The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-24

We find the following letter in the Charleston.
(South Carolina) Courier, the remedy being sim
pie, and represented equally efectual IT may serve
TO relieve many OF those who ae now suffering in
this city with the same disease
ST.. HELENA, Feb. 8, 1874.
DEAR SIN: Believing it TO be duty highly incum.
bent on me TO give publicity to the treatment found
most speedy aud eiectua in the cure Of that most
awful complaint the Scarlet Fever, have taken the
liberty to beg you to give II place in your valuable
paper. The manner, or the way it was brought in
my family, am at loss to account for.
About the 18th Of January, several Of my negroes
were taken with violent throat pain in the
head and fever swelling Of the glands of the neck
and behind the ears then did not know what the
disease was; and from It's rapid progress to termna
ton, 1t caused me TO be much alarmed, on the first
day IT was simple sore throat; in twelve hours af-
ter the throat commenced, there was pain in the
head aud before twenty hours, hot fever and swell.
ling OF the glands and neck almost to sufocation
had but little medicine the plantation with the ex
cep'ioD of yaiap, OF this gage very large dose, its
effect astonishing attacking the disease at every
pore,and IN two or three days efecting cure the
dose was repeated every day until the cure was eff.
iectcd Strong red pepper tea was gwen in the 10.
terval, (st night, and sometimes throughout the dsy
from a tea cup full to pint, according 10 age this
was given for the sore throat | did not know what
the disease was until it got in my family, when il
then showed itself by the scarlet eruplions making
their appearance which could not be seen on the ne
groes. With my children, soon they complain
ed Of the sore throat gave them full dose of ia
lap; and had no further trouble with IT, as the dis
stopped there, and never went further; the
next day. gave small dose to prevent the return, of
which was afraid.
From this simple treatment the disease v;eldsJ $40
readily that considered il trinipg COMPLAINT and
started Tor Charleston, telling Mrs Chaplin if any Of
the other children were attacked with it. To pursne
the sane treatment. In my absence my two Young
est chi dren were attacked with II the sympoms be-
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came and gave an cme'ic their hroais began TO sy,
much after the operation ofthe emetic cslonel sas
given which rapidly increased the disease nearly 10
suNocson, dreadful sore mouth, with great dificut,
of swallowing. when ] returned, | found them
in this state, with two Doctors sttending H.
got all the medical aid | could procure
Il too late, they ell and were buried both in ona
coffin. After my return, there were eight children
(s,me boarding With mel taken with he disease IN
the Gr'tsymptoms, gave yaap and repea cd in small
doses the next day, with red pepper tea at the end
Of three days they were ost playing about tho v,,d
in few eases gave sails the nett day, where H.
symptoms were no, violent. Out Of thirty four e,s,
where administered the Jaiap not one remained IN
bed than one day.
Direcons.-1mmedstely on the first symp,oms
which Is sore throat, give full dose of Jssp, to an
adult CO. TO- or even 20 grains at night give strong
red pepper ea from tea cup full 10 pint ACCORDING
to age aud violence Of the symptoms the next d.S
give small dose OF Jalap say half the quantity given
the day before continue the pepper tea at nigb on
the third day II there is any soreness remaining in
the throat, give dose of salts, which will pensrslly
effect cure the doses must of course be reoula,d
according to the age Of the patient
Thus, my dear sir, | have endeavor,d to give w,
the history and treatment-thc ucatmcn, I found
Through the blessing of . mercifuI God, the most
speedy, safe and eaectosl in the cure of this swtnI
maladyi which has been, and always is, the scourpe
OF our cities and towns, and may say country.
Yours, very respectfully,
EDWARD CulrLs