Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-10-19

as a bosn IN the skin would tc. by mHsmmauon.
ani casting oa ihe dad Nv the living parts. Bot
'h's occurs o?ly in rare cases, ia general, a grcal
s~hnyelng Of - parts TO which TIC pnis.n is 40.
p.ied lakes p~laee-tae combination uoi lNaiiy 90.
%s'toling, but only impeding ihe healthy functions.
This e"es on quietly Tot weeks aud n,onihs. arl
possibly IA some cases even ycats. each month OF
year adding is effect TO ,hli o. the pfecc iiog, ye,
leaving no visible trace IN ,Me pats Of is action.
tll hoaly the whole system, becomes 50 saturated
NRh the poison that alsy and death ensle.
DR.. Dana thinks that the poisson. once combined
with Tie tissue. is reiissolycj by an cyrrss Of he
poison, apl Inc parts atc thus affected wra a cen.
eraI s2i'eoing and pe4nness. This he .enuks,
is not an iuIequeattraea olalsease, which IS found
On dissection al ihese who have ooen t0pposed to
have died from tacefetts oflead. From The chem
zeal action uflea5. il Is eYi lent tint we arc not 70
1ool' ict MARKS Of ,ieseai diseases alter doaea. bas
rather Tot chickering's, hardeuipgs, contrlt,ipns, or
great sofa Lead is one Of those agents which,
when administered in SMALL doses aud largely d.
iu'ed, are taken up by The absorbent ycssets. and
thus introduced ir,o the blood. 1t "a THIS carried 10
every fore Of the living body, comlia ing with cycry
organ with which il CONES in contact. and impeding
The action OF every pott with which it combines,
bringing on disease, with a long train of anomalous
symptoms, fill finally, before the cause has been
suspected. and while the sufferer Is still under the
dany influence Of that cause. the deposited lead be-.
gas 10 lie reGissoiyed, a general soitening Of the v.
tai orgaus takes place, and death closes tho iabora
tory OF liicr'
The usual SYMPTOMS which I have noticed. and
which | attribute 10 lead, are principally Of rheu-
matte character, occurring in different parts Of tic
body, especially he back, loins aud liHjs, together
with more or less head ache, and a genera, sensa.
iioa OF lassitude and debility. Motion, auI all ex-
crcisc of an active kind arc ithsomc; le mental
faculties arc Often as '~languil as the bodily iunc-
tons; the appetite il less affected, though in some
instances aave found it coPtlcio1s. To lhoss who
are already under the ~inlaence Of this subtle moi
son, as DR.. Dana has remarked, two remedies NAV
be proposed, one wholly on chemical principles, the
other On the principle 81 com,aen sense. The las,
IS TO abstain at once from the use of lead water
lie first Is, drink daily. for some time, small por-
lion OF sugared water, rendered sour as lemonade,
by oil OF viiriol. This will decompose tho COM
pound Of lead with the tissues with which it NAV
come IN contact, and form a perfectly insoluble salt
OF lead, which is harmless. Under this course the
poison may probably be finally eraJicateI from tho
system.
In several instances where families have suffer
ed from the effects Of lead, and Inc iinaoI lead has
been substituted for HE pure lead pipes which had
previously served for the Introduction Of water into
lheir houses, these symptoms have gradually disap-
Pearcj, aud they now enjoy good health. As pre-
Y%entienis FAR easior and cheaper than cure, would
1t not be well for those abou. 10 introduce The Gro.
ton into their houses, TO procure the sboye-meniion-
ed, OF some ether. pine Of equal safely II such
were the general practice, | am certain that the Go
ton water would prove 4 far greater blessing to our
city than otherwise 1t will. MEDuus.