The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1840-10-14


King kept TIE MILK SICKNESS AT THE WEST. 4
uttt M SOL There announcement which slres ihs
refused to members OF Western community with 50 much
urrender up dread. the report Of Milk Sickness
shinaron - The uncertainty and yserv which envelopes
standing origin and It's fearful and terrible effects uponiis
victims. and the ruinoas eonseq stness upon the
ioreelec aoabe property which follow in train, make
asked M The eyes Of ae inhabitants Ola district the
and warn worst locking .hich can beset their neigh
70 ie care bnrhood. No emgrsnt region Of South
4 pcaee efn Indiana, Illinois Western krnincky 10
who were locate himself, without first king The inquiry.
psni was to IL the milk sickness known she-e and
he ms an, suspicious thar the OF the
rovern- dsgasc exstn the vegetable mineral produce
wed iiors Of The Garth. ne speedily quits 81. or buys
20 is estate, il purchased OF individual, npon
few the condition tia; il IS be paid Tor in fall
III i Is satisfactorily proved The disease has M
slaves % habafon 10 the vicinity. have posse many
spurs deserted FIRM. where the ahOrs fine "a grants
~ Dad prepared i,r himself and amiiys conlcris-
see,s wih Gle home, surrounded with ample corn and
wheat held inquired the reason OF as aban-
his grain doumeni and learned the milk sickncs had
they rhened axov tenants depopuiassd the
MAY b. reehborhood You viii the travellers
an, BE through at h regions. the pot
here n, and dilatne his tea " coffee with its con-
II stop tents ~ify inquire The milk sickuess sre
lie Guards walls or known in the neighborhood
Ne safety The imid nhabiiaut visitor guard himself
Ger securely from me fatal effects Of The disempers
lss and denies husc entirely the OF milk. Il
.iona mack bahe Of which al live in dread.
scsred Ia - 6rss attacks ara accompanied by
souie won violent irembAags. Dizziness, excessive vom-
snd you ngs ard exeraeianng pains in the epigasirum
has all OF medicine has ii:le pow Il; II the consi
ntrs, aud tuition OF the patient be sufficiently robust
lees withstand the frs, assault Of the disease or the
amount, Of poison imbibcd be not sufieent,o de-
cor. sfFoy him. he fingers for years in Of pro-
Cea onged ni.ery. liable TO rise from his bed, be
he's strength enough to drag his emaeiated
and nerslcss frame beyond his doors with a cada-
verous counienance sunken eye. and sick " COM
tThe plesiou. he looks ike risen from the
copies tomb; with digestive powers destroys D. he Is nm.
- she able endure food. aud retains .oaihesone
lisgust ior meat. milk, butter. and suchlike sub
7reas il leaves him with mind impaired. and a
sdespondency OF spirits which makesiife
burdenzome 10 bear. Than the severest tor
q bodily pain. In this many pi,ia
81 -irg out eight years Of q
80 "a existence. and al lsst aiiaius o only
"a health. Most OF those who have witness
A wages Of this disease. will tsll you they
n. efer die in the frss Of the
- 3. than to endure slse holors !. entails
'seIims Who survive. :
-. COW. II exhibits Itself In sSeu-
.saggers. and symptoms Of some pain in
omach and swelling fihe abdomen Cat
yer survive its attacks
"a. the Of the disease hss eluded
researches Of the physician and the natural
the most unwearied invest CATIONS have been
made to discoveries origin, aud the legislatures.
- simulate general and profound inqui-
.fious nes. have offered large pecaniary rewards
y whoever should discover us cause. a
a2r--- FOR the painful disiemPer-Many intelligent
80. members Of the medical faculty believed IT to
>hc be Of malarous origin, and that the disiemper
ist- which ranesis itself in eai,la has no likeness
meni, or affinity the disease wdch attacks man;
gen. one proceeds from the other; that the IRE
e. and qnent Simultaneous appearance Of disease in
dec both species or in persons after the use on milk
slong merely conciden,. has the relation Of
n.ening oaase and effect. In support Of this opinion
ne np they adduce where persons have suffered
achusetts from its aacks when indications OF disease
while he were perceived IN the cattle. aud when persons
han. alter have been attacked who RETAINED from the
faceious Of milk and meat and therefore could have
/. = shall mbibed it from animal food Bun these we're
be over solitary and isolated instances. where the ince
kiug IN lion OF the diseases attended probably BY
ur. Har- peculiar circumstances.
ofthe But the prevalent and The best establish
seat e. opinion has been, that Enbibc- the dis
burresscs from the bowl By The Of milk
tcy chs meat, and thar the iaT derives disease
led til fhs some mineral vegetable poison which il
arase leeds m the pasture Dr. Robert &. Holland OF
I785, Lexington. Kentucky. IN description Of
eeame the subject before the Transy medical fac
1ti atty. his Pal the question VI is maluroos origin
lstes a rest; he BY formidable array Of facts
h.lv gathered from the history OF the disease, all
,---iocasrr'ss, sho--a-r,i asivey tlat the mala-
. d. in man must pc derived from eai.se. and that
si- COW does osnieed upon the poison and -
: crete il her milk and her system remain unef
ed fecfed by H. BY the evidence collected b. the
Doctor, II appears that the Of the disease
Is confined usually a small district often to
sSnsman single arn, and sometimes particular field
- Alex small portion Of pasture. by enclosing
remarked which and excluding cattle from IL tncv escape
was kept the disease And Notwithstanding the disease
&c not Tor has been thus traced enclosure Of
at'on few the herb mineral uiPartine the poi
a. sThafs .ou has no, vet been detected.
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