Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-05-04

The dust they nhale, and the consequent oron,
ch;aI irritation. The fiers Gron) are almost all
unhealthy men, did remarkably short-iived;
Founjers lin brass, ..sulftr from the In''ala-
finn of fhe yolatilized metal. In the founding
of uellow brass, in particular. the evolution OF
oxide of Zinc is very great" They seldom reach
forty yeats. :,..,,, affected Nv
the fne scales which rise from the imperlect'y
yolatiIized metal, and by the fumes OF the 'spei-
ter, or solder of brass. The men are generally
unhealthy, suffering from disorders similar TO
those of the brass founders
T,nplate workers are subjected to fumes
from mur,ate of ammonia, aud sui phureous ex-
halations from the coke which they burn. These
exhalations, however, appear TO be annoying ra-
tber than injurious; as the men are toieraoiy
healthy, and live to a considerable age. I'm
ners also are subject only to temporary lnconVe-
nence from the fumes of the soldering.
Plumbers are exposed to the vo'atilized oxide
of lead. which rises during the process OF 'cast-
ing They are slckly in appearance, and short
lived.
House painters are unhealthy, and do not ge-
morally attain full age.
Chemists and druggists, in laboratories, are
sickly and consumptive.
Potters, affected through the pores of the skin,
become paralytic, aud are remarkably subject to
constipation.
Hatters. srocers. bakers and chimney-sweep,
ers "a drol association, also suffer through the
skin; but though the irritation occasions diseases,
thew are not, except in the last class, fatal.
Overs are healthy and long-lived,
Brewers are, as body, far from healthy
ssUnder a robust and often ford appearance,
they conceal chronic diseases of the abdomen,
particularly congeSted state Of the venous sys
TEN. When these men are accidentally hurt OF
wounded, they are more liable than other lndlvl
duals to severe and dangerous effects"
Cot aud confectoncrs care sTbjec'' d to con
siderable :,eat Oar commc'. o3Css are more un
healthy th.,n housrmaids. Their digestive organs
are frequently disordered, they are subject t.
headache. au1 their tempers rendered irritable. ,
Glass-worker; are healthy; glass 10" RS Otter
die suddenly.
With this ends Mr. Ihackral,'s c..aminatior
of the first great division--ite hh,ring classes
aud here, for the present, we must pause. g.
butchers (he says) in fact live too highly
not too highly for temporary health, but to'
highly for long life Is every man gifted at brit
with portion of the pabulum OF lite, which he
cannot increase, but which he may prematurel,
consume-in other words, does nature entow III
with vital patrimony, which we may exhaust
not only by proAigate indulgence, but even b!
regular draughts too frequently repeated? D.
rather, does not high living, (for | speak not
present of excess or intemperance)-doeS no
high living produce that plethoric state which
gradually leads to disease? believe the latter
Congestion of blood, affecting chiefly the vessels
of the abdomen and head, shortens the lives o
numbers who are plump, rosy, and apparently
strong. ..My very isteligent friend, DR.. Muir
raw, Of Scarborough" he adds, ''concurs in the
statement relative to Butchers. The high livlne
of butchers assuredly leads to plethora and pre-
mature dissolution He adds:-' Thus coame
tiers. &c. of London, rarely, If ever, attain the
age of forty. though men remarkable for muscu
lar bulk and strength. They work most labo
riously. perspire immensely, and supply sue!
waste BY extraordinary and almost incredible po
tations of porter, which ultimately. without much
positive and actual intemperance, brings on IRE,
guIarities of the digestive system, structural
changes, and death"
On the bent postures, which Mr. 1. consi
ders injurious, we may remark, that French
Psychologist has just published memoir, in
proof that the spinal marrow has, properly speak
Ing. no special action upon the circulation dis
tinct from the general action of nervous centres.
and that it is not in it that the essential princi
ple. still less the exclusive principle, OF the cir
culation resides
t 'During the plague in London, it was re,
marked that this class of men suffered much less
than others"
..Last year, there were in the village OF
Arkendale, in the heart of the mining district,
not less than thirty widows under thirty years Of
age The present maIadies appear to be affections
Of the lungs and bowels. Smeltingis considered
a most fatal occupation. The appearance OF the
men is haggard in the extreme"
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From the Journal of Law.
INSTALLING SIDES.
:. Tice. ChanceHor's Court, Monday, Jan. &c.
SKIING as. TURNER.
"This case, the circumstances of which did
not transpire, was put into his honor's paper to be
spoken to- The point was of legal nature OF
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