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51IDtoIlCfccp*ie-JOWIre,ior#i ol tinThj folio#! ug ankle wm mi»| n« from afriafcf fch«i bitemil are IdeoMSe# wlfb lb__ of tfce VWfcwa Female Homfoary at ©xford* ' £ wltbYlfe*TO|'it*t to glra Ba plat* to oafcoIuoiKf. On many account* me accede to tba And rrtjueii, fftoto pavlfotttarly pftrbape, that v« look npon tbo institution as ono of noblest In the land, exerting an extensive and potent influ. encefor good, and also, from the Impulse of graMUHKMplrh»ri* of ihe obligatiooa it has laid tw under aa tbo alma pater of ona our own iwn family. The epidemic w'hleh interrupted iti on course was an unuaaal one. and many frtavde of d«, j the achoot whole opp or tuuiiiei for acquiring a to cornet nu t aatlsfactOTy Idea of the nature nod effect of tba dineaae bare not bcco favorable,I to red nil tied nU-)A»,nteutthemb,lucrci*vortheHiekudv. oitb*theoncurUhone|UfA.Cl#MImMaMl*!!!«will, no doubt, bo plcrnwd witb *ucb no authelic itatcment We copy from tbo Christian Her-MTti« of tha W«tl*ri% remainHr nilnat Osford, O-C. I TIH «ir jcnnUI pMt] to 1.11 lihtfoiMil Harrow:—-For the information of many inquiring frieuda, will you publiah tbens tceti* moninla df ptvakfaoe who were jJfMtit at I holime ol the epWmlc !99 Aa mntiy my discrepant and discordant reports have been circulated over the country, aa to the causa of the late Coldemic which Ima visited the Western Female Sertiinary, we, as medical men who were in aUcodfcnce on the disease, fed tliat it ft due to the Bated of True-teen, as well, aa tlmse who bavo the govlt;mimenl of its Internal aitangemcnt. to state that we unhesitatingly say, there was no assignable local clone for the dcrclopcmcnt of thia malignant epidemic.The ventilation cff the building fa of the most modern aud Improved -ystem, It being alluoted on a Ticoetlful Cono shaped clcvntlou. surrounded on the south aud cast by a rich natural for-l0US | cal, ai.d ou the north and wual by well arranged artiQuial shrubbery. / ' ■ *There Is no stagnant water In the vicinity of the building.Aa to the government and hygiene of this in* {dilution, we ore compelled to acknowledge ii in of the highest order; especially when we appreciate I be fuel that for.lbc two yearn preceding the development of this epidemic Uiero was uo tiecrssiiy for calling In medical aid.RelVrenro to the government and domestic deportment of the ii stitutiod la wholly unnecoa-a»ry to all who know Miss Peabody to be at ile head, os her long experience, mature, judg-j meUt and faithful coro u acknowledged by all who know her, and especially those who buvcBr.grtMuftitlo■ItXMt 240 fTh •d pcAtt«mtl.. been the recipients other dMpUne. rn‘ ~ 'I bis disease bus visited many localities over the our country, spreading alarm and distress wherever it goes. It ia know \ under the c.*g nomen, Spotted Fever, Cercbro Spinal Miu ingillr, or more properly Typhus Fever.c.o ooonmrn. u rv* 8. W. SMITH, II. il.bisprc-onld1, letf we the re itt usCt*rt!r*AT1. Jon# 14, 1«84. y COHNirVKft OK VHR ftottto, \Wnnun F»Jut.a c**mx.*kT,ironD O. j MESS IN, l.TTTI.K Ic *.IK’£V :tjaxti.VMKH At ypur irivtfaticTi. through Drs. Uondtlch and Smith, I via.tcd your 8cm inary during tho p re valence of thediimase which we j ban produced w many unhappy reaalt#. I held ......wesseu-uits.Ciln-rebtheImVecur,IfJngl. : theliove I ho malady to havo beeu Typhus in its character, and an epidemic j and that il w«* carried to yonr homo either by your pupils from infected districts, or by visitors who have been exposed to the contagion.1 buvc never visited a public Institution whose furrouodinga arc healthier, and il is im possible to coockva that tbo disease was generated upon tbe premises.Most sincerely do I sympathize with yon in the misfortune that bos temporarily suspended one of I he most admirably conceived aud well conducted lusiituUftn* in the West.KoprctfoUv vourw,\ C.G.COMIOYS, U. D.wMuni f»r *Boll.Ttithl#Tl\Jpm,:su«•idAii»CIIK41UV,Pinwilleloir*itwostn jllerirate i re I tho rmalSee-litird f the ably hltih Hint-hour wse, d as r ol ouly 1 to Ills juiritoryxup*museatioosup-wasmorei as-Btiverlnnt.iiUryVTosnr^L No. «, K«w Albast. O., i Jnue IS, 1S04. SMB. LITTLE;Dkah Sir .—I heartly concur io the atate-moots made by Dr C. us nlso tho statcoieota of those who were the immediate attendants at tbe College. I hop* aoon to henr that tire Institution is again enjoying the prosperity and confidence I tm aatished it richly deserve*W e would also add that as soon os the char-acter of the diacase was doveloped. tbe school was discontinued, and those who were well, aod as many of the sick os could be moved with oafcty, wool to their homes, and we have good reason for gratitude, that while this epidemic is often so malignant aod fatal; of those aiek at the Seminary, or taken down after they left, we hove heard of only five death*.The Trustees, too, and many friends of the sick, will soon forget that, while all bod leave to go home, euongh, and more than enough volunteered to remain and name those too sick to be removed. All oecemary diainfcctive agema and means have been need to purify the buildings, aod as the vacation will be four eotire months, we think our friends need have uo fear to send their daughters back.The next term will begin Thursday, September 8lb, 18C4 Communications relating to admission to the Seminary, should be directed to the Principal. Mias Helen Peabody. Oxford. Butler County, Ohio. And It la desirable thatthey be made earlr.Io b*Ulf «rf the TPM*##.IIEXRT Lim.R. )JOlItf n. 8IITBV, \ Ca*J,rr*'anywitbisColt;Js8h(I.UCoi(an*•n«bui1Innnln|rionUail *'
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Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph
Ashtabula, Ohio, US
Sat, Jul 30, 1864
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