Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-08

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~ Ware, IT, and John g. Ps''fey'
A,,h. anniversary meeting Of Phi Beta hapPA
soci.,v held at Yale College on Inc Io.n e.. The
so,,o .;ny oruors and poets were appo"'eo ~, H.
'o''o T,,.,or.-Hon. John S<rgednt, NON
Sa1.u CLAYTON. Poe,s-Reu. joan Ts"P0'''
Rev Leonard Bacon.
Richmond, S<p'. 2
SUICIDE.
We understand that Mr. Wiling Ling neer
or nj the ,oll-gate on the Msnehesie oo'' !
-. n., an end 10 his life on Friday, IN ",a"'
p'no, g singular resolution and deliheration
r. dsc,sse1 was found in well on the Kan
p..a .hon, four milos from Manchester, ofo"heo,
a,d ,vb between 10 or so weight OF stone aoou
~, ,s,.on Til. bucket being found 10 'c So'b
I.,ds IN the conclusion that he must nave 'e' "''"
se,f down bv il. Circumstances have s'hee ""n.
nired. which we understand prove ocyo"e 49,,
I'm, m, rash act wa, committed ~ ~ Vi "s"'''
d.rano.men, A paper was found IN me ha'' oe-
l,rino his intention to put an emu 10 MS me WIN
Ten according TO the evidence OF gentleman, !"
whom in a similar paroxysm ne hao co"nuh'e'
ted il, at leas, four m "'hs ago nc oeeca'e'
.,. a man Of most excellent character
"a' -" '''''' (HAis.
Cbolera-Wc yesterday paid another visit 70
The Duanc street hospital There were about 20
n,,;ents il il. and from the history The several
cases and he situation OF the patients, VIC can trn-
~ say. that under judlcious course OF treatment
Cholera can be disarmed Of half its terrors. we
have before given an account Oft MODE OF pfac
ice pursued by the medical gentlemen at THIS es-
Enlistment.
II has undoubtedly been eminenlly successful
Our object now is to call pu5c attention TO The
sbominable system Of practice followed by some,
and we fear by very many OF our phys'c'ans IN
hc first stages Of the disease. We alluhe to me
employmon, Of active purga,iye medicines. Inc
whole philosophy OF the disease is opposed to 1t,
and all experience proves it's injurious effects AT
the Hospital we Obtained number OF facts, "h'ch
fully corroborate all we have said.
The history Of one patient was, that IN the IL
hours previous u his admission, he had taken by
the adpice Of u physician, 80 grams Of caomel an
grains of epson salts. Ii is unnecessary TO say
tina, he died Immediately on his entrance. Another
for "a slight cO0position mad Leen gwen by his med
ical altendan, an enormous quantity OF the anu'
medicine which as it was no. sufficiently active IN
producing Caulera, vas assisted Ivy four drops oil
Caste, OIL
In this case the doctor ngas successful. and symp
| toms Of collapse speedily can't on.which were CON
b tied with brandy poured down like water. Tho
esuit II Is unnecessary 10 relate. we give VIC i
boye MS fair sample of the mode Of treatment
:. hich is produ ing the mortality amongst US d.
Ferris gave TO US as his opinion that 1t was far
| less dangs,ous for person to cat an tmmoleTdte
quantity Of the most UNIV hoicsome fruits than to
AXE dose ofa"y kind Of purgativc mediclne,even
of the most mild description.
| He said very truly that the former might moi
produce any arrangement of the intestinal csnB
| ,he latter must Hc stated tho fact of q confirm (
case of Choera, produced ~ by dose Of castor
oil. We have no doubt tho, grea, proportion o!
the cases of the disease in this city bc aitrbn-
ted TO the habit so prevalent amongst the Lover
classes of taking on every occasion a dose of some
| purgauve medicine.
| What the particular circumstances which
produce the epidemic, no man can til. All 80
know about il is, that Choera is certain some
| thing which attacks persons in whom there Is in.
teslnal arrangement too long neglec,ed-and we
believe mona O. hers and we have no hesitation in
| expressing our condemnation Of those physicians
who continue mode OF practice exactly calculates
to place their patients in a situation to be attacked
by it. ~. Y Ntr.
| Eetenaue fire in New York.-On the morning
| of Aug %, at half pas. 9 O'Clock, fire broke ou
| in New York, in the square bounded by BroaJw a y
| Howard, Mercer, and Grand streets, which consu
med ar amount of property estimated at between &c
and $40 900.