The Arkansas advocate., 1832-11-21


 that premonlilohs never occur. " have the authority of too many diS;a guished medical men, ard hose on;a ions are entitled 10 too much respect = deubt the truth, that Cholera is fya = qpently preceded b, nausea, diarrrs &c.; but of those cases ulder n. el, sersaiioD, terminating fatally, 10 sneI I symptoms preceded tie disease. ,Tl,a account ot the case is geherali, lb' "o iie was well fast night, ate heartly was takenabout midnight or after. Rs m will give the Beard case which Ec@ tended closely. The subject ps. % sprIghay young man, about q yearsaf age, temperate and clcanl5 in his ha6 i ts;' on the evening of tie 10th, bo was well and lively, (for he spent soms time with Dr. +. on tie banks of UhTa riyer,) hc ate his supper as usual. and was taken after midnight. saw lin on Sunday morning, ard the expressian of that poor fellows face can never ba erased from 'ny mind, ald the attenn. toat 1 shall make al the description Of the symptoms, may be considered as adaplcd to the generality of the cases Drs. Reyburn, Fulton and myself, wete alled about $ o'clock to the patiert i0 qucslion; he was laying his blanke. with his eyes looking wild ard urnat,i'' ral, the white of them injected wiha dark gurmous llood-they were .s much snnkeh as usually happersonthe 18th or 2lsi day S of fever, surroundea with a blue CT lead colored circle; I,s mouth had the same bluisi1 tinee: bis arms were as cold as ,narIle; the skin silrivclled; tho fingers slowec reees sion oi blood, fer they were shrulken I'sails deep blue; wrist rulselcss; one hand aud arm distorted with spasm. great action of fae diaphfagm: aud .hc bowels contracted aid sui.Ihef. m. al they assumed the appearaaet of be lug eonjoircd 10 the spre; legs Cold and crampcd; light nausea, ml to 1 dlseuicry; entire suppression ,of the ufine. Ca symptom that h;ts occurred in every case that l nave seen); tic dc. jections that had taken place .wefe com pared to hominy water; the,voice low aud whispering, but lie would oecasior. ally shrek as loud ard tiefcels as ann Giac; the tongue perfectly 5whieaad cold; the thirst intense and ungoun able. The medical gentlemen aa my ysell considered thecase so hopeless that we thought unadyisab!e to attealt any ti.irg. but his friends arpeared anxious that VIC should endcayor to re. lieye hin- Dr. ReNburn atiemptede cup the cp'eastrium, but the recession oi blood Lad been so perfect, that hore followed the scarihcation. The un@ef signed made az effort, but was unsue cessiul. We endeavored to somit him 1 by sail and water, sui failed; wf haih. ed his legs and arms with hot brandy and gave himaFee drops otthe Croton l 1iglium oil, blistered tIe stomach, and directed his bowels and legs rubbed with flannel and brandy. Necaledin in the evening, and gave ealolnelandop. um, with no expectation of relieving him; there was 10 change for the hel- ter, and he died about 3 o'clock on the morning ol the l2th.
 | The undersigned would remark, iha. d large majority of the deaths, ceeuHtd with those who, from ignorance andob stihaCy, refused medical aid; aHd he IS satisfied, that the treatment Of the disease adopted at Rock Roe, which, with little variation, is tllitfeeommed. ed by Br. Chapman, is thc-corfeclPfae- tlce. In the incipient stage, the ae' straction of blood from tho arm, cups to the epigasirium, c.ilomel comblned with opium, in dosescorrcspondlhg win tlteviolence' oi the attack, folloWedb by castor oil, was all that was necessary we had rarely to resort to other rene dies. In the collapsed stage, the salt emetic was he-first remedy, and | re action was produced, we resorted io 'e lancet, or cups, or to both; calonlel and opium, win blistcrs and stlnula. ting embrocations, were the prnc'Iaii remedies used, and were beyond aa expectation successful. as the report ol . I the above cases will show.
 The undersigned considers it unre' ! cessary 10 touch on any of the theolls' of the disease, which have lining the journals for the last IS months; le was sent by the Board of Health 10 o', serve the disease as il really was, a'p not to confound with his speculalion any correct view that may have feep taken of the disease. Dr. Chapmals l iy fl, o,,;,,;o., o *. T iaped. COif