her chsce. and continued
it for more than SIX hours before he came up
with her, the vessel chased all that time en-
deavorlng to make her escape; for the com
modore could not see him so clearly as to
Judge what was her size, tits plain she saw
the vastly superior size ofher pursuer, or she
would not have run from hers
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