The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-08-10

Your committee propose to examine TINS
subiect. not SO much in ite medical rela-
tons as in its bearings upon the present
social and political condition OF the SOUTH
ern States, especially Of Virginia, IN whose
welfare we are all so deeply interested:
The fertile lands Of Eastern Virginia.
within easy reach Of all the Atlantic cltles'
watercd by large navigablc rivers, with a
climate most favorable for the highest agrl-
cultural prosperity, are now, owing to the
cxirencics and sad results of the late war,
scllinr at prices which ought TO encourage
cmirration from all parts OF the world.
This lovely country still remains unnoticed,
or is quickly passed by, because OF the ap-
nrehcndcd danger from the malarlal lnfiu-
ences which are known there to exist, fright
cning off the enterprising settler, who mas
everything else to tempt him to MAKE MS
home in this attractive region.
The object of this report is to combat
This anprchension by showing Let. That
thc feTGrs OF Eastern Virginia are not Of n
malignant type. I'd. That by proper cIi-
tivation. with an increasing population, this
district will become gradually healthy at
all periods of the year. Sd. That during
this transition state the new settler may,
by proper course Of treatment, protect
himself TO n great degree from climatic in
huenccs. and enjoy an average OF health
greater than he might expect in either OF
the extremes Of our widespread contedc-
racy.
Your committee speak confidently, from
an experience Of many years, on the first
roint. The malarial fcvers OF Eastern
Virginia very rarely assume the malignant
type of more tropical climes. They are
mild, remittent or intermittent in their
character. easily durable by simple treat
ment. and seldom leaving behind dangerous
combinations. The medical profession oil
the whole region will support lis in this
statement. So mild arc these levers that
the farmers and managers on the planta-
tions often dispense with the aid of the
rhvsiciar, and depend on their own simple
practice for cure.
Second. All experience shows that the
malarial poison always disappears before
an improved and careful system of culture
and an increasing and industrious popula-
ton. Divide these plantations into small
farms, limc the sell well, and drain it; in
troduce n regular rotation Of crops, and
soon the much-drc&ded malaria would be
driven away into the low and swanpy dis
tricts. and a country which now, IN Its
neglected. and hali-cultiyatcd state, Is a
terror to the newcomer would become
almost entirely healthy.
That this is cmphatically true is shown
by the statistics OF Eastern Virginia from
1916 to 1861. During this period Of time
the agricultural prosperity of this country
reached It's maximum. Under the lead Of
E7muad Rutia, the farmers had lined or
married their lands. Ditching and sub
draining had taken off the suPerfuous
water, and an improved method Of cultiva-
ton had transformed the whole face of the
so that the English traveller would
almost imagine himself back again on his
own beautiful island, where science, indus
try, and capital, had exhausted themselves
for centuries in developing the soil to It's
highest degree of productiTeness.
Four years Of wasting war have passed
over our State. Tramplcd under foot by
half million Of soldiers the landowner
fighting desperately in sinking cause; the
laborcr fleeing from his old home in search
OF that happy land where there would be all
play and no work-thcse Influences have
thrown the country back temporarily into
its original condition. when malaria relgned
supreme, and the white man, unaccllmatcd,
feared to venture his life amid the green
swanps and rich low grounds OF our great
rivers.
The experienced farmer we'll knows that
these difficulties are surely and safely over
,1,a
cumstanccs, the fall diseases are becoming
less frequent and more easily managed.
We may with truth say that even now the
cmicrant will find himself in the enjoy
mcnt of better health than if he followed
the great tide which pours its immense vo-
lnmc towards the western States. n few
wears of patient toll will again restore our
land to more than its pristine state of salu-
britv. and we will see it again smiling IN
the sunshine of prosperity.
Sd. The history of medical science ana
observation on this point has showed be-
vond doubt that it is in our power to pro-
tcct the human constitution from the effects
of malaria even in its malignant form.
TWENTY-FIVE years ago the medical stall
en- duty with the BritiSh-African squadron
practiccd the preventive method upon those
who were exposed to the deadly levers OF
that climate with great success.
Since that period this same treatment has
been successfully adopted by the French and
English forces serving in China, the great
Anglo-Indiun army in the jungles of the
East, the allied troops in the Crimea, and,
coming down to our own day, the same pro.
phvlactic practice has protected the Federal
army in the valleys Of the Chickahomlny
and the James, and the Confederate troops
on duty in the rice lands of Georgia anu
the Carolinas.
In civil practice these views have been
repeatedly proved to be true. So that no"
the Panama Company successfully carry Oh
their line of railway across that famous heS'
Of malaria. Chagres and Panama lever
have sunk into comparative lnsignliicanee
and the employG and the traveller alike
ignore the danger of Infection, feeling sa1e
under the protecting power OF qulnlne.
The experience of all observers unite IL
irving to the salts of quinia the first place
as a prophylactic against malaria. Inc
sulphate Of quinia in small doses, dissolved
in wine, was used on the African coast, anC
this remedy still continues to be regarded
rs the most reliable medical agent to pre-
vent the invasion of the poison.
We might occupy your time by giving
many prescriptions which have been iount
useful in this respect, all having the Qul
nine as q common base, but modified by IN
diyidual experience or prejudice. Ih'
practice also admits Of considerable modl
tication, depending upon constitutional pc
culiarities and epidemic variations.
We will only offer for your consideration
n few Of the best combinations which oul
own experience for many years has provet
to be trustworthy.
I. Antimalariul oad Tonic PH.-R
Quinia Sulph., 100 grs. Cinchona Sulph.
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