Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-07-22
From the Nsso York Statesm'
MEDICAL ESSAYS.

Il
work, published some weeks since IN
this city, entitled Essays on various
subjects of Medical Science: by ID 1uid
| Hosack, NJ. d F. r S l. f Pro
lessor of the Theory and Practice OF
Physic, and Clinical Medicine, in the
University of the State of New York;
and one of the Physicians of the New
York Hospital" This publication
consists of two large octave volumes,
comprising in the aggregate between
eight and nine hundred pages. Its
contents are diversified, being arrang
ed under thirty six distinct heads, and
embracing some of the prominent sub
jects, which have fallen within the
sphere of the authors Obser walton 10
the course of long and extensive
practice, or which have grown out of
his connexion with various scientific
institutions, and his official duties as
Professor in the University. Most of
these Essays have already appeared
in different form, and are now col
Iected, revised and corrected by the
author. Although the work chiefly
relates to medical subjects, and is
therefore more particularly interesting
to professional men; yet parts of it are
of miscellaneous and general charac-
ter, and NAV be pernsed with plea
sure by any class of readers. Of the
latter description are his observations
on vision. read before the Royal So
ciety of London. and published in their
Transaclions-the Essay on the origin
and progress of the Medical Schools
of New York and Philadelphia-the
biographical notices of Rush, Wistar,
Hillary, & Williamson--the discourse
before the Historical Society-the Els
say on the Medical Police OF N York
the remarks on the mineral waters
of BalIston-and the account OF the
diseases and last moments of Robert
Fulton and George Frederick Cook,
addressed to their biographers, MIR.
Golden and Mr.. Dunlap.
Some Of the foregoing chapters are
peculiarly appropriate at this season,
and may he read to advantage as the
sickly months approach, since they
contain much sound precautionary ad
vice for preserving the health Of lndl
viduals and cities We beg leave to
recommend particularly the authors
judicious remarks. Many persons ig-
norantIy supposing those waters to
be sovereign remedy for all com
plaiots, and the more coplOus the
draughts the better, rush to the Springs,
as to modern Bethesda, and without
a correct knowledge of the nature OF
their diseases, at all hours of the day,
gulp down the supposed panacea in
unmelsured quantities Dr.. Hosack
enumerates large class OF diseases IN
which the waters of Ballston and Sa
ratoga are decidedly injurious. and
cites several instances in which per-
sons were nigh losing their lives by
an imprudent, an unreasonable, or i'm
moderate use of them No sack per-
son should hurry away to the springs,
without first taking sound medicinal
advice; those who are in good health,
and resort thther for exercise and "a
musement, need no such precautions,
being able to take care of themselves.
On the 28fh ult large portion of
land slip from the farm of one Bio
deau, near Col Fraser's house, at 81
Francois du Sud, into the river, and
formed dam for some time, but no
material damage was sustained, except
upon the farm where this transposition
of soil took place, and which. as far
as its effect, extended. is entirely ruin
ed. Our informant adds, that the wa
tiers of the river were. fer time, so
strongly impregnated with sulphur as
to he unfit for use--this singular phe
n,menor is generally attributed to the
heavy rains which bave lately tahsn-
it will he recoIlected that we last ear
noticed similar occurrence, but to
much greater extent. in the district of
Three Rivers. TQuebec Mercury.
Dama-c By L ght ,ing.-The brig
Criterion. Capt. Rice, from n. Orleans,
living in Hampton Roads, sustained con-
siderable damage b the lightning about
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon 1t
ruck the fore royal mast head. and in
descending TO the deck split the top gall