The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-18
Yellow Fever Cold Water Cure.

ORLEANS MEDICAL DrsPENsARY, Aug. q, 1913.
Eds. Characterization: Ageeably my promise, and
with your obigng consent will to-day, in continuation,
brief sketch of the practical application OF Cold w ater
employed by myself ertempOre, in the treatment Of Vel
low Fever the epemcs OF the past and present
And | chooe do my signature, in order to
correct errounntentlona have no doubt-whch ap-
peaed in article from the OF Dr. Fenner, published IN
the September number of the Medical Journal of this place
Although treated - more than two hundred cases as
stated by Dr. F. in the epidemic of 1si7 could
have informed him that they all treated in this way
that cold water oil and cool drinks constituted
the whole treatment adopted by in Yellow Fever.
Whatever TIE system be worth deserves at least to
be fairly and correctly stated casual conversation in the
should. conceive be most guardedy sci forth, in
standard journal OF medical literature, the statement Of
Cold Water as before stated is a simple but powerful
agent the successful treatment of Yellow Fever and will
ery believe ere long persede the present orthodox and
abortive method Of amusing the patient with gided pills
and costly powders, while Nature most the
disease. And, although with constitutes the basis
there other which the enlightened physician will
in conjunction with it in combating the disease
Ny method, in the of Yellow Fever is, when
called TO the patient and ndns him with burning pulse
throbbng ten poal artery burning and acrd SKIN to order
bathing washing tnb 10 HI, bedside and five or ix gal
Ions of water of ordinary Temperature another vessel
Then all the clothing oil the patient except the night
shirt clemise( sometimes substitute roller OF linen tow
cling tor these with advantage the poor however, cannot
command IT. The patent then placed 1T The empty tub
in q sitting posture and before pouring wet gently the head
hands and feet; then proceed TO om pitcher he cold
wat, freely over his head and shoulders and continue this
until the pain fever and heat be subd ed. lie should then
with the wet roller chcmise remaining him. be raised
fom tub, wrapped quickly in dry shirt and hurried to
bed covered and closely tucked with blankets In this
situation he should undured for several honrs,
less he Complained when If his skin be iouad hot and his
head aching subject hun again TO the process and
again until the OF the disease be entirely pat cut. The
,o.r chemSe should then be removed, and ukewam
bath administered for three four mnutes-the patient then
rubbed biskly till dry and placed comfortably IN bed.
Care should be taken that the bowels be freely
ae of their morbid and irritating contents. This Is think
best accomplished with small an repeated deses OF castor
oil and axsee injections The fever being completely
dissolved qunine may be given from five TO ten grain
doses every three ou hours with ady antaee. Drinks from
the beginning should be cold, slightly acid aud muclag
nous-sucha as gum water. faxse,i, lemonade, etc
In some under peculiar circumstances when the pam
in he head and back and tn" irtabIy of The stomach
SO obstinate yield readily to cold water which rarely
happens have usetuIy employed cuppiug in aid of TIL,
method OF treating elbow Fever
Icanno in of tlis kind, do justice to the
subject or e correct detail of the this disease
but intend at future tine to do am that
there ?reud;ces against T. but revelations crush
in tIei ma rel Ill such liins- ybsrccs Orthodoxy hgsc
a. We'll as religion and politics undergoing perCepabe
change. II COLU WATER worth 50 ounce. lis
preference would be at oncs settled other
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