Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-11-03
Tor NE Vermont PLo5ir.
" Caution !--SmaIl Pol in RlliOt ST."

Such is printed notice, stuck up on poles, at
the corner Of Elliot street and School street OPP
posiie my Water Cure Establishment. But the
house in which the patients are has not been
marked in any way, which Is q new mode Of
proceeding altogether.
| consider IL my duty to present this matter
in its proper light to the public, and that there
is no cause for apprehension Of its being the
Small POJ. VIII you be kind enough, SIR, TO
allow me awaiting myself of your paper for the
purpose .....,t .-.
On this supposition, proceed TO state:
Mrs Hinckley, who keeps a millinery shop on
Elliot street, some wooks ago, after her return
from New York, was taken sick with headache,
pain in the Joins, chiinesz, sickness in the st0m-
ach. and vomiting Of bile attended with quick
pulse. She took an emetic, and after three
days suffering as described an eruption appear
cd on her skin, which settled particularly around
her mouth. This eruption showed itself by large,
red, and irregular spots, aud formed n faf bis
ter, filed with clear lymph Of reddish hue.
The symptoms OF the precurfory bilious disease,
which have been mentioned above, disappeared,
however, when the eruption broke out. She
became my patient, and in the course Of the fol-
lowing nine days, both the eruption and kind
of weakness disappeared, without leaving any
visible trace behind them.
At the outbreak Of the eruption, Ms Hinck-
ley was packed in a wet sheet, and remained
there till light perspiration cnsued, after which
she was baihcd in water Of 720. Besides this,
she took stz bath once day, and drank
nothing bat water.
During her convalesccnce, her daughter. Miss
Charlotte Hncklcy. over-exoted herself In the
care of her mothers store. Finally, she was
compelled, on "Wednesday, the 25th October, TO
stay at home, from suffering great pain in the
lower back headache chness, and loss of APP
petite. Next day the pulse was feverish, and
black bilious eyacuations with previous pains in
the bowels set In. Saturday morning, a num-
Der of red, smooth spots, of the size Of PIN,
head, were discovered on her hands, and spread
in the afternoon Of the same day over her face
Sunday morning, the eruption had greatly in
creased, and risen above the skin, but all tho
prccursory symptoms, as stated above, had let
her Sunday afternoon, the face and particu
larry the checks were covered with deep red
ness, aud Monday morning. a number OF fat
white. and Transparent Vcsicies appeared on her
checks, forehead and chin, as wen as the body
All these red spots and yesiclcs have been aud
arc still, irregular and fat. There is no cellular
division in the vcsicles, and when one Of the
blisters is opened at the SIDE with lancet il
empties itself entirely, and the skin snLs down
There is no umJiieai spot in the middle Of the
vesicles They are shaped irrcgularly. and 81
spots nor the yesicles are expelled al once, but
at intervals of 10 ~ hours. The fever ha;
subsided-the patient feels only kind OF diss-
grccabe burning tension Of the skin where il is
covered the most. The throat is sore, particu-
larry towards night, AMI the smell from the
mouth somewhat acid; but the peculiar scent OF
small pox, preceding and attending their erup-
ton, cannot be observed.
The disease Is either a Kind Of yaricella, or a
pe,apligus; il belongs, at any rate, 10 the cry
sipelatous hurnors Of this class, which affect the
Bile but il is certainly no small pox, which new
err affects the bile. To me, It Is quite astonish-
ing how physicians who have not seen the course
Of the disease, aud without hearing my reasons,
as i have attended, the patient, can conclude
from appearances and slight resemblance, that
it is q real case Of small pox.
A young lady, ruoning with Miss Hinckley,
was affected at the same time as she, with diar-
rhea, chillincSs and headache She could be
packed and sweaied. which was not practicable
with Miss IL. She has few pimples, which ig-
norancc alone would call variola or yaroloid
(small pox). Mr Hunt, in the same house, felt
also unwell, and had some red spots, but after
sweating the whole affair changed for the bet
ter in three days. ,'.t I....,.., d
The physicians of the village have been in the
house to see the patients; they were all doubt
ful except two OF them.--Those, therefore, who
have caused the poles and boards to be put up,
with the " Caution" against Z" Small Pox in FL
lot street," have made themselves liable TO an
swer whatever bad consequences may result
from this ill-adyised measure.
N1 h DIR. r, WEssELHGFr
Brattleboro. Nov. |, IS4s.