The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-06

F,rm-The yellow fever poison is not an emanatlop
from the persons Of those sick with the disease.
Unjust interrupt the quotation az this point TO
observe that while this hypothesis may possibly
De correct. I am not prepared to assert 1t asa
Iact, but IN all OF the following opinions fully
concur. And now TO resume:-
Second Is generated by atmosphere tellurio
innuenee certain q @ a9T
increase is promoted by a moist atmosphere and prob
Ap ~ me pasnn is portsbe in ships goods Cloth
ing kc and minute quantity is capable OF giving rise
fosrtA Exposure to temperature of 81 deg Fahren
Fi61;It may remain Tor an unknown length Of time
teperature or exposed 10 the condition necessary TO
It's mutDlisanoa and may again become acrve and
siTAwnile liability 70 the disease ana its severity
sex temperament previous habits acclimation, they
70 the upon as dsgre OF c9n
dose the Greater the possibility OF Aaack, the
In coinciding with this statement wish it un.
derstood that have only reference TO the disease
is in the United States. / WAS under
the impression that it originated in New Orleans
until the contrary was proved, during the occu-
during tae late war There Is, tank, induSita-
BILE evidence to prove that yellow lever il a native
OF the troplc, and that It's Importation into the
United States could be prevented by stricT
quarantlne-tnat is. total isolation. consider
the most reliable method OF distnlectlnz
snip Ia 10 batten down ner matches and re-
duce the Temperature OF her hold to 80
deg. Fahrenheit, ana to keep her in that
condition for four or five days, so that thebilge
water may remain frozen for that length OF time.
No further danger need alter that be apprehended
and any subsequent appearance OF fever on board
must arise from fresh exposure to It's Influences.
| We do not ind that vessels remaining here all
summer, no matter how dirty they may be, ever
generate yellow fever. This only occurs with ships
! from lat1tudss below the regions OF irosts, and
where this disease prevails for nearly the entire
year. In regard TO
have very little TO add to what has already been
written; but | have been quite successful IN the
sire TO know the mode adopted. 1t Ii the
plest:-when the patient Is seen IN the
hours II posslble) l resort to. q not mustard
bath-ether FUN bath only to the knees
put to bed ana well wrapped or covered with
blankets and supplied with Ice water and per-
irritabntJ OF tse stomach, a mustard plaster.
about the size OF the palm OF the hand, is applied
becomes uncomfortable moved TO another place,
and SO on around that organ, thus keeping up the
stomach irritable, castor oil or the
o,easns r-ctnt capsules are gwen by the mouth;
tereotntt,a, gtte Xxx. intel, uIat.ts OBI; Jer,
OIL, to De used and repeated till the actions are
oletsrn rtctnt Is well borne by the stomach.
ana when the dose is large acts differently. II
there be suppression OF urine, y cloth (nannel Is
preferabe) wen soaked with ole.era tereoe,ltlttng
Is applied over the region OF the kidneys, and this
application is repeated until the DOW OF urine Is
copious. 1t is usually brought on by this means
In two three hours, II not sooner. The hot bath
Is repeated II at any time the perspiratlon be-
comes checked. so also are mustard plasters II
required for rritabillty OF the stomach, or to act
as revulsivcs or counterirrtants. The doors and
windows are TO be Kept closed, ana Ill draughts
are to be avoided, and sudden changes OF temper
aturc are be guarded against, as believe, with
Surgeon Gibbs, United states Navy that a sudden
change OF temperature.he says OF Ave
prove fatal. Draughts proeuce equally
serious results when the patient is sweating pro-
fusely. When there only sick person in
the room / consider ample ventilation is Afforded
by the cracks OF the door and windows and, when
there Is one IN the room, by the fireplace and
believe that the word ventilation" has, in this
disease, killed more persons tnan any thing else,
| JoI! harA nnd n a n Ia
windows 10 be kept open. or partly so, day
ana night, south wind or norther. The patient
Is seen at one time sweating proiusely and much
improved. and the next after these ''ventila-
tions" with dry skin, delirlous, trying to get
up, or complaining bitterly OF . return OF pains
ana aches, with suppression or urine, or else
comatose ana in state OF congestion. give, as
before stated, ice water cold as IL be made,
and without stint, or small pieces OF Ice, as ire
quently desired-thatis is, after the hot bath. It
causes the perspration to now freely, besides pro-
ducing it in much less time than when hot drinks
are resorted TO. IL IS moreover. Infinitely more
| grateful to the patent and Is q much more ra-
tionAl MODE OF treating and suDduing innamma-
ton, in which state the stomach is known TO be.
