Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-07
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STIs,
Having heard of a seeming radical cure for
the prevailing Epidemic, so fatal amongst us I
tfink It my dnty TO hapdit to YOU, that you may
publish and give it to The w0rll, shonIh Il be rs
certain cure rs believed by others and myself
! he medicine is simple and aafe-It was discay-
cred and put iGto practice by German in Cal
pepper Comfy, w. with great suec ss His Ia
Their ehgrated from Germany to america n in his
papers was found receipt. q cure for such com
plant in that country. Winter before last, wher
the Epidemic ragged with such mortality thst il
hafled all the attempts of the ab'est Physicians he
believing it TO be- the cnrnpaint he had heard
lis father mention, an'i which he had got the re-
eept TO cure, TUNED ont Voluntarily and cured all
he Went to- IL moy be supposed he was sent for.
far aud near when his success was hesrd of: h;s
nGme disremelnber. What drew my stfentio,
and iah IN Ii 80 suddenly, WAS, 4 neighbour OF
mine had a son nearly grown, stang by a bee in
the throat, IN eating Kinney comb the inaarnina-
zion WAS so gre&t as nearly TO suifncate him. In
i've minutes alter all hope was siven M FIVE
drops ct this medicine gwen, and the iafsm.
nation snbsided SIS quick il hal arisen. This
German gives from seventeen to tweniv-seven
drops ri Spirits of furpentine-tha is, If the first
quantity has not the desired effect 70 increase the
desc to the latter and The effect is to bring on
quick perspiralion bathing the part where the pain
Is seated with the same, and apply hot hoecake,
male up with two pods of Indian pepper so esIl-
cd, It to ne had, Nth a plentiful quantity of salt
putting flannel cloth or something to answer the
same purpss- - prevent its burning, am,! to con-
tinue the heat rs long as poss;be--common drink,
istca, made with handful of green-plantaia roots
and tops and common hoar-hounh sn equal guam
tty of ench J now shall relate what | know of
my own knowledge | was in Mrl.lesex County,
early in pr'l last, a Mr.. John Haley ,lalMist
Minister, hal some time previous been To Peters
burr, where this disease was prevailing. he caught
u, and in six or seven days after renrang home
WAS taken and died; his wife, and dick young
woman that lived With or hard by died also, and
spread II IN the EeigbourhoOi where it had never
been before, $50 much for It's being carried in the
air. ret with Mai. Thomas Haley, who lived
in the neighbourhood, he had hal It in his family,
and said there near neighbouring young w.
very i'll with il. related TO him what hal
heard lie said Is she alive at his return home
he wonld give it, having same by him /; he got 10
her abrut dusk, when he SAYS, she was the great
est spectacle and e'jcct seen to be alive. hcr
neck was swsetl even With her face. her north
was extended quite open nv the swelling Of her
tongue, the end of which was turned IN IN the
roof OF her mouth, black ard as hard as he-lh
could be, neither hal she sp Ike swaoreJ aiy
thing from s5rne time the FAY bef0~c, this being
THURSDAY, and sac taken after eatiaga hearty jim.
rev on the Tuesday before. Bsin. in this si,ns-
ton, II was impossible TO get her swallow any tut
iy feather, which they Immediately tried todo
With external application to her throat, and by
midnight she drank half cup of co!ec and iinal;y
ken after to- mere yioiant than any OF his family
had been iaken--hs practice was to give dsse of
tartar, az the first Of he disease as soon rs the
operation was o7er, n: gave twsnty-one DROPS Of
spirits OF t'i psutinf he smart that she ven
tred ont ia the cir the second third day, and was
taken very suddenly ill-hc repeated the twenty
one drops ofsp.rts ofiurpentine, and she recover
cd without any further appiicaton.-l myself hav-
inE had great practice physic, (tholgh never stu
died I'D disap?rove ofIariar in any case, except in
. compound (concoct by Dr.. John Robe ts)
notwithstanding it may answer every good purpose
in this d;seasc-ar E.actic, believe, in the frs
stage Of the complaint IS materially necessary, asd,
from information, takes double tie common dose
~ operate with would myself, after the opera-
ton of pule give twenty drops Of The spirits Of
turpentins AID ia the space of fbVr hOnrs give
twenty drops more, TO let It go completely through
the system, 1t eer,siny has a tendency 10 des-
troy the effects Of the disease. Lam certain there
a 40 danger ia taking Il, rs from good niDrmation
(l;s family MIR. john Soaids. living near Dragon
Swamp in Mildlescr, being subject 90 die sgge sud
fever, when attacked, would take tablespoon full,
which was Isis enre.
Respectfully,
ycgr most OBJ humble s-rl't.
AMBROSE WALDEN.
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