Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-16
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! Mr.. EI1tOT:-
think we may congratulate the
good people of Loudon and the community at
large, on the disappearance of that disease from
our midst; not being a case for some eight or
ten days past, hope justifes this conclusion
1t is true that some Of our friends at a distance
land what town has more friends have, within
few days been trying to magnify two or three
cases Of slight and ordinary diarrhoa, into come
thing fearful, for ourselves we are glad, but
for our friends sorry to say, that they are all
recove ring, and returning to as constipated a
condition as the good people of some of the
towns around US, who even that disease cannot
move out of their Rip Van Wrinkle condition.
By the way Mr.. Editor, have you not observ
ed, that this peculiar disease only visits thriving
active, and go ahead places; and may it not be,
as some places escape, It's because, they have
been so long in stand still or torpid condition,
that the disease cannot overcome their torpOr.
You will observe, that call our late visitation,
by its almost universal designation, that dis
ease; fearing to give it any other We simple
souls did for a time think it was Cholera, but
thai belief has been completely knocked out of
us, by the Press of our neighboring towns, but
especially by several very learned and lucid ar
ticles from distinguished Medical gentleman
of Knoxville; and 1 hope we shall ever be
grateful to him and them for so enlightening
us. Whoever will read his, (the Doctor's) late
circular rs it appears in an extra of the Regis
ter, and not see it there made out as clear as
mud, that we have not had Cholera. (only Chol-
era Morbus, must be more Obtuse, than most
of us take credit for being. And now sir in view
of his great disinterestedness, in coming all the
way from Knoxville to this place unsolicited
too, overcoming all the difficulties Of the road.
to investigate and decide for us this mooted
question, I would suggest an early meeting of
the Physicians of our town, and the procuring
of suitable medal with proper devices, and
the presentation of the same to him with their
grateful acknowledgements. would further
suggest, that as we are tolerably scarce of the
precious metals, but have many very rare indt-
cations, that one of the best of these, be prop
erlv prepared for that object.
Our esteemed friends of the neighboring
Press, who have so noby battled against the
audaciousress, of some of us simple citizens,
who PERSISTED insaying, that Cholera might pos
sibly be amongst us, after they, and the Knox
vile NJ. D. hadso unequivocaby decided that
it was not so,-"that our pure water and noun
tain air" entirely forbid, yea, defy the approach
es of that fell destroyer; also deserve our warm
est gratitude, and l would further suggest that
a meeting of the city authorities be forthwith
called, and the freedom of the city be unani-
-mousIv voted them, also that Public Dinner
be rendered them, to take place soon after the
Supper to the E. Tenn, members of the late
Legislature comes off at Knoxville,-or so soon
as the health of our town, or their very justin
able fears, shall make it prudent for them to
remain so long with Us. l think our friends
deserve this mark of gratitude not only for
their prompt and emphatic denial of the exis-
tence of any disease in all East Tenn, but al
so for their generosity in "walking round the
truth" for us, when we were so unsophisticated,
as to admit little more than the ordinary sick
ness merely throw out these suggestions, in
the hope that something may be done to show
that we are not entirely insensible of this mark
of their disinterestedness. Yours, &C.,
CIvIS