On the Epidemic Fever of Tork-Tovon. 77 



places hitherto remarkable for their pure atmosphere, 

 and for their healthiness. 



Our seasons have been wet, and the vegetation 

 exceedingly luxuriant, especially the clover. A 

 neighbouring farmer, on the highest ground, and in 

 the open country, where intermittents were, in former 

 years, scarcely known, was, together with his family, 

 among the first sufferers. In endeavouring to account 

 for this circumstance, he observed to me, that his 

 cattle turned from his clover-fields, and grew lank 

 and poor, which induced him to make a more minute 

 examination. He found the clover in a highly putre- 

 factive state, and emitting a very offensive smell. 

 This man's whole family, consisting of eight or ten 

 persons, were seized with the disease. Two of the 

 number, those first taken ill, died about the latter end 

 of July, or the beginning of August. 



Tork-Tovjn {Pennsylvania J, December L 26th, 1804. 



XIII. On the Use of Issues, in the Cure and Preven- 

 tion of Diseases. In a letter to the Editor, from 

 Mr. James W. Stevens. 



THERE is one thing I think it my duty to 

 communicate to you, which is the principal intention 

 of this letter. I breakfasted, one morning, at Dr. 

 Beech's, near the Onondaga-Hollow*. Labouring 



* In the State of New- York. 



