Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-09-17

The YELLOW FEvER-After the terrible re-
ports which we heard in the country, of yellow
fever in Charlie ton, we were prepared, on our
arrival here, to find at least one or two of our
acquaintance sick, or If not them, some Of their
servants. We also supposed that some Of our
merchants, partial strangers to the climate, who
had gone North or elsewhere for the summer
months might prudanily delay their return for a
few weeks. But though We expected something
of this Sort We cannot say that We were surpr-
scd OH our arrival at finding the business OF the
city progressing as Usual. Everywhere wc meet
acquan!ancas who have been absent, but who
did not hesitate 20 return. We heard Of one
only WHO is SEX, and calling 20 inquire of his
condition, we were tod that he had pain in
the head ana back, with some slight bilious
symptoms, but whether it w&s tever Or not, the
doctor had not yet decided. A physician in
good practice, Of whom We inquired rs TO what
he knew Of the fever, replied: that h. had last
week several cases Of what Trey ca}Icd yellow
fever. but that he found them very manageable,
and all had recovered We have heard from
other phvsicians who have been called i'll to SINH
lar cases, but We hear of no deaths, except those
reported from the hospital. These we know
nothing Of personally, but it i" certain that they
are Of that class, which has just gone through
the worst kind Of the excitement Of an election.
What they have lately suffered would give them
fever in the sand Hills or in the mountains, and
their cases, considering the late exciting election,
are no index whatever to tn. health Of the com
munty. Let any oi.c, who doubts this, examine
the files Of the Charleston papers. Nearly all
the invitations to funerals are published there,
and vet they are not more numerous now than
during the winter and spring. In fact we have
often seen them more numerous III the winter
than they are now We do rot therefore believe
that yellow fever, or any other fever, prevails en-
tcnoively in the CITY. Strangers coming here,
should b. prudent. rs we are when we so into
the country. If We travel in the country during
tie summer whether it be in the hills and noun
tains Of South Carolina OF Georgia, We do not
expose ourselves unnecessarily 10 the heat Of the
sun or to the night air. No one should do so
who changes scaboard for an inland atmos-
phcrc, and vice versa. With this ordinary pru-
dcncc, strangers are safer in Charleston than in
the country. There, from the mountains to the
middle districts. we found Oh every side disease
and death from typhoid fever. We knew Of Sc
ven cases in one house. and in another there were
three deaths in one day. This fever now pre-
walls in all the mountain region. and Is more
stubborn and fatal than any fever We have ever
witnessed in Charleston Nor is it for this sea-
son only that Charleston IS more healthy than
anv portion Of the country. We have spent
many of the years Of our boyhood and youth
in the most healthy portions of South Carolina
and Georgia, and our candid opinion is that there
is in Charleston less fatality from fever than in
any other place where we have lived
Southern Standard.