Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-03-28
From the Charte.ton IS CO. Courier,
REMEDY FOR THE SCARLET FE
YER.
Sr. HELENA. Feb'y g. 1874,

ST HELENA, Feb'y g, 1914.
Dear SIR B lies ing it To be duty
highly ineumh, nj On me TO give publ +
~ t"t the treatment | { ,uud most speedy
aud ffectual n the cute Of that most aw-
fol compliant, the Scarlet Ever, have
taken the liberty TO beg you TO give II a
place in your paper. The manner, or the
way it was brought in my family, am a,
a loss to account for.
About 18th of January. several Of
my negroes were taken with a violent
soar throt, pain IN the head and fever,
swelling the glands OF the neck, AMI be.
bind the ar. tn, did moi know what
the dis-ase was and from its rapid pro.
grrss 10 termination, II caused me 10 be
much alarmed On the first day it was
simple sore throat; 10 twelve hours after
the soar throat commenced, there WIS
pain IN the h nd and before twenty hours
hot fever and swelling Of the Il lands ami
neck almost 10 suffoCalion. had but lit
tie medicine on the plantation, wnh the
exception Of Jalap, oil this gave very
large doses; its effect was asst nish ng, al
lacking the disease ut very pore, snd ~
two or three days etfcctng cure; thr
dose was repeated every day until the
cure Was fiecled. Strong red D. per tea
was given IN the interval; Cat ng,: and
sometlm' throughout the day. i,om a tea
cup full to apln;, according to age this
was gwen for the sore throat. | did not
know what the disease was until it got 10
my family, when it showed itself by the
scarle, eruptions making tneir appearance,
which could not be seen on nrgl oes.- -
With my children, as soon as they com
pIaln"d Of the sore throat, gave them a
full dose o. Jaap; aud had no further
trouble with 1t, as the DISEASE was stop
ped there, and never went further; tie
next day gave q small doss 10 prevent
the return, Of which was AFRAID.
From this simple treatment the disease
yielded so readily, that considered it a
tufling complaint, and started for Charles
ton, telling Mrs. Chaplin, il any Of the
other chi dren were attacked with it, to
pursue the same treatment. In my alb.
sence, my two youngest children had 1t |;
the symptoms being rather more violent,
she sent Cor the d ctor, who came and
gave al emetIc; their ,hro,Is begans 10
swell much; after the "p, ration oil the
emet,c, calomel was gwen, which RAPIDLY
increased the disease, nearly TO suffoca-
ton, dreadful sore mouth, with greet die
fcuty Of swallowing. When return d
home found III ~ in this state, with two
docturs at, nd'ng them. got all the
medical aid could procure, It was tho
late, they died, and werr both burned 10
one coffin. After my return, ,herr W re-
light children some boarding with m
taken with the lseas On the first syup.
toms. gave JaI,p, and repeated in small
doses the next day, with red pepper tea;
at the end Of three days they were out
playing in the yard; in q few cases /
gave salts the next day. where the symp
toms were not violent. Oul of thirty four
cases where administered the Jallp, not
one renamed IN bed m re than one day.
Directions - immediately on the first
symptom, which Is sorr throat, give a full
dose of Jal-p to an adult 60, 10, or 80
grams at Night give strong red pepper
tea, from teacup full TO pint, according
to age and widen OF the symptoms; the
next day give SIN II dose OF Jalap, say
hat the quantity gwen the day Def r., con-
nnue the pepper tea at night; on the
tnrd day, # there IS any sor.n'ss main
ing IN the throat, give dose Of salts,
winch will generally effect cure; the
dosrs must f course be- regulated accor-
ding To The age of the pa;I,nt,
Thus, my dear SIR, | have endsavored
to give YOU the history and treatment
the treatment found Though the ties-
sing OF mercliul God, the most speedy,
safe and effectual in the cure oil thus aw-
full mslady which has been, and always
is, the scourge OF our cities and towns,
and may say country.
Yours, very respectfully,
EDWARD CHAPLIN.