Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-09

| contains. as tie due proportion in VII Gu
( hey enter nto-its Compositioh. anti the ta-
| ci'ity with wnich i,S powers maybe ncreas-
I'D without becoming much r. ~ ALI less
| agreeable to the pEtieUt. The tincture %
J opium will render i,mor anCCiyHe ia aPiy-
en- quantity, "a few grams of tartar eau TIC
viii correctthC ccnSlipatihg ,;ri,lit esOf tilIs,
and the whole mixture is thereby more Oh.
less laxative whilst their Joint efficacy rem
| dcrs 1t more powerfully diaphorotic. with
| scarcely any alteration in It's state, or dim
| mutton OF its dimu!ce quality. Eut have
| seldom see 1t necessary either TO vary the
! form of the prescription, Ur give any cher
| opiate, and have observed at least thou
! sand instances since attended ;te practice
of the above instituton-wnCre the use oc it
was attended not only with evident relief,
but as the patient sometimes emphatically
expressed III with blessed ELECTS
! 4. LOW DIET. Animal food seems TO
be very hurtiu, especially in the beginning
OF the disease it ought therefore to be i'm
| me stately laid aside, and light vegetable
or milk diet substituted in its stead. Doct.
Rotterdam is of opinion that an abstin-
ence from al food would accelerate the
cure ) and possibly, in some cases, it might
have this effect yet as the PRESCRIPTION
seems harsh one, and might IA many
persons induce an irritation from hunger
much more dangerous than the stjuuICus .
OF small quantity Of bland alinent in the
stomach, it would be prefe rabe to allow as
much as would aliav this sensation. Low
die: has its limits nor should it be n,rch
longer persisted III than whilst the ipfam-
maiory diatheSis is present III the system
gentleman Of the faCu ~ in this Citvy
VINO had the influenza in the fall OF 1889,
strictly adhered TO the antiphlogistic rcgi-
a,
disease, instead Of abating, to grow worse;
he reversed the plan, lived generously and
got well.
S. DILUENT DRINKS. OF whatever
kind the fever may be, these seem to be
indicated. There is great variety Of them,
and but little preference; as any Of them
will answer sufficiently weN, if due at
tention be paid to their temperature and
quantity.
AS a general rule, tepid drinks, would
seem TO be safest, as cold ones sometimes
d. injury in infammati ms OF the lungs, and
in some instances, might check or pre-
vent sautary perspiration; but as there
are certainly some exceptions to this rule,
much must be left to the sagac;ty of the
physician.
Pure water, whey, harley-water water
acidulated witt currant Jelly, vinegar, lime
juice, &c. with or wi hout sweetcn;ng, are
all very proper drinks III this disease. -
Whilst an infammatory Giathesis prevails
in the system, little nitre or some such
neutral salt may be dissolved in one or o.
Their of these drinks, and given with safety
and advantage. Typhus and typhoid cases
require diuents also; but occasionally, the
pat ents may be allowed wine-whcy, WINE
and water, veal-broth, chicken-bro,h, and
pure unmiXed wine, according to circum-
stances.
6. BLISTERS are frequently necessary
IN this complaint, and peculiarly SO vixen
peuritic or PeripneumoniC symptoms be-
come violent; in which case they are to be
placed as directly over the part affected IS
possible. When the Influenza is attended
with opthalmies, head ach, or acute pains
in the eye-balls, blistcrs applied over tho
temporal arteries, TO the nape Of the neck,
or behind the ears are OF eminent service,
z. The pcdiluvium should never be o.
mitted in the inCipert stage of this, or OF
any other catarihous affection. The patti
ent may sit in water of temperature sonle-
what higher than that OF his own BODY. from
five to thirty or forty minutes; taking 10
the same time, or shortly atter, a few drops
OF antimonial wine in a little weak tea
The ease with which this remedy may be
procured, being within the reach Of every
p Dldy; tue !uuOe mess OF us JHtCtS, ana ne
! little danger attendant on its application,
are no small recommendations IN its favor.
| According 20 Or. Hamilton, it determines
to tn surface, encourages a larger share
| Of blood from the head and superior parts,
I to the lower; is generally followed bv sleep
/ relieves dchrium, mCderates ihe cough, &
iremoves sickness II the ston. Oh, fir, m the
lgrcat sympathy between this organ, and all
the pars Of the body but especially with
J the surface
! g. WARM AQUEOUS VAPOURS frc-
quentiy received in the lungs yy tie
I breath constitute q remedy of immense con-
sequence in this disease. MANY persons
fancy that little vinegar added to The
! warm water, improves It's virtues cons-
| derably, the truth OF which howe has
been questioned; nevertheless as the We
pour, in consequence Of thia a ton, feels
more grateful % the lungs AID iaures Of
some people, as it can dc no injury, & ccin-
I eide with tic wishes Of tic patient, it will
sometimes become duty to prescribe IN
this way. The method Of using or apply
ing the yap'ur is o. very little impor, ance;
a Dascn filed with hot water, and he lace
/ placed over It, or tae steam received thrO'
I an inverted GmneI, viii answer 1s well Us,
and perhaps better than Mudge's inhaler.
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