The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-20

Fau FCvcrs 0nd how Ia avoid Them.
From the Philadelphia Ledger
The season has come when fevers prevail.
A fever taken in the fall, moreover, is more
apt to be stubborn than one caught in the
spring. Under these circumstances. few
hints. without regard to autumnal fevers may
do good
Most ftvcrs are the result of carccssness
Of course, we speak of fever in its ordinary
form, and NOT of it when an epidemic The
prevailing fever Of the fall season is the in
termittent, commonly known as the acue, in
which the fever goes off for a time, or inter
mlts. making way for an access of cold which
whole person. This fever. once taken, is fre-
qnently not 90; r,d of till the following spring.
and often hangs about the victim for longer
time, continually recurring. a drink of iced
lemonade or nor,hrasterlv wind has been
individual had supposed himself cured of it.
Not unfrequently it is slight disposition to
ohlIiness, and feeling of indcScri5able
wretchedncss, often attend persons. who are
vet unable to tell what is the matter with
them. They really suffer from intermittent
fever. In fact, it prevails. under This low
type. to far greater degree than is general
lv imagined.
Exposure to the night air. at this season.
sitting in damp rooms. or remaining with wet
clothes on. are the most ordinary examples
OF the carelessness through which this fever
is caught. Citizens who are visiting in the
country. or who live in suburban cottages,
are particularly liable to intermittent fever,
for they sit out in the moonlight without their
heads being covered. Just as they would in
town. and the consequence is fi' Of the chllls.
Others. forgetting that country houses are
dampcr than city ones, neglect to make fires
morning and evening. a thing almost inlis-
pensable for h. aIth. for though farmers do not
do this. it is because thcv sit in their kitrh-
ems, where there are such fires. and therefore
do not feel the need Of it, Physicians attri-
butte these ftvers to the mia>m in the atmoS-
phcrp. caused bv the decay of vegetable mat
ter in damp localities. lntermittents always
prevail most. where, after heavy rains in
June and july the sun comes ont hot in An-
gust and September To live near tract
Of land actually buried under water. is not.
therefore. as unhealthy as to reside near a
halt drained meadow or swamp. High lands
generally though not invariably, are exempt
\ wood or hill shel:cvinc housp from the
winds that blow from a noxious18cality. fre-
duently protects the inmates from taking the
disease.
Care. in avoiding an intermittent. is the
more necessary, because the fever sometimes.
though not often, runs into severe types
Next in danger to intermittent is the remit
tent in which the fever subsidies for a while
but afterward returns with its old violence
The ordinary bilious fever is Of this charac-
ter. When yellow fever prevails epidemi-
cally, fevers of less viruicnce. and of all typc.
rage in the same region. Alta king those who
escape the pestilence and some ply sician.
say that they also exist, to a greater drgrc,
than usual, for year or two preceding tn,
epidemic, thus giving warning of its ar
proach. But this opinion is not UNIVERSAL,
held. a careful examination and analvSi.
of facts, derived from the late experience of
New Orleans, Savannah and Norfolk, might
however. determine the question.
Exhaustion OF the physical lowers. cithc
by excess. htlgue. or profractcd grief, rem
ders the individual peculiarly liable to fall te
yer. The surest way to avoid them is to liy,
, moderately, eating nour>hlng food. takin
daily exercise, and cultivatlng cheertuln .>
OF mind. An "ounce of prcvrntive," re-
member, is worth always" a pound of cure.