The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-07-11
From the Hartford Rerieio.
THE CHOLERA

! .o' NUN HlgnIy esteemed ana lntelllse ni
citizen, now residing in Paris, to gentleman
III lllis city, from which make the following
coPI"us extracts. PARIS, April 10, 1892
have thought that can say something on
lhe ChGlera, moi wholly destitute of interest ;
especially being "adjuncl" at Neckar Hospital,
my opportunities for observing The disease have
oeeh very great, and the result OF my observa-
ton hereby communicate.
nave not had time to digest my descrip.
t'oh Oh THIS disease though you may RELY on its
accuracy, as we receive from 80 to 40 patients
aahy IN The hospital TO which I am attached
pave also attended the visits at Hotel Dieu
where there are 800 Cholera patients The pa.
uents are generally in perfect health the day
Vi at'aeK' dIafrhea SO slight as to be dsre-
earded OF several days or hours duration. is
pretty common precursory sy,nptom. Much
more rarely II ia preceded by costiyeness. The
ratlent sometimes denotes the suddenness of
'he at'ack by comparing it to " blow of a club
coup de Laton" The period Of attack is
generaiy between 10 at night and 9 or 10 in
the morning. frequently the patient awakes
with an urgent desire to go TO the water close,
OttentiInes he is seized in the morning or soon
alter This volen: inclination 10 have a pas.
sage, is IN most cases. the first symptom mott.
ced by the patient Vomiting occurs simulta-
neonsly or soon follows. Cramps occupying
!
The leg, The thighs, and in a less degree, the SUI
pefior extremities, supervene instantly or in
The course of or hours The patient be.
comes cold and livid. On his arrival at the
hospital an hour or two after the attack, his
eyes are sunk and surrounded with livid cir
Gle, the pupils often dilated face sunk in cold
ana ilvld-point OF the nose cold and pinched
up: Tongue cold, moist, hvid, and little fur
rec with white. Air respired from his lungs
perfectly cold. Voice always profoundly alter.
ed, nearly extinct, or heard only in a faint
whlsper-ln one case extinct. Ears, Gore arms,
hands, points of his elbows, legs, knees, and
feet, are cold, shrunk and livid I.vid patches
on his sides Hands shriyelled and wrinkled
like washerwomans. No pulse at the wrist
or extremely feeble. Thirst torturinp. Urine
no longer secreted. Though the intellectual
faculties are unframed, in almost all cases;
the patient lies regardless, except when his
cramps tear from him distressing cries, mostly
on his back, his eyes half closed, his mouth
open. lie is frequently vomiting a watery in.
ooerous lqud-his discharges made in bed.
without pam, resemble the tkinnest cornmeal
gTuei and have the udor Of stale fish or stale
oysters. His cramps almost continual. afro
cious, produce no convulsive movements of the
limbs From vein opened, the blood flows
not at all or with great difficulty, is of a deep
cark color, and at the end of some hours rese,n.
Dies dark vegetable jelly, ,onhout serum
The mechanical parts OF respiration is pretty
well performed, though the function is impe!
'ect In few cases hccnp and delirium su.
pervene IN the course of the disease AT the
END OF 4, =, 10 or IL hours the patient dies
without grnan. If he survive lonper or
rather 1t he Is TO last little longer, after
! some hours. on imperfect reaction takes place,
he IS partially warmed-a very feeble pulsation
IS perceived at the wrist, the accommodation of
his features is less frighlfui, but the eve is in
Jeeted IN a peculiar manner chiefly the DOR
ton exposed 10 the light in less degree, the
part covered by the lower lid, and often not at
all The part covered by the upper lid or achy.
moses from near its inner and lower margin !:
or, hnally, thin pus is secreled But the ma
llent as certainly sinks in "a, SO or AZ hours
without the slightest struggle. Sometimes the
reaction Is more perfect and he gives hope
OF recovery for 2, B, or days-when he mani
Tests disposition 20 sleep-the mind still un-
harmed-his face becomes flushed, his ewes in
lected and in despite of revulsves or excitants,
depletion local or genera, he becomes coma
tOse and dies with the usual celebraI symptoms
EXTRAORDINARY VALoR. Mr.. Ewing, from
Ohio, in speaking on the Pension Bill, some
days ago, in the Senate, expressed wish, that
the surviving Officers and Soldiers who had
been engaged in fighting the Indians, should
be included IN the bill, stating that they per.
formed services as merituriUus, as soldiers of
any other description. He mentioned especial
! ly the Rangers, and narrated the following in.
stance of bravery:
"a young ranger upon a scout had exhaust
ed his rations, and being distant from a place
where he could obtain supply, went TO a
| spring lick where deer resort, and placed him.
self behind blind near by, watching for game.
! In short time four Indians, armed with their
rifles, came within pistol shot and STONED,
without having discovered him. His resolution
was instantly taken; he fired and brought
down his man, and sprung from his ambush and
fled /; the three remaining Indians fired, but in
the hurry and agitation of the moment fired
without aim and missed their mark One Of
them, with a readiness of thought peculiar to
his race, snatched up the ride Of his fallen COM
rade, took better aim and fired the ball passed
between the body and the arm OF the ranger
and shivered his powder-horn to splinters, but
he escaped untouched, out.ran his pursuers,
and reached the settlement in safety. The au.
! thor OF this bold deed does not. il is true like
many OF his companions in arms, desire the
bounty, or need even the ustice of his coun-
try. Brave and adventurous in youth honored
in age, he is now the GoUernor Of Ohio"
RICE Bread. A writer in the New
York Journal of Commerce recommend.
rice as valuable ingredient in the compo
sition Of bread. Having seen the subject
noticed in an English paper he was induced
10 try the experiment, of which he gives the
following account:
My family reside in the country, and
took an early opportunity to send quarte
of rice 10 mill to he ground, in the SAME
manner as corn, without boiling. We made
an experiment with pound of wheat fouI
| and pound of lice -four in the first place
the rice fionr having been swollen, or scald
ed before it was mixed, by placing it in
clean vessel, with water, over mode rat,
fire, as rice is ordinarily cooked, and thel
kneaded in with the wheat -four, wet in tn,
usual way, with milk, in the evening.
was found, in the morning, so soft, that i
was necessary to stir into it pounds more
Of wheat -four, to give it the consistency o
bread. With this addition the loaves were
made, and the result gave us 10 pounds o
the finest bread | ever saw. 1t was o
snowy whlteness-tender and delicious t
the tuste, and remained fresh much long
er than bread prepared from -four Alone
| Subsequent trials have satisfied us that ont
quarter part of rice -four may he profitabl,
used in making bread that the weight i
greatly increased, and the quality improve,
beyond calculation.
A notorious drunkard meeting Des
con, who was a neighbor of his, an
who had previously been considered a
opposer, said, "The people are all TURF
ing mad about temperance, but I am gla