Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-10-22
Ana,ssrss, l4.h Oct. 1919.

AnAt EeIo l4th Dch t8Asa
Mn, Hgrsrer Since my last eofntnunica.
ton 10 Yen, another ease of eohseetive fsYef
has oeeurfedW me, ef q very singular char.
aeier, which l beg leave 10 submit to yeur
consideration.
the subject was Il valuable slave belonging
IL Mrs. W. g. Williams, who resides near Mr..
w. g. Gayle. He was about twenty-five years
Of age. and Of A robust healthy appearance
lie siehened on Friday The Tth iuet. On suha
tHy, ealomel was freely administered. which
produced shiny discharges, slightly Hinged
with bile.
Sunday morning The 9th inst | was called
to sec The ease. ! found The patient with a
pulse below fariy beats 10 the minute, and n
step or space between each pulsation, ei two
OF three iaehes. each giobuls Of blood sghing
to have set up fet itself.
The tongue was Eoit. white. and VERY fahbY,
Gums white .she temperature ef The skin We.
~ UNEQUAL. knees eohH. The tiverWas much
enlarged aud painful Oh pressure, ffgsefira
ton free euppipge vet the region Of The liver
ten grains each OF %ealeinel. oamphet and dti'
nine. every three hours with Of ~frietians a
s'feng ~tiseture Of red pepper over The whole
body at lika Inlet walls.
On Monday he had a much improved pulse.
The stride nst being ss great and The pulsatioH
about seventy 10 the minute.
The discharges were very consistent and OF
n gtrr, color. The %lririiphs were distentins
ued. but the balance Of The previous ntesetip'
ton was ordered tp he continued, Tuesday
morning n dose Of oil was given. His drink
was ordered 10 be strong brandy todiy and hiH
diet thin eern.mesl. mush highly laced with
brandy.
Wednesday morning he was eenvalsseeft
and treatment discontinued.
GongestieH may b. produced ny eanaea d.
nmetriehlly opposite. as insy he readily con-
eeivpd by every rejecting physician, That.
IL this case, eatbonts gaR rredsmihataa II
most manifest. II had tie complete aseras
Janey ever the ether component parts Of Tho
blood. No illustration mere apt. occurs 10 me-
ut present. than that Of a tivulct, When left
to the quiet discharge Of it's ewn waters. its
rourAe In calm and peaceful but, when swolz
len by heavy rains. a turbid, furious stream, II
fushes on 10 overflow it, banks and mar their
beauty by its dark sediment. aud TO sfag1dfe III
filthy pools. On The contrary, when The clouds
fefttse their usual contributions. Tho mehgts
stream, leaves It's waters. to undergo a SIM.
lar staguatioh in the deeper parts Of ia chan.
mel,
Sc II Is with the ctrculatery system Of man.
WHEN by esttaneuus causes. the bleed II Toe
rapidly propelled 1t either ruptnfeR some of its
vessels or so engefges the eapilIatparfafhtus
a. Ia unfit II for its proper functions.
by constant dlsteptieh. they #oen loose their
tone. and by this means congestion 10 pro-
iuprd,
When artertsl aetten in TOO slow oraWsak,
ite blood does not receive from the atnloEs
phetr a sufttetrnt quantity Of oxygen To afford
10 tho superficial vessels. that stimulus ita
dlspenaable to healthy circulation. aud ttuB
congestion is produced.
MY greatest object has been 80 10 simplify
ihia subject 40 as 10 bring IT 10 the compfehens
sion Of the meaneat capacity, II hayefailed.
1t IL an effur oi Judgment. and not of heart.
MANY eases may occur IN sections where nc
deal aid cannot he procured, To such. !
would hope. my remarks may be of service,
aud of such n nature that all may be enabled
10 detect this most inaidieus Of all Feentges.
II must be clear 10 the mind Of every ,ntel4
ligent person. that the treatment Of this di7s
ease must be varied according to eirenmstan+
crs. 'Fhe first object must be TO unload If
pesstble The eonseEted vessels, This must
be done, not by general depletion. but by The
application oil eups, These should be permit.
ted 10 remain until external congestion Is nfos
duoed. and even bltstering, All stimulants
should be strictly avoided. when the diseaEe
assumes aneintlammatery character, In suth
eases, mucilaEihous ana cooling drinks WIN
injections Of II like kind IL all ! recommend
fer internal exhibition. my remedies being
principally applied 10 the akin.
J. c. WILLIAMS.
y saszzsFEsa aassH A ataEE1s
pfkn-M Hope Estate East Baton Rouge,
(La1. on the 10th inst. PaiIir son Of Col. PHt-
ttp 1lteRr, aged % years. m
IN this death. we have have lost one, IN ev"
cry way worthy Of our love=bnt we mourn.
not as those without hope. The nice sense Of
honor, sterling integrity. social and moral
qualities. which we're tho brilliant points Of his
character, made him u valuable member Of
society, and gave him high place in the esteem
Of those who knew him. To parents, brothers
andssisterS. his loss is trreparablc IN his rela-
tive duties at home. he tpas fanhhss~to his
friends he was all truth aud cosstaney, md
he had no enemies.
The future was opening TO him, with the
richest promises; but he Is cut off. in the midst
of his antieipations, at The very moment that
| he becomes the foundation of hopes md hap
piness spiM others. SO it is with human ealet.
~lations; they fade. before the breath of Infinite
Wisdom !-"lhy will be done N.