Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-11-05

toms of alarm. His case WIS So we'll marke
MS not to be mistaken by tbs most eolnpo
observer; his gums were covered with til
white pellicle described in my first eofannni
cation, which would reform in twenty minute
after being rubbed off His tongue was soft
a~nd%very white, and his whsle moth had III
appearance of having been scalded. Th'
temperature Of The surface was very unequa
--knee-p pans icy cold. HIS father had admin
istersd TO him In The course Of the day, two
doses Of caloine1, 90 grains each. ore Of wbitl
had been rejected" 1t was followed by rhu-
barb. He was under the operation Of these
remedies whsn ] first saw bifu. The dischar-
ges were Of a. light chocolate color not u
particle Of biIliai,s matter could be detected
Showing that the liver was completely locked
mp It was much enlarged and very sensible
To The touch.
Prsscription~-Fres cupping over the re-
gion Of the liver, stomach aud abdomen, fol-
lowed by molliept policies ;rfve grains Of
colonel with two OF campIior, every three
hours the cuppinE to be repeated every four
or i've hours. On Tuesday evening the liver
was completely unlocked discharges very
consistent and Of d deep green color. The ca.
lionel and camphsr were discontinued. At q
o'clock Wednesday morning, a small dose Of
castor oil was ordered. which operated
well, not prostrating him 10 the least. His
skin was stft and Of equal temperature, and
al symptoms Of congestion entirely banished.
The liver was reduced to its natural size
tongue, gums and mouth ef a perfectly healthy
appearance. | left him with full belief
that al danger had passed, never IN my life
having been better satisfied vith myself and
the nurse, (his fatbcf), who had sren many
ca &es Of tho same character in Mississippi
He know the importance Of q strict observance
of the prescription and il was follow ed to The
letter, up to Thursday, when. in tho absence
Of the father, the young man was INDUCED III
d free use of cold orabgeade. by q kind friend
who had no idea Of the mischief his goodness
was like to produce. On Mr.. Collins's return
t. lbo house, he was at once alarmed, well
recollectlng that | had forbidden the use of
acids in any shape or form. Pain in The s'o-
mach and violent vomiting came on shortly
after, which produced violent congestion Of the
brain He was eupped freely on The back VI
The neck, the rDastoid process Of the occipi-
tai bone being so strongly constituted that the
cups ould not stick. He bled freely from
the parts that were scarifed. Nothing would
aDlay tho irritabilIty Of his stomach. and every
time he vornited his nose would bleedsffom the
great determination Of blood to The head. This
case terminated fatally on Friday evening,
with all The symptoms (as ordinary Observers
wolld suppose) Of confirmed yellow fever,
with black vorDjt, &c. But | positively IS.
sert that all the black vomit in this case, pro-
ceeded from The nose. OF this fact | satisfied
myself, and / believe all present at the time
! made The examination. The large clots Of
blood elected from tn. stomach had oil the
Of black gomit on the out side, or
tina, portion which had been acted on by the
gastric Juices: but the inside was as pure ye-
nus blood 10 when it escaped from The rup-
tured veins Of The nose. This Ihelieve to
have been the case with young Mr.. Hickey /;
for, from what | cav, and learned Of hs case.
it was nothing more, nor less than Q we'll
marked case Of ihe copgestlve fyphbs fever.
The recital Of this care / trust will be O warn
ing TO all. Interference in The plans 81 ply
js certainly improper III any ditease,
and dangerously SO 10 this epidemic for the
slightest mistake never fails 10 he productive !
of serious mischief: and frequently dnes ire
parable injury to the patient. Many ~sibstan-
ces, in themselves perfectly harmless, and Of
ten ~salutary, when combined in the stomach
form the most deadly poisons. Every person
Of ordinary information knows that mercury
and acids are Incompatible, and together form
corrosive sublimate, which, it -wilIbe admit
ted, il rather an active poison. | felt a very
deep interest in the case, and the distress oe-
essioned me, BY bis loss was only surpassed by |
that Of his parents he was The only patient ]
had lost, and il panied me beyond measure.
Respectively vours,
JOHN e. WILLIAMS.