The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-13

The reader will be much surprised, well as pleased,
to see that the thermometer is not high
calculated; and, in fact that have realized much
higher temperature in Washington than they have been
subjected to at Vera Cruz.
In addition to the article in the "Picayune," we have
been favored with extracts OF interesting letter of the
25h June addressed by Dr. Barton to friend in this
city, from which make the few following extracts:
81 enclose you some papers published here TO show
you that i have not been inactive; and can say-as
everybody says-hat this city was never clean as
now and that the improvements of every kind which
have not only been introduced into the city council but
carried personally in practice. will eyncc come eff
cheney. Letter writers from this place give
such ridiculous accounts Of the public health that have
after much trouble, succeeded in making the enclosed
statement, which you may rely upon The large num-
Der of unknown for May, was before the Board OF
Health went into operation. Since then, IT is much better
But it will be when we get another sepuero guardian
of the cemetery, &c and it is difficult to make an entire
new system operate smoothly and freely at once. en-
close you ALSO one of the certificates of mortality which
require being filled and handed in with each corpse.
attached Governor Wilson's order, to increase its author
ity; and you may at once see that through them can
the statements from the hospitals, he Spanish hospitals
insisting upon my experimenting them a.so) and then
from the city physicians, having divided the city into
districts and appointed physician to each.
"There are few of yellow fever here, compare
| lively The disease is mild. 1t is the very disease
have been familiar with for tweny-nine years; and
would venture to guarantee to nine in ten, il called
early, and with the same appliances we have IN New
Orleans Now don't deem this boasng, for is alone
intended for your private ear The disease has not been
nor do believe will be, cp,dcmc And the fatal cases
have occurred mostly with men who would have dicC
anywhere with fever OF some kind; and fearlessy as
you, that if could regulate the habits and mode o
living of our countrymen very few would take the dis
ease, and still fewer die.
81 send YOU also an extract from the meteorological
register, by which you will also see that it is not SC
roasting hot found it last year in Norfolk and Ole
Point and good sea breeze most OF the day. The fac
is we know little of the climate. | know of stale
ment worth a straw. few years back offered to the
Executive my services TO visit every Mexican and Yves
Indian port, and their interiors aso-o study their eli
mates and diseases periods of occurrence and all abou
| them; but it thought the army and navy surgeons
had the stronger claims and fund could be appropra
ted for it, Failing there, determined to adopt anothe
plan-for the information | was bent on having. | ad
dressed series of circulars to all our consus IN thu
West Indies and South America, embracing all the nfor
nation wanted. But fearing failure, addressed {
letter TO the Secretary Of State, desiring his authority
induce them to answers but then there precedent
and got few answers. determined then to go myself
caught me deving into the recording Offices (and yer.
musty ones, tool of Washington. And now will CIV
you as soon as get through with it, review OF thi
climate that has not before been told know not wha
fall is unless Providence nterposes.
.sSome time ago the President was kind enough t
have chaplains sent out TO the army and the bill,
passed by Congress- contempates such officers PERM
me TO invite your serious attention to it, at least TO tn
stations and hospitals Do invite the Presidents earl
attention to it. As the only substitute in our reach w
are distributing into hospitals the sacred book tracts
religious newspapers and everything to occupy and com
| fort them for which find them truly grateful.
'You were deeply engaged in the interesting subject 0
the transit through the sthmus of Tehuaniepec Tn
subject is one of the deepest interest and Importance w
have obtained copy OF a work by Don Jose de GaTay
with an account of a survey, with maps, plans, NC &c.
and comparison of its advantages over that OF Panam
and Nicaragua and if you have not received copy, 1t i
entirely at your service
awe have accounts (rumor MOSTLY of an attack upo,
the guerilids by Cadwaader some fifteen miles beyon
Jalapa, and of his killing about thirty of them He wa
led behind them, while they were wayayng HIM tTus
: it is true"