prevailing sickness has been principally intermittent and remittent bilious fevers, generally of a mild, character, although occasionally, very aggravated.

The complications have been, abdominal, and cerebral congestions, and gastro-enteritis. But in all the cases, there was a ready yielding to judicious management. Notwithstanding the great amount of sickness, this region has never experienced less mortality. I think I have seen two well marked cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis; they both occurred on the same plantation, about four miles below this village, and within forty-eight hours of each other. They both yielded (but slowly,) to profuse blood-letting, cathartics, quinine, &c. Such cases being rare and interesting, I may at some future time, give a detailed report of the above two cases.

For the last few weeks, we have had some cool weather, particularly at nights and early in the morning, with tolerably high temperature during the middle of the days, since which the cases have declined in number, but become more violent in disposition. We are soon expecting that exemption, from sickness, which Southern Louisiana, usually enjoys after the appearance of "hoary frost."

Respectfully and sincerely,

R. H. D.

COVINGTON, LA., October 22nd, 1847. In answer to your letter of the 18th, which I did not receive in time to acknowledge by return mail, I take the earliest opportunity of replying to.

Several families of Germans and Dutch, who had resided in New Orleans for two or three years, came over here the latter end of August to escape the fever in New Orleans, and took possession of some uninhabi. ted houses. About the fifth day after their arrival one man was taken sick; from what I can learn, no physician saw him for two days; he died the fourth day with black-vomit. In the meantime another man and his wife (also emigrants) were taken down and both died in a similar way. After a day or two, two of our citizens who had been with the sick, and attending on them, were also taken down with a similar attack; and after this the disease spread generally thro' the immediate neighborhood where it is thickly inhabited; from this it spread thro' the town, except that portion where I reside, which is separated by a small branch from the town. We have all kept well.

I may safely estimate the number of cases from 160 to 180 out of which, with other diseases, there have been eleven deaths, one of which was from consumption, and ten of fever.

I have seen eleven cases from New Orleans, who were taken sick either immediately on their arrival, or within a day or two after, some at Madisonville, some at Lewisburg, and some here; those cases have not varied in the slightest degree, from the patients I have attended here. I do not think it genuine yellow fever. The persons have generally been attacked severely; the fever has commonly been subdued in thirty-six hours, but has left the system very much exhausted. In my own practice in the place, I have lost only one patient-that from relapse. I have not bled in any instance, have only given Calomel to one person,

and only cupped one-I have relied entirely on external applications, castor oil, injections and quinine.

There have been several instances of persons coming from the country to the town on business, several of whom, soon after have been attacked with fever, and generally have died mostly of black-vomit. The fever has entirely subsided here for the last five or six days. In haste.

J. G.

REPORT

Of the Charity Hospital for the months of August and September.

ABSTRACT OF A METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR 1847. BY D. T. LILLIE, at the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

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TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS.

Communications have been received from Dr. Boling of Montgomery, and Dr. Lewis of Mobile. Dr. Lewis will reply to the Reviewer of his "Medical History of Alabama" in our next number.

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The following Books and Pamphlets have been received:

A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine. By George B. WOOD, M. D. Professor of Materia Medica and Pharmacy in the University of Pennsylvania ; One of the physicians to the Pennsylvania Hospital; One of the authors of the Dispensatory of the United States, &c. &c. In 2 volumes. pp. 791 and 840. Philadelphia. Grigg, Elliot & Co. 1847. (From the Publishers.)

The History, Diagnosis and Treatment of the Fevers of the United States. By ELISHA BARTLETT, M. D. Professor of Theory and Practice of Physic in Transylvania University; Author of an Essay on the Philosophy of Medical Science, &c. &c. Philadelphia. Lea & Blanchard. 1847. pp. 567.

Illustrations of Medical Botany: Consisting of Colored Figures of the Plants, affording the important articles of the Materia Medica and Descriptive Letterpress. By JOSEPH CARSON, M. P. Professor of Materia Medica in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, &c. &c. No. 1. Völ. I. Philadelphia. Robert P. Smith. 1847.

Summary of the Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. From June to November, 1847, inclusive. (From the Publishers.)

Introductory Address delivered to the Students of the Medical College of Ohio, Nov. 3, 1847. By JOHN P. HARRISON, M. D., Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine. Cincinnati, 1847. (From the Author.)

An Introductory Address delivered at the opening of the Session of 1847-48, to the Students of the Memphis Medical College, Nov. 1, 1847. By GEORGE R. GRANT, M. D., Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in the Memphis Medical College. (Published by the Class.)

Phrenological and Physiological Almanac for 1848. By L. N. Fowler. New-York: Fowler & Wells.

The Dental Register of the West. Published Quarterly, by order of the Mississippi Valley Association of Dental Surgeons. Editors: James Taylor, M. D., D. D. S., Cincinnati, and B. B. Brown, M. D., St. Louis.

The Medico-Chirurgical Review, London, for October, 1847. (InExchange). The London Medical Gazette for October. (To the La. Med. College.) We have received all our American Exchanges regularly, except the SouthWestern Medical Journal at Memphis.

JOSEPH COHN, PRINTER, 31 POYDRAS STREET.