Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-09-05

The following we copy from the Native
American of yesterday, and readily recon-
mend its perusa to every acclimated person
leaving the city. 1t is the advice ofan able and
experienced physician, who, in this timely ad'
vice has no other object in view but wish to
relieve the sufferings and proong the lives of
his fellow beings-N. o. Bulletin.
YELLOW FEVER, TREATMENT, &c.
We have ventured heretofore TO advise stran-
gers who had remained in New Orleans until
this late period, not to leave It now. We con-
ceivc we cannot do IA greater favor to suffering
humanity, than by prescribing simple and
efiicacious mode Of treatment by which, in our
hands, yellow fever has been disarmed of al
most all its terrors, and rendered almost as
harmless as simple cold.
We would advise every unacclimated person,
who in despite of our opinions will leave the
city, 10 take with him bottle commonly cal.
led quart bOttle) containing THREE drachms OF
Carbonate Of Ammonia, and one pint and a halt
of water; also twenty-lour pills, each contain
ing two grains and u half Of calomel, and four
grains of Blue Mass.
The very instant sensations Of disease are
felt, but particularly pain in the head and back,
or not-get into warm bath and remain there
twenty minutes, or until proluse PersPratlon
is induced--if the elements of fever be present,
this will develope them at once and prevent the
disease from insiduously overwhelming vital
parts by its centripelal action. 1t is the lnsld.
iousness of the assault! of yellow fever, which
too often constitutes lis real danger.
From the moment of coming out oil the BATH
the skin must never be permitted to get dry,to
the end of the disease.
Should it ever do so, warm sage tea, or al
most any other herb-rcpetitons of the warm
bath which have frequently repeated four or
five times during the tweEty-four hours, or,
warm foot baths under the bed.clothes-that IS
without exposure ofthe limbs
A tablespoonful Of the mixture OF Carbona'e
Of Ammonia and water to be given every. tnrce
hours, which will act powerfully in keeping up
the perspration, and pill, morning, noon, ana
night, which will act gently on the hver-'ho
secretion from which is always suspended oy
an attack Of yellow fever.
If vomiting occur large mustard plaster
over the region Of the stomach.
These directions comprise simple and con-
venient course Of treatment, on which the sub
scriber would stake his entire past medical re-
putalon, be it much or little.
But remember, the skin must never be per-
mitted to get dry throughout the whole disease,
otherwise the overthrow of the vital parts will
take place SO rapidly, and to such an extent
that the probability is that healthy persplratlon
cannot afterwards be established
The above course is to be kept up for three
days; on the fourth, dose of castor oil or salts
and SIENNA and mama, and ifthe febrile symP-
toms continue after its effects are over, resume
the former mode Of treatment for twenIy'lou'
or thirty hours longer.
During the whole disease, nothing but corr
meal cruel, we'll boiled, for diet-a snla'
teacup full every twoo three hours resula,y.
This advice is given for those who eave Wv; ~"
city, bu, it will not be found entirely lnaPPno"
Bile here, although, ofcours!e' unoer '''e '''P''
ton of an intelligent physician. ,u
For blacks, the proper treatment o. ye'1"
fever is still more simple. warm oa'n' 10
sage tea, and exclusion from The air, ano pen
~ Of covering, constant pereplralioni on !"
fourth day dose OF castor oil.
The subscriber nsver adopted any o'ny,
treatment with blacks, and nerey lost one WIN
yellow fever. McF'