Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-07-14
FARMERS REPOSITORY.
CHLORIDE OF LINE.


Ger, who has perused the Repor,s of
the Surgeons Of the Spanish fleet, to
tho Commanding General Of tho sta.
ton At Cuba, quotes the following evil
dence OF the extraordinary powers Of
this article, as evinccd in the Spanish
marine service. The Chloride of lime
Is an invaluable article, as n sdisinfect.
ING agcnt;' and the season being now
here, IN which its free use may be
greatly beneficial, we invoke attention
60 the subjoined results:
On the llth July last. the llectdes
timed TOR the invasion of Mexico. CON
Vcying. in addition TO the usual com.
pliment OF mariners, large number
OF s"ld,ers, was over,aken IN the Gulf
oi mex'co by violent tempest, which
continued for several days. The Sc.
verify OF the sfovm rendered il neces.
sary 10 remove the windsails, and 20
close, not only the ports OF the lower
gun deck, but Likewise those Of the
main deck, and toplace on the matches.
In this condition Of the ships, with
such crowd of persons confined to.
gether. Ia the middle of summer, with.
IN the tropics; without fresh air, pu-
trid levers and malignant dysen,eries
soon made their appearance. The air
Is described as possessing in addition
to highly offensive cfiiuvium. an acrid
heat, burning to the skin. with a de-
gree OF density that arrested respira-
ton and produced giddiness. At this
moment Of distress and anxiety for the
safety Of all on board. tho chloride
wss used with the most decided effects.
Twelve vessels. containing one ounce
each Of the chloride Of lime, IN solution
with water, were suspended on the
birth deck, four were placed GU the
oriop deck. and two in the gun room.
In the space vi two hours the atmos-
pherc lost all lie deleterious qualities.
and became perfectly agreeable, leav-
ing nothing perceptible but the smell
of tar, which always exists more or
less In ships The solutions were re :
moved every twenty -four hours. but
the chloride undissolved at the bottom,
OF the vessels, vas then sprukied on
tho decks, AID thrown into such YES
sells az u became necessary 20 cleanse.
During the whole Of the Campaign.
which lasted three months and a half,
Tie atmosphere was preserved in this
pure state by the chloride, 20 which
all the surgeons unite IN attributing the
very few instances of death that oc
Cured in the fleet, when there exist
ed such fruitful sources Of fatal disor
jers.
In these Reports We find the expert.
Inents Of Labarraque confirmed. Pu-
tFId meat, immersed for two hours 10
solution cf one part Of the chloride
OF lime with forty parts Of water, after
being several times washed IN fresh wa.
ter, lost is disagrecable odour. and
became as agreeable TO the taste a.
u no putreiActiOn bad ever taken place.
Ii Is likewise added. that ths chloride
never incommoded IN the least the
healthy or the sick. Two cases oil
pulmonary consumption were partlcu
larly noticed. Ia which not the least
Irritation Of the lungs could be pcrceiv
ed. The writer adds, that While inyi
ting public attention 10 the signal sir
tues Of the chlorine, ia should not b,
oouioundcJ with the disinCeeting ease
Of Moryeau and Carmichael smith, =,
much condemned in Trotter's Med. ci
IA Nautica.
6rit may not be amiss 10 rerain,
our readers, that the Article is manu-
iictnred TO perfection at the MaryIan,
Chemical Works, aud may be obtain
cd IN any quantity at the warehouse il
South street. Il Beh. Pat.