Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-03-07
ERSSIpEIAS

ERlSlPELAS
This disease, which wc have noticed several
times before, is still prevailing and more general
than ever, IN part Of Orleans and Caledonia eoun.
ties 1t first appeared. this season, il, a few towns
near the Line aud has since been gradually near.
ing us from the north, I'LL now in tho northern
part oil this town is general. aud also n, the
East Village, aud few cases have occurred in tho
vicinity of the Plain There we're, a few d,y,
since, were informed by ot.r physc,nn,
over 30 cases IN this town. and there has since
been no abatement TO our knowledge
The disease still RACES in Burke and il, vcini.
ty, but with less violence than it did three or four
weeks since AT Lyndon, last week we wer,
told by gentleman OF the town, there were NJ
one uu'u some seventy euses The population of
the town is less than two thousand There were
three deaths there on Monday morning OF las,
week Al North Danvle it has been more "a
tall probably than at any other place and has car
RED OH thCrc, as IN other places, several citizens
Of great usefulness TO community, In other parts
of Danville it has been less prevalent and consc.
qncntly less fatal 1t is also prevailing at Vince.
lock Sutton, Glover, and more or less in the town.
around these
1t appeared IN the early part of the season, n,
Derby, and ragged for several weeks, when il was
hoped that 1t was leaving the place, but two or
three weeks since II broke out again with greater
violence and fatality
1t has been remarked 10 us by those having an
opportunity to Judge, that warm and mild weather
tends greatly 10 moderate the disease, and then.
when cold weather appears the disease is more
violent and fatal II this be true, we may look 10
the opening Of spring with the hope thai, tho
chan in the weather may cxterminate tho chi.
demlc. THIS was the case. we believe last sea,
son. In places where it ragged during the winter,
it gradually left them as the warm weather np.
preached. Thus far ii has gathered its hosts to
the grave and doubtless many now living will new
or be famed by the zcphyrs the coming spring
Gods ways surely, are pas, finding out Gale.
DOMAIN
A correspondent of the Calcdonian, who is a
Physician, writes us follows;
When malignant epidemic prevails a free in
erchange of views among physicians is desirable
TO elicit the best method 10 arrest its fatal tendency
and lead as far as practicable to a uniformity of
practice II should be the object of every intelli-
gent practitioner 10 alay excitement and dsabuse
the public mind Of the many errors and prejudices
which are disseminated Perhaps have not
seen sufficient OF the disease TO Judge correctly of
its nature and the bet mode Of treatment having
had the care of but ,hiry-threc cases So far as
have seen it, it has been eminently inhaprpaiory
uilu reauiiy gwen way 10 an active antplag cystic
treatment | have used general and local bleeding,
emetcs and cathartcs with satisfactory results
1t is during the stage Of excitement that active
measures useful A state Of collapse often
rapidly follows if the stage of excitement is per-
mucd to pass uncontrolled. When ,onics aud
stimulants the only but too often inefficient
remedies. The disease appears to have pecul-
lar affinity for particular textures, as tho mem
branes OF the brain. plura and peritoneun; when
the attack is upon the brain in addition to general
bleeding have cupped the temples and applied
ice water or alcohol to the seal Pr when in the
lungs general and local bleeding and blisters In
inciplent attacks upon the bowels, my object has
been TO deplete the portal system with h ydnagogue
cathartcs as salts and SIENNA, julap and cream Of
tartar, and apply rubifacienls external, as spirits
turpentinc, mustard ca,aplasms, camphorated alco.
hol, When the local disease is external as local
applications have used lunar caus,ic, blisters and
cold cooperating lotions The disease often runs
its course rapidly, and then again is long and
tedious oDe and requires "A variable treatment
free Precipitation should be maintained through tho
disease
To those women who particularly liable to
attacks Of the disease, | say, remove from the in
fecled district No consideration of economy or
convenience or deuslve hope of proper means and
speedy recovery should deter them Many val
liable life is lost which the removal Of a dozen
miles would have saved
| hope those who have hads much experience
in treating the disease will publish their views -
Let knowledge be- diHused for the too frequent
knell admonshes us to be up and doing.
St Johnsbury Plain. NJ. STEVENS.