Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-08
Black TOngue-Treatment for.

Black TOnguG-TrCatmGnt for.
GENTLEMEN:-As this fatal disease is
prevailing in many sections of this State
and North Carolina, and as | have re-
ceived many requests soliciting the best
mode of treatment, beg leave 10 present
the treatment have invariably instituted,
and always with success, TO the public,
| through the medium of your widely cir
cuaGng paper: hoping thus to be the
means of saving many valuable lives. 1t
| is useless 10 enter into the history of the
disease, as the symptoms are well marked.
Suffice 1t to say, it is a combination of
SeOrtatina WalignG and Erysipelus. Up
on the first premonitlon of the disease,
the patient should take an emelic of To-
leila Ihf.-either the tincture-one tea
spoonful every ten minutes, using some
bland aromatic tea, or two table-spoonfus
of the decoction.
This will cleanse the stomach, excite the
sallvary glands to action, and produce
| sympathetic action upon the surface
This is at times sufficient to arrest the
disease. Ii it should progress however,
! the emetic must he repeated, and "A strong.
infusion Of Capsicum Cayenne pepper,
and Myrica Cesifera (bay berry, admins
tered every hour and used as gargle.-
The bayberry being an astringent, coagu-
ates the morbid incrustalions on the
tongue, mouth, fauces, &c, facilitating its
discharge, while the Cayenne stimulates
the glands 10 healthy action, and also
excites copious perspiration, very i'm
portant desideratum in this disease. The
tincture of Lobelia should also be given
in broken doses, just sufficient to keep
the patient slightly nauseated. This ar
ticle seems TO exert a peculiar action up
on The glands and mucous membrane, pro-
ducing normal action in both. AS an
external application to the throat, ca
tapasm of strong lye, cayenne salt, and
slippery elm, should be prepared and APP
Piled TO the whole surface of the throat,
which will produce a revusion of the
fluids, from the internal to the external
surface, thus decreasing the force of the
disease. DIaphoretics should also be ad-
i mnisterod, in connection with the Ca
yenne, TO keep up the action upon the
surface The best articles of this class
are Serpentaria, Virginia snake root
Asclepius, {Pleurisy root,) &c.
The vapor bath should be frequently
used. 1t puriies the skin, induces de-
termination to the surface, excites perspi-
ration, &c. One of the principal difficult
ties is want OF a proper oxygenation Of
the blood from the impeded respiration
The vapor bath is thus useful, especially
in the last stages, from the quantity OF
oxygen absorbed into the system by The
cutaneous absorbants from the vapor--
The warmth of the steam rendering the
absorbents more active, much larger
quantity of oxygen is thus absorbed than
would be supposed. Thus IN Phthisis
PulmOaalis, | have known the patent to
; keep alive for days--by the absorption,
presume, of oxygen by this means-frou
an occasional yapor bath; the waste OF
the system, by cutaneous Transportation
being supplied by warm diuent drinks
This, however is mere hypothesis. Lei
every one, however, afflicted with Black
Tongue, Institute the above treatment, fol
probatum est.
Respectfully,
An EcLEcTIc PHYSICIAN.
Lombardy Grove, Va
81
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: and die. Twenty-Five cents. a piece onl5
: for making coarse pantaloons; aud it take
: an expert hand to finish one pair.in a giay
to the neglect of all other work. Fiv-
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n Miss Eliza, " said one sister TO another.
i Indeed. suppose thatmeans must b
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