New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-22
'Resptratfon,-The Cholera

healing art " az within the rsnge OF he' -
cations. Her former work announced % the ''e-
page of this A Trestise on the hot've Powers
which produce the Circulation Of the BLOOD never
having attracted oar attention Bat t'e 'cep''0
ism with which we commenced speeoiy give
place TO curiosity ard this 20 interest," "nich N
time deep ened into conviction tsst an Important
discoverv had been made, which was mere gwen
IN the world Letp. ende,vor 20 give the reader
.ome notion OF Mrs Wiard's theory, 90 far asa
.,ngls ne,n.sJ Of Der pamphlet and the limits Of
brief article enable Us 70 do H.
Ra.oir,tion l.be holds is the primary cause Of
the Circulation o. the Blood. The sc,i)n Of tne
heart no more causes circulation than the action
ofthe piston creates the m tive power Of the
stesm-eneine. But Il separation, introducing Oxy-
gen into the lunss, brings Il ia contact with the
Carbon Of the blood, PRODUCING modified comb1s.
ton, Of which the action Of the heart aud thu cir
culs,lon ofthe blood are cfTa'ts A certain degree
Of heat ia essential 70 the integrity Of the blood
and the action Of the ungs. That hsa' falling the
form Of the blood separates from tne serum, as
may be seen by experiment. The lungs, no longer
inflated by the steam or vspor created by the pro-
cess Of combustion, collapse breathing ceases and
the heart and lungs is therefore certain, unle"
coanterscted and overcome, to result in death.
How the specisl cholera miasm il produced, or
why cholera prevailed here in l349 aud not ia -,
we do not understand Mrs Willard a. attempting
TO show But the earlier stages Of the disease
are indie ed by languor, feeble or difficult resPi-
ration, cOldnen, oppression at the chest and gen
ersi debility, and these too often pass unregsrded.
Nature soon recognizes the presence Of deadly
foe and rallies her forces for desperate struggle.
Her spasmodic exertions and discharges are not
truly the disease bat her Efforts to master it. Tse
fundamental difficulty is disorder, prostra,ion
aud partial paralysis Of the organs Of respiration,
whereby the lungs become at frat partially aud as
il proceeds wholly filed with csrbonic acid gss to
the exclusion of freshly inhaled or oxygenated
air so that the blood ceases 20 be cxygenstsd On
its exposure at the lungs, and the process of com
bGston ia suspended or stifed, Ike toe fire smoth-
cred beneath its own ashes. This is cholera aud
stleneth collapse. What is to DO dono to coun-
terAct It IS not TO TN the stomach with druqs, or
empirical mixtures, or snything -tSoueh
some medicines may indirectly sd in eff citing
the needed reaction-but to crpe' me bad ar f,oY.
heivags aad replace a by good Ia other words,
the osrbcnic acid or other poisonous gks must b.
expired and fan supply Of fres', pure iuSigora-
ting Vholesome air Inhaled in its stead, un.il tie
combustion ct the lungs is fully reestaLlshed, the
blood restored to rapid AID vigorous circulation
and tho reminding OF the vital amo Is ey ince3 as
it will bel by flushed features and proi1se per
spration Ia case Of a tendency O. relapse, this
count rsctior is 20 be repes'ed.-Ilo ioHJwius Is
Mrs. Wilisrds account Of the application OF her
theory in the case 81 a young woman Who, after
four days suffering from derri ua, was stricken
down during the late cholera season, ~ C il,pse
and nearly deprived Of speech sense aod yoluu
tary motion
$50 benumbed was she, that. as she moved, or "a
Their ~Gs moved along shs dd not ieel he, eet touch
the door or the stairs She wa, WI IN the open air
placed In AN upnsht position, wta her osck resting
sgsinst board wall fresh bre blowing fu la
face then told her T. breathe yiol,n.ly G5r she
mas at The bad air cut IF her huEs and tie good air IT,
A. first she said . cant something rises up In the
inside. tod her that her life depended II; and
must She then made violent efforts. Being
tOu ed u teach succeeded, alter earnest end, avors
In suo~ing her what ! would have her 90.
my directions were, that she would draw her arms
down, 20 ala the motion at tho rios 10 compressiUg
the chest; and Tor the act to bend ior waid
ying .he spine bet seen and just below the should
ere; and throw out the air from tho bottom OF the
lungs with violence and with successive 81 -clons a.
undcf the operation OF an eulerc. Having done this,
20 stand upright, raise the arms from the shou dor.
rcsiog the hands upon the hps TO give tn. chest
Ito utmost capacity and TO ia the brfah
tunes successvely With Violence II cold wssr we're
thrown Ia the face and TO coatnue nhspg uu'ii she
had filed her lungs II their utmost dis teniion then
before, to throw out the aiI from their a Rer parts
with force. She said IL makes my head fooi dread
fully No matter, said l. 1T 10 good ,ien; Ok.
peced it Ia lew minutes after the deep breath "a
was fairly established perhaps might cay 50 sori-
and while was watching with Intense anxiety the pa
nl.a liza ssllaY oh. d
cenhlOOk % the tuli flush II ths warm hue %, life
Never dd ~toess any sight with emotions go Intense
h"s" IN IN" h"Hvens port nding good, could mol nave
Affected me more
Inc d,ey o.csthing, being several times resumed
after 'he struggles soon confirmed free circulation
ana she could "sk unsupported. She iOyiully
claimed, u, feel well z And she added. Il should
so'n have ded 1t yoD bad not come 10 everything
~ss All dark to me thank you Thank God said
wa hs air which has cured you la sbout an
hnN Mter sent her TO walk to the next street
pr ROBIN - tel her story, and se medi
occ'si'y.
" This <es, tla true. sudden restoration. SO was
the ats eA and It death from Oh 'ea had been sud
dth' VITO would have wondered II 81 she been strug
ehn< with the parss 81 drown ~. se IA ghJ have been
- suddenly relieved. Ii csroouic ec'd Wac IN her
iuHss and restoration occurred by .o~iug II oGL
he reiet would, Of course, % imn, date. II you
have iuismmsiio In your nag. q, ard pouluce a.
restoration will be slow tut, Il you had, sn4 pull
outs siver, the finger will be NJ tor Use al oace.
rso.s d.,erb- p,r,sar, b,cu.- oasr y b-r-ater
~sh TO ialos them Boz "a stl ons sss'' o ure's
tstti dsess~ -kct iurs, oartuCed
PsV.L 4 he sb,ue a- tAsrnscfs cs4'e
-oei ira'e hm hot Ivy coe Tee h'd 7srs MI 'ioe~s
las .hsn.a. .f .1.s
with ehl ~nsb esq goo n' was saf 90 cr.~
cotre burr H. hHn b,.
so wem-,' g' saah he hs e-ah'aa. sa'od What
de al ths time. IS, h.n g. az irss~s..
fnere are several other cases Ike this, ard tie
authors theory is stated lar more iully and clearly
BY herself than by Us, but, purpose is not to
soperseie, but to call attention TO the pamphlet,
We refer tue reader v hose interest has been
awakened e. Mrs Willsrd's own exposition. We
shah undoubtedly have the cholera bscA sgsin
next season, aud the public cannot be 700
wei guarded against its sudden attacks. Here Is
sremedy which asks nothing OF tse apctheoeI
which any one can take or administer. ana which
Can hardly by possibility DO harm, except IN cases
OF lahammssOry disease, IN " bich il must not be
ros0,ted to. Let no one when attacked neglect or
d,lay sending Tor good ply stefan, bat that need
not interfere with tie thorough ventilation OF the
la,ss VI trust the Medical Faculty or nj least