Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-16

been done in this neIghborhood to tn,
wheat and corn crops.
We regret TO state that since we were in
formed Of the disappearance Of the disease
called Cholera from our county, that anolh.
er death has been occasoned in the slave
family Of Mr.. Hezekiah Brawner by the
same disease-.his being the Fifth fatal case
in this family.
"HAVE WE THE CHOLERA AMONG USs'
|, will be secn that The writer Of the fol.
lowing communication is Of the opinion lha
the fatal disease, which recently made its
appearance among the slaves Of Mr.. Draw,
ner, is the Cholera,
Mr.. EDITOR: 10 your paper Of the Cd
inst. you notice the fact Of the appearance
of Cholera-or whatever the disease was
that had visited MIR. Brawner's slaves, &c.,
and you remark that physician had said,
|al,hough resembling Cholera it could no,
have been tha. disease, as the symptoms
which generally prevail when that disease
visits q section Of country was not to any
considerable extern. prevalent in tina, neigh
borhood. Nothing is more satisfactory 10
a people than 10 know that any fearful ma
lady has left them. Your remark is worthy
Of notice from the fact tina. persons may be
lulIed into security and not use that vigi-
lance that is necessary 10 avoid disease Of
such fearful character. In due Difference to
the opinion expressed, would beg leave to
subm, few has,y Thoughts. Cholera may
prevail as an epidemic, or it may be endem-
ic and subject to local causes or concen-
lralion Of them in some particular locality,
which, if the history Of the disease be cor
rect, is frequently the case. The cases then
at Mr.. Brawner's having been pronounced
Cholera by the attending physicians, four in
number, as understand, we could scarcely
doubt such testimony, and would it be gen.
erous in myself or any other physician, no,
having seen the cases, 10 pronounce against
the opinion thus expressed? As to the sy
toms which usually attend Cholers, or
which prevail in section Of country visit
ed BY Cholera, will here add that prac-
tice physic in q section very remote from
The neighborhood in which the disease oc-
CURED, yet ! have witnessed many symp-
toms tina, well remember to have existed
when Cholera visited Charles county up
wards Of twenty years ago-such as disturb.
ed bowels, cramps, malignant dysentery, and
in fact an aggravalon Of every kind or form
of disease that we meet with. Notice the
fatality attending whooping-c cough this last
spring, end, indeed, to the present-lhe
shor,ness of many cases-.he many sudden
deaths, and think the signs canno. be mis-.
taken. Care should, therefore, be taken to
avoid sickness prudence is requisite in
eating, drinking and sleeping; or else we
may see a much worse state of things than
we have yet heard Of. This, sir, is another
Of those grea. electioneering years, and
sincerely trust the same excess may not be
INDUCED in that was two years ago, or WI
may have Cholera or something equally ia
tai. If these suggestions are considered
worthy of place in your paper you car
publish them; otherwise, return or burr
them. ! will here add, that / have neve
conversed with the ply sicians who saw TIT
cases q, Mr.. Brawner's, and write from VIVA
have been credibly informed was .hei
opinion. Yours, in haste,
June Is, 1853. MEDICUS.
Fully approaching the motives which
promp. "Medicus" to notice the article in
our paper Of the I'd inst, we will not con
trovers his opinion above expressed. Bu
we feel i. due to- the physician, whose epin'
ion we reflected in that article, TO say tina
be is entirely incapable Of casting an un-
generous reflection upon any Of the breih
eren of his profession. He is an experience
ed physician and high minded gentleman
At the time we held conversation with hin
respecting the disease in question, we sup
pose he had not seen either Of the physi
clans who attended the cases at Mr.. Draw
ner's, but passed his opinion as circums.an
ces then existing seemed to justify.
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