Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-07-12

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i"o iohowihS leuer from Dr Khlne-
lander, one of the Physicians of New
York, appointed to visit Quebec y Mon
treal, was addressed to the editor of the
New York Standard
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, / st July, 1882.
Dear Sr:-You have requested nv
opinion upon the prevailing epidemic,
and the best means Of pre-, eating its at.
tack, and also the remedies to be en-
! ployed.
| This disease is EPIDEMIC; it is asfnos-
pherc, and appears to obey the same
laws as Influenza. Many physicir ms
thiHk it contagious, but in its recent APP
pearance in Canada, could not find
] facts to support this doctrine. Every
I person in these provinces was affected
by the same prcmonitory symptoms, viz.
pam in the region of the stomach-a
burning sensation in the bowels, and a
iulness or expansion Of the abdomen.-
These feelings were universal, and |
may safely say not one person escaped
them. Ilthen this disorder were conta-
sious, hom comes II that these sensations
arere general IN persons who uere tcenty
anlss distant from the disease, and ,cko
had not eren heard of Contagion has
nercr eriended its pO,rer to such distance );
besides, how can we account for its ap-
! pearance at Montreal before navigation
! was opens We can impute il to no 9th
I or cause than this, that easterly winds
blew constantly for forty days towards
| Quebec, and consequently the tainted
atmosphere Of Europe arrived at our
shores.
The question most interesting to us is,
shall we be visited by the disorder? 1t
is my decided opinion that it is now in
our city, and from two cases which l
have this day inspected in James-slreet,
the question is placed beyond dispute
l think it cannot be a cause OF serious
f alarm to our citizens, for if we look 10
England and other places, we find that
:; where preparations were made, the
/; malady was disarmed its great powers.
1t is a very consoing fact, that This dis
ease is not contagious, for it will not
prevent those kind Offices which the
sick SO urgently require. No one
need be afraid Of approaching his
sick friend, and rendering him those
services which may be demanded. Be-
sides this, the fact of its being non-con-
tagious, divcsts us of fear, which in my
opinion has been the cause of many
deaths. A perfect heedlesspess of the
disease Is the greatest security. What
are the best means Of preventing the at
= tack? l would say entire abstinence
: from spirtuous liquors, using Port wine
Il in mOderatioR, when any symptoms OF
oppression or sinking occur: avoid al
green vegetables and unripe fruits
which are exciting causes; keep from
the streets during the heat of the day
+ and never walk in the san without al
umbrella; and above all, avoid crowd.
and impure atmospheres. Let the
clothing be flannel, TO keep up an actor
(. upon the skin, and let belt of the same
material be wore. Temperance IN every
shape is the great preventive. We may
ask who are its victims? l answer the
= intemperate-it invariably cuts them of,
= 1t is a mistaken notion that stimulus is
necessary; wine may and does do ser.
y. vice, while we are under the influence
Y Of the poisonous atmosphere; but spirltu'
Gus liquors as a preventive always dc
harm, and hurry the drinker to his fate
Early hours are important, for the ex.
posure to the night air generally brings
on the attacks. Persons are taken more
often at night than during the day.
}. What are the remedies? Bleeding II
: the best in the first stage-that is, wheI
r.. nausea and diarrh1a are present, bu
d collapse comes on, when the skin Il
St cold with cfammy sweats and the face
: blue, the eye sunken and the extremltle
4 lvso oil circulation, il is fatal In TIN
,f stage give ether and laudanum, apply
h mustard pouhices to the extremities am
> stomach; or what is better, dry frictiol
'e with chalk or hot bran. Brandy ma,
be given in small quantities, with spirit
= of ammonia or ether. When perspira
ton cnsues, and the pulse rises, with
natural expression of the countenance
t the patient may be said to be GONZALES
cent The tongue in the first stage j:
to use the expression Of DIR. Dekay, opa
lescent or transparent, of a milky blue
ness-in the secoad stage it is eovere
by fur white or brown, as the diseas
progresses. Cramps are not essential
the disease, and physicians are often de
j. ceived in deciding upon the fate OF tn
l. patient when these are absent.
d / have thus written few basty re
'r marks, but they are all derived from o6ser
N walton during my visit to Canada. The.
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