Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-16

ave have just been informed by highly
respectable and reliable gentleman, who but
yesterday. returned from a tour through this
noted region, that facts upon the top of facts
can be adduced, that the Sewanee country is
all we have said it was, and that it is re-
garded by those unfortunates who reside in
that section as land of lepers. Our inform
ant was particular to note down at the time
whatever was told him in regard to mLk-sick-
ness He says he was informed by a Mrs. TAI
LIZ. wife of Jacob Tally, that MARTIN TAYLOR
died at the head of Roarks' Cove, in the year
1855. or about that time, of milk-sickness=
and some other cases short time previous
This lady also stated that she never drank milk
from the fear of being poisoned. Again, this
gentleman was informed that MIR. Arendale
lost number of cattle in the fall of 1857,
from milk-sickness contracted in Sweeden's
Cove, which is about three miles from Sewa
nee. These facts are gathered from reliable
persons living in this immediate section of
country. We think the foregoing should sat
isfy the most incredulous and obstinate as to
the unsuitableness of Sewanee as the seat of a
great institution of learning. ~
quote this paragraph because it so well
agrees with statement made to me few days
since by Mr.. John R. Naron, who resides near
Bellbuckle, Bedford CO., but who sojourned for
a time at Mr.. Elkin's, in Roark's Cove, about
5 or miles from the present location of the
University. Mr.. Naron was informed that
Mr.. Saunders (of whom Mr.. Elkin had pur-
chased his place. had been afflicted with milk
sickness, and such was the apprehension of
Mr.. n. himself that he neUer drank milk during
his stay there. To this l append brief ex-
tract of letter addressed by clever gentle
man, and prominent citizen of Winchester, to
a friend in McMinnville. l give the extract
in the writing of the gentlemen 30 miIOuI the
letter was addressed:
II see that some one from your county, sign
ing himself Warren has made, in the PATRI-
OF, pretty severe attack upon Sewanee.
am sorry it is so-it may injure the school
The Bishops thought Sewanee the
best location-were honest IN their opinion.
and located it there and, therefore, the people
of other districts ought to be generous enough
to submit . True there may be
some things connected with the location of
! that school with which am not acquainted
but there are some things connected with the
location itself with which l am acquainted
one of those things is, that there is no milk
sick in the neghbOrhood( aoitin Ue miles Grou'sd)
of Sewanee."
No milk-sick "acitl,m fee males, but outside
| Of fre miles, what then? Would you call it
'.generous,' in ''the people of other districts
/ to consign this Institution to its fate in such
spot? Nay, rather let us do what we can to
avert such a calamity.
| should be unwilling for his sake, publicly
to express my opinion of your correspondents
ability at prescription" did not he himself
invite me to do so. Accordingly | must say,
that he has not only mistaken the effect OF the
treatment which he fiattered himself he had
administered to me, but he has also mistaken
the system under which he practiced. From
its efiect-or rather its non-effect his prescrip-
| ton could not have been as he asserts "a la
French" for it has long since passed ito a COM
mon saying that lit is not best to tamper with
FRENCH medicines,-they are too concentrated,
too active, two powerful in their effects" TN
parenthesis l would recommend him to study
that saying, it may save him some future
! mistakes) An NJ. ID. who does not know
| what kind of medicines he uses, will never, /
am persuaded obtain that case of Milk-sick for
the Medical Journal. Nevertheless, to be
| candid, will acknowledge that if his "treat-
has been attended with the happiest effects.
| He advises me to take as tonic the pro-
ceedings of the meeting of the citizens CT
| Franklin county in Winchester" l confess
feel an accession even to my present vigorous
health, while drinking in the spirit of the
| following preamble and resolutions handed me
by a Franklin county friend, as the result OF
|
the gathering of the clans at Winchester:
| WHEREAS, The milk-sick region in the vi
cinity of Sewanee has been materially injured
| by the undertaking of our unfortunate friend
DIR. j. c. S. to furnish reply to Warren"
aud as we are fearful that few more of the
same Sort as his last will effect our inevitable
ruin, be it therefore,
| LIST Res0ired, That DR.. j. c. S. be earnestly
requested to write no more letters for us, and
that some one of his distinguished friends
he called upon to prepare a report which
shall forever silence the bleatings of such men
| as Warren" ut is needless TO state that DIR.
j. G. S. heartily cOncurrtd in this resolution
End Regoired, That the interest of our peo-
pie, especially those of the mlk-sick coves OF
| Sewanee, will suffer materially if we should
fail to have this University established there
fore. il is the sense of this meeting, that as
much as in us lies We be as economical of lht
truth as possible. when questioned concerning
this poison. (Mind that brethrenD
Sd ResOiUed, That We hereby instruct our
able Representative, Mr.. Taze Newman, that
he introduce no more bills into the Legislature
upon the subject of milk sickness, until after
the permanent location aud completion OF
| this University, and that he be requested To
suppress our petition praying for protection
from this milk-sick, until such time US il may
suit our interest to have it renewed.
Great and prolongued applause, during
which the meeting dried up SINE d,e)
In taking leave of me your correspondent
says with an amusing swagger that he is
tired of easy victories, very happy in that
case TO have given him a taste of something
quite the reverse of a victory, and as varie-
ty is the spice of life,' hope he likes it as
far as he's got" For his benefit will state
that i attended by special invitation the
Franklin county Agricultural Fair at Its last
meeting, where the '' little black horse which
he SO unnecessarily drags into the arena, had
the honor of bearing OFF the = blue ribbon. -
and. as little quack doctors sometimes make
good grooms, and his pecuniary resources
seem TO have suffered materially In the last
eight years of his practice respectfully tender
him the services of the said black horse y to
recruit his debilitated finances upon one con-
dltion only, ritz: that he viii insure his life
| against milk-sickness.
But | have run down your correspondent
until perceive uumistakable signs of milk
sick " in himself, and If it should prove fatal,
i enjoin upon his friends to ''carry him out
and bury him decently.-
/ entertain none other than the kindest feel
ings for my Franklin friends,-have no desire
TO misrepresent them, and should find that
have, (unintentionally though il BEL done
them injustice, shall ever hold myself In
readiness to right the wrong. And as TO the