The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-02-26

porrs, OH the wings of tho wind, frornsthe
spot OF It's generation and in regions where
circumstances appeared f~avournhIe to It's
evolution; for instance tho Dismal Swamp
in Virginia, where exist n sup%erabundance
ofdccayed vegetable matter, humidity, and
in the summer season, enough of solar
heat, and at tho same time the inhabitants
remaining FREQ from faycr, tie conclusion
was that some salutary counteracting innu-
ence derived from the oxidation of Some
species Of fire, pine. cypress, or juniper
tree, some skirt Of forest. some wall, some
river, lake, or pond, in some wise destroy.
cd It's virulcncy, or countcractcd its delete.
riors effects.
Ill is a kind Of poison, generated SO
mysferiously, invisible, in short, an entire
stranger to the senses, and possessing so
many uncoutli. 4 d u~naccountable charac.
t%erist'cs us are attached 10 it by its adyo.
Gates, why do not such of the human fam
ny "s are endowed with well developed
chests, capacious respiratory %oriiiccs, which
S'''N ''obiS IlCI ~. Id Il SUIcT-
abundance OF it, suffer more than those OF
the opposite organization do will, fever!
Doubtless, it is w.tiiin the bounds of Inc
observation Of most persons, or pcrchancc
it may be noted, on reflection, and .'coine
home to mems minds and business" as SAYS
Lord Blcon-that such Of the human fam.
lily rs are named above, are, for the most
part, exempt from fever: and, tina, those of
the nervous temperament, with contracted
chests. small breathing ~oriiiccs, who there
by inlialc a lesser quantity of this same ma
iar!al poison, arc much more liable To fever.
which proves ten or an hundred fold more
fatal
Although the rigid discipline and rcgu-
lations OF the police OF our cities, have
with great care and diligence, thoroughly
cleansed the streets and sewers OF all filthy
decompos,tlons of both vegetable end ami
mai matter, AS well AZ puircsccu, hun,idi-
tics, thereby hoping 10 put a stop 10 the gen
Grafton Of malar;a, ST.! they arc visited by
fever OF every type and name; aye, even,
with Asia,ic cholera.
The Instructions al professor Caldwell,
as respects the means OF obv,a,ing or coun-
tcract:ng tho influence of malarin, have
proven OF M avail whatever. unless per.
chance tho Cmniorts OF cleanliness.
For The correct AMI acute observer, il Is
permanent, With expanded chest. great de-
yc!opmcnt Of the hrpatic, and Consequent
j. a corresponding development OF The
, muscular system, s!crncss, tr,nness, and
energy OF mind, dark-brnwn, or grey eyes
| large mouth and dilated ~nostri!s, seldom, oil
, never are the subjects eli fever, It matters
not whiihcTsocyer they so %soi;ourn. Indeed
: the few who Ia 70 ileen attacked with fever
!. L lie Cause OF Mh.ch- niay be traced ,4sytsgtE
T{TSsks%S 9syssESaIE.2 Es ~ AAsgsssssa
o isasseet'saa!T impairment OF lrea}Ea. sfisp
some nocturnal dnbauch, carried 70 III
the .luiincss OF y tic,y."
IL is known that African slaves in hi
State, are not 80 ohnnXions as The whit
c Europeans are 10 fever, and that the rio
: plantations OF the more W althy planter
on Sin'cc, Cooper, and Black rivers, woul
have become deserted in the sumrncr sea
son, were il not, for The African slaves. VIII
enJ"y The most surprisingly c~xcclier
y h:aiihs. Their chests aud practical organ.
II IS Notorious, are well developed. as wei
as their iicpc,ic and theological systems
6 their nos;rils so vel! adapted to the pro
Z cess OF dl!ilai.on, tina, tho cartilagiuou
II septum and tc-minatinn Of the nose ar,
; ! lacking, which circumstance gives then
the nat nose. a remarkable charac,cIis..
: distinction bctwcen the negro and Euro
d penn, and their large mouths and THO
moist lips, adapt them peculiarly 10 II,
G searching and rar:tied air of their ,ia,iy
cl!mes. On tho other hand, the Temperament
oi mankiHd which, renders them liable to fe
YER. Is characterized by, slcndcrness of sta
tue, contracted chests, small %Iepctic an
] muscular systems, handsome, regular an
5 c%ia'SIca! contour Of favor and features;
cuiencss OF scns!bilIty and Intellectual ia
cniiics dark eyes or blue. and fine silkc
auburn, or tlaxcn hair. Nevertheless, sicl
+, from a strict observance ofthe rules OF tom
; pnrance, wholesome aiimcnt a moderate us
OF some stimulating beverage, ut certai
: times, where the system is fatigucd. n
t exhausted from any cause, well ven,ilaic
5 sleeping apartments, especially during tn
, night, together with nothing like that spe
ctcs OF "wr,tcn troubles OF the brain. nm
peFi!ous stuff, which weighs upon III
heart are apt to escape fever. during th
periods OF lis prevalence.
And since there cnnEn, be traced Oh
slightest evidence whatever of tho cYis,
encc o! such an agency as .l,al OF Malari;
md since certain characteristic phcuomcn:
hich are given to Malaria, remain unsa
tislacloTily explained, and hence, upo
winch, there be such an infinite deal {
doubt ana variance among The followers G
hiscniapius, let II be supposed III this plac.