, 1877-01-29

VARIOUS stcsFh OF *H:Hrfhii7 Correspondents.
10 he Edt"r " 7Ar 7rtsMn:.
CHICAGO, .1a,l. 1s.-AInd the rayaYea o! nn
epidemic, Wien deliberate action ia most ncelg,l,
fear takes pustcs'Ion Of lnauy over wLtcl, r,son-
yl,etlcs cali have M power whatever. 1t .nay
io wise TO hare llerpl'.: meetings of pbydIclans
md exciting editorials In the papers, iit t!ues II
,ut In sutne Instances paralyzc sou!c with so,,.c-
thing hkn to tcrrurf Win not the quurrcIs a.ul
stuibIlIngs of "patLlrA" max. many anxious
parchts slddcr aid ct!i!incss to crawl uytr
theInt
10 Is tbctationnncd, or nat 10 ~ ,bcllndonnacd,,
III br tsnlplV- -catboatc,l} Or nut 10 lie tsuipiIo.
rarIGlAtcdj.
"rhat f. tic gunetttrl " orc. which tnauy will
be- Tits day pertlcxcil. Suw. cxpcr.cnve ~ well
rs st.:c1rc teathuy uh that the ur.i-tent cu,,tj,,-
.lnitDn III any leplcttyc Is extremely hHzsr!oit.
Patients llare btcn sent to tfr 1otIy luIne t,y
tie continuous utc vi itysrhle u thIusa. wIfci,
lm'i been given by w.ee .,lya.r.n - rti.cyt:
pain arEl pru,!u,'e frcr! 1hc et!lI,lren III III.
eiiy 'ln MT III. weakening, Int the: ,lp nt,nl
pure ir, sunlight, a4d stimulating fool to give
strength 10 resist disease. IM5iuc Ut tic wall
III naiy lllare irunt ufe children u llu arc by
fUpl alid dress siarcily - within airl without,
Nf tIcy will Litter In the brratl, of s.as. like
hh>f-lcnyea frcc In A tempest! Tlsr thinner
e!al, w'' eagerly s!cy",r their plain meat, pnta-
toc+, aFtl bread, ulFl draw strength md life
iroln 'l chilly witts ant siru,ul IL, enl,Dc4tns.
usr less likely tn b. ntia.ccI tiIati these less
pantrrctt, utl mare likely II staEt1 ttIc storm
wt1s,l II 4t'cs cotnc., Thc ch'nlrrn NJ the htly
alley Viii lire In spite G( tile presence Ut garG
Age, while the removal ii drlunrt rats UNI de-
Gnrn1 tDgs Will not save those surrounded ty
Eit aal lace. TIE Lest pr"p!sy yfasllG Il III aetyc
bul5, through with courrcs pure hIo.d, au.i
un'ss 'l'athc:!.-b a'ilcr!ng to the ass u M
turc IN exercise, ft'~i, uul rliraent. "Lile the
press, with soaIc rcason, suggests that
tt1eru ase many Incompetent N.
that physician. cannot make nev iups. es' Or Jew
organs III any kind, anil tberr stioull be no
olillnl ATTACHED wIien sulIcrcr lacking all tllr
essential clements Vi life tnIIs tn revovrr unler
his treatment. As wei! might the gIrIcntr b.
rcprinanded fnr the 5alI VI Il tree witch hal
hcr'nnly the sickly, desayl;2 trmllucc of atrsc
fur months "r years. rny.i:flns may he mi.
taken Rh well III uther men. 4 ,rrr tcArliuI
aud very eminent prU.esaor VI onr IT our i,esf
1nr'iirn! colleges in ts tyty carefully examined
patient wnon tM! requested to ret his oliu
Ion, ansl Enyc 1t ~ Ills H]sr judgment ftAt rr
did mt have p'tlsEsIs pultilutl.lia hut merely
!rnnchlA! irritation: with iaacti"u ol the liver
After few months the patient ,lrrl. An
autopsy s''owol normal stats nf all the ur=1,,s
excerpt the 1nngs. lie died tf piltni<;s pt,!uu-
Iialir, II there arc mistakes ~ in what Is the
'hnttcr, mny itlerc not lic crrurs IN Treatment!
Iront sSscral sars q exMrience IN 1he .rsat:
with Inyarlahlc suc c's, wish to give sor,,; .e
cral hants rs to t:sc treatment. t-er4r' IN the
sanitary surroundings. Tive stimulating fuul
nnl drinks witf!uut regard tu fGycr. use Il
saturated solution of cllur.Ite nf rul.tsh frcrly
III u E.relc as well ns tukel, Internally. AnpInt
externally tlIr t!rUat and neck with can!piius-
alcat "!l. ur whut Is bctter bind 0n tHiu slices u
p"r% or haruI upM, which lsa4 lgcn slrjntslcd
blark pIicr. Weakened tlhtturc ii Iron Is
oftcn used with advantage, tpuchin; the
Internal sore patches wtl, 4 IN prIbany
This fnust be dthtc with carr aud nat
oftcner than once III four hours. D.,
not lrt tlc ph:irnt sink, but a'lmfnf.irr
huwertnf ttlMuia,ts aud tnnt1*. Thc lcprcs,ion
Of these tslscasr3 is fearful, hlui lI, uItcnt
should be- kept abovc 1t II ptsst,tt.. AL warm
haihs or depressing Influences Or medicine,
shnut bc.lt-eartte.l. Amsc al.. tlo not let alAsn
Or fright br scrn by elll old enough IL fInt!l..
1t, there ran be inc:1t4l at,s.,. .:Icrc thrown
around flln nr her that Is fatal the ratIlsc.t
poi*ut'. M cl:!ts hr a'lnt who contract. either
li-easc while III nurtt,a! healthy r,ln1stfn Will
tite II properly trratrt ANIL cared ftr. Many .p
tlic. sumo arr half deaa hrforc exposed to cou-
tuylon; some stasvc, and not IL lev arc dosrd
tu tleathi
II nh, s!fAus vii. instruct their pnfrons in
sanitary measures uM! tho laws Ut life. a.
lih.rAtrly. they wlli By allie tu a'Iay fsars ami
staY the progress of these twin destroyer, more
Eap1!lly t1tln by asscMblf,I. tn luihllr a'.ur,t
pruphylaci!.s AlIl specifics. Let Us allay H.
stral Of 'lt4 alarm, anu ll.c c,ety niraHs rys-
slble to save the Children. Yours lc,t,r, tl,,ly,
II. u, CrlOA, II, b.