Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-15

The question was taken by yeas and
NAYS. on this motion, and decided 10
the negstive.--Yeas "a, Nays 1879.
Mr.. Allen, of Mass. moved to insert.
after the lOStb line the following: "On
brown sugar cents per 10. and on
white or clayed sugar, ) cents per b.
Aftee a debate, in which Ncssrs.
Allen, Brent, Ross, Wfckliffe, Cook,
Livingston, McLane OF De. and Ran.
dolph took part
A motion to adjourn was made. and
decided in the nega,ive--ayes 80. noes
90.
And then the question on Mr.. A llea's
motion was taken, by Yeas and Nays,
and decided as follows: yeas 80, nays
Toe. So the mot u was re ected.
Mr.. Long, Of N. c. moved to reduce
the duty on bo',ing cloths, from Is TO
10 per cent, ad vaiorem. But. before
any question vas taken on this motion,
The House ,oionrDsd.
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DISEASES OF NEW-ENGLAND
As population and Agriculture have
increased, there has been moo'tica-
ton of diseases, ir all climates of the
world 10 New England, within the
las, forty years, physicians have g.
marked a variety OF diseases, which
have been gradually becoming common,
tha' formerly we're only known thro'
the medium o, authors. SHOWS fall
less frequently, less in quantity, and
are but ephemeral, compared with those
heavy bodies which lslo three Or -four
months on the ground, half century
ago. SUDDEN changes OF temperature.
from summer.heat 20 the severest ex.
tremes of cold are now experienced in
those months, which were nearly sta.
tionary at freezing point. Old peo-
pie suffer more by these variations Of
climate, than thuse who have been born
within the last thirty years.
Chronic rheumatic inflammation was
scarcely kGown to The Oldest physicians OF
New Ens land; nOw, il is one OF the most
frequen; complaints OF the aged.-nor are
the young exempt from it. Rhe al
feciions have been rapidly increased for
many years Remedies which were pre-
scribed with happy results N any class Of
diseases, have been found, al intervals Ct
9 ,ew years, inadequate 10 their removal;
TO no class has tins observation been more
commonly Or more truly applied than 10
intlammatory affections Blood letting,
which has been efficient al one season OF
the year, has proved most fatal at another;
hence successful line of pIac,,ce IN the
Eastern olales, consists IN constantly va.
rying prescriptions to correspond ~itb the
peculariies OF varying climate.
Arbitrary regulations in the practice OF
medicine, in relation 10 doses, or the pre-
else times of administering them al this
time, would only subject the physician to
endless dissppolntnenls, and defeat the
object OF bis profession Thts alterations
of climate have evidently induced much
greater mortality by lnAammatory diseases
OF the lungs Even pbthlsis undersoes 1odi-
hcations with The gradual revolutions of eli
mate Hectic commences earlier, and the
fatal termination IS proportionably rapid
There has been perceplible augmenla.
ton OF pulmonary diseases. especially the
last Is years, 10 cities and in The country
The deaths IN females TO those in males,
by consumption, is as 81 20 2. The deaths
by consumption, between the ages OF 81
and 40, are 10 those between l9 and 27,
about 10 5
1ypbus is the prevailing type for 200
miles north and west OF Boston, especial
y in September and October
Culaneous erupticns ale less frequent
and less dangerous ttaD in the more south
eIly parts Of the Union. Catalrha afec-
tons hold a conspicuous place in the cata-
logue OF endemial diseases on the sea
shore and in the Interior. in The young, IN
all months Of the year. Enteritis has be
come more comnoni in our auiumns; the
child and adult are equally its subjects.
particularly among The farmers Bowel
affections of infants ae more fatal than in
the southern States
Boston Asd,eal Intelligsnsr.
no ACCOUNTING FOR TASTE.
John M'Curdy (ssys the New York Ma
tionsl Advocate presented himself to the
Police, demanding y be sent TO the peni>
tenlisry. He had d,ne nothing TO entitIe
him IN thai Distinct nm hut hs had inst