New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-18
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
Cause. and Essential symptom. OF Asiatic
or Sufo~affng Cholera.


spreading through Europe and America Or. samuel
Dickson Of London Scotch physician, who served II
the army IN India IL graduate Of Glasgow and Mem
Der Of the Edinburgh College considers that teiure
agency the chief element u production, although
atmospheric Influences, ssst winds, thunder storms,
rain and forth. have aided IN spreading aud also u
staying IL The EJECT Of these depending IN great
degree on TIE electrical and ssnete conditions Of the
earth.
The phenomenon moot generally connected with
ptsti,noe say. Noah Webster 10 an earfhqlass -
Years remarkable Tor earthquakes are also memorable
for epidemcs measles influenza sore throat scafs
una &c To India since TIE Chosrs took the form Of
an epidemic, esrihq have been more frequent
Fra egpearane> Of Csol7a.
The frsf appearance q ChOlers gresi spidenic
disess~ 10 India took place when - Asf9ls q
Of n. naive snd Europesn troops 1000 we're sssPt 81
Al N very sane moment SIR Raisne Do.An, 80 90
of71Do mel, Jay on ne Oinrf see p. 49, - -. -
instance Of even being aiisekec ana ~ten ih-
Marquis moved n. camp i~slye M e. .ns - oe
esssed years sfisr While ne iorces we're in can
tonmer. Al Heersi ne Hor.e Arsry beng plsoed On
TIE sh l4h regiment o. Foot II ne center ana ile
Oh Lshi Dragons o. ne en- ne eenef vas t,fcey ~
TAXED By hi. sdy, and The Artillery and s Dragons
did not loss single man
Asistc Cholers was hfn observed ~ disease hs''
ing distinct type or peculiar mode Of acting on the
human system, il lol5 among the Psrshs Of Jessore
II continues its rsvsges elsewhere, and ware chiefly
with the Parishs A little or no progress has been
made In arriving a. clear undertaking Of rs nature
and treatment speculation taxes the place Of s0oer
Judgment and thousands Of fancy remedies are sue
ce..vely submitted by the theonst. Of the hour The
kg,9 n<d.oal sugpo'aiOn arrived on the oh from Lon
don and II els,ses the Cholera among hemouhsses of
bleedngs the nee water being the scum Of the blood
symptom. IF CAoLes
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Gr..l word, -. biz, snd--, foe but I'll
not a. iis name imports mere disease Of me binary
,,n.,.tu. He explains wherein the Asisuc differs
from the common Cholera
An Individual with flushed face. fsA bounding ps, I'D
hot San i. IN totally different state from one shorng
under diHeos bfeshing sno Al ne ehes s
boih multitude Of other symptoms perfectly l1entcs
Bosb Of te.e states have been produced ~ ne sane V
demic influence receive he same name ou ihey hsNr ~
difference that The difficult brsafhing " the one nases ne
very danger from which the other enjoying A. immunity
from THE symptom 10 free The fret 10 Choisfs "iio''
snssgOu. 10 English Cholera The second - Cholera 40
pAyTsa or Ssfoeaftt< Cholera
Mr. Orton while describing the epidemic diseases Of
India thus states the symptoms attending Asistc or
sufocstive Cholera which. on IL fret appearance 10
Bengal varied but little from the common Cholera Of
Europe
An e.aordinAry depression Of spirits and general Oh
..snes. come o. attended by remOr and sense Of det
~ siddne.s and headache and occasionally ringing n
q
are...iou ~ fever are frequently felt 10 the hmbs The
boxes are grped occasionally and naiufA loose stoos
occur Nausea comes on. The circulation and iempea |
tire Of The body are vaousy disturbed bot most com
mony the pulse accelerated and weakened The ssn
10 moist and colder than usual 10 The hand Of another In
general however the severer affections quickly SCI iu-
Acute gripping felt In the bowels The stools become eh
uemeiy frequent and wsiefy, and change 10 gfsylsN
white e.lor exactly 10 resemhie III consee or ba
icy ws,er. Vomiting Gomez on sod sfief The common
win fakes Of mucus schafged COpious breaks
out and the anxiety and debility rapidly increase ne
IL remarkable - occasionally 20 render servants feco
niIed with difficulty by their masters even IN the cary
stages Of disease IL IL usually cunng NJ Of WON'T
ina That spAsms OF me muscles AZ. hfs leh 10y an'
occ OuAiy whole ~ the muscles Of voluntary mott lu
bai particularly those VI The legs md feet The respra
ton from the fret accession l. observed 10 be buried ara
oppressed and 10 frequently complained Of A. the de
ease violence The color Of the whole surface
changes 10 hvd hue pArucuafy round br eyes eha at
the eriremiues The surface u bethed Ia cold sweatt
the hands and feet ana acrwafd me whole body fspde
grow cold Prom me hfst seiuhk IN ui 'ne useasr az A
IRENE thirst invariably attends and there j. 81 ardent iun
INK Tor great quantities Of cold waef winch frequently =.
