Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-11-30
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dissolved and thereby diIased tho All applied IN
active III, different organs, uauiculstly
the respiratory, tina, becomes scH aciivc agent 81
disease When rNpo.urc vt the external surface oi
the body 10 moisture is Injurious lie rrtr,tkS, 'ths
mischief caused chiefly by the depressing effects Of
the low temperature which Il occasions Tho animal
hea, less rapidly c,ucd oil 10y entire submcrslon IN
water than by aspersion merely. In the iorInot case
there is evaporation w the latter more less
evaporation takes place and much cold thereby gen.
Grated. The histories Of .hpvtccn abound IN proofs
Of this position II IL owing to the evaporation which
takes place from damp moist clothes, and tho oonse-
qpent rapid reduction Of their temperature that dis
ease Is ocoasinred ht them. Artisans who, from the
aborous nature ofihcr occupations, pcrspirc oopioos
", md ihccby render their clothes damp, seldom SUE
fer from this cause while they continue their labors
but when they relax desis altogether their wearing
tho moisened clothes, particularly in state Of CT
h,ustion u frequently productive Of disease Insuen-
ton 10, or inability Of changing damp or We, clothes.
tho common causes Of the disorders met with
in milkmcn, gardeners, fishermen, wNsherwomen, wa.
ter carriers fulers, ami persons whose occupations
chiefly Of doors. In marshy unhealthy localities
the effects Of this cause greatly increased The
steepcrS and cleaners 81 hemp and aS extremely
liable to iuieuitenl, owing the conjunction of veg
eable ofuyia with moisture Even persons constant.
~ employed In crowded factories. where the s,agnsnt
air becomes loaded with the ioui Napors ctbalcd from
the lungs Of number ofpctsons have their clothes
so saturated with moisture thereby TO occasion the
usual consequences cold when exposed drier OF
puter air 1t should be KEEP, in recollection that cold.
when II continues TO for any time upon the frame,
is sed,tiveii depresscs the vital influences and when
acting partially, directed paris of the body culy,
tina, il is of the most productive Of altered
energy and sensibIy Of the nervous system of such
part, OF irregular distributions of vital influence and OF
the blood, and, consequently, fruitful of nnamma,ons,
! ana OF morbid discharges and actions
Mr.. Thackrah thinks that the agency Of moisture on
men in the open air those under covor is much less
than common opinion would expect In this opinion,
however cannot agree. II is true that many Of
the diseases attributed to taking cold the result
of other causes, and that effects often attributed I'd
suppression Of perspraon which principally result
from the action Of cold upon the system Indeed II il
very doubtful whether the nsensble perspiration
be entirely checked and sometimes it Ia supposed to
be suppressed when it is actually increased But no
one, 1t would seem, doubt the pernicious effect. Of
the application Of cold, damp air to the body as rap
idly conducts the heat from the surface, and often sends
a sudden chill through the system, especially where
the constitution - feeble Thus, among hatlers. paper
makers, dyers disiers Sc. who exposed 10 great
atmospheric changes both of humidity and rmpcr,-
ture, rheumatism and pulmonary affections com
mon, and the executing cause is universally acknowl-
edged.