The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-02
Fall Fcvers, and how TO avoid them.

The season has cume when lrVeTs prevail. a
lever taken in the fall, moreover. is mmre apt TO
5e Stubborn than one caught in The spring. Under
such circumstances, few hints, without regard
10 aulumnnl fevers, may c" good.
Most levers are the result of carelPsSness or
course, we speak Of fever IN its ordinary form.
and not Of 1t when epidemic. The prevailing
fever of The fall season Is the intermittent, com
monty known rs the ague, In which the lever
goes Oft for time, or intrrms, making way for
an access Of cuId which in severe cases, rises To
chill that shakes the whole person. This fever
once taken, is frequently not got rid ol I'LL the
following spring, and often hangs about the VIC
i'm for longer time, continuity recurring.
drink Of iced lemonade, or a nurrh- -easerIy wind
has BEEN known TO bring back this fever long after
ihe individual had supposed himself cured Of it.
Not unIrrqupnilv II is present h. least <uSp, cted
nervous rrirabilifv, slighI disposition chill
ness, aud a feeling Of indeScribabIe wretchedness,
cfen attend persons. who are vet unable to tell
what is the matter viii. them. They, really su(l;.r
from intermittent lever. In fact it prevails under
this low tl pc, to far greater degree than IS gen
orally imagined.
Exposure TO he night air at This season. sitting
in damp rooms, or remaining with wet clothes on,
ARE the most ordinary examples Of The carrlrssnesS
through " hich tins fever is caught. Citizens who
are visiting in the country. or who live il subur-
ban cottages are particularly liable to intrrmit
tent, for they sit out in the moon light, without
their heads being covered, just as they would in
town. and the consequence is a ht OF the .ch'tis.
Others, forgetting that country houses are damPer
than city ones. neglect To make fires morning and
evening, thing almost indispensable for health,
tor though farmers do not do this, II * because
they sn in the kitchens. where there are such
fires and therefore Do not feel the need Of it,.
Physicians attribute these fevers 10 the m'aSm In
the atmosphere, caused by the decay OF vegetable
mailer in damp localities. Iniermitlrnrs always
rrevaIl most where, after heavy rains in June and
Juv the sun comes ont hot Augnsr and Sep
tember To live near a tract Of lnnd actually
buried uLder water, is not therefore as unhealthy
reside near u half drained Glradow or swamp.
High lnndS generally, though not Invariably, are
exempt wood or hill Sheitering house from
The Winds that blow from a nuxious locality,
frequently protects the inmates rom taking he
disease.
Cnre, in avoiding an irIermiteut is the more
necessary, because the fever Sometimes. ihnngh
not often, runs in.O sewers types. Next IN danger
inrermittenr is the remtient in which The fever
sshSdes for a while, but afterwards returns with
ns old violence. The ordinary bilious fever is o!
his character. The continued lrvers are the
most dangerous OF all W hen yelow ftyer pre-
walls ppidemcally, fevers of less virulence, and oil
all types, rage in the region, attacking those
who escape the pestlIrnce; and som" physicians
say that they also exist, to a greater degree than
usual, for year Two preceding The epidemic,
thus giving warning Of lis approach. But this
opinion is not universally held A careful rolec-
lion and analysis OF facts, derived from the late
experience of New Orleans. Savannah and Nor.
folk, might. however, definitely determine this
question.
Exhaustion Of The physical powers, either by ex-
cess, fatigue, proraced grieI, renders the lndI-
7rdual peculiarly liable 10 fall fever The sureSt
way to avoid them is to 1--we moderately, eating
nourishng food, taking d,i!y exercise, and Guilt
vaing chrerlulness of mind. An ''Ounce of pre-
YrElivaI" remember, ls worth '"always Pognd OF
ALre. - Phil. .dcLphia Ledger.