Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-08-31

r the SKID by cleanliness and by daily
friction, over the whole surface with
coarse towel, or flesh-brush. But 4
, is still more important to adapt the
diet to the peculiar state Of the system
Farinaceous food, plainly and simply
r prepared, and in such manner as e
promote digestion aod keep up regu
lar peristaltic action Of the bowels,
} should principally constitute the ali.
ment. Knowing with certainly, that
a free state the bowels, thus hept up
is infinitely safer than constipation, or
costiveness; and that dope ndence on
cathartic medicine to keep the bowels
open, is exceedingly dangerousat such
a time, and very pernicious at al tin es.
Good, sweet, wcll-baked, stale bread,
made ofunbolted wheat meal, coarsely
ground, IL the safest aud BEST article
that can be used for this purpose
Flesh. Of every kind, should be eaten
sparingIy-if at all-and not more
than once day: and then it shelld be
plainly and simply prepared andeaten
with no other seasoning but SALT
Flesh soup, should never be touched.
Immense mischief has been done, by
increasing the quantity OF flesh and
flesh soups, in diet, to prevent the cho!-
era IN this country. They who with
cut 100 great a change can abstain
from flesh entirely and slbsist on good
farinaceous food, are-other things be-
ling equal-much the safest. wish
those planters, who have lost many of
their slaves ny this epidemic. would!
inform US, whether they did not--ln
vie " Of the approaching d.se"-c Gun
sideraby increase the proportion of
animal food in the diet of their ne
groes!
Every one should avoid an excess of
food, even Of the best kind az there is,
in tine present state of things, far more
danger to be apprehended from ex.
cess thaD from a ''meagre Diet in OUR
country. Extremes, however, should
be avoided. But an oppression and ir
ritation of the digestive organs, from
mere over-fulness Of food, has often in
duCed AZ attack.
Pure soft water is the only drink
thai can De safely used. If tn, water
IS hard or impure, let it De boiled and
turned upo apiece Of toasted bread,
and then suffered 70 cool.
1t any one il taken -sii--a iiatrhnea.
let 1t be remembered thai this is net
the disease, but symptom, which,
Improperly treated, leads to danger
and to death. Ii is manner in which
nature seeks relief; and BY al that is
dear to l,f-, charge ev-sy OF :. III this
condition., not 70 a,.csnpt 70 suppress 1t,
by the use Of bra ndy. w.ne, or any 9th
er form Of :ilronol-s,er by opium, in
any shape or quantity. nor by any 9TH +,
er narcotic substance; norby camproT.
no pepper. nor ginger. nor peppermint,
nor ~ any Other Irritating nor heating
Keep quiet ard as calm as
possible within doors. Stop eating al
snHd food al once; and take nothing
into the stomach but moderate quar-,
tity--at regular periods, Of we'll made
lDdian mea gruel-that Is, boil a ke,-,
tie Of water. put - little salt, ard stir
in a very little i3iian meal and boil iii
twenty minutes OF more, let it cool,
ant use it withoutGny other seasoning
This is the best. Kce-waier will an
swer where tins cannot be had. All
the same time, do not omit to exer
else the skin, at least twice day, freely
with good hesn brush, or some SUBJ
st,tute, all over the surface Of the body
a. limbs.
am confident, that if this course isl
strictly pursued. even though the d.
arrhGa should hang on for weeks in
the midst of the cholera, unless the
previous habits had been very bad, it
would 60 no further. And am fully
confident that il this course should be
pursued one day, so as to let nature re-
lIeve herself, taking nothing but the
Cruel during the day, and then if the
patient should take some sweet, we'll
baked stale bread, made as have d.
5ove directed, aud make three light
meals on it alone, during the mex: day,
without particle of butter or any ac-i
compartment, masticating it very fully
and deliberately, in ninety-nine cases
in a hundred, he would be restored to
healthy state and action of the bow
els in forty-eight hours, without any
other means. But as general rule,
it would be safest perhaps to take a
gentle catbartic of rhubarb and cal
cined magnesia at the commencement