The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-12-28

Ant st;roulsnt Treatment Of Malignant Cholera |
Eds Crescent The following plan Of treatment was
fonnd Extraordinarily successful dunng the latter period Of
ne Cbosr. ~ London IN 1888 !. and which, moreover
founded As is on Psychological principles as wen Is Ga
the VERY feelings and desires of the sufferer renders e an
nouncensnt Of this almost invariably successIal Use y
duty This plan consists in the rejection Of al y
mineral simulants and the substitution IN shen pao
cold water and seches applied in the manner whcn m ~
lowing case win Illustrate Though thus simple am sne
more urged propagate this treatment as mySen. a &
commencement Of the Cholera, went with me suean' anu
Notwithstanding the greatest anxiety and assonS' anu
distance Of the ft practitioners, lost many cases. WINS
though reaction was restored in few, they were Ultimately
fatal from the consequent fever After adopting the pfsee'
treatment, my success was almost ncediDe, anu my
cation extreme ehtreat nv brother practitioners 70 gwen
trial and am convinced they viii bear me out IN nay
assertion of its great efficacy
SARAH BARKER. aged II, residing at No Parsons
ine August g. Her mother informed that the preceang
DAY she Of pam in dd the u Sef father By m
gnan Cholera in hours (He had been treated oi ano
mandy opium caome etc The patient had entTeated
them to give him spnng water, was infoImea-a rhs
Sa her stomach was succeeded BY vomiting what she had
eaten the day before On Saturday morning ami ami
bowels consisted Of clear fluid in large quantities IBIS con-
u STATE OF collapse that Is with universal GOODNESS Of the
surface the hands, face and legs blue cramps voent ahd
SaTas ali II the appearance Of Woman Of
tongue deadly cold e BY the byssHSs d os
sgfocaton pulse extinct at the wrist and all other usual
symptoms Of the malady in its worst form, -. e .,la
pump water be given cysteT and 70
aS RGS an9 daeR desired he might have cold
ter the doseof full wine often es she pleased In
fact the st question she had previously asked me Eas
tense and Unsuitable thirst and would have taken pint a
time had allowed it, The plan was regularly peIseveeo
in until II O'Clock at night three hours and hai Site
in the legs had ceased after the fourth cyser and she ex
made her feet that she loved the sparkling draughs
and that after each cyste she felt TOT tune as u warn
bed Vomiting and puTgng of the character continued
but slight reaction evident 70 the nyseanoeIs dTen
hot ponces were applied the bites during The night th
teatnsn BY water bePG Dssvfrso s m
ing that reaction had taken place. effect which was ey
denced BY fall strong pulse hNt dry ana urrea
gone and cramps completely ceased. The leeches haa pie
Considerably and still bleeding She has slept
bilious matter after an interval of three houn cessation
that symptom Bowels puTged SIX times DUNG me peVlou
night but still produced clear fluid. Pain at the lower pa
Of the abdomen twelve eeches ordered TO the par
The face was 20 altered from the appearances Of the pr
had come ont Voice restored; headache intense, but
derum Thirst diminished but complained Of dryness q q
mouth and throat Aer this time the cystes were ofoefe
every two hoursthe effsTvescng draught every hour
Sunday EUenfng Found her still improving purg
stopped Omit the clyster Draught TO be continued eSe
Monday Morning,-said she felt quite comfortable e
eeDt experiencing aslight headache Hadsweated prouse
dYing Inc m ht tongue moist aud cleaning. Tablespoon
full Of thin Cruel to be taken occasionally Nothing mater
TssaaS MSraing-shs is stu going well, and slee
almost continually.
This was the seventeenth that had recovered und
the same treatment-a equally formidable In their appea
ance Pure ce eaten in frequent small quantities. ha
found great auxiliary, addition to the cod wa'
Patients eat with the greatest avdiy and sahsfacuon e
ing on the other hand adherence Of warmth and sum
2 latng drinks. SAML HYATT M.D'' ~ rhhlpp3s@