II Is also well known to be acceptable In ali fevers
and TO have tendency to alleviate them; 1t like
wise soothes the rritabnity OF the stomach ana
lng while warm drinks frequently sicken. produce
vomiting and are not agreeable TO the patient and
am confident are the almost invariabe cause OF
the patients attempting TO rise and go out into
the air. What does he almost invariably attempt
TO do under the treatment To rise and rush TO
the water pitcher or ice, II there is any In the
hsuse or. II he be delirous, to seek 70 reach the
bay or any other water that can be found. have
never had patient attempt 30 get out OF bed
stnceafter the second case in 1851 adopted this
treatment, and they do not become delIrious.
Though they complain bitterly OF lying so long In
bed aud ask TO nave their clothing changed,
never allowed It TILL tue eighth day, and then 1t
must be done carefully, with Gil the doors closed,
and the Iresn clothing must be carefully dried. /
permit them TO turn Freely on the bed providing
ton is kept freely flowing. which is usually
the case when the patient Is wei wrapped up and
supplied with Ice water. The patient is given
food while the ever IS on, aud, IN fact, seldom
afterward little lemonade, mint water or claret
ssngaree all OF them iced, are agreeable, or else
the latter because it is light and dry that they
Will sedom eat much OF it. ON the fourth or
degrees stronger soups and better aiet. as self
boiled eggs &C. would dwell particularly on
the necessity OF keeping the patient In q recum-
bent position Tor At least seven or eight days,
the perspiraton freely lowing. for three
days, and gentle sweating kept up for two mere,
or longer, as tine case may require. and in no case
to allow 1t to be suddenly checked, and TO see
that the urine is passed freely and that the bow
els are open. On the seventh or eighth day, II the
weather be favorable, open one OF the southern
others seeing tbat the patent IS not In draught
On the seventh, eighth, ninth or tentn day, AZ
the case may be, she pattent, II otherwise doing
well, is alowea 10 sit up. usually visit him or
her for day OF so longer, then dismiss tue case
tonic OF qutnine and iron Is given after some
OF these cases but the iermer IL not prescribed
At any time and calomel not at all. l Will also
state tnat 1t Is important to relieve the PATIENTS
mind of all anxiety, TO assure him OF the very
probable favorable termination OF the disease
WHICH Will result on SlrCb 10 uiTeCblOnb
and to impress the same on his relatives ana
attendants. l almost Invariably repeated the
directions every time l called, ana warned the
parties that although they seemed trI1ing they
were in reality most Important and that every
thing depended on their strict observation. The
doctor should SIT down ana talk to the sick per-
son ana his friends and exhibit alarm con-
Germ lest the patient secome frightened. usu-
ally tell them:-
"You are doing very we'll and l shall almost
certainly have you up In q week or eight days, II
you will lie quietly aud dc what you are toid.r
however, never trust them, eut nave always
some one with them-a relative n posslbe-as
they are the best ana most reliable nurses.
Friends are too apt to consult their own comfort
instead OF the PATIENTS welfare, and TO open the
doors and windows, and TO indulge in all sorts or
imprudent gossip IN stage whispers 10 eacn other
concerning the progress OF the epidemic, tAe
last OF black Yomt, and the similarity OF
natMeen neraOn who inst