Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-07-26
From the NJ Y. Journal Of Commerce.

SARATOGA, N. Y. July 9TH, 1885,.
Messrs Editors On looking over your
very valuable and widely circulated paper,
saw, in one ofthe 9th Of last June. a notice
of Scarlet Fever which was said to have
prevailed very generally in some places, and
10 many cases proved fatal. And from this
circumatance the Boston Medical and Sur.
gical Journal nfers that the disease was not
properly treated
As to its general prevalence and in many
cases its fatality, the inhabitants OF this town
and its vicinity can bear ample testimony
In some instances an insulated case
would occur in others, two or three in a
family and in others nearly all in family
or neighborhood assuming quite frequent
ly highly malignant character. The
throat was more or less affected in nearly
all though the eruption in many was entire
ly wanting.
10 some it proved fatal as soon as the sec
ond or third day from attack and, in such
cases, delirium supervened in three or four
hours after the first warnings oil the disease.
1t chiefly prevailed among children under
Is years of age Headache, chills, sore
throat, and vomiting, were its first ostens-
BILE appearances The fever would be noti-
ced ia four or five hours, and eruption in
about twenty-four or thirty.six.
Now, sir, though the Physicians in this
place and its vicinity generally were not so
successful as the Dough Pill Doctor, to
whose practice and success your Northamp-
ton correspondent calls our attention, yet one
oflhem may fairly claim at least compet.
ton, his practice having proved successful
in epery case where he was called soon as
the first day.
This happy result was brought about, not
by the dough pills and catnip tea, but by
giving, as soon as possible after the attack,
thorough emetic of Tartar of Anthony and
Ipecacuanha, followed as soon as the SION.
ach would retain it, by full dose of Caomel
and Puvis An,imonialis ia Powder)-
The dose Of the emetc and cathartic, Of
course, to be varied according to the age OF,
the patient. In some cases it required
very large quantity of physic 10 operate,
even after the emetic had operated thorough
ly. From 10 to Is gr Calomel to 6 gr.
ia. Powder in severe attack, was dose
for child from FIVE to Ten years old. After
the operation of these, prepare starch tea
in the mode it is usually made for linum. so
thin that it could be drank easily when cool;
then added to pint of tea 2oz loaf sugar,
gr Nitre, 2 gr Sal Ammoniac, 8 grs.
Tartrate Anthony. With this the throat
was gargled every three or four hours, and
as often, to a child five years old large
table spoonful was given
This is principal part of the treatment
which has thus far proved so successful
1t is the same treatment which has been tri-
ed for about ten years, and in two other cpl
denies of this disease, though in different
places from the present And he who has
practised it feels certain degree of conf
dence in it. and would ask his brethren to
try it. Though it is probable the same sue
cess may not always attend the same treat
ment, yet its happy results hitherto, certain
iy ought to recommend il to notice. The
same success has moi attended the treatment
OF many other physicians IN this country
and whether this will be an additional proof
to the Editors of the Boston Medical and
Surgic Journal that the disease is not treat
ed properly we leave for him TO say but we
believe that if Physicians generally should
take this course, and make public their vari-
ed practice and success in this disease, as is
often done in others, the profession might
soon arrive at more correct principles in its
remedial management.
In the hope that this may throw some light
on the nature and treatment of this, at pres
ent, affective disease, and with desire that
the profession generally may be induced to
make public their treatment, success. and
views, this communication is respectfully
submitted to you, and for your paper if you
see fit 10 insert it.
Yours, truly,
Ill., b..