Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-07-24

.duse OF the alarming complaint which
threatens. I'll to deprive us of our ministers.
Inc situation OF DR.. Howe affords him an
opportunity to receive free communica-
uons' which will be published for the ben
ent OF the afflicted. In connection with
lne inquiries proposed by DIR. Howe, we
would respectfully suggest the propriety
Oh carefully Inquiring what connection
the use OF anthracite coal, the wearing of
neck stocks, and the habit of muflino the
neck with t1rs, or handkerchief. has lad
WIN 'his complalnt.-Zion's Herald.
"THE MINISTER'S Alp
10 the Editor Of the Boston Medical and
Surgical Journal:
Dear Sir,-I believe with the editor of
the Southern Medical and Surgical Jour
nal, as quoted by you in this weeks No.
OF the Journal that "The claims of hui
nanity are high; and in no instance more
50 than when preferred by the suffering
clergy" The novelty of your sugges-
tons on this disease has had the desired
effect TO call the attention of practitioners
to it. But, unfortunately, no two writers
agree in the etiology of the disease.
Whether its cause and prevalence arise
from the "disuse of tobacco - "to the
dlsuse of stimulating diet and drink - "to
excessive speaking;;'' to the use of cold
water during thisexercise; :" to the - chill
ing walls at the back of pulpits against
which clergvmen often rest the upper
part of the back, Immediately after the ex.
ercise of preaching or, permit me to
add, to the various exciting causes of dys-
pepSla or chronic inflammation of the mu-
Gus membrane of the primo vie, can on
ly be determined by statistical facts Now
we want these facts-aIl which have
bearing on the disease, and nothing but
the facts mot opinions, which must in
most instances have been formed from too
limited observations How shall these
facts be obtained Permit me to suggest
this method Invite some one physician
or minister in each town in the New
England States to send you or some other
individual, short history Of the ministers
of the town where he resides, in health
and disease, from its first settlement, or
during fifty years past.
The following questions would show,
in part at least, what is wanted to obtain
full knowledge of the disease, its causes
and remedies. How many years have
your ministers preached in health? How
often have they usually preached on the
Sabbath and during the week What
have been their habits of living-in re-
spect to exercise, diet, tobacco and other
nalcotics? What have been their dis
eases What their remedies? Their
success? Cured, or fatal?
The answers to these questions, and
other facts which they might elicit, when
condensed and embodied, would present
proper data on which to form opinions as
to the causes and remedies of this disease.
The writer feels not only an interest in
common with members of the profession,
but this interest is greatly increased from
the fact that his brother, pastor of large
church and society in a town in Massa.
chusetts, in the prime of life has, for about
two years, been unable to perform the servi.
ces of the pulpit, on account Of this disease
bronchitis.
Should this proposition meet your ap
/ probation, [ tender you my address, as
post master, to receive such communica.
tons; and services if you please, to con
dense and prepare them in such tabular
form as would be convenient for the col
umns of your journal.
Yours, truly, LUKE HowE.
/ Jaffey, N. H., June %, 1889.
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL Storm. A let
ter TO the editor, dated Rome, Oneld;
county, 18th inst, says: We had ire
mendous hail-storm here yesterday, be
tween IL and o'clock, which destroyet
all our gardens in the village, and mad
great havoc among the crops of our farm
ers in this town; also doing much dam
age TO windows by the breaking Of glass
1t continued about Is minutes, GOVERN,
the ground so completely that 1t had tn
appearance Of winter; and now while
write, 3 o'clock, A. M, the hail-stones ar
! living in piles by my window, where the
fell from the roof yesterday about |
o'clock. l have not heard the extent {
7 the storm, but it is hoped it has not e,
tended far, as three miles north OF US thel
). was no hail, and none east of this town.
: Albany Arg@s.
i SAGo BREAD. The "important di
o covery" is made in England, that bres
= made with one part sage, and three par
Ie wheat -four, is more palatable, nutriti'
A. and cheap than if made wholly of fou
" The baker who introduced it, has MAJ
bis fortune, so great was the demand f
It it, and all the newspapers are teemiI
n with advertisements of "Sago Bread
d Sage Rolls and Sage Buns. Me
r. Journal.
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