Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-09-07
Sickness and Health,

In reading OF the diseases of various kinds
| prevailing in different sections oflhe country,
II seems impossible TO account for the preva-
ience and fatality of illness in place at one
time,and then its entire preservation from tina,
evil for successive years. Cities, towns ham
lets, townships, all give proofs of this pheno-
mena, and show conclusvey that" sour breath
| is in the nostrils" of our Creator, and that He
| only can number our days.
A few years ago. sickness ragged in Sugar
Valley, which, out Of sparse farming popu-
| lation, took away 90 in less than one year.
Previous, and since, it has been considered a
healthy region.
friend of ours yesterday informed us that
| after growing up to manhood IN Lewisburg,
unaffected by ague or fever, he had caught
both while residing in a mountain distric, ten
miles back from the river; and that that
neighborhood. hitherto remarkably healthy, is
now largely scourged with ague, chills, etc.
few years ago, Miillinburg had a severe
visitation Of dysentery, by which numbers of
her citizens were carried away and very many
more prostrated on beds Of sickness. Now.
they claim to be exempt from any epidemic,
and we certainly hope they are but who can
tell if they too may not suffer, another month,
or another year,
Our own town has been remarkably heal
thy for its size, yet last year we we're troubled
by disease more than ever before, and are also
afflicted, but in less measure, this year. Our
neighboring borough Northumberland, we are
told, which was for some years considered
unhealthy, is now comparatively free from
disease.
The absurd story in the last ".Star' of
Mitflinburg, about 5000 Qunine Pills taken
per day in Lewisburg," is laushable, and yet
i, may be injurious ifnot denied. We have |
three Druggists in town, one of whom last |
year manufactured some times in the neishbor. |
hood of thousand pills day, which were
partly used at home, partly in the surround |
ing townships, and partly sent away by ped.
dlers to neighboring towns. Upon this slender
fact the Editor OF that paper assumes that the
two other Druggists and the Doctors would
certainly make as many as four thousand
more-assumes that they were all swallowed
in Lewisburg-and assumes that there are as
many made this year as last.-ali of which as
sumptions are utterly erroneous. The other
Druggists and Physicians did not make prob
ably even one thousand day they were used
in Lewsburg, Kelly, White Deer, Bufaloe,
West Bufaloe, Limestone. East Buffaloe,
Union, Chillisquaque, Point and other neigh.
boring townships, and in other boroushs and
the sickness this season, in town or county, is
not as severe as it was last year. a gentle
man who sold drugs in MilIlinburg last wear,
and who is now engaged in the same line in
Lewisburg, states that for the population and
range OF trade, he administered as many Guin
inc pills in Miff'nburg as in Lewisburg.-So
much for the "iive thousand Quinine Pills a
day put down the throats of Levisburgers by
the Star, nolens volens.
In the year ending 3Oth April last, (embra.
cling the most unhealthy season we ever had)
there were but II deaths of persons between
the ages OF 20 and GO, in population of say
$500. Since Ist May last, we have lost IA
children and babes, and adults, aged AZ. 56.
IS, IS and respectively, Zone of these came
here from DanviIle in a dying condition.)
The adults died of old age, and different di.
seases, and the childen of the various disease, !
incident TO their age. The present mild wea.
ther is perceptibly favorable for health.
we have thus told. as we believe, ",he !
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the !
truth, respecting the "dreadful fatality" in {
hewisburs, bruited abroad from Mifllinbure
and sincerely hope this may be the last time ,
we shall be compelled to allude to the pain. {
iui ioPlc' IN useless controversy.