Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-08-05

oA" cnuuiAlS, VI oHuCaVourlng to endure. /
the sultry atmosphere which surrounds Ms,
When passage can be obtained to New
Ipswich, distance of fifty-two miles. for
one dollar and a quarter, we are sure that
nothing but dire necessity-such as notes IN
the bank or daily paper-would keep a
Bostonian from enjoying for few DAYS the
delightful scenery and pure air of New-Ips-
wich. There are other fine villages on the
same route-Groton and Townsend-at a
shorter distance from the capital, but not 60
romantic in scenery nor so refreshing and
invigorating in their atmosphere.
Boston Courier.
SPLENDID CoMMUNIoN SERVICE. Mr..
Thomas A. Davis, of this city, has manufac.
tured Service of Silver Communion plato
which is highly deserving the attention of
the lovers Of the Fine Arts. The cost of
the plate is $3.50, and is the present of a
liberal gentleman residing in Worcester to
Church in that town.-Bost. Pail.
SPRINGFIELD July 80. A severe hur-
rlcane passed over part of this village on
Friday about o'clock. Near the south end
Of Main-street, the corn and almost every
thing else in its range was prostrated-two
barns were blown down, one unroofed-sev-
eral large trees were torn UP by the roots.
with terrible strength, and others broken of
in various ways.
A new Post Office has been established in
Chelmsford, called North Chelmsford Post
Office, near Gen. S. Leach's Iron Foundry.
and in the vicinity of Chelmsford Glass Fac
tory; and Benjamin Adams, appointed Post
master,
! The DENGuE. This singular disease has
made tour through almost the whole Of the
West India Islands, together with that par
OF Mexico which borders upon the Gulf, ant
It appears has finally travelled to the United
States, having made its first appearance il
Charleston, Is. c. and, leaping over the in
termediate cities on the route, showing itsel
next in New-York. In none of the above
mentioned places has it proved fatal 1t il
called in the Windward Islands the Dand,
fever, in Havana the Dingy, (which is prob
ably a corruption of Dengue) and in Yer;
Cruz the Petit Fleur, from small red spots o
irregular shape appearing on the face ant
body.
: 1t attacks the patient in different ways
"In Vera Cruz, (says a writer in the Phila
delphia. Gazette) it generally commence
with pain In the head and back, with weak
ness and nausea and sometimes vomiting
with desultory pains in the limbs-the feb
rlle symptoms generally continue ri hours
when 1t gives way, but in many cases re
turns at irregular periods, in some cases tht
\ fever does not return but leaves the pattern
weak and in almost every case lame, with
a cCntinual nausea, sometimes for two Of
three weeks, but in most cases about E
week.
at wa. not an unusual thing in Vera Cruz
last Nav. to meet an acquaintance in the
morning limpina IN psie leg, and in the af
ternoon limping on tie ather-one day with
stiff right arm and the lssxt with the LEFT
arm disabled. The diseas. attacked me
with violent pain in the hean &nd IONS:
very similar to the yellow fever, Nhlch
have had five times, but left me in Sc l.oNrs,
with very slight desultory pains in the limbs
and weakness.
"The only medicine administered in this
disease in Vera Cruz was an ounce of Ep-
som salts with one grain of tartar emetick,
and rice or barley water as drink. When
perspiratlon appears the disease has passed
its crisis. There was scarce person in
Vera Cruz that had escaped this disease
1t was quite a subject Of merriment with
the friends Of the sufferers and SO common
that believe person might have the yell
low fever for some time before any body
could be made to believe it was any thing
more than Petit Fleur. 1t will doubtless go
through the United States for it is as conta-
gious as small pox or measles, and may ex-
cite some alarm at this season of the year
till we become better acquainted with it."
Salem Gazette.