The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-22
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In his article on consumption In the
last number of the Atlantic, DR.. Bow
ditch writes as follows:
We know of two families in Massa-
ehusetts a, whom the following stpFy
married two heaity sisters. Both had
large families of children One lived
on the old homestead, on the southern
slope OF one of the numerous beautiful
and well-drained hills in that vicinity.
The whole house was bathed all day
long In sunlight, and consumption did
not touch any of the young lives under
Its roof. The other brother placed his
house at very short distance of, but
npon1 grassy plain, c9yersd all SUM
mer With The ran ksstS verdure. Iplits
front was'a large open common ~ In
the center ofthis. water oozed up from
between the split hOofs of the COWS as
they came lowing homeWard in the
evening, and the bare. footed boy, who
was drying them, used to shrink from
the place, and preferred to make the
eiTGnit of Its edge rather than to
follow the lead of his more quiet
comrades. Back OF the house
was a large level meadowo ching
to the very foundations OF the build.
Ing, Through this meAdoysIuggishl
crept the mill stream of the adjacent
village. Still further, Allvihree sur
rouDdings were enclosed by Lofty hills.
The life giving sun rose Later and set
earlier upon this than upon the other
fair homestead. TIL late in the fore
noon, and long before sunset left the
hillside home, damp and chill emana-
lions arose frunItnb meadow, and day
after day enveloped the tender forms Of
the children that were trying IN iPqiR to;
1roiO up healthily within them But
effort was useless. Large families were
born under b6tiroofs, Not oua of the
escapeds whereas the other family re-
manned healthy; and when, at the sug-
gestion of a medical friend who knew
all the facts we have told, we visited
the place for the purpose of thoroughly
investigating Them we thought that
these two houses were terribly slgnl.
ficant illustration of the existence oil
this tll-powerful law. Yet these two
homes Lad nothing peculiarly notice.
able by the passing stranger. They wei
Situated in the same township and
within a very short distance one from
the other, and scarcely any one in the
village With whom We spoke Joni the
subject agreed with nSin'ouroplnton
that it was location alone, or chiefly
that, which gave life or deaih TO the in
mates of the Two.
We might speak Of other HON esteads
which seem 10 us now 10 be the very
nests of consumption in consequence
OF tLiislaw, iandJyel mol 5nne pafenDfna
hundred acknowledges even theoreti-
cally his belief in the truth of our as
sertion.-Parents.t themselves. during Il
long resfti erice, may leseape fT0m the
dire influences OF location; and there
fore they imagine, If children are fail
ing that some other evil agency il at
work, rather thhnthis la.R.ss-, =, e.-,fz
1HuslFHtfye OF this error. Opst be pal
OF parents, We cannot fOroeAt relating
the following fact. We know of II
house situated about foot above and
Just on the, edge of = snlnll lake. The
cellar il there be one, must be below
the level of the water. The house,
built with taste. nestles THmid aver
hanging thickly leaved treess through
which the sun rays can. scarcely pepe-
trate even at midday. gEAeShotHeStead
is overrun with the springing wood
blne, ciematis, and honeYsuuG LEI Cool
ness, dAmpness, and little sunlight are
the characteristics of the, spoi.-TIn the
midst OF summer IL is the beau ideal oil
| a quiet, refined country house, which
anV one. even the most fasiidIous,
would desire to occupy. Yet as we
have looked at Il ~ cd have remember
ed how one by one of the children
4 born in IL have been. cut of by con-
sumption, either at puberty or at early
MANHOOD or womanhood, we have
/ turned with loathing from all its exter-
| nal beauties, and have regarded them
| all as so many false and fatal allure
/ ments, bringing ineVlta Dl9ruln TO those
who should fall within the sphere o
4 their influence.
| Thesetales. are no7creations of Oul
imagiuation, but POSI- i've aud pndsnia
| BILE lacts.t q Y IA AAsJL&J}J &