Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-02
EPIDEMIC.

EPIDEMIC.
E:rfraci Of a letter from a ps.,,..
Of camGridge, Oh the Kas.ers Inn, s.'
81 Maryland, to q 6cn.l,s, ,s's
This place.
!" Frsms anr letterfhaye !. l.,
ta',ne IL Preaauaslag Gre d.. a'N
which naw prevails aa,ae.t ~.
br the SINE di,ssr vkeI, ~
ed here Will, 50 much yii..te,.. = =
the too last Siaters. asa v6;es
pears 10 be gradually esteps;..
self throagh the uni.el s,.,a
II made its appearaace here ,t,,,
toe last Of January, tsis, sf..
very' eald state Of the weather !,
tended with a heavy fall Of ,,.
ai;iea covered the earth Tor e,.,l
GAYS a'.a was neatly a week betsn
il ~as entirely dissolved /; tbs Wa.
tier Immediately after Lercain,
warm and excessively damp, es,,i.
Rpal showers Of ram, ana . midi
atmosphere prevailed during Il,
gre ater part Of February, al pbhh
aa'e the disease Appeared 10 4.u |
arrived atits ace.e. The s,mulsu,
at first ir0m sseir rfsembi4nrs "a
s,ieurisy exeised DO alarm. as il vs
believed to he = malignant st.ls Il |
that disease bottemed on. or eoD.
eeeied ai,k The bilious fever. si lae
auiunn, sbirh had generally pre
vailed. the eye in NEST eases Icing
mnrb janadivsd. and large disehar.
~ o. bile f;.sm The s,slaish attend.
icg tke exhibition Of NEST efiAr re.
l.sssessis.s. .s&. sisies9s 8 he sis
easr ise.easisS with the speedy Gs.
s.ras'Ses' o: lie patient, The period
:e:ns srsm q 10 II hears. ana ~I
laa .saser than frew ar to se'tn
;iass. a.sr,led The atten'ioas Of The
lhYsieiags. aaS maze them parlkn
ssif.s atterj TO al The pheaoaepa'-
lie tjiaeese commenced with q va
sieiy al :, ;Bpt'as, sue'l 80 be'fa'
Gpss. Sigh; cough. sere lsr"af, 'n
ia the head or neck, sides, MtS
ia:rbs o.. feet; bu. 10 establish u'D'
ger il was indispensable lhsl i
,i.o.i,. lie casnepitd with ebil''"
saan, perssas Who had several u
the s,n.ptaa. mrniioaeHrd' spa :.
ss:apd ,..e csl;l stage either by s'''s
. bed, ean!iaiaing tae;Dsei'e'," :.
t:,eW houses. and nslns warm ''"''
seapea tie dise.ssf, aad H''s :"
Fed, vell in Two or ihrrt days.,
,t yas however comment, fTe 'a''
.;tl.,r b. coIant.s ofthe ss''e' i'',
,r cIs,la.s s. sreeadsi s'I" n.y., ~,
Walsh continued for a leOs" 4,
snop or ,,nr. aad uslsrsd 10 ~" :.
.tr as.pnpaDitd with pan ,. a.,
fram orr pari Of Tie boa' vs." -, d
az ineated in the heia' W. ~. ii.
5seas, in sll The ca'fs WV. 4.
aaip was in tie hsgi" OK 90 d,,e,
, i j, Mss eer'ai, 70 be ' ~
,ainpdte one of,hs III se l's y - - i
tienrd place, in fbe e'i'se :. tpra
sb; i'i" fever !. capable d p' ,'s y y
i ma.a TIA, j, night be 'a J. r. y
, ss,s,.sa 20 our 4ern.. 1''ph''s 81, =,
ohcid. synoci'us, s.uo 30 49, Isscd
cboid. commencing WI, "" .;.LeA
grade, End going up 10 -" oi,bsr
asd accord,ngso TIE sf"'t w. !" l.ra
a,nf as e.hil,i cd by 'HFa .orps
we're the renediss to ~ s !" d~
dated. Tie greater iiaa'";: M, 10
eases the first year "e'. 20 d0
s,a,nu.,or,. ard bore 'ls , W. iii
lancet with great a'''a's I'd 10,
the addition Of pnrs"'''''d ,ae, %
boyetics, Afterwards a ;',.' Il No.
hlisters /; LHt IN 'iis l''' q q i'd
were eases ausniea sp I'd.
pain where ii Was in'a'y ,ad ~
n,eoee " i'll he' bran'' ' .sI,iisn "
ul,ey. aud the OILY dFp =, sa,S
eonia he suerc. sfvliy '',,.sJsyp,,i
svrs,e prrspera'i'" E ss. 4 1irs,.9
drinks. saeh as y :, tcs'~',',
''es n', :, .,si,. neriod w .,cae