St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-02-25

MIR. EDITOR: | notice in the Caicd0Rf1a
of the 18Th inst, that the post mortem ex-
animation of Miss Bradley of Peacham.
revealed the lower part of the lun"S os-
Sitied to 4 certain extent. and in manner
! Hcrcr Jtore oJScrred.'
| Pathology to-day is a. much fixed sci
cnce as is Physiology. Anatomy. Chem
iS:ry or Philosophy. con>r qucntly. the an
n0IInccment OF the discovery of new pa
theological condition will create aS much in
i"rcSl!amon% Psychologists AZ the announce
ment of Il new function of the pncumuyaS-
ri" nerve among physiolomiS;s. or another
muscle III the arm among ANTAGONISTS. or Il
new property to carbon or electricity To
the chemist or philosopher. Hence the
announcement above becomes at once one
OF vcrr great interest. an! | URGE the
measures taken ITO call the attention of
eminent medical men to this singular
case
10 aid. however. in the investigation OF
ihi~ phenomenon. | would make the in
quirv if This may not have been observed
before AZ! described b. ". NollciN. and
later ny our own cuuutrvmau. Geo. 3.
Wood. VI. D.. and graphically describe ed
~ him III ISIS, and atIct in Wood'> prac-
lice. edition. vol. ,, p. 60, in which lie
say>: "Another mode in which rubyrce
may tcrminatc tavora5ly is by is CONVEX
sion i'll" calcdrCuu> cuncrctionS.
Now. such coacretioRS. OF size varvin"
from that OF a hemp->ccd To that of Il
chestnut. ale not uuiirqurntly found in
III" ium-s. especially Of ole: persons though
not Of these exclusively. They are some
times soft. like chalk. sometimes much
harder. hut in both cases consist of The
S:.alr ingredients. which are chiefly ear
ho-.ate and phosphate of lime. the same
essentially is the inorganic constituents OF
tuhcrruluu~ matter"
''lh" immediate cause of the the DEATH
Of Mis- Bradley,-''wa> congestion of
ia" lungs" and to hasten investigation. |
Niil inquire. was not the remote cause al
mo>pheiic influences: Had the ''o-Sitica-
ton" or phosphate OF lime connections {: =
any cau>itivc effect in producing death:
Did not one or both OF her parents die @;
consumption? Would she not have lived
to an average are probably ii She had not
had congestion: Did she not have "tu-
hcrcular calcareOuS concrctiouS:" i not
this usually the mos favorable result of
tuberculosis: iVrnfurt-lot knowing tn.
history Of the caSC-lu affirmative To all
the above Inquiries cXccpt the second. to
which | give Il negative. and await anX-
iOuSly the results of the microscopic i'll
vrsti"ations of the morbid specimen.
which trust your correspondent will not
tail 10 give.
An eminent medical gentleman of this
county. now nj the are of 40 wears. W irh
hereditary tuberculosis. IA years since eX-I
perforated some bone" or phosphate of
lime concrctionS. of considerable size.
This gentleman did then. and does al the
present time enjoy an average degree OF
health. ahd did then and does now rightly
consider The eXpcctrraton OF these
''bCnc>' as @ivin" him a fair lease OF life.
or immunity. at lcdS:. from destructive tlI-
beIcUloSiS to Il good OLD age. As these
eXpcc;Orations are in the possession of the
gentleman above referred to, | would sug
~cst. to aid in the accuracy OF The inve>-
tigation. that they be examined in connec-
ton. MEDICUS.