i0rds no relief ID ne mofhi1 sensation Dfea upi'ssV-
and Of anxiety are also referred 70 the
and ~Aiery but unocf lhe existence Oh be
toms. that secretion. - well es that OF bile u comprirt
suppressed The tongue 10 nssfal ~ trst but Tn ne
u the disease becomes tured and dchcl-' '
and dryness Of the mouth ana throat Very gen
orally complained o. The hands sodded viii cold
sweAis shfiveed and wrnked Ike those OF washerwo
man Aner days labor and frequently Of dAfS blue
color. There 10 extreme rcsiles.ness and snhleN
which prevent he remA Mug a. lnslshl IN me sa. p
ton II 70 gradually relieved or removed hN supo atd
these
are frequently present IN Nefy eon.oetsoie 80 a.
same time Amer few hours remarkable change tAae'
place The spssms the vomiting and purFins uslaiA
about the time whsiever . iSsen TOTO thr
stomach 10 retained. even 10 large quantity snd cNsie-
rejected - formerly. The powers OF lte conusur
rapidly to fail The pulse becomes guile osi Al the wris
The humerus The pussuol " TIE heart se
10 felt extremely feeble The eye l. sunk bach and nNed
IN The .ocse the cornes he comes oui ana sass.
attempts sleep the IL half opened occasionally te
pupil 10 s-acey discovered deafness, preceded OF a.
companied by innus aurlum, i very common in hI
stage false vision blindness and oiisied pupil are egaa
" %. speech becomes difhcur, and the voice grows
hoArse hollow, and scarcely gihe, or senutey ios
TIE breath has been observed 10 be cold A. u cane OF
OF lump u clay
DR. Dickson remarks ,hs, the absence Of bile in the
elected auids IL symptom in many csses. nor
1. the congee water Ike appearance Of the eec
ton. essential spssms may be sbsent present He
ha. seen numerous cases which neither spssms vom
ning nor pufgng were symptoms but ~ the SINKING,
dculty In breathing and loss Of voice are. be says
the essential symptoms Of the Cholera now raging In
America and Europe"
Tcrcr ava Locai la'1v
Dr. Dickson srsrns that will bring Cholera.
and instances in which Ia OF pack Of 30 dogs
board of ship which overtAken BY terrible bur.
resne on her wsy TO lnds beyond the Cape were
found expiring with every symptom Of Assuc Cholera
Local injury IL smother OF the sso loss OF blood
snd whstcver will act on the brain and spine - IS 20
withdraw their influence from the various 81
the body is stated - be the eject OF diminished
cerebral influence. The ricewsts appearance Of the
erected aads Is caused by spSsm Of the sai ducts pre-
venting the sdmiStUrc Of bile Diminished nervous IN
auenee Is Indicated by every symptom. Whenever the
brain loses tie periec, control the digestive organs
we fnd lees thirst; res,lessness marks every
disease in which respiration is imPeded pisesse IN
many forms may originate from one and the same
cause.
The danger Of any disease. ssys Dr. Dickson. is
In the ratio which the Affected hold. IN their i'm
portsnoe to the proper carrying on Of the business o.
lie Digestion may cease 10 BE performed the mus
cleo OF oeomouon may be in state Of spssm psray
els Tor days the patient may have profase vomiting OF
purgns for considerable Periodb.I said AZ srsatA
~ sJre ssd IA Pslss Al ass Asssaiss which they
would not be the respiration materially interrupts;
ed ia p@fiesi oo~ps-afsros SAFE" Ia common Che
with lever the muscles OF respiration per
form their function in Asstie Cholers they are para
lysed
pupuytfen the French surgeon admit. that the
simultaneous section Of The two nerves Of the eighth
pair is Always mortal This section Induces AL A.
phyxiA Dr. nicsson shows that the Cholers !. caused
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