The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-25 00:00:00

THE TREATMENT OF CIfOLERA•

We aro told that Dr. Ruhiui, of Naples, cured 592 cases
of cholera, and had no deaths among his patients, by the
use of saturated spirits of camphor, of equal parts by
weight, of camphor and spirits, and to the power thus ob-
tained he attributes his success in the treatment of the
disease. The ordinary spirits of camphor consists of one
part by weight of camphor to nine parts of spirits of
wine, while the homceopathic preparation is made by
mixing one of camphor to five of the spirits of wine. The
quantity of camphor which water will take up is small,
and to obtain the " saturated spirits of camphor of Rubins,"
it is necessary to distil spirits of wino, and get rid of s°
much of its waters as will bring it to 60 degrees ovorerr
in which condition it will dissolve and hold in solution
its own weight of camphor.
0 without the
treated in Naples 592 cases of Asiatic ch
os
200 were cured
With this "saturated spirits of camphoriera," Dr. Ruhini
loss of a single patient. Of those 5 -
pit That the 377
166 in the 3d Swiss Regimentof i'
these public institutions
in the Royal Alms-house, 11 in the
.11svoya_l. Poor-house, and
cases treated by Dr. Rubini i.ne.wiora,
and some ";erribly
were all genuine eases of .Asiat,.. I
with their official seals attached,
distinguished individuals,
rale Governatoro Ricci ; 11
ii &ono
severe," and that all recovered the ovidence of the following
sufficiently. attests :
Generale Commandants Fileppo
Nicola Forni ; Il Capitano Com-
•ct
is The method of cure is as
Rucci, Colonel Eduai
n is seized with cholera he Should
. ~ when anr ~e down, be well wrapped in
3lnflaangdgaicnt°o CC:inlionig
follows .
g. S' EllbiLll, le.
at dd
ea
rnoot o.
once," .--As stake every five minutes four drops of the
blankets, au- - of camphor. In very severe cases the
to be increased from five to 20 drops every five
dose oughtn
1 the case of a man of advanced age, accustomed
to
and spirits, where the drug given • in drops
to take wine .
satura
give a small coffee
Las no effect, gi
ted tincturo
spoonful every five
minutes, and in a very shert time the coveted reaction
will occur. Ordinarily, in two, three, or four hours, abun-
dant perspiration will come out, and then cure will follow."
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,, The preventive method," writes Dr. Rubin, "is this :
c—o
rideatn
of the saturated spirits of camphor upon a small lump of
sugar (water must never be used as a medium or the
camphor will become solid, and its curative ' properties
cease), properles
cease), and repeat the dose three or four times a day.
Spices, aromatics, herbs, coffee, tea, and spirituous liquors
should be avoided."
Here, then,
we have as strong a prinut facie case made
out as can well be conceived in favour of the preventibility
and curability of the Asiatic cholera, and that by a remedy
which is at once portable and inexpensive, and which all
sections of the medical profession have heretofore employed,
and can, therefore, raise no objection to employing again
in increased potency.
On this subject Dr. Drury, in his recent work,* which
wo had occasion to notice a .short time since,
following vaYuablo remarks :—" As Dr. Quin, who
oh_ad_cs
very largo per ceutago of recoveries, treated zniL
same
marked cases with camphor only, but did not inset make.; 91:
marked success, it is necessary
different results in the fact already stated, thattnixbuiii:g
cases were treated from the very commencoenn
record what
to look for
Itwthe
Jr.s.o_moo.w.nh.:,tst
on this subject, it is well to. pl.acc2)fleni
jlers
of
afionily
Ilahnemann wrote in 1831: --
" It is
cure each other
alone that can most certainly
able instantaneously to
withald those
eptahl
aspii
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* Cholera, Diarrlum, Dysaintery. Publisbea by treaalana
and Co., lloniceopathie Chemists, 15, Princes -street,
llituover-square, London: 1866.