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visitation qfdiseasp. Fevers, though milder, dysentery, 
diarrhoea, bowel aflfections, and during springand summer ; 
morfths, the exanthemata or erruptive class of diseases, as 
measels, scarlet fever, &c. 
Even the mountain plains themselves are not exempt 
from the maladies that affect our race; branchial and. 
catarrhal affections often torment and harrass us in these 
localities. 
r Now we arrive at the rationale why the nature of the 
•location should be understood. Uhis fully known, will 
throw some light on the nature of the diseases that pre- 
vail in such situations and to which the inhabitants are' 
rnost subject, and, hence possessing such a knowledge 
will enable them more effectually to guard against their 
attack For instance, if the place be such as are subject 
icr bilious autumnal fevers, such as are produced by ma- 
laria,! exhalations, then we .‘•hould <:^ it,ard the system par- 
ticularly against such attacks. Wc should avoid, during 
sickly seasons, exposure to vi^ht atmosphere, fretting met ^ 
and sleeping, in wet clothes. VVe sliotild, moreover, in such 
places purify our sleeping apartment.s by tlie thorough ap-' 
jplicaiions of lime in whitewashing, Ijoth inside and out- 
side of the house. If fevers are raging, burn tar freely ■ 
around the apartment and use chlorarc of lime as a disin-. 
fecting agent. Remove all sources of fihh and stagnant 
pools of water ncar the house by raking and sweeping up ! 
the fill h and by ditching or filling up low places, and everii 
"the -wells, from' whence we obtain our efrinking water,; 
should be cleansed effectually every week, and cleanli- 
ness of peason knd free vemilation of our apartments and; 
our bed clothing shf/uld be strictly aitf nded to, arid most; 
especially .should the diet be noticed. '1 he laborer-'- should 
not leave for their work of a morning until food and 
drink be taken into the stomach to strerigtlienlhe powers of: 
nature ; and in sickly.situaiion.s a.nd during a sickly season, 
Thave fijund benefit by Supplying them with a draught of 
hdftfoffee. It seem^^ with many consticuiiohs, to act al- 
most like a tonic. It does at hast give a relish or zest to 
biher fijod and imjDarts an irttpelus. or vigor "to the cutane- 
OuTcapillary system of yessels, and hence ih calculated' 
_tp pt'oduce and keep up an ( rpjilli’irium' in that system: 
cfV^sSels' v/hich we deem so urportunt. Some we have! 
known to use algoholic liquors where we recommend hot! 
toffee; but if we use alcohol at any tiriie, ith. with one 
■who has suffered with a febrile attack and whose sysieri) 
ifibugh debilitated, is, convah scen(. and requires both tonlcn 
anti-miasmatic prescription. Wc then have a strong ■ 
'decoction of do"-wobd arid ‘cherry tree bark, made and 
botUed up; we add* to this o'ne-fnurth of whi.^key. which ; 
prevents fcffnentatioji, and^of this prescription one v/ine-j 
gla^ rn^y be taken three .or .firur times, per day. 
^'Jffhe.plothmg should be such a^ are calcxilaied to resi.'si : 
the effect of the heavy dews that, occur at this .season. : 
Shoes and hats, articles much neglepted by negroeS; .should j 
worn, ' 
RECpLARiry OE. ptET . l' 
must, by all meatis, erth)reed, fiir pnn -.hing one day j 
t^O'bt^orrnanOizing tite next is calculated to di-order the i 
i^lkiry secj-eiion and ' conseqUeiiily the functions of boib', 
(he »kio ar,d sto nacn, pfwucifi<g tacrel/y cicolera morirus. ; 
^aunuice, and various other incitient to the plac/- 
•iand season. Here I -c.ould nruonly enforce resr-ji la r hour*: 
meals, but ‘ correct cooking-. ‘ Food given out to j 
itfseroes i* so often m ingled up by them and so often eat ! 
.Ifealk cooked and parimily done, that I tnirik suen matters 
d&serve>a passing i>otice.; anrl to remedy such, we • uggest j 
iwiierever there is ten luruds to feed, let one be allowerl , 
4tfie or two hours a' rioor> -o prepare and c<x)k the food for j 
-there are generajly negro children to betatmn care 
ipfMhie rook can attend K,^tl'kem ami.see the rmrsesdo iheir | 
idi^y, -tend rAoreover of different vegetables! 
grown on a plantation will add,. to heahn wad n^ake their] 
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allowance hold out better. The overseer, sliould frcjqucni 
, ly examine the cooking and see that it i.s jutgp'.fcrly done. 
