Litchfield enquirer., 1832-07-05

attack followed. The - item was thus, as Il
into the very situation in which it Is most
susceptible to an attack. Let the wares Of
the apelheeaFy be reserved Tor the hour Of
| decided l1ickness. Then, il adapted to the
l case, they cannot be too promptly used.
| Those emotions which agitate deeply and
durably the mind. have at all times very
prcjudicsal effect upon the health but when
there IS q strong predispOsitiOn 10 disease, and
during the raging of a sweeping epidemic.
| they are productive Of the worst consequent
ces. That fearful pestilence which is now
J passing over Montreal, has produced degree
! Of agitation in the minds Of the people, which
1 has probably been never felt before. The
( stOutest hearts ereAunable to resist, but were
4 overw helmed in the torrent. Numerous ca
| ses of sickness and many deaths, were the
consequence of this high state Of excitement.
/ Ii is Impossible 10 tell in how many instances
predispOstioD which might never have re-
suited in any thing serious. has been kindlcd
| into blaze from causes purely mental; hui
doubtless, this has been the fact in a vast
! numbcr. 1t has often been said Of Ch0lera
that as many die Of fear as the disease
Though this may not be literally true. yet it
\ may be truly said that hundreds die ofchole-
ra ercited by fear. Its operation is sometimes
\ GttEGGNtp uOlSnACutuA anu Idys
4 ing the grounds Of strong predisposiiinn, or
direct acting upon a previous prcdisposiiion,
and proving the immediate cause of an at
Tack of the reigniDg nialady.
4 should the cholera ever reach Albany,
means 10 calm the passions, and to produce
/ equanitni!y Of mind and foritude, cannot be
too Faithfully used. The public should be
prepared forsan attack, SO that when the en-
envy comes, they need not be taken by sur
prise. A panic is of all things 10 be deprecated.
4 Yesterday r. Nj. the board of health re-
ported "a deaths from cholera for the "a hours
preceding.
i p. s. Docts. Rhinelander and De Kay,
from New-York city, arrived this day.
4 With great respect, remain gentlemen,
yours. &c. HENRY BRONSON.
Extract from another letter, June 23.
. have before alluded to the too frequent
and indiscriminate useaof medicine as - pre-
2 tentative in cholera. This was carried to
most absurd and dangerous extreme in Mon
treal. Every mao had his ptial. or his pill
box, or his powders of different kinds, in his
: pockets. Literally, he carried about with
\ him an apothecary's shop. Whenever he
perceived bad odoui, or fclta disagreeable
sensation at the stomach, or imagined he did
SO. he suddenly stopped, felt his pulse, pulled
out his medicine, swallowed dose. snet his
camphor, felt his pulse again and fastened on.
The sight Of medicine and the act taking it,
operating on the common principle Of associ-
alton, brought Cholera up before the diseased
imagination with increased yiyidness. This
mental impression, reactng again upon the
body, magnifed The difficulty, and gave new
demand for anti-chOlcric medicine.
| From the Montreal Gazette, ojrthe 2la uh.
! To the Editor.
| Sir-You are welcome to make use, of the
following communication. being the result of
unfortunately TOO extensive experience. We
conceive it our duty, 1now that we feel groun-
ded) TO publish the method that We have
adopted, for arresting The scOurge that has
! desolated our city lately; and which through
| the medium Of your paper, may be the means
OF affording knowledge to the world at
large, Of that plan Of treatment that has been |
SO successful in our hands.
Having now SO many data to go by Of the
eihcacy Of our practice in this most direfnl
disease, (cholera.) and knowing that the
members Of the medical profession are not
agreed upon a decided or uniform mode III
treatment, we take the liberty Of announcing
\ 10 the public, through the medium of your
\ types. that our practice consists in ordering !
I total abstinence from all liquids, land solids,
z nOlu tue ulUUcnI the person reefs I
himself under the influence Of any symptom
threatening Cholera, by which suiiicienttime
IS gained TO obtain medical advice. Our pre-.
scriptlon is simply one pin, containing grain
OF fresh opium and seven of calomel, which |
.s to be swallowed dry. without the aid of any |
liquid, ifposshle. The use Of all beverages,
We then, insist upon being most strictly alb
stained from. until every symptom has subsi-
asd, y something like hunger has returned. In
lew instances have we had occasion to repeat
tue pun, unless the patients stomach did not
| retain the first (and which was uniformly oc-
cas'oncd by the fluids present in the stom-
| aen AT the timed and in the course Of few
hours, we generally followed up Ivy dose Of
EPSON salts, dissolved in half a pint of wa
/ Ter. and vine glass full taken every hour
Ahe subsequent treatment varied according
TO the peculiarites of the case, and could be |
regulated by the judgement Of any practi,ion-
or, keeping strictly in mind The yet remain
1 ing rrltabllty Of the stomach as 10 fluids
Onr exertlons have been TOO frequently par
aiyzed by the absurd practice Of taking Opt
um pills or Iandanunl previous 10 sending for
aav'ce. The peculiarly of our plan, and to
Mhlsh we ascrihe our whole success consists
20 obtaining the arrest Of the urgent symp.
TOMS ny the least possible dose Of opium, and
0OS0tueeIy doing MOthinr The MAN l. ion