Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-16
For London Free Press.

For London Free Press.
Once more our esteemed friend DR.. Ramsey
has come before our citizens, denying that
! fCholera) had been in East Tenn. The por-
ton of our state, noted for its life purifying at
mosphere, washed almost from every hill, and
valley by the durable water of mineral Springs,
and all of Natures works to make us happy we
can find in the east of our state. It has been
with the greatest 'difidence that we have from
circumstances not in our reach to prev ent, said
that Cholera was among US, and we say 1t
yet and ever will, with no regard to any who
say to the contrary. The Doctors writings |
admire, bnt not his argument.
1t has been my earnest desire ever since
had the pleasure of seeing the Doctors, Circu-
lar to solve the point, he so ernestly tried to
| sharpen; there was none, and as matter Of
course found none. As writer, have no
doubt of the Doctors ability, but without founda
ton, it is absurd 10 say stand, he may weather
the storm for a while, eventually he falls.
In the Circular he gives up the ghost by say
ing he has saw none, but when he does, he will
subscribe his name to that affect.
DE-, you deny that Cholera Asiatic, Algide,
epidemic or sporadic never was in this portion
of the State. Have you the eye of a Vulture,
or the genius of Newton, or are you in
spired by Him who reigns above, to contradict
the assertion of things 80 miles from you named
by others, who can see as far into mill stone
as common eyed men. GU will please define,
if you are capable ofso doing, without witness
| ing case, the disease you so emphatieally de-
ny, and inform us what it is. Weare always
ready to receive information upon any and every
subject, that will be to our advantage in time
to come, and when you prove to the contrary.
we will knock under.
You say you have. no interest in London, or
Knoxville, more than in your profession, but for
the sake to allaying panic, YOU have endeavor-
ed that to pacify. At no time has it been our
wish to excite panic, nor have we anticipated
to build up our young City with the assertion
ofdisease not among us, but for the safety of
our citizens, and the country generally, We
have declared Cholera here.
For he who from his Aighbor keeps things
to him belong; in the eye of our redeemer,
does a sinful wrong. And as Profession, one
that should be taught upon scientific truths, and
with profound reverence toits laws. 1t beh ooves
US at all times to be correct in our opinion, and
when it is our unhappy lot to fallamong disease
! that walketh in darkness and slayeth at noon
day, we should not hesitate to reveal factsto our
fellow mortas, which to them belong. Our
motto, should be not only to aid Nature in the
performance of her works, but to prevent the
cloven foot ofdisease, from trampling upon our
race, thing to some extent, we can accom-
plish, and fit them, as all are subject to take
cholera, when overtaken by the storm that
breathes death, and obstruction; that by timely
aid to land them safe through its different
stages. The mere matter of alaying panic
should not be our aim. For the imprudence of
many, have no doubt, from ignorance Of their
condition, have been placed beneath.the sods of
our Valley.
From experience and good authority the
fruit and vegetable eater, when assailed with
Cholera dies, and as you say the drunkards
chances are few.
This all men should know panic or no panic,
AS proof of Cholera hear, we have Ancient
and Modern Authors from the time it first
made it march across the Atlantic.
Buthehold greater than the founders ofour
Profession is among u.s. Definition of Cholera,
I consider to be centripital action,o retreat
of the fluids from the surface, and pouring out
of the watery portions ofthe homog enious fluid,
the blood, with increased Vermicular action of
the ntestines after which GOODNESS succeeds. /
do not consider GOODNESS pathognomonic OF
Cholera, though this condition is always present
after short time, from the beginning of the
more violent symptoms succeeding the Choleric
Diarrhoea, GOODNESS is COMPOUNDED with many
diseases nowise connected with Cholera, other
circumstances connected with GOODNESS is Chol
era.
This is what | understand to be Cholera
whether Epidemic or Sporadic. The word Epi
demic understand to signify disease attack
ing many persons in the same season and same
place, this has been its character here. Spora
die. I understand to be disease that seize
few persons at any time or season.
This has not been it's character here for i
has attacked many persons nowise connected
with Loudon, many miles from this place.
: Endemic, understand to be disease, pecu
liar to certain classes of people or country, thi
has not been its character here, for it had no re-
gard to age sexes or temperament. If the Doc
tor can prove no (cholera) in New York Phila
delphia, Boston; Nashville, Memphis, Lebanon
or Fayetville this summer, a thing / doubt
that does rot prove that it has not been here 1t
history is that it does not appear at any on
| particular point, or at any particular time.
| is absurd to say that to have cholera here W
must have it in the above places also.
MEDIcus.