Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-10-11
(From the Charleston 8. c. Conrier.)
REMEDY FOR THE SCARLET FEVER
On lnrun. Rnknnnrr 6 1914

REMEDY FOR THE SCARLET FEVER.
ST HELENA, February 8, 1914.
DEAR SIR believing it to be a duty
highly incumbent on me 10 give publicity to
the treatment / found most speedy and effect
ual in the cure Of that most awful complaint,
the Scarlet Fever, | have taken the liberty to
beg you TO give it a place in your paper. The
manner, or the way il was brought in my fam
lily, | am at a loss to account for.
About the 18th January, several of my ne
groes were taken with a violent sore throat,
pain in the head and fever, swelling of the
glands of the neck, and behind the ear. /
then did not know what the disease was {;
and from its rapid progress to termination, it
caused me to be much alarmed. On the first
day it was a simple sore throat in twelve
hours after the sore throat commenced, there
was a pain in the head, and before twenty
hours, hot fever and swelling of the glands
and neck almost to suffUcatlon. I had but
little medicine on the plantation, with the ex-
ception of Jalap, OF this I gave very large do
ses its effect was astonishing, attacking the
disease at every pore, and in two or thee days
effacting a cure the dose was repeated ev-
cry day until the cure was effected. Strong
red pepper tea was given in the interval lat
night and sometimes throughout the day) from
a tea cup full to a pint, according to age this
was given for the sore throat. | did not know
what the disease was until il got in my fami-
", when it showed itself by. the scarlet erup-
tions making their appearance, which could
not be seen on negroes. With my children
as soon as they complained of the sore throat,
| gave them a full dose of Jalap and had no
further trouble with it, as the disease was
stopped there, and never went further the
next day | gave a small dose TO prevent the
return, of which | was afraid.
From this simple tr satnent the disease
yielded so readily, that / considered it a trihing
complaint, and started for Charleston telling.
Mrs. Chaplin, fany of The other children were
attacked with it, to pursue the same treat
ment. In my absence, my two youngest
chiIdten had 1t the SYMPTOMS being rather
more violent, she sent for the doctor, who
came and gave an emetlc their threats be-
gan TO swell much after the operation of
the emetic, calomel was given, which rapidly
increased the disease, nearly to suffocatiob,
dreadful sore mouth, with great difficulty of
swallowing. When | returned home / found
them in this state, with two:doctors attending
them. | got all the medical aid | could pro-
cure, it was too late, they died, and were
both buried in one coffin. After nv return
there were 8children (some boarding with me)
taken with the disease on the first SYMPTOMS
] gave Jallap, and repeated in small doses the
next day with read pepper tea, at the end of
three days they were out playing in the yard;
in a few cases gave salts tie next day where
the SYMPTOMS were not violent. Out of thirty
four cases where | administered the Jalap,
not one remained in bed NOSE than one day.
DREcTToNs.-Immediateiy on the first
symptom. which is sore throat, give a full desc
Of Jaiapto an adult go, TO- or 80 grain=; at
night give strong red pepper tea, from a tea
cup full to a pint according to age and VIC
lence of the SYMPTOMS the next day give a
small dose of Jalapr say bals the quantity Civ
en- the day before, continue the pepper tea at
night on the Sd day, ifthere is any soreness
remaining in the throat, give a dose of salts,
which will generally effect a cure the do
SEES must of course be regulated according to
the age of the patient.
Thus, my dear sir, | have endeaFored TO
give you the history and treatment, the treat
ment ! found Through the blessing Of a mer-
ciful God the most speedy, safe and effect
ual ID the cure ofthis awful malady ; which
beenr and always is, the sreurge of our
and towns, and I may say country.
EDWARD CHAPLIN