Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-07

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CooPER'S PolNr. Jan. t5
Respected E,Iendy-On exa,t,irfn, ,,,uc
paper OF the 25th OF last month, Ipsrrciv.
eel am account OF a malignant fever pre-
vaiiing. IN one of the jails of YOUR civ
winch brought 10 my mind many cilc,lii,
stances respecting that disorder within
about fifty years.
lhe iirst happened al the memorable
lime, when the Indians tied 10 PbiiY,ie.-
PIMA, from Tic pursuit oil the Paxton Bows
Gas they called iliemselves:)t,ev wcr.. put
III and guarded al the Barracks, where hey
contracted d malignant fever which MAS
then called the jai .f;rcr, OF Which, few II
any recovered uDiIl they were con
ducied by some of their guards 10 Wood.
land on the Schuy Kill, where ths,y pro.
cured The herb called by them plipsfSs.
~ay, In great plenty; by The Use OF " t4iS Ii
las was informe,O the sick ali recovered
and their disorder entirely ceased.
Soon alter tiiiS, Il young IMAM tanis. from
one OF the West India Islands. ia MIA,
the jail fever. which he had contracted Lv
long confinement III prison. He WIS III.
tended by several physicians who rave
him up; but AN old acquaintance. who
came 10 see him, found his disorder 10 be
the eof the Indians, who had told hin,
how they used the phipSisswa when he
was with them 10 procMieii: which was
10 make strong tea oft, aud " hen ynln-
toms OF the return Or increase of the ie-
yer appeared, TO give ii hot aud plenty ill
it produced perspirafion. This WAS done
three successive days, on each Of which
lie was better than on the preceding. Al
Ter the Third day his fever did NOT return.
ana he was III good health, as soon as lie
conid gather siepgth.
In The winter OF l776 andy, Gen. Howe
turned tiie American prisoners out Of \.
DIX, on The account of their having !.
malignant putrid fever. Most of then,
died on The road but one OF them. " 10
hau served his'tiHie with ne, reached INV
house apparently al Tie puiui Of death:
and another whose usuaIresidei,ce Was ar
my brothers ferry, reached Here. in = Ike
stale. My brother sent for the late DR..
John Redman 10 see his man; the doctor
aiier his Visit there, came 10 see me az AN
old friend: and being informed OF Tie
SICK soldier, went III Whine 10 see hiet,
but on examination did not advise apy
medlcine, and went down stairs, said lie
mot The man would mol survive until that
time Tomorrow; and added, that he
would not insure BIN for so per.ce,tt -
On visiting the man at The ferry uexI ,,..
and hearing the one al my house was a.
live, lie came TO see him, aud said re
had never seen so great All alterations. and
inquired what had been given him. | IN
formed him we bad given phipSissiway
tea, very strong and as hot as he could
drink, at night, wlill caused proiuse pep
splratIon, and 10 this drink decoction
OF sassafras root and the bark of black
alder.
The doctor desired, | would treat the
man at the ferry in The same way. took
some of the ingredients 10 the ferry the
evening following; the pl1ipsissiway MAS
given as before; it had The like efiect f.r
that night, but next morning beiore san
rise, he was seen walking round The sta
Bile; he said he was as well as ever. only
weak; but sweat SO that he could moi Lax
III bed this being one of the coolest nights
that wlnier; he consequence was, thai be
was attacked by the pleurisy, which fer
minated his existence.
From the last mentioned time 10 the
present, we have used the phipsiss;vrv
10 great advantage IN most kinds Of f..-
vers, varying the manner agreaabIyfo cir
cumslances, with The other articles oc.
casionally.
10 relate tenth part of tie benefit
have known from the use Of The abovq AZ.
tlcle would be too great an undertaking
now III The SD year Of my age-bul hope
the above viii produce IA more genera.
use than hitherto. II Won deem this or a.
NY part of il worth publication after cor
rectIoD, II is al your service
had commenced writing tie above
soon alter YOUR first mention Of ilIe icy, ! !.
but hearing nothing further of II until "a
few days past, hoped it bad snbsiAed
but seeing by late paper That il stnl
continues, was induced 10 uriie the a.
bove.
And remain respectfully,
Your real friend,