Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-12-23
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As the public tranquility has been suddenly dis
turbcd by the rcappcarancc OF this formidable maa
DIV among us, il TO be plain and positive duty
for those who have had experience Of the disease
and have reflected upon it, and elected truths re
spccting il, offer them for the benefit OF the pubic
In 1882 had a large experience OF II IN Ehsianu'
bcing at that time of the NJ dical Officers OF the
Board of Health. appointed by the Government for
its Investigation and treatment, and since thch nave
been engaged in similar Investigations aud services
which have caused me TO reflect and hope TO cHct
some truths, not known 10 every o"e- P''"'f' NV
TO any one H.. . a.,
best authorities, differ in places persons aud seasons
vel there are certain distinctive symptoms Wnich
characterize il invariably. These are itptd On,
Icadcu hue of The skin, cSpccicHy 81 me J"ce ana
hqnds-dc0dIU cohlufSs IF the 6ody, bang S'mMy
Of the temperature Of hc dtmo$P"crc- cramps " %"
muscles 1nd spaSvS Of The dimcntny riScern, ana
,rbcu yelLotr discharge from the stomach and 6otreiS
of the c0nsistence and cOior Of rce tcdter' I"e an
j,paI heat is ncrrr rcSfOred II the disease terminate
fatally II the dnimH neat Oe FeStoFeu' "e "'St0S'
terminates in fdcor. -,
The disease is contagious and Infectious The
efltritm of diScascd person Will, under ccrt""
circumstances, reproduce the disease III another per
SON. lust as Typhus Fever, Gangrcnous ErysPclas
or Plague will. This | have largely noticed. TIE
disease has been brought home by one member Of a
fa,nily, and the trhoic family has been mOirn dorm
The persons who are liable to the disease are the
1uiseyab moor the GcStic the dissOlute, the 6bai-
doned the deb1uchceS, the diseased and the fedDW.
Those who are heaiMg, and rh0icS0"eiy cteH"e"'
clad fed and empoYcd, not likely to take H. eN-
cont they are utrdid and they need not be. ne
man who takes the proper care Of his body and soul
is safe, FfartuIlcSS is disease OF the mInd and VIII
be followed by disease OF the body. was IN inc
midst of the disease for weeks together day ana
night, and excellent fearless nurse, lh"t
priced: and we both went through safe ;.
There is peculiar state OF the air when the as
case appears. greater quantity oil Napor ana gases
is suspended in il, near the earth, and lhr tthPT"'
tnrc is warmer than usual by day, but cold at night
II is mnch the sort Of air as that IN an Il-Nch-
tlatcd wash housg--dump, cidmmg, mhgSy. want
words to express my meaning. Tile dompa a" hangs
about UOu-CiiHgN 10 g0H. ~, .
TN exclamation of the disease is this: The blood
Of the persons no take il is but poorly organZcd-
that is there not enough OF good elements sum
ciently combined with the caIurc IN the lungs 10
keep each part vigorous The arr IS composed OF
onc!half vapor and d, ytcrous gases, and does not
furnish as much Of oxygen gas for combustion III the
lungs as is requisite for the hat OF the Diood III
health; therefore chilly night roh> the BODY OF MS
heat faster than II makes IT, ana IL Sims oSloM 'he
standard Of life.
The BREATHING is diminished because neither the
lungs which carry on the lnrohtnimy part OF fe$Pt-
raOn, the brain, which carries on the cotunt"y
part, are supplied with good blood The HE, there
fore, has b. gun the descending process, and II not
hindcrcd will complete it,
The blood not beng loricisGd-that is, combined
with caIOrc in the ung the OF its redneSS and
ritalify-i is hujd and irnGc. and the patient often
appcars as If he were Hacflc 'd,d for ghost. The
blood has no warmth to give out, and therefore the
patient is cOld and there i not enough OF cGorc
in the so'idS and fluids to keep them OrEdnl the
thin part of the blood ooHrs away as III death, ana
the thicker part remains clotty. There Is hardly
any circulation no y'!Se
The same thing happens in Plague and malignant
Fcvcrs | have seen il produced in men who have
been nhaIing the UNIV air OF awcll mine.
We often see il hospital, or IN close, crowded,
unycnrilatyd filthy alleys. If man have poor blood
and bad with exposure TO night chIs' nc Is ready
for any disease which may be IN the way.
has
atmosphere as the origin Of this disease. Now be
it rcmcmb rcd that the atmosphere is composed Of
only two gasrs, Oxygen and Nitrogen and both OF
them are requisite TO If, and health. There may
be more or less of other gases OF poisonous nature
in the atmosp hcr"-as the compounds OF Carbon Sui
phur, Phosphorus and Hydrogen, all OF which are
awful posonS T. til, blood OF man. Carborettcd sui
phurci of Hydrog is most deadly compound 1t
is produced abundantly from accomplishing animal and
vegetable substances.
But though we analvz d the air most perfectly in
every place, we could not operate upon it scnsbIy.
One thing, however. would strongly impress upon
the public: DO not use any so-caiied Disinectng
Fluids You are ignorant of Ichdt rs IN the ar; do
not add 10 uour ignorance the Of putting some
thing more there, Of raich ana Of as eDectS, you are
equally as ign0rdnt. -
Use air, iruicr an fire. for the experience of all
mankind attcsts til ir benefit Ono thing only can
be of any service to the atmosphrrc-pl'nt OF dry
heat Ii the sun do not shine, make large fires, if
you please. THE fire Of L0ndOn stayed the Plague.
If the people of the miserable districts OF the City
were provid d for, the destruction OF these districts
by fire would b., public blessing Thn caloric
would d.composc the miasma and render it harm
less.
We con do more however, with the people than
with tb. air, If the population can be- cleaned,
clothed and fed whol,somcly, employed uscfulIy by
day, and found who'll soni' warm lodging for the
n;ht In which tbry return carly and sleep the state
nf ,h,, dir * n,,t If much con.rIurnc. TO all per.
son, orIv r.tir,.n,,I, +, he'd !, Of the greatest i'm.
portancc An prrsous RHO hare The Ctocru are Seie-
ed Nth it late at might eniy in The morning IN
public places aud all private ones, were closed by
10 or II, and all the people III pea ana asleep we are
"a pnOuTl,