A letter to the officers of the Army under orders for, or that may hereafter be sent, to the West Indies, on the means of preserving health, and preventing that fatal disease the Yellow Fever / by Stewart Henderson.

  • Henderson, Stewart, active 1799.
Date:
1795
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Credit: A letter to the officers of the Army under orders for, or that may hereafter be sent, to the West Indies, on the means of preserving health, and preventing that fatal disease the Yellow Fever / by Stewart Henderson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    ders them inore liablc^to be attacked with the'di#- orders of*tlie country^ Afupply of neceffanefic/or-thofe.^w may fait fick: (and feverat there will be in fpke of every ex- ert^on) ^otrld be provided out. of the- regimentat hofpital fund,^ to be unddr the .care and dire^ion of the fl«-geoo ; and where-there b .none, feme care- ful •perfon appointed by-the commanding, officers tho{e.neceiran€s. to conriaof tea,'%^^ rice, por. table-foup,, fago or tapioca-,- lenion joice, not for- getnng the beft of dll remedies, fome good wine.- There is one part of their diet which I would re- commend to be altered—inllead ofbourgoo, made of oatraear,. three times a week, to give them wa- tergruel every morning for breakfaft,-as is done m mod of our rtren of war. I ne^d not add how much -will depend on the officers that thofe things- are ftnaily attended to, and the officer of the day, who vifitsthe deck below, paying great attention to that part of duty. You are in no danger of bein<r ferzed with difeafe fo long as the men eontimie healthy,, by having plenty of room, air, and being provided with good wine, and proper neceffaries for the voyage ; but it will be prudent to live tem- perately, to prepare the Gonditution for the .change it mud tmdergo from the tranfition of climate ; and the effed of heat, combined with other caufes, - tending to bring on febrile complaints. In young! healthy, and plethoric habits, bleeding may be freely and fafely made ufe of, and a few dofes of ‘ purging phyfic may be taken; thefe are the only -5 things