When negroes cook themselves it encroaches upon th^- 
i rest they ought to have both at n'oon and ’flight ; undci 
such circumstiinces the cooking beiiig done ,in a liurry la 
. usually burnt outside while it is raw wdlun, .t.vud coase 
j quently very unliealiliy. 
iVIany years of observation and pract ice of the medical 
prefession has convinced .rn(; that such a. ctn)rse .of dietetic 
is pursued by ricgroes to a greater extent tlnm pj, infers ar- 
aware of, and that it i.s-i more juolific . nutsc of dise».>i',, 
sucl) as colic, bowel affections, d:c., that i vt u piiy.sician:*. 
lay down in ibeir medical woiks, on tlK.-cau^e f'fdiseusta 
and that is wJiy w e do most strexuom ]y (iiget-o this point 
Such plans adopted, w.e tnitik .'valuin '"')-; lu a two-folil 
point of view, viz ; 
1st, By disseminating or thinning the mapshy cxhala 
lions that originate, oi liy firevcniing > cuiicci.tration oi 
their poisonous nature ; and, 
2nd. By aiding that princifile of huin.-.n ea.cnoniy Th.- 
“vis medicatrix nuiurca ' to rc-sist tfie attack of rioxiouv 
agents. 
'fhe same tirgurnent will, in lil.'c manner, apply to 
other situations. 'I’hus, when bronchial or pulmonary 
affections prevail, sucli ascatarrli, pneunronia, 6lc' , a mor" 
strict attention to the functions of the f-ffein ; such measure;., 
as invigorates the nervous energy of the cutaneous capi! 
larics. ' ■ 
Flannel next to the skin is a sme<}v.a vop , — a perfect in 
dispensable. Indeed, the clothing of the human family 
wc deem equally as important as diet and exeroise. It 
ought, in such ih.sfarices, benon-conductors of caloric, .'^ucK 
as will retain the heat of the body lorigc.st undisturbed ; 
then we -suggest the genera] dress to be one h; If, V ntirely 
wool. Even sock.s should not be neglected. Woolcri 
clothes for ne^roe.^ h.ave more than onfc inducernei't to re- 
commend them. It not only retain > thO lie.at of the body 
longest and causes us less li.aiile to be eff-^efed by the 
various changes and vicissitudes of the wci'll.er, but at the 
.same time is less conriburtible than colion clothes. 
When wc Iparn tbe natiifc and !).ai)its of tjie negro,' that 
they are careless and slothful, with a peculiar t,-<lurc 
that pmpurits 'alrho.st to an in.stinctive lov" f/fthe firy. 
^ea I to keep by the fire wiih their v/eu;ir,g apparel 
on. their bodies. We perceive^ then, the two fold n'.;ces- 
sity of urging such r-aiment. Tins i'h a of \yoolen directs 
itself to our mind so important becau jc it has f.i'Ien to our 
lot to vi.sit and at;end piof;;:' ionally some i;’l .ca.'-e.s , of 
burning, By dieir cloihes taking fire, and llter'dly burning 
up before tiiey could be leiicvcd of ih; m, o /, :ng in evt ry 
in, ta nee to their own earclessrn ss. tV-tm! n >,t ibe ^ki'; 
ipay be conducive to he..= !th by stdl another r/;ode,orex 
plamifiorj, VIZ : l.y generating and pre'ier\ u;g ^ regi !at 
pl^y. of elecjrig phenopicna tliat recent Thysiidogirixl 
writers contend rnu^t exist in the animal ecot.on y. fut 
the preservation, of perfect btal h. Wlj^ n sve v cv/ the 
mod ificaf ion and- change- experienced by gouty and rheu 
malic suffeicrs iri exvcl par.-inernne with the eh ingca (hat 
occur in th’c off ' ‘ricai cor/dition of the a‘ no.spiioi e, kvdi /- 
theory is at least pl-iUsi'ole ■ ' 
In addihoYi to the above, tiseaehoap v/ater nreef :;3rmf*nt 
made of cor/n.-ion oanuburgs and t : 'ed v/iih wei! 
inseed oil aii'i afurw'f^Td v/ol! dried. ix;t this ho 
Ioojc and used in the fall months, when tlie dowi^ s;, . re 
or v/hen they are nece sarily exposed to rain. Ar.d'ju.vt. 
hf-re let us notice that doririg r-leequrig hour? ?•!! the ‘r-'W 
.ers of the con.stitution.are in a relaxed state, It n at that 
time the, ay stem is more su cejAinle, to exU-r rud, inffof )ru>c<*. 
arid mo.re jikely to he atiaeked w'th vyriout oi catt>, benp^ 
exiht.s the riofeesiiy of corr.cet i;rd clothe i sych as aj-e 
idalf-uldted U> prrere'rve the same fem|'e nature' ffTh' h;is'ex- 
isied through the day. Good heavy w'oolert blanket? 
