Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-09-07
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Fo7 THE WING.

'rnurscn who visited Montreal some time ago,
styled ny the Indians and others, DIR. Curc-ail,
's account of the wonderful efficacy o. his me
rai Of curing the Cholera. That gentleman has !
Yen Fan account of the rise aud progress of TIC
'holcrr IN Montreal" from which the following |
,%lrtcts appear 10 me moro worthy OF general cir
"la,on, than any thing have yet on the sub |
i"c'. If YOU should think as | do, please give |
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MIN" Of the more weekly rs soon az the |
temperature upon the surface had raised equal To
e" vital warmth, and an equilibrium was formed, |
heir breath was immediately stopped; of course
'; subject would be dead which was caused by the
exhibition OF the surplus OF vital warmth which /
vas necessary TO rarely the air from which they |
rgcy,d the oxygen, the main spring TO the cir
citation of the blood, and consequently life to the
'Ddv. Numbers fell dead about meridian, or when
t'u,rCrdture at its greatest height The heat
"u!d conquer some; the heat and filth IT, the stree,
combined would bring others down, and the more
at'ito'ic would require the two last, combined
with the more deadly cfiluva, stencil, that
rnn the evaporation of the liquid contents of the
.'nwach Of of the family. The most
weakly woull be killed at first by the
hrat or cold water. The next subjects
were those who had stood the heat of the
frs; day. and by respiration absorption of the
ru'rid air about rhcm, would he taken with
ilN; IN uneasy sensation commencing at the lower
extremity OF the bowels; at first sense of pain
telt but dizziness i'll the head is pcrccptibc, and
sometimes fear entertained unlcs they look in
glass: the sigh, of the eve first convinccs the
'niud that their dependencies, the flesh and blood,
nc going to rapid decay. Tho eyes sunk the
cheeks and lips pale, the check bones very
prominent, and pressure is felt at the chest, and
the nervous system is very much irritated from
the "lgn of the eye. The mind is then active
Tor the detenco of the body, both external
.ni internal. By taking draught of cold
'cr in this state, it makes its way immediately
- rs friend The relax, and their mutual strength
"nnpincl immediately creates pain in the bowels;
nature struggles to throw them of by tho relax,
nd in that effort she cXhausts measurably her
warmth or means of defence. The first enemy,
Ike the asp, takes hold gently and fatally, and his
grasp is not easily lposcncd The effort of nature
nc 'ng rcpuscd, the enemy works his way towards
tho stomach, and when within about four inches
f,int streak is ie TO dart from the diseased spot
the stomach: it continues To incrcasc least, ma
turc is attacked il in her own citadel,
and y2miilnE commenccs-A powerful and
final effort must be made, which will
decide tho fate of one Of the parties. To do
which, the warmth (or pclSets as it wcre)
AFRO called in to defend the main fort The alb
of IN" heat at the cXtrcmitics causes the feet
and legs to become very cold, which contracts the
flesh, and wrinkles the skin, which the atmos-
phcr" condenscs, and the skin appears if it had
been soaked i'll cold water. The absence ofwarmth
from the muscles, which goes into the flesh, from
which the blood conveys it to the vitals is the
cause of the cramps in the limbs, by the sncws
contracting frGm loss of heat; and as soon as the
Irmth is exhausted in rarelying the frequent re-
spratlons, the patient is dead. The tracing this
case through must suffice for all Although there
arc other symptoms which produced from the
same causes, in proportion the PERSONS consti.
tuition varies in point of Strength"
Opium and brandy used when the con-
tost was severe that nature under the neces-
Sity to call in her resources, or warmth from the
eXuemiies, and this would, it were, give ma
turc blow upon the head until the enemy had
completed he destruction of the bowels, and in
about II hours, or less, the patient dead.
''Wherc the disease very rapid opium would
boz 81 nm he eva nat snf,
u d matter in the SYSTEM in consequence of which
he rapid reduction of vital warmth by rarciaction
vas checked and life preserved for
few hours, hut eventually it was more sure
death TO tho patient. For nature before the OPT
nm was given, had fall command thro' the body
and struggling, by Pukng and purging, to throw
eft the difficulty; and the opium was
received the strength of the body was more COZ
centrated at the stomach, the of life to defend
that, and in short time the action of the bowels
was destroyed, and the stomach surrendered soon
after, and the debt of nature paid ] fully
agree with certain physician that ''opunl NAV be
regarded the sheet anchor in tire cholera but
believe it to be the sheet anchor of death instead of
life. The reason why no smell was perceptible or
modification visible during any ofthcr pos morton,
examinations, that the disease and opium killed
oil the patient so quick, that no chance was given
- morrill,
"My course TO raise thc vital energy by art
by throwing ntotho stomach pure vegetable stmu-
iants, (no par: of which had ever undergone a che
strength, and nron ibis strength assist nature by
other powerful! assistants mot cncnicS) to throw
OF The difficulty, which weuld generally be done
in from 81 minutes TO two hours; them with ordI-
nary nursing, the patient would recover almost as
rapdly Inc was cat down"
"Aiter the patients who came under my obscr-
walton had been relieved of their distress where
the excavations had been refused, ordered two
quarts of good lime TO he Stacked in bucket of
water, and left to settle, then ordered tue room
cleaned our and the floor filed over with clean wa
ter. After 1T had become dry | directed it 10 he
constantly wet with lime water, and every other
part of the house, under the Jurisdiction of the
fimy; likewise IN front of the house i'm the streets
and yards, &c ! dropped down the windows
where it could be done, at the top a few inches
when | vet the floor with the limo water for as
tn 1t rr, shcns the air, and it becomes pure and
bvlcIHr, IL settles in tho ROOM and the light or bad
air would escape out at the top of the windows.
When the house clear Of the bad air then
shut up tho top AID doors and keep as much as
possible the filthy air"
J. L. would here add tiat nc attended number
IF cases Of Cholera in Montreal, and bad The plea.
Of atfording immediate relief to the afflicted
I'm confederation Of this statement, hc would refer
tho public TO a letter from Hora,iJ Gates, Esq of
Montreal, TO his Honor tho Mayor Of the City of
Albany, which letter appeared III tho columns Of
the Daily Advertiser Of July 6.
Tho following is tho letter alluded to:
"MoNrEcu. juno % 1892.
Hon John TONusend-Sir: Yours by the hand
Of DR. Jebn Thompson, (by whom this gocs,) was
duly received, and ! havo TO inform you that he
has been very industrious whIlo here in searching
out eases OF tho cholera, most Of which however
were of bad type, and had been too long neglect
ed nc has prescribed TO a number free Of expense
such medicines nc brought with him, which
understand nc makes, and from tho testimony Of
two or three individuals of respectable standing,
who accompanied DR.. Thompson, and saH him adj
mirls'@r his medicine, together with my own per