American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-31

moral progress. We can attend TO but one
thing at time. We can look at any one mo-
ment only on a few words of the mighty page
of knowledge, that is opened to us in the vast
universe. Therefore is it that time is made to
revolve, and the great scroll of knowledge gra-
dually to unfold itself, that length Of time and
successive efforts may supply what we cannot
reach at once with our narrow faculties" How
precious, then, the value of time-how impor-
tant that we should make each year available
in our brief pilgrimage, to all that Is bcnevo-
lent, advancing and good! How incumbent for
us, as the year draws to n close, TO dwell upon
its records calmly ana philosophically, in the
hope of thus making the past beacon as well
as guide to warn us, in the one sense, from
error and danger, and in TIE other, to direct
our steps by the light of experience. to the
right-the onward-the upward path
SMALL Pox We have heretofore noticed
the existence Of small pox in this city, and re-
greet to say that it appears TO be on the increase.
1t also exists in other cities and the interior.
Under these circumstances it IS the imperative
duty of the heads of families 10 have all per-
ated. This should be done in the country as
well as in the cties-and, as many persons
have, in former times, been no doubt impeI-
fectly vaccnated, the operation should be re-
peated SO as to afford the most perfect security.
BY proper attention the disease may be erad-
Gated; and we think that it would be salu-
tary measure for the proper authorities to have
the city divided into small Districts and to APP
point physicians to each, who should be re-
CURED to visit every house for the purpose of
vaccinating It's inmates, should they require it.,
The expense of such a proceeding would be in
significant in comparison of the security which
it would afford.
1t may not he unimportant to submit the
following paper on "the preparation for and
treatment of the small pox," 1t is copied from
the Albany Atlas, and the writer is said to
have been ga surgeon in the army, of great
opportunities for observation, and who finally
devoted himself exclusively, and with great
success, to the treatment of this disease"
Brief Remark on the Prepar alton for and
Treatment Of The Small PoG. Persons having
been exposed TO the small pox, and putting
themselves on preparation for that disorder
without incubation, ought to be treated in the
same manner as those noculated. All such of
them as are in any tolerablc health need no
medical preparation. Their diet ought to be
good new milk, chocolate, tea, or the like,
with other bland nutritious food, sufficient to
keep them in tolerable strength, avoiding cider,
1cjne and spirits, as well as pepper, and other
such heating substances and sailed meats, to
cat but little meat of any kind, and be very
moderate in the use Of butter. They should
avoid all extremes Of cold, wet or heat, and
keep themselves habitually little cooler than
usual at other times.
During the symptomatic complaints, tort-
tudc and patience, are, in most cases, the only
proper remedies, avoiding the fire and other
unnecessary warmth and violent exercise. The
stomach, as other parts, viii in many eases be
dsagreGab!y affected, bat must not by any
means be tIealoa as IL similar distrCs5cs of that
organ, in other diseases and circumstances.
GA the contrary, it must be held as an axiom,
that there is no analogy between the cases,
Medicines Of emeiic, cHhQrtjc or larative ten
denCy, are, at this juncture, 10 more applicable
or safe as remedies, than they would be in
cases of persons otherwise well, suffering under
the distressing affections of the stomach &C.
SN9iohtu Wy tliO CAtLCilll( vi IiuI5CT'
In my long and extensive practice have
never found their use in one instance war
rantable. The only relief of those and other
painful symptoms is by eruption in its due
time, the alarming delay of which, happily, is
but rare under proper treatment But when
it occurs, it is generally attended with dis
tressng effects in other parts, and particularly
in the stomach, and relief must be given by the
full degree of covering and warmth usual in
health and by a free use of new milk, warm
from the cow-which, if the stomach will not
bear, (as rarely happens) then dose of flour
Of sulphur, in the proportion of small tea
spoonful to an adult, given in the milk, is the
most efiectual promoter of eruption and con-
sequent relief.
But should the stomach still refuse the milk,
administer it in the way of milk toddy; and
when the eruption is sufficiently excited and
apparent, the unmixed milk will not be re-
fused-and the aspect of the eruption is thence
forward sure index of the state of the
stomach.
The moro profuse the eruption, the more
milk should be taken, especially tho third day
OF its appearance and onward; for it can, if
profuse, never be filed with good pus, without
much moist nourisllment of some kind and as
such milk is by far the best, and is both food
and medicine.
To fill the pustules, other medicines are in
effectual, sufficient nulriment must do ii, or
death is at the door.
But in all these difficult cases, it should also
be especially remembered that nauseating drugs
and lax bowels, retard or multiply the erup-
ton, and after its plentiful appearance, prevent
its filling with puculent matter so that in the
worst cases the life of the patient depends on
degree of costive habits of the bowels, to be
encouraged till the turn Of the peck.
Moses YoUNGLovE.
Hudson, 5th Nov. 1924.
WATERMELoNs AND GREEN Corn Fer
CHRIsrMAs Samuel Rinear, jr., of Burling-
ton, N. J.,presented a friend on Christmas day
watermelon sixteen inches long, which the
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