Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-10-24

that, where the disease is accompanied with dis
linct nermissions Of lever, then it is The strong
est presumptive evidence OF The non.existence OF
Inflammation.
Lt'cttoa AS much unnecessary dread and
alarm prevails in my immediate vicinity, pre-
pose, inst, 10 treat briefly This point. The variety
oi opinions on this subject argues either want
Of accurate observations among medical men, or
Of accurate distinctions in terms Let Us then
attend 10 facts.
We observe that the infection of measles and
smallpox axes effect with srea, certainty, when
ever person in health who has never been al
iec;ed, approaches sufficiently near 10 diseased
person. This is one Of The immutable laws OF
infectious diseases. The Injection OF this fever
obeysno such law; on the contrary, great pro-
portion OF PERSONS exposed 10 the eliluvia OF The
SICK entirely escape the disease. Another law OF
infectious levers is, they destroy the liability IN
the same individual ever TO be infected a second
time. Totally different is The effect Of the pre-
vailng fever, Tor instead OF Terrifying the body
against second attack, the system is dcbiliiated
and The patient rendered more susceptible Than
before. We are informed BIZ accurate observers
and equally faithful reporters, that The plague
may be received by The same person times with
out limits. have somewhere read Of person
who died Of the twelfth attack of The pla que.
One thing is certain, il The fever is infectious the
injection is not sycciEc. How many physicians ;is
well rs others escape the diseased But many he
ieve with VollaiTe, that whenever The Devil en-
counters the doctors, he always makes mistake
and that they are The only people who can turn
him out.
Emeiics.-There are certain principles con
necled with The operation Of emetIcs upon The
human system, which, though acknowledged by
all as among The most fundamental Of The healing
t,n iuht ,tf h,.i roo
tine practitioner ! apprehend that This class OF
remedies are not unrequenily condemned on ac-
count OF some hypothetical consideration, and
when used il is usually with views 50 limited, az
! Ia render them OF limited advantage. have not
! prescribed dntim0niaiS in any case OF this lever,
| but have used ipecacuauha in emetic doses, ana
| with view 10 lis secondary operation upon the
/ system either alone, OF given IN Infusion OF
| Domestic. and have been perfectly satisfied with
! the results. have seen cases III which emelcs
/ had en- resorled 10 al the onset by heads oi Ia
miles, which had reason 10 believe were mill
gated, and the duration OF The case shortened
thereby. As far as have been able 10 learn,
antimonial:, in any shape have been badly
borne by HE palicntin my vicinity.
The L0ncst This agent has not been resorted
10 By me in single case, in upwards OF one hum
dred during The last three months, even in cases
where the action OF The heart and arteries was 50
| high as 10 require il. have relied upon leeching
and cold applications in all such cases. have al
WAYS regarded the lancet as "sword pu into The
hands OF tool" | do not wish for a moment 10
counlenance the idea that | reject The use OF
| The lancet, but simply lis abuse In The manage
menl Of tdiopallic fcrcr, merely resort 10 il as
| an auxiliary 10 other remedies. There IS no.
| Thing cuf0t,re in the lancet in fever
Cathartics--The peculiar operation OF drastic
calharlics constitutes one Of The characteristic
features of this disease. The highest authorities
on tvphus fever recommend calomel in lis most
| concentrated lorm. In This lever have seen The
| tongue become dry and brown under the opera
lion OF n single dose Of eight grains. Spirits
| Turbinth:, both by the mouth and in The form Of
injection, in iull doses, have uniiormlyprovcd sue
cessinl in my hands, III relieving all such cases.
| I'm one case colored girl l3 or IA years old,
with raving delirium, lumid abdomen, and div,
| hard, brown tongue, injections of pap spoons full
of spirits turbnI with tea spoon iull do cs by The
mouth, until The bowels were pureed, with
| blister on the abdomen and another 10 The back
| part of The head, were The only remedies used.
| The tongue soon moisiened, and her recovery
was rapid ! have seen This substance bring
| away much black mailer from The bowels, upon
which SO much stress has been laid by high au-
| thuiies upon epidemic fever. In some cases,
| have vtnlnTed 10 give 3 or 4 grains OF caomel
| with q or B grains of IhnbaIb, early IN The DIS
ease Much depends upon The use OF proir "a
/ Mariirs in this fever. esteem rhubafb alone or
combined with The extract OF bullernui and spirits
| OF turbinih, combined with small doses OF oil in
dry, brown states of The tongue, as The most eligi
| Bile. In many cases & grains Of Thubarb a night
followed by mild enema next day has consl-
lued The entire treatment. In The in,eriDiilt III
variety, quinnc, ipecacuanna, and minute doses
= caomel, form happy combination. dis
| charge of blood from The bowels is a common
complication in This fever. 10 all lis stages. Bills
ters To the abdomen, and wenly.drop doses OF
spirits iurpenline every hour by The mouth, has
relieved every such case
When my patient has been raving with delhi
UNI, have frequently been urged by owners OF
slaves 10 do something more than apply a lew
leeches 10 the temple, blister 10 the back OF the
neck. liule ice in The mouth, or cold 10 The head,
and have had much trouble TO quiet their uneasi-
ness, lest The patient should die Tor The want oil
purging The application OF blisters in almost
every case, is attended with immediate benefit
In one palient-arpopexy of the brain, with pa
ralysis OF one side supelvened in an advanced
stage OF The disease-thc cephac congestion in
f1ainmalion, irritation, or whatever you may
please 10 term it, was broken up by blister 10 The
back part Of the head, and The raw surface .prin
killed. over with larer emelic. The amenhmeh'
was obvious in an hour alter the larier was ap-
piled.
Rel Sores were common in protracled cases OIL
The fever. These harrassed and annoyed The pa
ient. The following prescription Tor THIS source
of irritation is deserving Place III The diary oil
every physician:
Re- paris Peruvian Balsam.
3 paris Castor Oil.
The sores To be dressed daily with this mixture
by means OF lint saturated with il.
The first cases saw OF the fever, occurred dli
ring the winner, and were confined 10 single Ia
mily. Neither season nor healthiness OF Location
, afford any barrier 10 It's march. have lost lou
[ or five cases in all. They were all colored per
sons except one, and were so enieebled al TN
time OF my visit as 10 defy any treatment.
One white male adultel a victim TO II. Ih
patient lay between two and three weeks, wilhou
I any aid whatever, before seeking my advice H.
was Of a melancholy temperament, and was con
s;luionaly diseased. He got ,nordinaic fpig0'
iric pulsatlon and died in this stale Such are
the views upon which | have based practice
which is considered signally successful IN N,
ncishborhood where reside. En- passanf; III
spirits turbinlh is equally successful The etan
variety of his fever for il The different eradr
and varieties OF The fever constitute difference II
. kind, the kinds OF fever are not merely two .
three but are infinite.
, THOMAS ]. GARDEN.
| Charlotte, Co., Va, October 9Th, 1915.
The Washington Correspondent OF the Bait
more Patriot referring 10 The Memphis Nava