Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-18

| TINS form OF the disease, Gas well as that l.
lacking the hoad and breast.) is introduced BY
shivefings, headache, stufing of the nose,
| hoarseness, and a splitting Of white frothy mu>
Gus from the throat, with very little cough. and
breath'essncss The patients rise up from bed
declaring they must choak, complain of giddi,
ness and faintness, and sometimes puSe. The
tumefaction ct the throat is not always great
enough to account for those alarming sutfocat-
ing feelings. The muscles OF respiration, and
particularly of the CLOTHS, must be spasmod
cally affected. One OF these paroxysms could
nnt be survived many minutes. Neither the
breathing nor cough. resemble Group Very
large ganduar swelings sometimes occur
bout the neck"
From congestion or accumulation of blood
in the vessels of the throat. the inflammation
looks remarkably dark, and is coated in some
parts with inispissated mucus, or coagulatng
lymph. which give most alarming aspect to
the disease, 1t is these appearances which have
caused it to be called Putrid Sore Throat-
Fatal mistake +! for the treatment proper in the
latter disease, urges the inflammation and swell.
ling of the former TO suiiocation. These white
crusts do not conceal ulcers, nor is the breath
offensive, as III putrid sore threats. Instead of
red pepper and blue stone garsIes, and washes,
| found so useful in the Putrid Sore hroat, the
ildest ana most assuasive application are re-
qaired in the prevailing epidemic. An infusion
OF red rose leaves, with little alum in it
| lead water OF barley water slightly acidulated
with elixir of vitriol or muriatic acid, make the
best kind OF gargles, which should never be an.
piled with mop.
| For this disease, affecting either the head,
breast or throat, the general indications OF cure
| are--lst To moderate the violence OF the fe-
yer at the beginning, and thereby to reduce the
Inflammation, and prevent those fatal illusions
OF coagulatins lymph on the brain, lun,,s and
! throat-2dly To excite and continue a mo.
\ y
! gour to the ened system.
| The first indication is performed by blood
letting at the beginning, regulated by The state
| of the pulse, and the violence of he inilamma
! tory symptoms, which seldom last longer than
two or three days. To bleed, after this stage,
is to destroy the patient, or to plunge him into
a state of lingering, typhoid debility. AS few
drops oi blood from the nose have EN- rclev-
cd the head, might not division of the tempo
| raj artery. or opening the jugular vein, be the
best mode OF taking blood in the violent head
| end threat cases Vomiting and purgng by
| ipecacuanla, or Tartar & Emetic calomel com,
! bincd, should next be used, and a large blister
laid betwixt the sh oulders or around the throat
| These three remedies promptly and boldly APP
| p!ied, seldom fail to disarm the disease of all
| its terror A person in the greatest extremity
| of suffering and apparent danger has been up
and about III q few days, by the use OF these re-
| NEEDLES only. The second Indication is per-
formed by giving Tartar Emetc or James's
powder, in broken doses, and using wine whey,
| sage tea or any mild tupid drink. copnbina-
ton of Tartar Emetic la of grain, Opium 10,
| Caiomci and Camphor each , grains, every 4
| or hours, is most efficient medicine ; it sells
dom fails to excite Perspiratcn, and il con,i-
| nued in consequence of the obstinscy Of the fe
scr, viii produce salvation which, with
biistering, is The cny remedy likely to ckvate
the fatal fleets of etlusion. The last ndcsti-
on, is to remove weakness, which is best done
by light nutritive diet and exercise,
JOS: TRENT.
Richmond, 14th Jan. 1914.
The pulse at the beginning is small and
contracted one or two bleedings until the pa
tent feels faint or sick will make it iuli and
soft ; when further bleeding would cndangcr
his falling into typhoid state, difficult to man
age, nasmuch it will not bear the usual site
mulant practice of t} ,hus lever.
NORFOLK, Jan. ii.
At special meeting Of the Board OF Directors
ofthe Union Insurance Company Of Norfolk, |
held on Saturday the 18th day of January, |
1915.
Present-The President and eleven members |
absent four.
Resolved urani1soMsiy. That from the large |
interest which this Office holds in the Stock of
the Farmers Bank of Virginia, they cannot re-
fran from expressing their opinion on the late |
unprecedented change made OF its officers IN |,
that department Of The Bank established in |
Norfolk.
Resolved unanimously, That the removal Of
Richard Blow, Esq late President, and oil Luke |
Wheeler, Esq late Cashier sf the said Bank,
two gentlemen of high responsibility, well qua
lifted &. diIigent in the discharge of their pub
lie duties, they view as impo'itic and injurious
to the best interest of the institution
Resolved undnimomsiy. 7 That the said gentle |
men so removed continue to possess the und |
mished confidence of this Board, and that they |
highly appreciate their public and private
worth
ResoiUed nrdnin Ously, That the President be |
requested to furnish each Of the above named |
gentlemen, with a copy of these resolutions, |
snd that copy of them be transmitted 20 the |
Governor and Council ofthe State, to the Pc
sdent and Directors OF the Banks at Richmohd, |
Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg and
Winchester and that they be published i'll the |
Norfolk and Richmond papers.
(signed)
WIN. PENNOCK, President.
Attest, e. CALF, Secretary.
Richard Blow was this day elected President |
ol tue Office OF Discount and Deposit OF the /
Farmers Bank of Virginia, vice Moses Myers
resigned.-Leoger
The Connecticut Legisinfwe, as appears b. |
The follow mo prOclamatiou arc summoned la /