Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-03-21
The Malignant spotted Fever.

very fatal ,naladv new to our climate, and
which we do not remember to nave heard Oh be-
fore in the United states, mas, curing thc pre-
sent winter made its appearance at several
points in PENNSYLVANIA and this State Ii IS de-
scribed as being some VIVA; similar n It's symP-
/ toms TO the cholera, but the physicians are uh-
able to assign it name Dung persons ana
children are most liable to It's attacAs lhere
have been some fifty cases and twenty deaths
thin the two weeks since t made us appear
ance. When unchecked by medicai rehlecies'
the q isease proves fatal in a few hours some
times the first indication OF us approach are
pains in the fingers and limbs, accompanies by
violent fever and he adache. which Is followed
nv voc,it;nc and diarrhoea. Some of the pa
tents break out with spots, iAc the measles,
and after death the body and face are covered
with large black spots the legs ana arms assuti-
ing black color. Many are OF opinion that
this disease is cholera III somewhat diHereht
form from its usual appearance.--i"aiaaa S'ate
Sentinel.
The Covngton. Indiana. FRIEND, in the vicin-
ity of which place the disease has RACED with
great fatality, says:
"The above ..fatal malady'' is no doubt the
same that appeared in this vicinity month OF
six weeks since, and still continues It's WORK OF
dealt, in different places along Coal Greek The
disease, which has taken numerous VICTIMS.
principally the young, bit some of mature Years,
to the grave--is what We have been accustomed
20 Gemominate "Maiignant Spotted Fever
species Of Typhus fever. I'VE have tofgotte"
the technical name.) lie says that 1t IS not ne"
to hir--tllat lie hes many cases OF IL III I'm
gland, and in some Of the Eastern states, parl-
cu!arly Vermont. He pronounces 1t the same
disease which has been depopulating Ireland Tor
the last few years--folo owing the potato ret o!
that country, and appearing IN the L. states
wherever the disease III vegetation existed. In
this country where the fever has ragged the po-
tatoes of last years growth were nearly all dis-
II, ,.,Its of Al
which thew were cred to lie and d'conlpose,
the atmosphere infected with the nausea
ting scent arising therefrom, that 1t was extreme
" offensive to the oifactories of TIE traveller
passing the road. This is corroborative of the
Doctors views; and nasninch as the two disehs-
es i'm the animal and vegetable kingdoms luvari-
ably appear in the same places, the one foiiow-
ing close after the other, We think 1t entirely
reasonable that that of vegetable matter IS the
precursor and of the other SO fatal to man
kind. At least, shall subscribe 10 the theory
until We Rear more plausible reason advanced
as TO the origin of the ''spottcd fever
"Whatever disease it is--however hvpotheti-
cal its name and origin--this much we know 'to
| a dead certainty,' that in many instances It Is
deadly fatal in its effects. If we correctly
advised ofts progress in this region, i'll + fountain
county, the disease has abated. while in w arren
on the opposite side Of the W abash, it is just INA
king its appearance.
"Believing DR.. Weldon's view to be a cor
rect one, that the ''naiignant spotted fever is a
| cone onItant of the ''potato rot is there not
much cause to fear that in the opening of Spring.
when the infected potatoes lying in fields shall
have thawed out. the disease will iacrease-tha'
it will break out i'll every region where, accord
ing to this theory, it might be expected to origi-
ma te and demand victims for the tomb!
! 1--WE are not alar,nsts, nor would we say
ught to create an unnecessary fear; but believ-
ing the danger imminent, we make known that
belief for the purpose of warning those interest
ed to take such care and prerentives as will eff
fectual!y guard against this fata, n;a!ady.
"W ell may they in Penusy lvana pronounce
it a species of cholera. Ii difficult to treat
as speedy in its operation, and dircful IN its eff
fects, as that dread contaglo