, 1861-04-02

l1fou1 Ine Muscatfne tEoTa) Journal.1
Ut. y. j; Fountain, Of Davenport, physl-
clan VINO deaeryedly stands in the front rank
of hls profession in that city, was taken sud
denly i'll, last Friday evening, and his rartner
". :Adles, was fmmed diately sent for, aud Other
phyRlcians were called In. DR., F.. ho5eyfr
confiaued to grow worse till Sunday noon.
on Saturday the Physicians pronounced the
case bop less; but, on Sunday evening, ia
voEanle change took place, and he has contin-
danger. The complaint with which the Doc
tor y affected has been generally announced
as cho1efa morhus. It is, however. currently
reported, In Davenport, that The Doctors i'll
nMaie, M was caused unintentionally, by poison.
The Doctor has been for some time enaaeed
II an ln'eengat1on Of the properties Of cblo-
rate OF potash as cure for consumpt;on.
Last summer, he read paper On the Subject
before the National Medical Convention at
+ New Hayen It attracted much attention IN
thas body, who requested him to continue his
iators another year, The report Is that he
has been experimenting On himself with small
doses ct this medicine, gradually increasing
them till, on Friday last, he tooE an onnce.
which proved too much for him, as We have
above noticed, so much a to greatly en5anger
Bis life Wha4ever may be the cause OF Dr.,
Fdautafnk Illness, the citizens Of Dayer noTt
aye well pleased to know there b 80 fair q
chance Of his recovery, for with al be IS de-
setvedty, popular as = gentleman Of refined
and scholarly tastes; while, with His brethren
of the profession, he il highly respected asa
science.
uEATH OF DE-. FouET41H.-DE. E. ]. Foun-
tain, mentioned in the above article, died at
bis home In Davenport, on Friday evening
Last :His age was 50. The Davenport Gazehe
says Of Dr.. F.:
Dr.. Fountain was born In Westchester Co.,
NE, in March, 1923 He graduated at Prince
to1 College, N. J., IN 1917, and at the College
1851. In the fall Of that year he went to the
lsthmus aA surgeon Of the Panama Railroad
Company, headquarters at Aapinwa1I. He left
this position In 1854, and In the fall Of that
year settled In Davenport, where be subse-
qnsntly went into partnership with his old
friend and clsssmate, Dr.. ]. II. Adler. He
n D. Burrows. Of this city, In October, 1856,
she surviving him. Their only child died
few months since
:. Ur. Fountain was one Of our most popular
physicians, and enjoyed large practice. He
wa deyotea to his profession, and never loss
OF his practice He labored to advance its
aclence aud usefulness, and gave at times the
results Of his Investigations and experience to.
several standard medical journals. Some OF his.
articles have attracted much attention in the
profession, and been copied in foreign periodi- 4
Gals We 1ately saw q letter from . distinguish
ed physician, in which he said Dr. Fouptain
had established reputation not only in this
country, but In Europe. Il seems had that so
young, and In the midst OF 9 life promising 80
much usefulness, he should have been thus
suddenly stricken down.
The rare amIability Of his character, and TO-
tal unseldshness Of disposition, had endeared
the deceased to many heart out Of his own
household. His death has been not only q losa 1
to the community, but many family must
feel as if tha hand Of death were placed on one |
OF It's oFn members. He lived as man should
live, sud dies as the Christian dies.