The Arkansas advocate., 1832-11-21

iormalloh. This doctrine once admit. teu, perpetual terrenc existence would no longer be physical imposslbiIit1.- :" hou shalt surely die, has been pre- hounced by Him who controls ali desii- hies, and one heart alone must struggle agalnst the untirng agents provided iol It's lioal subjugation. Collapsed Chole. Id is' therefore, justly speaking, that l approximation to death, from which taefe Is no appeal. Reliance must ex- clasixeiy depend upon the use of medl- clnes when diarrhma declares an altered state oi the seeretions. This precursor IS universal, and is.the more dangerous as It Is unattended by pain. At first the discharges are natural in color; they next change into a white clay col
 cred paste, and very soon after into d iioecols rice water appearance. As 'his advances, alarming debility comes on, accompanied by distressing vomlt- lng and raeking spasms of the Iimbs.- his last form of diarrhma l believe to be the blood broken down, and conse
 qoently the hopeless hour of collape is near at hand. it must be instantly ar rested by an injection, composed of half pint of warm water aud half an ounce. oi iandanun, al the same tune rubbing the belly with equal parts of hot bran. dy did laudanan. You cannot De ia as safe a position as in an earlier stage of the Purging. butit is the best that can HOW De done. In the early form of the disease, the first great principle is to rouse the liver to a0 active secretion. wlIesl in Cholerais entirely suppressed. II this can be accomplished, little dan. ger is te be apprehended. Many prac
 titioners recommend large quantities of calomel, hastily given, toreach the tor ] pld bliaries: but after much expert enee l would recommend smaller doses. steadily exhibited at short interylls.- he following form will generally super. eede every otler, aud the deep saliva lions consequent upon larger amounts avoided. Calomel five grains, aloes two grains, opium half grain, rheubarb i've grains, repeated every hour, sup
 pressing tllc opium as YOU advance in numbers. There should be no cessa- non pnt!l the proper attention is attain ed In alew hours after the bile is re- stored to its natural quality and quan- tity, eonYalescence is almost iumedi- ate. During the prevalence of the Choleras thirsf is generaliy tormentiDg: but much fluid of any description should be withheld. and especially cold water. The iermenting Soda Powders are ex- ceedinely grateful, and soda, in every form, IS valuable remedy.
 Weakness Of bowels more or less re- main after an attack, and the slightest IntempeTance, either in food or drink. will cause troublesome purging and sometimes active infammation. For the first, half ap ounce of the subjoin- edJuicp, repeated pro renata, will gen. erally answer; Ihubarb oz.; lauda- mum cz.; oil mint ! drachn; water l6ounces:-and for inflammation mod crate blood letting from the arm will ensure safety. There is q. secondary form of Cholera which may be termed Typhoid CT Congestive, and isexceed- iagly dangerous, II probably results from accumulated power in the liver and brain, from previous cessation of action. This form of disease is ex- eeedingly similar to the Typhoid state ] of malignant bilious fever, and should be treated much in the same manner. Moderate bleeding, general or topical; blue Mercury, or small doses of Caio- mel; blisters, Doyer's powders, &c.
 The cramps believe to proceed from d defieieHt secretion of thc brain, and is consequently an effect. Whatever may be the cause of them, they are ex- ceedingly painful, and engross the whole attention ofthe patient One only rem edy was found for them, viz: Friction and experience soon taught that those by the naked hand were much more efleciual. All medical applications we're hindrances, because they interior ed with the heat imparted by the warm, healthy hand. Ii is altogether vain 10 hope that any stimuli, however power
 ful, will produce any effect upon the surface of one from whom all apparent heat has departed. have seen the most violent spasms of the muscles, in a moment controlled by the iudicious ap- pliance of a warm hand; and can truly declare, that the same results were notso soon obtained by any of the known stimuli, such as essence peppermint, 1 cannhnr snts. fnrneniine mustard &rc