The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-09-24

September gives rise to more disease in
town and country together than any other
month Of the year. 1t is fruitful in diarrhea,
dysentery and feyers Of every grade, from
common fever and agus to the most malig.
nant form Of bilious, congesti We and yellow
fever. The immediate cause Of these mala-
dies are the hot days and cool nights, in
conjunction with the habits Of the people.
Few persons hsvs hearty appetites in hot
weatherEour Instincts are to wide awake
for that; but ws too often drownd our wise
and steady and gentle uionitions, in the
clamor Of the animal nature stitnulants. to
wet up thu appetite to hurtful and dsstruc-
tive activities. fhs prcpristors Of the most
fashionable hotels in New York have asser-
tod that, II it were not for the |" profits Of
the bar" they wodld have to c:oss their
doors. Doubtless, In slmostall cases, these
'pro6ts Of the bar" are very imp ortant
source OF income to all taverns. We have
certainly noticed that number Of temper.
ence hotels succeed IN collapsing in very
short time. When the stomach Is taxed be-
yond its ability for work. by eating to the
fill cfa stimulated appetite. one perpicious
result always follows, and . different one IL
impossible in any single case in . century
of centuries; the food Is not perfectly assim-
ilated-cannot be made into good blood and
being mixed with Whist was slready in the
system, makes ,"bad ablood'' Of the whole.
The entire mass is . vitiated article, and 10.
comes more 30 BY, each act Of over-eating. by
every mouthful swallowed to "get up an ap-
petite The whole mass of blsod lbsing
thus corrupted, il ID no wonder that per.
sons living 30 are liable to complaints in all
parts Of theh bodys tOrfthis violated blood
goes sverywhers and. never feeling we'll,
thsy are always taking sonething." In
this wa-, the body soon loosea its vigor, its
capability Q: resisting causes Of disease. snd
warding of sickness; a. state Of things
plainly proven Il, and .unw,ttingly ae-
knowlsdged is the now very common lex
precision "Ths slightest thing in the world
gives mo cold" Whent tuch issshe case, It
i always because he, so speaking. has not
much stamina, in other words, s IL full Of
"bad blood" may have been the
cause !. whether from taking tOnics, atimu-
lants, or 6i.tsrs, 20 wash UP az, unnatural
appetite ;pr merely from q vicious indul-
gcncc fthe animal nature. When persons
have for some time eaten more than the sys.
TEN requires, they lose their appetite !; hav-
ing bad taste in their mouth on waking
up ia the morning; are more Or less uncom.
foftably chilly, and are Ht subjects for any
cause Of disease which may exist 10 the at
mosphere. They are the very frst victims
TO any epidemic malady IL any body is sick
they are sure to be among the number.
rkis general cause Of disease existing in the
atmosphere is always generated in the lat
ter part Of August and during September !;
il Is called rniasm-an emanation from de-
cay in vegetable matter. mud, leaves. plants.
roots, &c, 1T is distilled death, literally, be.
cause tho heat Of the MONDAY sun, acting
upon matters like these, causes the delete
rious agency to rise up, like alcohol or
whiskey from still. When the cool Of the
evening comes, this air is condensed, be-
comes heavy, falls to the. surface, and is
breathed by whole communities. Something
breaking out in the night destroys hundreds
before morning. In such cases the temper.
ate, plain-living and industrious, are the
very last to suffer, If at all, because they
have good blood, which has . power" to
resist disease. The lesson is, never attempt
to "whet up" the appetite. except by cred.
itabls labor, or moderate, steady. continuous
outdoor activities. Halls Journal Of
Health.