The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-17
USEFUL INFORMATION.
Interesting Experiences of DR.. Frlsserl'
Practice. lstt

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Interesting Experiences of DR.. FrIsseil''
Practice.
Among the cases reported by DIR. Fris
sell, OF this city, and published in the
transactions Of The West Virginia Medical
Society, Just issued from the press, are
some that possess a general interest for oil
classes. We therefore quote some of them
in the following extracts from his report to
the Society:
Ayfew wears ago, at the commencement
OF very warm weather in the summer, !
saw, within three days, three cases, two
from the city and one from Ohio, OF imam
tile paralysis OF one OF the lower limbs.
The history OF the three cases was much
the same. On a very hot summers day
the children were stripped o[their warm
unlar clothes and left with nothing on
them but some slight coveringtothe body.
One child was about the house, in the
halls, sitting on the statr-ways and door.
steps andin anyplace where 1t could avoid
the greatheato OF the day and get the benefit
Of all the breeze that was blowing. An
other. dressed In about the same manner,
was sitting about the yard in puddles oil
water. and the third, stripped OF its warm
clothing had been doing something OF the
same kind. All, with their warm clothes
removed, had been exposed to the cool
wind and to wet. The next day it was
found that cache these children had lost
the s of one lower limb, and, as far as ]
know, the use OF the paralyzed limbs was
never fully recovered. Much intantile
sickness, such as cholera infantum, diar-
rhqa, cerebro spinal troubles, ETC., follow
any sudden change OF weather. About
the same thing occur with chill.
jren. warmly and closely dress
ed. who take long walks in the
heat ofthe day, and cool off rapidly in the
evening, with, perhaps, their warmest
clothes removed for nh evening romp in
the streets. A boy may lie down on the
damn ground or sitin q front door-waytil
he becomes cold, and the next day find
one Of his limbs paralyzed or show Signs
that pneumonia, rheumatism, fever, or
some other form OF disease Is gradually
making its appearance. /,
Several years ago q number oil our school
girls went to the country on q warm, sui
try day, after q rain, and alter rambling
over tho fields, sat down on the green
grass and wet ground to rest and get
cooled, The lower part OF their bodies be-
came damp and chilled. Shortly after this
visit 10 the country, two o. these young
ladies were taken i'll, their sickness finally
terminated in crebro spinal meningitis,
epidemic at that time-and they both died
OF that disease.
Several wears ago l was called to visit a
young lady in the county VINO had Deell
sick for several weeks, from inflammation
OF tho bladder, and uterus, with severe
pain through the hips, back and whole
lower part OF the body; she was many
months In recovering from her spinal II
pelvic troubles. The cause of this sickness
proved to be, that on o cold winters
morning she had ridden to the city, some
eight miles. seated on o wet clishion,
From that ride the lowerPart Of her body
became coldahdehiiled, andsoonall these
inlammatory troubles and sickness fol-
lowed. 80,
During the wal i attended two distin-
Sliishel LAWYERS, one from Ohio and one
nom This State who had 'tistula
in ano and extensive fistulens alb
scesses around the mus and through
the perineum. In both these
cases me disease was produced by the
chilling 81 the lower part of'the body by
cold and damp night riding, on horse
baek. In the country, Azure was accom-
nlishad in both cases, but only alter much
suffering and long confinement.
Several wears ago ] attended, fora time,
mn active business man from Ohio, who
had been sufIeringfo many months with
main in his back and hips, and lower part
Of his body, and with many strange ant