Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-24
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S;ace oar. present slruSglss for iHdepeE+
dsrce, our armies have beer infested with, anc
nave sHffsred " fearful extent, from, Eecu
.ilr nal"dy termed 'Csrup fever" '
While there e1ist1 yGt doubts in tho Ilinds
of u.ny that the f;ysr infes,iDg camps pro
aeuts sufficient peoullsrity Of typs ~ enutls
It tc n specific character or designation, ! CO?
toa no good reason lrhy the peculiar inf uences
Of camp lilo should not generate disease Pre-.
s..nting cqns!y peculiar CHARACTERISTICS. =
Causer,--ft may, tniha, Be- correctly us
sumid ,h..t camp fever is duo to 10 single
cauar, 5ut To combination of many and dl
verae circumstances, brought to bee. CD the
| sydtesG, sDd Cooperating fer certain period
to ',ppa:r the general hua!.h-- -
FJg'd, b;sh insufficient il quantity aud vs-
r:ary ths Tant OF frssa vegetable food; eS-
ces,ve fatigue ard exposure ;-ths hs5i:aLion
ol close, crowded and illy-vcntilated tents;
the noxipus oxhautions from unclcsaly
cInps aid tans, ars all fruitful sources for
the origin Of his fsye1. Nervous prdsirstis:.
Eresnlting ffn7n eztrolns mental spreGsi On an0
/ anxiety, and extreulv change Of habits from
those OF the simple End regular ca tractor
/ peculiar TO our agricultural popuissieI, u
tbose Of axtrsne rre.u.ari;y Ia army lilo,
Our ARMIES sre II lds up in great pdrc from
tb9 ruTa. population, whc3e habi:s of 6!tseil
estics and exercise sio ohserYatl with grssl
regularity. Hence she ted iou5 ann dcrserou7
setscaing procass ysctssaiy 10 q. .his class
o! raapl. far sriny life.
PROBABLY Of all sugls o=ussa, oontaginn OF
! iuiuctIan. when oaco g.Iaratei pud undar f.
roraoo circumstances, is t IS most actiEai:
! productive Of shis affection. Nlraal, Gad
a.hus healthy psrsons occupying .slta cl
runtna, with cas:5 OF camp IeTrr, are peca-
i:a.ty ii.6ic - c-snt7aet the aiseSae. Again,
| p.5iep.d ii with .hia affection, 0D reEuE.n-
| ny hoa1 frnm tbs army, srs s!noe!
or au g, diesa.nin.te Is sIA2g raiiiGss lid
aeisi.borhoois.
IGess fic.5 60 Gar tc prove rho iEfse'ions
properties oil c=ap ieser, aud should ir.:L
US, IS 81 :rnpor,sht preventive iaaasuis, tho
necessity 0, alSaYs sei.srnting ts.c healthy
!rc:n th. sick. AmcEs other prvii=pcSi"I
osusea, thers zlay pe enumerated the rar;Uu:
aTsct;uas irc!dnGt to catnp hs:. 10 Witch Gol.
| dcrG ara Gl euct IL rapid sGca.Sl!rI, al Z;i.-
di;2s 10 iraps.c tha constitution. Ciiy tfaopi
oo'o.ivusiy =. r.sist Wiin i;reatai Oba,iusey, the
i....ases U! ;:sIf thu tnose fruIi tu:a! .tl--
hictz. lhs iurlnes being 1hoie thoroughly :
! Eurad 70 6sfvS;ivs YcGListiou, irf.cii3a LID
lrfelrl;r hahi.s-
! .SAl7t9. 10 c,ar satec s,iLh the disease, aud
Ia i u.s;ter Of conr9uis1oe, cAup ieTrE may
/ na divided lntu three di:tipct st&ses. The
Hrs. or Preliminary; the Ess,nd. OF siurlle;
III last, U: stage OF DeE:ass;on, Of Typhoid
r!ag..
lie seeoEd apiaass to Do t5ls stage Of fe-
| ori!s rtactioi, i,ileHiis ths ffst iu;irsseloo
| ri ths morbid 5ae6ss S;ous.t: iE4io CIerat!on
during tho Preliminary staSa, Whefe ttis
bas Gean tnaious 9nd sShaustiuS. tho Is ps OF
! tcver, daring TIA second staSs will Do al M
mic Bat To tho cont-ery when the 4 st
a.aga has been brief and rapid. tho S,cond
will bs attended with high sabgiis e1ci;a-
{; inent- -
i-=-1,ssmin.ary OF &ass Xaturation- -At:soks
Of camp fever ara oltea maturing for tnsay
! x-.ks processing the for1aal ons-t Of tha as
teae. Persons may 90 pluscatiis Hi ih9 ps's
lminary indicaEons fo1 mary weeks. ih5u:h
u-oping about and gradual y isciinjiiE. AID
al~.ys complaining Of ilie5c6ued +rzsat.nn.
