The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-12-18

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exert this Influence have hitherto escaped deeCton but they
produced N the vegetable kingdom. That it is an epidemic
popagated ny amophene causes and not by infection,
Of the members OF the medical profession in Russia SO that
a attempts to check It's progress by quarantine regulations
have been given more especially 1881 they were
found perfectly gnayalng quarantine of ten days was
era in ST. PeteHburg bat the disease has Notwithstanding
broken out in that country showing how utterly useless
strongly favored the opinion that the disease spread by mice
ton was the fact of following the Of rivers which
there was much traffic; bet have shown that this ccn-
stance can be satisfactorily accounted for by other be-
sides infection
Appearance and Course of the Cholera at ST. Pc
teTsburg,
The n intimaton ofthe Cholera approaching towards St.
Petersburg the Of the banks OF
which large number of the bages bringing merchan-
die from the interior for expectation descend ST Peters
e beginning Of June One solitary case bad occurred about
ed n e bon ~ a Tne b S M ~ no'9sS s man
morbid appearances after DEATH decidedly those Asia
small but nearly all died Among these were two men ser
wants OF the Prince of Odenberg who attacked after
them in about fifteen hours, the other in about four days
The disease increased rapidly the second week appearing
ing also belonging the better classes both natives
and foreigners 1t continued the increase until the fifth
week. when seemed to have reached its acme, aud began
to decline both in the number and severity and
tinued steadily on the decrease
symptoms of the Disease
The disease assumed two distinct forms or stages one of
which was generally characterized by increased action of
the nervous and sometimes Of the vascular system together
by posaon OF the nervous and circulating functions and
greater or less rapid sinking ofthe vita forces In certain
proportion OF cases the disease passed through both these
stages presenting many varieties, according to the eombna
protraton In Others the peiod of excitement was alto
gether wanting and that of prostraon characterized the
acts the poxmae of the disease excited thus
in tn
I've the powers Of life that the patient sunk without any
effort whatever Of the constitution at reaction.
1t has been already stated that the first attack was almost
invariably preceded for several days by slight de-
rangement of the digestive functions The stage OF excite
men was usually ushered in by shiveng gddness and
great iantness face dusky and sunken, painful
cramps in the stomach, bowels and eytTemites
ng ard puTgng heat in the epigastrum and oppression
OF the chest This state succeeded by degree of
action with increased and vomiting and very copous
excavations, from the stomach and bowels of thin fluid
resembling rice water these excavations were completely
from any Offensive smell The paToxysms Of spssm in ne
extremes and bowels became generally very sere were
attended with great reessness and tanness and the
countenance expressive of intense anguish The pulse
frequent hard small the heat of the skin sometimes
febre but frequently moi above the natural standard
or only partially increased the tongue tnUed, generally
moist and red and the thirst intense These symptoms
tons; after lasting from six to twenty -four hours,
eeded by the period of pToslraton, or cold stage.
n the sage OF prostauon there was great and rapid
sinking Of the general strength and depression of all the
partially impaired, and the intellect remaining clear though
weakened Thus the whole surface of the body became
the pulse extremely feeble and often impeeeptibs
the face sunk. and the features contracted Ometme
Sockets and surrounded by dark CIRCLE and the pupils gen;
e ade aa b Inc Gnee hsna n5 ee ana na assumed
less degree the entire surface of the skim whose functions
was he snd8sn cosnS o he soft baT If tbe bo fbs ~
feet necessarily Of all the vessels being nearly emped OF their
fluids and of the rapid Absorption of the adpose substance
that patients reduced sometimes in twenty-fouf
hours perhaps Onehd Of their previous size The
skin Of the hands and feet was chveed up the violence
of the cramps usually diminished though not always and
they limited chiefly TO the hands and feet which often
remained contracted after DEATH The vomiting and dar
rhea were also less urgent the tongue moist, abby
and cold the respiration hurried, ee slow, and much
oppressed with frequent deep signing the breath cold the
voice paiutve and reduced almost TO whisper. There
great neat oppression ana anguish N me eggasum ana
ferred considerable estessneSs thirst intense urine very
sinking expired sometimes suddenly without struggle and
almost %9 bs N Tine act Fl Pre- sG pos
ceased to beat many hOurs before death.
The duration and severity Of there two stages Of the dis
vou state Of health Of individuals In the largest proportion
ocases and especially in the old those whose constitutions
dunkads and delicate children the symptoms Of excite
ment were only slight and often altogether wanting
The disease in few set in suddenly with great pros
traon terminating in death without any reaction, IN the
course OF SIX Freight hours This was ts most malignant and
droUaRt There sometimes very little vomiting ard
darhea in such cases. the prominent features being proa
When reaction took place. either spontaneously by the
e of remedies This did not always eTmina in restoration 10
health but the Cholera often succeeded By various forms
Of secondary disease the frequent Of these yphus
fever between the congeye stage of which and Of
the morbid arrangements of Cholera there is considerable
analogy
Gastric fever and dysentey weTe also not Of unusual
cuenee and there were Of pneumonia
Several persons fell victims the Cholera in ST. Petersburg
consequence of having ansgTes,ed tine rules Of diet
tal during such a season. An elderly lady, having eaten
salad at supper taken III next morning and died Of the
Cholera in eighteen hours General Chambeau private
rotary to the Empress gentleman advanced in life having
caught chill by incauOus exposure cold wind board
steamer, seized with diarhea and symptoms OF sink
ing the evening" and died in about eighteen hours
lady of high station setting at defiance the cautions against
fruit INDUCED freely her wish for STRAWBERRIES she was sud
denly taken very i'll OF the ChOera and her life in the
greatest danger though hopes entertained OF her
cry when let St. Petersburg frequently heard Of persons
being attacked and losing their lives after committing
imprudence diet. It is important TO remember that
things which agree with IN ordinary times, may dis
agree during the prevalence OF such disease the Cholera
in consequence of the increased susceptibility of the bowels
The disease brought in Others BY fear the son OF
respectable bookseller returned from college 10 his family in
good health for the vacation June he became panic
struck the breaking out Of the Choea that he conld not
be prevailed go of the house. and Obeced to
the windows being opened for fear Of letting in the contain
mated air. te some line he suddenly seized with the
disease its malignant FORM and died in about twelve
hours,