Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-03-15
S. R. KIRBY, NJ d.
7G2 Broadway. Feb. l6 1859.

san FGANc!>co. DC. 20, 1919
DEAR Eo-Io KIRBY Since | had the
pleasure o; -reIuG vou, have seen the h.phal'
a. the phrase goes ha Travelled over a ulri
portion Of the Fl Dorado-exp plpred its moun.
'alns. IT'S valleys it's stream. aud its digging,
buth wet and dry. ] have been lamj'iar with
gtzzly bears, aud grlIn death have coutcndpd
b nh IA Hospital aud private pratt &c, with al.
the forms OF disease winch nave been so fl'a
10 the army and gold seek Rs, aaI think ! kroH
tthiornla well enough to give yuu rr.la1I.
description ct IT, mjue. c,I.nije and diseases.
An - TIE country Itself It is, a, vet, me least
dc>irabe place OF residence on the gl.b.. eX.
ccp,, perhaps, III Desert OF Sahara l. never
rams when rain is de>iraJr or could do aug
< od; "nJ il summer, the heat aud dust are
ntolerabIe; white Ia winter, WL.u the nildu-,s
OF the weather would be delightful 4 the constant
rams render the Nhor country imlaes.Aie b,
converting the sol into AN &C '4n OF ma,
Many lHrnc t1r cH,nate Hrd consider tie
water Dad: but must 81, | cna,il.f th q
mate y"iy good one, and the - i'nrs ~ tn.
S7craUe. 70 lie purrst and SWEETEST | ever
dcinh. The diseases epidemic here are similar
to 'h"sa Ci our Western States: sicha- Fever
and ~ Ic, Bilious -Rehuteui~, n.Arri t. and
Dy-euttrlcs III the hotties! pat 1T sumner and
same Diseases in u.f Is ,-l"rn ) lies. Bat
since the advent ot to- go.d-Iuujrfs, 4 disease,
- far as en- learn. heretofore uuknuNn hprp
nts made ils tpu.urtnce. a hu.,,vhd,e and ii,t
hPprecl1ton ~ the nature ol w,lch T., nr,..,>a-
ry to the proper understanding Of the ftral char.
Hcter olier >eases nave a.. utntd hrte l.n u,,i
as"n. Tut disease a II the mIncrs' Ltnd
Scnrvy, and when fully d,v"I"pcd - d Irr,nc
aIlur, and t'th 'dgn re.-HJunL in Ua a,reaf.
ance ;he Sea cchrtY. or AT d.-c tar H. I4~..ii-
tally dhtIfen. both gJ tu is cauo4 aui means
0i cure.
Ia order f"y to ex lain IN, virr- If Ibis dj
Sease, Snort pI.,lolo.icai dissertation viii be
necessary. M"d'rn chemistry teaches Us tia,
dn mails DO MT create tor thcn>ei,e~ any l.eN
matters, bat oaiv a->,m. Late aud anprpuri,ta 10
tnolr own groW III and nutrition, lnajct,al cr,.a-
t"d aud ptepar tlr tn"r VS. By the Yeg,tah'.
kingdom. Nan aya uim-cii Ct has LuirIlIy-
matters, e'lher primarily IN the slap of grains,
IruIlN, roots nc, pr ste '.dariy uy !eedug uppu
o her animals who have already appruprial.4 "a
THEMSELVES the same Kind "t sub.iauccs Nuw
al food Is divided iGta two ci,>se,. called rr-
slecij"cly respiratory food, or That which H.
consume oy Inc process ol u,ea,n,n. and tru-
dUotion Of ANNA heat aud uutnu,o t.ud, ur
that winch goes 10 butd ~ tue system, and
supply the Waste. The fist ca,, consists OF
~latch gum, sugar, Vegetable and anmdl oils,
aud the different Preparations ot atcuuul. r.,
other class /, IN. o,,d Of hU'Ine, or The lean
part oI meat, the cof."inm oi blood, eggs.
cheese or the c"agnllh.r PAT Of ui.n, the q, /
ten or tough part o; wheat, bean. aui otuci ~
IrtaJie5. Now, every man must be supplied
"lh cue proforlI'n ol these tWo c,,~>ps,
"ht.. pfopnrt"n varies, according to the tenn
prraiure and other conditions n which man
: piaceG. F"r insi"uc", The iuInnerlnou oi
NaIne and C'nada 1--we tor slx months Al
tune dutlng Tue winter season, almost eXc,u-
|Ne'y upon lat pork, flour auI IN ia->e<. aud IA
the ,prng come u"t perfect sprcmrns ol hra.ih
md Ng'r, wn,ie in summer, upon the same
dtst IN the woods, they are apt soon to break
o"n aud come out iooh,us s.ckiy ana anacla-
ted.
A LapIander or E>qnim9nx viii eatand even
require 4"tn,'l\ "' i't '"a' Wo"d d's str'y aH
'','I"',@',' :" u"t"J'a "r F,"P''@'e c""@t'''
,,.nms .nul1 nn, hs ,n,iio,a''. y" '',i','
il, ob larituJrs
Now IN order 10 nossoss health we mnst AT.
tend to and conform 10 Tie law, of our cram.
zAlIon. This, the miners aud CaIiforn emf
grants have not dome Cpon teen o'triaud
'u,"Vls; ""u at "'e "i'ie'' 'ney nave a III
A,,r m,I, into L.t,,, o.I,,,'.,,l .''
'','', ,',, '''''' a"'.' ""' .I''u IL" ',
sd Jnwc wi' ,2. cn,o.i ng' WV, - Na,','
and arre o,mnlltes Of brsndy ,r Vli,k@, ,,t.1
N the ,n'ervals Of the lnea $ Tn, ha, been
n de. ot thousands Tor months. under scorch-
n! san woen the temperature was over a h"r-
dT'd ia the 'n'de' an- al the sam um' sn.ec!
'u - "l'>. "'+,,-' !a"'r' ."''r'',.,,
49," -, ",' wa I@'' W ,'
s,ltP Why. .v|sla.i dnJ rnn mn.cnr,, .,y,.'',,
i, state OF Starvation fron w,ntuf snr,.y o.;
tbrne ~ the shap' of !een meat, aud Of COM
pIete exhaustion from over eNerrion, stimulated
b the love ct g''d' strong cohr, ano alcohol,
an me WN 'e economy poisoned o. ing sam
'f'u ", 80 20" "' ho' ' "'' ''4 "''" 'o'
rho c,nsonnnncoof mi. ,h,,,r.r ,;.,.
the ,,ronr man t"nncralIy ,ho ,,r,n,c,, ,,,.
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