Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-17

acrid matter, snd ;he Joint disloca,ed-tbrp
cases came under my notice viz two oftLe kDe
ljoint and one of the elbow.
No one disease has assumed 50 many diTeren
shapes or acquired so many names-t la, bee,
c.hed IN Europe the JHssis Etddeaiea, Fe5,7.
C6farrhafs Etio'emiea, EbirieSicai CaiarrlssAi
SeEipesa'sHtiai frucr, and Epider.ic Irfnenza =
In America, i has been called the Catarrhal f..
1er, Ihphn, f-Uer, P,le,lraoniG YothG, Plep,7syia
Vera P1enmona B,hosa, L76zer1a and the I'm,
| YER Eiademic. In 1857 it broke out in Asia: r.
SPAN IN the year 1880 and in England in 1853.
In The year l557 IL spread 20 COnstantinopIe, then
SPread over all Europe aud was transported 10
Amer'ca; in November 1882, it prevailed in the
Northern parts Of Germany and before the end of
February 1888 it reached Naples and Spain, hav
ing over-run all Europe in that time In the
November folio wing IL reached New England and
tiaroadces, London, Doncaster, Exe'er, Rrminn
nm, York, Chester, Blsndford, Worcester. A.
berdeen, Lancaster and spread over Europe; il
had then prevailed twelve different times as an
Epidemic in the different parts ofEurope.
In 1879, 1870, and 1871 it appeared IN Phila
delpha and New.York and spread from thence
to the West-India- Islands and the Spanish settle
ments IN South America at each time il assumed
'he form and appearance that it has in America,
and IRON It's history is the same disease 1t gen
eraily comes on in November and disappears in
June, the cough continuing more or less through
The summer and fall. In 1914 the cases VIII. oh
came under my notice would not bear the lancet.
nor strong cathar,ics; the winter following Mt the
commencement ofthe disease, blood lie ting APP
peared to be the principal remedy and the anchor
ofhoope; the spring following, 1 had to lay aside
the lancet again except in some few cases In
considering the cure, three grand indications pre-
sented themselves 1st to remote the infiammati.
on; IDLY. to promote expectoratiOn AVID 3,Ily to
lessen the tebrile action. In order To come at the
hrst, IT was necessary to remove the bilious acri-
mony by Glauber's salts and Tartar emetic com
bmed, afterthis, gentle doses of Castor oil we're
sufficient to keep the bowels open--where the
Inflammation was local, it generally was, Epis
pas les had most wonderful effect in relieving
the pain, vinegar whey at night with or without
the SPIT. Nltre dulcis. To fulfil the second and
thrd indications, six grams of Tartr An,imonh
were dissolved II a pint of isxseed tea and table
spoonful given each hour if it produ ed too
much Nausea at the Stomach or opera ed on
the bowels, 1t was weakened with more haxseed
tea ;the diarrhra which sometimes attended this
disease was most happily checked by giving Ipe
cacuanha, Nitre, and Opium combined and gwen
IN the manner and form of Dover's powder.
when the disease fell on the throat, an enc
nc, ia plaster, the volatile linment and blister
on the back of the neck blisters on the fore par
OF the neck had not that good effect.
When the force Of the disease fell on the bow
els, ep'spastics, warm bath of bitter and aro
matte herbs, neutral salts, lenitye lsctuary and
oi Ricini generally afforded relief; when on the
joints or exLremties, sweats with aromatic herbs.
hnment composed of OIL Lini. SPIT Camph
tnct. IhebaIc SPIT. Terrebinth. and SPIT. of Am
mona (vel C. c.)
All drastic purges seemed to invite the inflam-
nation 10 the nlestines, producing violent OBJ
struction' not to be removed by the most active
Catharncs oPiates prove a disadvantage BY
checking the expectoration; all kinds of spirit
prove extremely hurful by increasing the dry.
ness ofthe tauces, difficulty of breathing and PAIN
or soreness about The thorax; have seen all
these symptoms greatly augmented by one swal
low OF weak toddy or grog, although the pulse
seemed to demand II,
Whatever increased the pulse seemed to hurry
on the circulation in the lungs and 10 incress =
the local inflammation there.