OF general bad hsalth- They a.s troubled
win 81 sht diaIIies; accelerated puls-.rlth-
ort f=vsr, had >cae, with neuralgia synf~
sous p,cvai'ns different portions of the sSs-
vara loss Ct appetite and strength, With pro
g'-s=i"o a'nscintion, end TeLract;or Of The ST.
Lnrasn. This Latter IN ptom is CHARACTERISTIC.
liz aofus casss, while TIA apPatlt, is roJa-
oIoaS, ,i.c cmscstioa oo;tinuas- 80. uairS-
qlenLiy in oonGection with ihose 8 disErsaa-
,nE uou,h paEti1sciously cl:rgS u ths Fl
sien:- Ihui sss;mll:t;ng the early Saga o'
eukoeeular eoD:urnpt;cD, or marianne. DC,
oa:ioaaliy dEoa9ical symptoms appear duT!'s
this h;asa, witE a.oumlnou7 uiiaa. In {
.haj jci:t. Of cases, Whio all or most OF tnase
symptoms ,ns5 be .rrcsenss this stage Is OF
shnrier duration.
Tie iSecorl, or Stage ~ Fcb:i7S Eoac:to1l-
This stago may comnnnoe with s!rg!s dis
:inct chll II g succession OF chiils, followed
bg t,ver OF daily occlrrehca; resembling q
G1oiidiAu ssus, or the type Of fcTer may So
auuia tna conttnuad form from tue beglnniag.
Durirg this stage tho ftbrie reaction, except
! in do-itrdiT malignant casas, is usuailT high,
2rac> Ding symptoms. Il IL rare ciEearns taH>G
hsfo 70 observe S ooats2 tongue. /; is rl.nos;
inTarisb b!v cAdn apd rei, t:A 10: ucry nuota..--
; During this stage the frrin ri f:grr Is cf ec
dacliedly I'm ting. Taa fehr!!a cxacarh-
tons sra high, sit,nde1 wi.h iteaasnc Dui1S,
n4rral.;ic pains i'll tie reGd: back and int=.
rsnp f,vec, though oHen assiniiatug at this
pe:;od the ordinary lpasHsaiic faTnT:i IL type,
appears in theEc forms in locnli,isa where tie
latter ne4er prevail Tni stage usually dom
,ros exceed in duration eisnt .: tua DAYS.
TIE Third, Or AdynaTsie. S:e9s. Tins Ia
peculiarly the Bsgv % vital .irp'ed:ioE. III
camp fo1eT, during which, all Of its lsadng
s!errrrts ana features cTa developed.
The relationships ezi5:ing bssr.-n ihd fs-
brils Teac:icn and ciraulstory axcIslraeat ob-
se:Tad n :!io carly pariads, fiji IT, co:rAspo1d
il, this, While Tho degfGc of asrual 'eoip"7-
Aturs da:iojs;.cs, tia eli culstion inc's1-aa in
! & s:=ii, fslio, This difference c.3ntinlaa -
20: -i:.s ua,ii tendency 10 health IS sftat-
iishvd, w;iva tha normal iels;ianzn!p or h&i-
aoc. j. reaunsu- /. ii III th.s stage tuas tne
nesrcus systen becomes acriously unbalanced
in the form OF siuqer, scmnolenc1, and d=l-
r:um. In come oases Of camp fsFer Of M
ANOMALOUS chsrscter, doh,iuui gpFaaTs from
si.e beein9ing. and ooptiauas for several vRSoES
the subjesr having but listln fsTer, aad being
aSio to move .ebout AS usual, presenting tho
appalrep ;s uf ordinary luIscy.
IN cthcI irst$nces, the form Of d6liyirtn
pfrBeats the identIoAl charuo:arisrlos ST dali
ruin lrensps Tynpspiiis, according te nj
! ora abssrsation, il very rare in this f.csi,rL
70 trs cant.ary another characteristic synlp-
iu, exrrer,s reduction aod retrac;ion cf tia
saGominsl wslls, takes it placs Ru this stAsa
This geusrally progresses to such su e4:ent,
! lba, tI,s spirgi column, hnd pulsatiors Of The
IT.. cs i De !st wthou, p:ess,es. IL con-
ne:iion With tGii condition diarnoIa Is a.
r.oyt uoivassaiiy present. At thH period
harnnr,kase, either from the nose, guns, sto-
| nsch, or iatesiines, ia conmon couplica-
lion. The blood -exhald ID generally thin,
scruus, apd but little dlspoasd 10 cosglla:a-
Ths rose-oolored erupt,ons Of the Elseric
| F=,.sr Of L luis, have never obssr7ed liz this
! siT.otion. Nor .alu aware that liberation Of
psrers glands is over rersaLed after death