The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-18


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sheet is this Columbia -neophyte; and conneiy
vital as to extcrp?ls; and if we may judge Oh lls
future success by this debat, We would auguf
most brilliant career in store ior it.
We welcome the Daily Chronicle to our hsar'h
and to our hearts, and shall always have "aiih
place for it. =,
After saying this much, Ws need scarcely auo
that we recommend it highly to our merchants Do
al advertising medium.
Crops IN CHRIST CHURCH PARIsK.-Ine Guy
ton In Christ Church Parish suffered no h'''e
earlier in the season from the rain Inc cieat
days that succeeded the wet weather. caused sreas
improvement in the condition Of that plant.
rallied under the genial sunshine and the planters
took heart again; but cloud has since come'osei
their rising hopes The caterpillar has mace It's
appearance in various localities OF the PARISH al
have inflicted severe loss. They have consumed
from fourth to half of the crops on the planta-
tons where they have appeared, destroying 'ne
plant completely; and SO rapacious is their efeeu
that they have consumed the grass and shruoOefJ
in their track. They have also made their appeai-
ance on other places and began the Work Oh ue-
struction. So great is the rate Of their increase
and so capscious their Unsuitable NAV, that IL ID
apprehended, with only too good reason, that De-
fore they finish their ravages the crop in TINS Sec
ton will be still more largely reduced.
At present the most intelligent planters IN the
Parish do not reckon upon moro than nan lne
number of pounds that were sent to market iAS'
year.
We are also panied at learning, from gentie-
man engaged in planting in.ithe neighborhooa OF
McClellanville, that the caterpilars have swept
his fields nearly clean, and that seserat OF ene
places on that portion of the santee nave oeen
partially desolated by these agents OF dessructloh'
We cannot forbear giving expression TO our
coincidence with these sufferers. They nave
worked nobly, surmounted serious Obstacles COL
quered appalling difficulties, run great hazards.
1t is Sad to think that after having done SO Weai
all their labor is in vain. At the same time, ne
hope that the approximations that disturb tne
spirits Of others will not be realized.
We shall keep or readers informed touonins
the condition of this staple our line OF coast as
the sea son advances.
QUn1SE as q Prophylaetis against Maiarlai
fever, being an appendix to the Third Report on
Typhoid and Malarial Feysrs, delivered TO the
Surgeon General OF tho late Confederate states
Army, August, 1854, by JOSEPH JONES, M. d., Pro-
fessor of Physiology and Pathology Medical De-
partment, University of Nashville, and Health Of
fcer, City Of Nashville. From the Nashville Jour
nal of Medicine and Surgery. Nashville, Tennessee.
University Medical Press, 1857.
The following Summary" predxed to the mono
graph, will give the reader the best idea OF the
contents Of the paragraph:
s'Faots collected andpublished at the commence
ment of the war, designed to show that Saaphate
of Quinia administrator small doses Curing
health, was the best tmeanEs of preventing onltand
fever, and bilious ar9 Songestive fever, IN those
exposed to the unkealtg climate of the rich low
lands and saampas9 5hs Southern States. -,
Soutfissa pa Mssible means, from the
effects pf the 3ver OF the South. llus
trated by the records Of lway Congregation, OF
Liberty -Geuhty Ga, situated in the low plain
bordering the +Mlantic Ocean;.5y the mortality OF
coast of Georgia; by the great mortality OF rice
plantations; and by the mortality OF Savannah
during the wet culture system in the lands sur
rounding the city; and by the sickness and NOR
lalty Oh OSletuTOpe oaTTdCAS auo suO AuSoeeS
Arsenal. Testimony 60 the value OF Quinla IN pre-
venting climate fever in thc Southern States The
value Of QuiniRe in .warding of climate feyeE,ts
still farther demons ted Qf the
Surgeons Of the British NsFg the tfica.
Facts proving the tlnfeal nature OF
of Africa the maiarial feveF Of Africa In all
respects to the malarial feyerSof the l0YsgUunds,
swamps and rice-felde Of the Southern States.
Comparison of the mortality in the SRritfsh Navy
before and after the use of Mnine as y preventive
OF African fever. Dissertations nad3 during the
progress Of tho present war. The value Of Quinia
as prophylactic in preserving the efficiency OF
troops serving in damp, unhealthy, maarious re-
gons, demonstrated by direct calculation. Table
illustrating the numerical relations OF malanal
fever to other diseases, and is effects m reducing
the strength OF the command serving at Fort jack
son and the surrounding river batteries, situated
in the low rice lands of the Savannah River. CAL
culation based dnpnn 3hase sfacts- Throughout the
entire period of lbimonths, more than one-fourth
of the command Nefe sunft for duty; daring tho
fall months, more than .one-half Of the garrison
was ON IN average incapable Of performing mill
tary duty. The utility Of thonse Of Quinine as
prophylactic, demonstrated beyond all cavil, even
as a mere matter Of dollars and cents. The argu-
ment upon the score Of humanity. The proper
mode Of administering Quinine as plophylactir.
Testimony Of various officers; of Assistant Sur
geon ]. N. Warren, Of the 25th Regiment South
Carolina Volunteers; of Surgeon Octavius White,
or the South Carolina Palmetto Battalion Light
Artillery; and Surgeon Samuel Logan, Chief Sur
geon ID and Sd Military Districts