The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-16


FORMER.
that which wakes up the most attention and in
spires the most fear. 1t makes its appearance
under two. distinct forms The first may .bt
called benign nr iuf1ammatOry. consisting OF Il
few pimples, which sue. eed a slight fever and
run their course In short time; they arrive at
maturity in q few days. form some matter. dry up
and like all the produ tions of MANURE are
rather interesting In their appearance. course
and disappearance. These pimples Often be-
they cal led continent and become serious
dangerous by their quantity. by their mass
bearing resemblance to scald or burn. which
when limited or slight, Is trivial, but when very
extensive become fatal In bot n instances the
nature of the sick condition is the same. the
most grave of these cases. few excepted yield
to medical treatment. requiring only COOLING
remedies, all Of which physicians include under
the name of aDtiphlogisties.
The second form is tn. reverse Of the first,
and is or may be called malignant. This cruel
type has chiefly prevailed for the past year. and
At one time the fluids Of the body receive the
shock Of the COMPLAINT; the blood becomes de-
Composed and thin; taken from the ar 1t DOES
not coagulate. but remains dark and fluid. 1t
exudes from the membranes, from the gums
and eye-lids. and under the skin forms yellow,
livid. dark spots known to physicians under the
names peticha ecchymose5.
At another time The solids of the body. as IL
by preference, receiy, the baneful visitation.
TIE PIN pleS abOit-that IS, terminate by hDOr-
tion-dry no. become fiat and renal n 60. The
breath Is fG'id. cadavei Gus; the whole body ex-
hales pu,rid odor AMI becomes gangrenous.
When the complaint assumes this cruel type It
becomes the worst m ST dread scourge which
awaits or can visit mankind. 1t Ii fatal beyond
the pale of hope; Il Is inevitably fatal
Whereas, rs there Is available at the present
time in the city sovereign safeguard in vac
cinaton and revaccnation t ON the COW direct
1t is more than strange lhat the parties In
power should not extend its blessing to ih- poo
PIE and remove for all time this remorseles-
plague. We're the members of the press and
medical fraternity to witness some ca es which
come under my care, / am persuaded thew
would urge invoke from either tatr or city-an
adequate appropriation TO secure the services
Of Or. Zayas. who has invested his fortune In
the above prophylacfic means OF unques iona.
bic efficacy. Fifty thousand dollars expended
for that purpose would b, rather lucrative in
vestment for the State. savin the lives Of some
hundreds of stalwart men and should be dc emed
no slight advantage. enhanced by the humanity
of which the act would SAVIOR,
The time has been and Is favorable for the
application for the unhallowad visitation ire
walls and the iufallible remedy is in view, nigh
at hand. Had the legislature. which has only
* ired, hallow-d its deliberat ions with the
benefoent provision they would have escaped
the mputation of evincing a disposition 10
ferment into mere oligarchies. aspiring
rather to profit by such visitation-would have
Guondam mot o over the portals OF the Roman
Legislat, re, viz: 'Vos non >obis." adopting
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