Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-25

some, the remissions would he so indistinc, H.,
on superficial examination, it might be mis-.
ken Tor continued fever; but soon Inc r n"sa
sions would become more apparen, ana "''
deed, IN some instances, would nm into -
Intermittent form before such cases wonr1 me
-ouch cases were not always the efre, !,
treatment, but The voluntary course Of u.
disease; recollect, early in The Summer :.
marked 10 neishboring physician ,ha, our ,.vs.
was ii'tie disguised IN IFS character, and ~,
Inc Fail season would develope more clearly -
'tue ha'uie; that, from some cause or other hs
system was so overpowered al the commencs
MEM u lhe a''ack III many cases, that Na,ur.
could not draw her marks Of distinction suf;c;1.
y clear. This prediction was fully verified :.
as Autumn approached, mol only did the rem.
SONS become more distincr, but The cases nj -.
intermittent form became more numerous ~.
uuinihe was more generally, more early an,
more freely indicated. was frequently ,old H.,
ooy some physlcianslh the fever was called tou,,,,s
iever-ahd oy very respectable physicians. ia
Which mace me little more cautious in ador,;,,
bold and decided use of Quinine-lbe lsl.,"1
remedy; but little experience soon roov;,s
me, tina! had nothing 10 fear from This noua,,,,
agent. think can accoun. for the di>crsns
among physicians on the nature Of The i;.arp. IN!
question In The first place, catarrhal tevsr :"
companled this epidemic OF continued form ~.
all know, and in some families i, really .ea,, vs.
TO supersede the epidemic with which !, Wv.
sometimes coniounded, as apprehend A,
Yeral houses, where il was said the fever ~.
vailed, 10 my own knowledge il was nulb,,a
but a continued fever from cold And these cas-.
OF catarrhal fever were more numerous in bs
early part OF Summer, when the vicissilujes -
The weather were little more frequent, than al.
forwards.
Secondly situations gave some lirev,
riely 10 the epidemic, though differ LITTLE w;'L
DR.. Garden, whose views and whose pfaciice >.
presented in late number of the ENQUIRER an
The prevailing fever, regard, upon the whole ;,
really Judicious. On The highest ridges, the mos
remote from streams, The Iemissions in The fever
were more obscure, and there was some nearer
approximation 10 the continued form. The,
small shades OF modification. impaired by lota
situation, have made some difference in opinions :,
10 the nature OF the disease. Indeed, i; has cau..i
some 10 think that We have had several p,fro,'.
ing levers, OF opposite characters, during he
Summer and Fall. And here | would rema,.
that although those notifications DO no, alter H..
general nature OF the fever, vet il is Of much i'm.
poItaDCe 10 notice them in administering III.
treatment. The great error in the treatment, o,
epidemic fever is commiItedin treating too ol,,r
according 10 its general name, without duly ar.
preciaiing those shades OF difference occasional
by local situation, manifest qualities OF The sir
&c. By not LAYING sufficient stress upon lh,,e
notifications, have known some otherwise very
excellent physicians 10 fail in the treatment j
diseases OF an epidemic character
have beena physician for nearly thirty wears.
and have seen variety OF epidemic diseases
and have not found that difficulty in treating
them successfully which some complain OF. and
have ascribed my success, in some good degree,
10 close attention 10 The peculiaries Of the PIE.
sent prevailing disease, without regarding much
the remedies presented by books under heir gene.
raj names. am far from disparasins The aid 10
be derived from books; bur never saw a pty>.
clan, who laid an undue stress upon them, ami
whose practice was more derived from read.
ing than peTsnoal observation, that practised well
in epidemic diseases. There is hxedness in
their prescriptions that accords very liule with
The ever varying peculiarilies Of such complaints
As ne understands human nature that reads NJ.
more than books so he understands diseases bes
who reads nature more than books Hence il il,
that some OF our best writer's have made the mos,
fumbing practitioners am fully aware ,ha!
shall offend The pride Of the book men By such
remarks; and although they may write more
learnedly, yet these views will lead 10 better
praclice--and while they are tickling one anolh.
er with their learned theories, The practical ply.
stefan will secure the confidence Of mankind by
successful cures.
Success is, after all, the only iniallible test .,
The truth Of any mode OF treatment, and 10 his
test The writer Of these observations can appeal in
yindicalion OF his system.
How is il possible for US 10 get from books lte
Infinite varieties which appear in the toims OF
fever Of the same general character II all ih,
notifications under which The fever we are de.
scribng has appeared since The foundation Of he
world had been described in books, the word
would not hold Them. have never seen the e.
yer require The same treatment any i've years
no, not any two months together. have heard
medical men, in speaking Of it, say il was 10 lie
found in such book, or in such hooks.
This pariieniar od,fcatiOa OF fever never wai
in any look before, from father Adam, and never
will be seen on record again 10 the end OF the
world. You had just as we'll look for Two Sum-
mers on the records OF weather exactly alike
The fever varies in lis appearance as much a.
the seasons which impress their peculiaIi,ies ur.
on il. IL is as variable as the same mans eel.
ings and countenance, placed under different cir
culss;ances. Would you prescribe The same COZ!
dial for the same mind in every situation OF sor
row? IL is this Interchangeable routine OF practice
that has brought death into the world and all our
woe" Ii is this miserable practice that sweep,
OIL thousands and tens OF thousands Of mankind
when fever appears under new forms. shall say
nothing more OF the practice which adopted, Lr
cause II may never again appear with the same
symptoms.
| will observe, that have had patients enough
TO keep me quite busy, and have lost but one
would not allude TO my success, but BY way o.
giving support to my views-which may be use.
iul 10 others. r.
Virginia Mountains, November Isl, 1915.
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