Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-09-01

Cholera.-We yesterday paid another visit To
the Duane street hospital. There were about
25 patients in it. and from the history Of the sew.
eral cases, and the situation of the patients, we
can truly say, that under judicious course OF
treatment. Cholera can be disarmed of half its
terrors. We have before given an account OF
the mode of practice pursued by the medical
gentlemen at this establishment.
Il has undoubtedly been emnently successful.
Our object now is to call public attention to the
abominable system OF practice followed by some,
and we fear by very many OF our physicians IN
the first stages ofthe disease. We allude to the
exhibition of active purgatve medicines. The
whole philosophy of the disease is opposed to it,
and all experience proves its injurious effects.
AT the Hospital we obtained number of facts.
which fully confederate all we have said.
The history of one patient was, that in the II
hours previous to his admission, he had taken
by the adrice Of q Physician, SO grains OF Gallo
mel and grains OF opium. 1t is unnecessary
70 saw that he died Immediately on his entrance.
Another for sight iadiSposifion had been CIV
en- by his medical attendant, an enormous guam
tity of the saCe medicine, which as it was not
sufficiently dctice IN producing Cholera, pds as
sisted by four drop of Croton OIL
In this case the doctor vds successful and
SYMPTOMS of collapse speedily came on, which
were comLatted with brandy poured down like
water The result it is unnecessary to relate.
We give the above as fair sample of the mode
of treatment which is producing the mortality
amongst US. DR.. Ferris gave it to us as his OPT
Mon that it was far less dangerous for person
TO eat an immOderdte quantity Of the most UNI
wholesome fruits, than to take dose of any
kind OF purgative medicine, even Of the most
mild description.
He said very truly that the former might not
nroduce any arrangement of the intestinal Ca
nal. the latter must. He stated the fact of con-
firmed case Cholera, produced entirely by a
dose of castor OIL We have no doubt that a
great proportion of the cases of the disease in
this CITY are to be attributed to the habit so pre-
yalent amongst the lower classes of taking on
eyery occasion dose of some purgative medi-
cine.
What the particular circumstances are which
produce the epidemic, no man can tell. All We
know about tits, that Cholera is certain some
thing which attacks persons in whom there IS
intestinal arrangement too long neglected-and
VIC believe none others; and We have no hesita-
ton in expressing our condemnation of those
physicians who continue mode of practice ex-
actly calculated to place their patients in 81
tuation to be attacked by tn y. Mer.
The Washington Globe has long editorial
article in the paper of Tuesday, under the head
of" Our Principles" and in the same paper
nearly nineteen columns of public advertise
ments. Is it to be wondered at, that the editor
talks so much about" principle" when it brings
him so much good interest?"-N Y Mer.
The Baltimore City Loan of Forty Thousand
Dollars has been taken by Messrs. J. /. Cohen,
Jr g. Brothers, Bankers. We have. not heard
the terms.