Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-05-10

suppostion on tho part OF this author but
the case cited before OF lhe conven oi Cam.
Adolf, proves that it has been known. to pro-
! duce its deadly effect at the distance Of
thre. miles. A very striking instance OF
the acion OF the winds in conveying malaria,
is given BY Lancis. Thirty persons 0! dis
, tncliun in Rome having been on party OF
pleasure towards the mouth OF the llDcr,
, the wind shifted suddenly to the southwark,
! blowing over some infectious marches, ana
, in a very short time twenty -nlne OF the party
We're attacked by fever.
Another important law in relation to ma.
laria is, lha: it is dispersed by the rays OF
the sun, for which reason the nights und the
earIv mornug are the most dangerous
times 10 be exposed TO maSmatic districts.
! The log or vapor, when acted upon by the
heat Of he sum, is rartied, and becoming
lighter than the surrounding atmosphere,
| aScrnds 10 some ro.!s derabic height. by
! This process. TIC sickness on high mountains
| has been accounted for. ludlv!duals eX-
poscd a, night 10 malaria, have initiated il'S
law of nature, by building up large tires, me
heat of which has the same chemical effecf
as that of the sun. The use oGfres indis-
sipa,inc malaria, and rendering i! lnnoS'ous
has been long known and acted upon. We
have the authority Of Lancis'. Plmy and
Hvpocratcs. to prove its beneficial effects.
Napoicon, whose mind was ever obServant
and active, tested in one of his campaigns
in Italy, ard succee ed in preserving the
health Of his soldiers. A very strong CHS"
in poin, is cited on good authority. An H.
dlviluaI. engaged in cutting wool IN Airlca,
found taat his work could no. be carried on
during the summer months, IN consequence
of the fever prevailing among the tahorfrs'
Bv way of expedient, he cons ruc.ed large
number of earhsn furnaces in the mined
late vicinity, where the laborcrs were at
work, and kept them constantly supplied
with fuel, which burned all day the result
was, that before he made his arrangement,
he had from 40 10 80 men sick a day, when
in short period they were reduced from
~ to l. The night IS dangerous too, on
accoun' Of its being the time when we seek
relief and rest from the fatgues Of The day
in sleep the consequent relaxation produc-
ed by this state of the human system, rem"
ders man more liable to disease when
asleep, than awake. During the prevalence
of the fatal scourgr, the cholera, which has
devastated so large portion Of the lnhabl-
tants of the earth, it was noticed by every
one, that the majority Of cases were attack
cd at night.
Malaria is also intercepted by trees, with
thick foliage, airbu'eI to mere mcchani-
Cal obstruction, the vapor settling in the fol-
iage. The lac DR.. Faust, of Columbia, in
Il treatise on malaria, has given chymcal
explanation of this fact. He remarks, thai |
'' il is probable that the carburetted hydro
gen accomnanying the water, is absorbed !,
by the trees, and being decomposcd, contrl- /
bules to their growth In the same manner as |
carbonic acid" am inclined to think that |
the uril,, of trees in preventing the propal-
CATION Of malaria, is 10 be attributable much,
!, not more, 10 the mechanical obstruction |
which they afford, as the chymlcal change
which takes place during The process of
vegetation, for high fences or walks have
afforded the same protection. In Rome
during the sickly season, the most prudent
inhabitants, conscious of this fact, retire INTO
their houses al sunset, close the windows
and doors, and Will not allow them to be
opened until the sun has been up long !
enough TO dissipate the fog. In this way they
have kept from contracting lt yer, when their
near neighoors, not mixing use OF the same
salutary precauiion, have sickened and died.
Dr.. james Johnson, who has bestowed
much attention on this subject, in his work |
on Tropical Climates, remarks During |
my residence near the marshes o. Lnngue. |
doc, | lived near very fine building formerly |
the convent Franquevaux,erecied on the We.
ry border ofthe marshes. The monks in the |
house were perfectly healthy, though few OF
the inhabitants oflhe envIrons escaped dis
ease in summer or aulumn. Tradition |
nevertheless relates, that they were accus.
toned IN hot weather, to sleep on terrace
contiguous o the covcnrnt, sure methos |
OF exposing themselves 10 disorders but |
they we're sheltered Ly a ten! Of double or
triple canvass. and this simple precau ion ne.
cessary agalns the musquoes, proved, un-
known to tnem, a still more certain prolec-
ton against miasmata." Now tbs goes
clearly 10 prove, that III" saf,'ty Of these IN
diviiual> was entirely attributable to the ne.
chanica. obstruction afforded by the can-
vass |, is o!en noticed by persons vi h
.,,>,rish,oop. .h,, ana ,tIo re, S.r,n; ic The
seat Of sickness, and not the other : this can
be accounted for on the same principle,
one row of houses being more exposed than
the other. This has even been noticed as
regards large buildings, one part being per-
ftctIy healthy, AMI the other no, so. 1t is
said, that IN the extensive hospa! of St.
Spirlio, n Rome, tie wards to the south and