The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-10-03

demic from purely 10 al cpNos, VIII
continue 90 rngu Just 80 long hs the
cause exists 0rlllppo IL material upon
which II can Feed,
The disease N uslored In Win q
g0Yerp chill 0fthr coUg FliYc tSlo. The
ohill IL recognized hY rrpui lnlcpuui
hpnt Hid rXlrchic rpdncss Of fhp
ruracc, the ingcrd feeling numb and
tho lips presenting u blue appearance,
TINS cllill lasiN sometimes for twenty
four hours or even hunger, during
which time tleMllbrorrontluually nsk-
for bIhukets aud Ice WATER the lormcr
to wrap around his feeding form, aud
the Inter Ia qlench the raging fire that
appears 10 he consuming his informal
Ofpnuf,
This condition II followed by the np.
peuMnCc of the fever uUun tbr sur
face, while the burst Increase, the
tongue ls patched and swOllon, thc face
ana chest red. eyes ll30dshot and
sulluscd, the respiration signing, pulse
quick ana strong, great lc-tlcsslpss
and anxiety with considerable nausea,
These symptoms continue for several
houls, augmcnting all the while, The
pntlpul now begins to VOmlt Il dark,
pIumnuS matter, resembling bile, ana
the surface Of the body undcrg1rs AM
other change, and now presents
jaundrcd, yellow appearance; the
eyes become yellow, intense pains Nrc
lclt IN the region Of the Kidneys aud
bloody urino is vOlded. The bowels
are generally torpid, hut sometimes
II darrhmn attends the disease; when
the latter Is the ease tllc discharge has
II lNrry appearance. at times n dark
green pcrSpiU'iOn OOHps from the
body, coloring the lnenan mparling
to II lmlid smell.
These symptoms continue from four
to twelve days, and when nOl fatal
leave the patient in an almost helpless
convalescence and recovery
being slow.
From the above description Of the
disease, obtained from several phNii-
clans, it will be readily observe by
the professional reader thai there IL II
difference between II and vel
low lcYcr. Onc thing Is ccItain, al
the doctors admit and dcrIp'c that de
disease Is mole fa,al thpn any scourge
Of yellow fever heretofore reported, The
mortality being fully iiIy per cent Of
the number attacked.
THE ORIGIN.
The origin Of the disease il nj pres
ent in doubt, although those who con-
tend that il Is the "ycliow dscasc,n /
claim that il had its origin in the cX-
tremc low wafer of the Red river, |
which exposes II large cHtcnt OF the
river to the fierce lays Of the sum |
thereby cNlising q mala"al cXhaiatiol ,
from the damp earth The low watct
has left exposed upon the banks OF the
river n large amount of vegetable mac .
Ter and decaylng wood the ste lch Of
which is Of II mcphetic character.
Added to these causes, some parties
! few woelisago saughtereda nrgcnuln-
Der Of diseased Texas cattle on, The riv- .
~ bank, skinuiug them and permit
ing the carcasses to remain aud rot |
Shcre they were. These cauacs com.
)ined are believed to he the Origin of |
he scourgc that Is now devastating
he i'l-Elted town. That the above /
ne the causes would appear to be the
'asc, because the disease has not spread
o the djacept towns and villages
where like local causes did not exist.
'urther evidence of the local ch0rac- /
er and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the dis. /
asc, we think, is shown in the fact .
hat Il number of persons who sought ,
n tty in flight from the scoulgcd city, /
we're stricken down after they had got /
en- away, yet those who attended NJ |
m them, and were bought into coin.
With them, we've not ut- |
acked, because the local causes wcle
absent and the disease was not conta-
sious-simply epidemic.
THE FATALITY.
We do not remember of disease
where the percentage of deaths has
been so great. We have known more
lcaths to occur in n week in New
)reans during the prevalence of the
'ellow fever, and in st. Louis, du'lhg
'holcra times, than there was here in
Ill but then the number of cases WIS
porionately far greater, and tho
population OF tho places many times
anger. In Shreveport, many families
AVE been swept out of existence, and
here is scarcely one that does not
mourn the loss of ut least one member.
The fatality appears to be far greater
amongst the males than females but
his may he accounted for by the fact
he occupation of the males requlcs
hem to be abroad more thaa the
emales, and they consequently become
to IL greater degree with
he poisons which produce the disease;
llso, that there are more males attacked
han females.
DESPAIR
Those who remGin at Shreveport be-
'ausc they cannot get away. or because
hey feel called upon to remain at
heir posts, no matter what dangers sur
'ound them, appear to wear the sullen
Ispect of despair. They have been du-
ing the past few weeks brought face to
ace with death so frequently, have
cen their friends, relatives and ac-
luaintanccs fall upon ali sides, and
,rown so familiar with the appearance
If the fell destroyer, that they have
ost that seusitivenoss which il char.
cteristic of our Christian civilization.
hey weep not, nor do they mourn;
he fountain from whence flows the
ears that Christian people are went t,
he'd over the remains of dead loved
mes appears to have been died up.
Jpon nearly every face there are
races of sorrow, Il settled gloom nearly
approaching despair But still there