Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-09-19

, The second was that Of a female, forty years
ofage. She was just recovering from catarrhal
fever, when nne morning. s!icr taking her break.
fast, was seized with symptoms similar TO those
already mentioned, except the vomiting. II
appes,e., on inquiry, that her tea that morning,
Git was black teu,) had been made stronger than
usual, and that che had also drank more than
was customary with her.
His third case was that Of female thirty
years of age, who had long been in the use Of
very strong green tea, in large quantity. For
a year before Mr.. G. WINS called, she had been
subject to violent spasms Of tie stomach, which
had at length become so ifeqnent and severe,
that the slightest exertion, even a little walk.
ing. was sufficient to bring them on. When
! MIR. c. arrived she was suffering from spasms
Of usual violence. She had likewise the other
usual symptoms Of ten disease. On inquiry, he
was fully satisfied that all the trouble, in
this casr, was the effect Of tea. She was
directed TO abstain from Il; and for several
weeks had no return Of the epasms, nor other
symptom Of disease. But one day, on veniu.
ing upon single cup Of her favorite beverage,
she had slight attack of her old complaint.
She resumed her abstinence, and remained
well.
The fourth case was another female, thirty
years old. She had the usual symptoms of tea
disease, or tea poison, with the usual nervous
suffering. The tea shc had used was green tea.
She had been in the use Of digitalis and colchi
um fortnight, with no other effect than TO add
10 her sufferings, as might have been expected
from the addition of two more poisons TO the
one which was already undermining her consti-
ton. She abstained from tea, and in three days
recovered.
The fifth case was that ofa female, twenty.
five years of age, famous in her profession of
tea drinking. Mr.. e. prohibited tea as usual !;
but was surprised TO find, after having made
his daily visit for week or so. she was no bet.
ter. On more rigid search, he found her still
indulgiog herself clandestinely. She complied
at length, with his prohibition, and in few
days was we'll.
Case sixth was that OF an author and para-
mentary reporter, of middle age. He was
green tea drinker-sometimes using il stronger
as his common drink, for FIVE or six hours TO.
gether, to keep up his mental strength. lie
had become 20 enslaved, tina, two or three times
a week, he was found lying in a state Of insen.
sbilty on the floor.
, middle.uged mother was the seventh She
had been subject for some time 10 occasional
fits of insensbity, which occurred in the even.
, ing. She had used black tea twice day,
which Mr.. G. suspecting 10 be the cause Of
f mischief forbade her, and she quickly recover
ed should have said that she had taken the
strongest medicines without success.
=. A shop keeper, krty years of age. is next
:. mentioned. lie was not only great tea drink
er. but also a coffee drinker. His head was
, more affected than that Of the others. To total
d abstinence from every drink but water, was ad
o ded. in this case, for ten days. little vslerian
!. The ninth case was that Of young man o.
}. twenty.two-a great drunkard, even at this
early age, on black tea. In addition TO the
I other symptoms of disease, he was at length at
!. tackled with bleeding at the nose He was Gu
/. red in the usual manner, in very short time.
). The last case mentioned is thstof female
|. "A most devoted slave of the teapot. She hat
il long been a sufferer. but would not abandon thu
q cause Of her suffering, till severe cough
n with bloody expectoration, compelled her t.
!. do IT,
/. Mr.. C. crncludes his remarks by observin.
i. -"I could extend the number Of cases 81 as Il
=. form body Of evidence which it would be dit
70 fcnlt to resist. Those have brought forwart
=, are, think, sufficient to excite consiiera5l,
q doubt as to the harmless qualities Of.
n, The cups that cheer but not nebrate.'
At "lf it be true he adds. 'tkat the continue,
OF disturbance Of the function Of an organ will in
D. duce change Of structure, what are we 20 ex
to pee, from the use Of tea twice day, when
:" dcranges the function Of the heart for three O
n. four hours after each time OF It's being taken
n, Ifthe answer be that it may be expected
re produce some structural disease, then ther
arises this other question, MAY not the grer
es ter prevalence Of cardiac (or hearty disease, {
j. late years. have been considasably influence
d, by the increased consumption of tea and CO
he fee!
ot But Mr., Cole is not the only individual VIII
", has suspected tea Of containing poison. Dh
ks tinguished men OF both hemispheres have eT
ter,ained the same suspicious and seveu
". have verified them by experiment.