American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-11
ON THE USE or CHARCOAL,

~ q IG!iirstf--In cases ~ voSttnofe coSuJeneSs.
Dr. Daie has lately published illustrative
OF the eifec Of charcoal in OF obstinate p.ton.
III the frs, which occurred him, after having
p Dyed the usual treatment Of bleeding bath and
mercura pnrges aided by iaap oil, with othcr
tive medicines Of This kind tou success. lie conceived
hat favorable opportunity had occurred for trying tie
efficacy of charcoal
81 gave he has informed us, table spoonful Of il
every half hour, and at the expiration Of about II hours
my patents bowels freely evacuated The dischar-
ges which consisted chiefly Of thick mucs color
ed by the charcoal The medicine then discontinued,
and castor oil substituted the latter however, evacanE
but partially had recourse again to the charcoal, which
was continued until the patient recovcied Ny observa
tons since have convinced Of TIC necessity OF connt-
ing the charcoal until the discharges no longer MAJ kei
by the presence of slime which have found to
abound in very considerable quantities, in all
stipaton which have fallen under And think
the existence Of this matter in The testines may explais
the Of failure only Of powerful enemaa, but Of
cathsrcs, to evacuae them Lining il most probably
does, the chief whole Of he bow els, protects hee
surface from the influence Of lie medicines
The charcoal probably exercises chemical influence
upon this matter. The excavations prod ICED by t' Char
coal appear De composed chiefly f this article AID the
slime intimately Blended Since this case. have
used the charcoal in IA or Is Their instances, and always
with complete III this disease the sui;eiiBgs of
the patient usual, extremely great. aud have
sonalv, since adopting The charcoal attempted to relieve
them by other cahartcs which operate sfeedlY; but
II have invariably failed SD afterwards compelled 10
have TO Ina, remedy, sometime however, not
mil the third ard fourth a,s Of this disease and Away;
with decided advantage Further experience HAS cenvi,!.
relief, be nh aincd tren the f.e Of charcoal If
does wholly relieve, it always very much nilirates
the pain, in six eight hoas from the i,eiod OF IT'S rst
administration and within m, observation TIE natien has
always been entirely composed before the operation q the
medicine upon the bowels.
80 many. the lar operation of tbs medio!nc may APP
pear serious objection TO its 1t was formerly
TO bit since have been convinced ii Us certain eff
cacy, and that, ahoght not act uron e hoaeis IN
"a hours Aft its first exhibition, vel fiat it all in
one third Of the time very much relieve f wholly
move he pains, &c This objection appears comparave-
ly un Important for what avail few hours in the of
disease If control the suiferngs Of patient and
afterwards certainly relieve him
In regard he dose Of this medicine. the rule which
have pursued to give it as freely and as frequently
the stomach will allow The quantity required cousidc
rahc Ii has happy influence in lung the iri,abily nr
the stomach when nothing else which have used would
couru The and vomiting of the patient thus fulfill
ing the double intention Of aeviang very distressing
sym ptpn, and then removing the disease itself usually
rive from three table soon,ls Of the charcoal every
half hour honr whenever the stou ach becomes
charged with the medicine, the is thrown off and
the stomach is again quiet give in lime water. mix
alone, the vehicle having appear = nnmpor
tant." London .Hehcai RI p1siory