Sketch of Bristol, Be. 23 



Dr. John Abraham De Normandie informed me, 

 in the year 1789, that he well recollected an epidemic 

 disease which prevailed two different times at Bristol, 

 viz. in the year 1749, and again in 1753. 



In both of these years, the disease made its appear- 

 ance in the month of November. It began with a 

 pain in the side. In the beginning, the pulse was 

 generally full ; but it fell so greatly by a single bleed- 

 ing, that my informant did not venture to repeat the 

 operation, and a different mode of treatment was 

 adopted. 



Genuine carbuncles were often observed in this 

 disease. But they were not remarked to have much 

 connection with particular crises of the disease. 



In the progress of the disease, a putrid diathesis 

 (as it is improperly called) generally prevailed. 



This disease was extremely local, in different parts 

 of the country, at the same time. Thus it was very 

 common at Bristol, and for about four miles round 

 that town, but it was unknown at Burlington, on the 

 opposite side of the Delaware. In other parts of Jer- 

 sey, however, it was extremely common, particularly 

 at Allen's Iron-works, where of 130 persons, 80 were 

 seized with the disease ; all of whom died. It was 

 also very common at Salem, and at Gloucester. 



In the treatment of this disease, Dr. De Norman- 

 die found nothing so beneficial as the Virginia Snake- 



