ooriTmrrfist tt


miasm or the emanations from swamps, are capabe?


Sing, and are actually producing


every day


sympto0mj


analogous to those of intermittent fever, and whicfit yI
same treatment; and it is well that visitors to Southei#t


should understand and remember this:


first, that


they


far as possible, avoid these causes


and, secondly, that tlh


not be
under
arising


frightened


away from


their


from


its surroundings,


a pleasant and suitable 1


symptoms are Caused


instead


perhaps,


by inf i


their. o


want of prudence.*


Some


experienced


thoughtful


cians, who have so constantly observed malarious attacks a3


. from causes


which


could


not possibly be connected with 41


miasm, have gone to the extreme of


denying that the I


has anything to do with these attacks.


Dr. Black


of Ohio


read two interesting papers on this subject before the Arcer


Medical
abound


Association;


through


facts,


medical


furnished


literature


by high


which


authority
 **r ^ v


tend to so


his views.


But, as usual


in such discussions, the medium ao


safest.


The fact


, however, that


so much


doubt


have been engendered


that, at


in the


least, sometimes,


minds


think


of medical men indi
frequently, intermi


fevers, and


malarious attacks allied to them, occur from caq"


having


no necessary connection with


marsh mniasm;


also, tSA4


when the effects of


miasm


have


long disappeared from the ayi
 <..'^


these


causes


re-develop


disease.


Among'


numerous


agencies


may be


mentioned, in


general


terms,-


cause which tends to lower vitality;


want


of proper food,


ous shocks, exposure to wet, or to severe cold, or long-oon


cold, depressing


perature, etc.


emotions, excessive diurnal variations dof


Dr. Black lays great stress on the latter


of these causes will develop malarious symptoms de


aoipe will only re-develop them when


'notable example of the latter the

^.Fta with pulmonary diseatef


they are luab
 ar a 4 "-


effects


. t


of cl Iop


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