Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-05-24

have usually commenced in ordinary cs>
ses by giving one Of the following pills after
each loose evacuation, viz:
Cslsmel-,hiry grains;
Powdered opium-six grains;
Mix intimately. and divide into sir pills.
10 this way, in the course OF few hours.
you will probably give twenty grains Of cal
omel and four grains Of opium, which in or,
binary cases will generally prove sufficient
and even in most severe cases, you will have
administered as much calomel a. will be
Necessary.
When this has proved suffi cisni, the evsc.
uslions will have become for less frsqusn,
and changed in character, especially in con.
sisience. In this early stage. the danger is
greater the moro (requen. and the thinner OF
more liquid and ws,sry the stools may be.
come. You can continue, therefore, 10 give
ono ofthe Colonel and opium pills after each
evacuation, II OF this character, until the
whole six ere taken; and il the passages still
continue. it becomes necessary to oon,inu.
the opium as follows
Powdered opium, six grains
Powdered csmphor, twelve srsins;
Mixed intimately. and made into six pills.
giving ono Of the pills after each evacuston.
Rest in bed. lamentations or Asxseed poul.
tees applied to the abdomen. and mustard
plssters end warm mustard foo. baths, prove
also highly beneficial.
When the stack is sudden and severe. give
at one dose twenty grains Of esloms and
two Of opium. and repeat opium and cams
phor pills as directed, sod use the sin.pism,,
poul.iees. &c.
Ia the second period, when the ws!sry
eudcuations set in. they either resemble in
audily and color q mustard foot bath. or are
Of rice water character. with white pow
der settling at the bottom OF the vessel. or
wa,srry, with white focculi or fskes in.er>
sperssd in it. making. somewhat !urbid,
looking like whey. The voice fails also,
and cramps or spasms como on in the legs,
arms, and sometimes the bowels.
The case is now extremely urgent, and
unless the wasery discharges can be arrested.
the the patton. mus, pass in.d tho collapse +,
from which there is little il any hops.
have been in the habi, OF giving sugar
Of lead and opium in the following way, in
pills:
Sugar Of leaa-one drschm;
Powdered opium-lwslvs grains;
Mix intimately and make into twelve
pills;
Give ono after every wslery evacuation.
and if these are copious. of.ener or in larger
doses. say two pills 81 time.
Or it may be given by injection thus
Take sugar Of lead, one drachm; dissolve
in water six ounces. Uhree wine glasses
full.) and add tesspoonful OF Isudsnum,
and give half as an injection, and rspes. as
may be necessary.
To ollay the distressing nausea. vomiting
and Unsuitable thirst. lin this end the follow
ing stage Of oolIapse.) use:
Creosotc-four drops.
Mucilsgs Of gum arabic or faxsssd tea
one table spoonful;
shake ,oell together. and give q tesspoonful
every four or five ,imes day, or of,ensr.
as msy be Necessary. A in this stsge they
are about to pas, into collapse. il it is not
stopped, the use OF s,imulanis soon becomes
necessary. | have used champagne brandy
toddy and carbonate OF Ammonia as follows:
Carbonate Of smmonia-two drschns;
Powdered gum arsbic--two drschms;
1 Water-three wine glasses full;
Mix and give tablespoonful every fifteen
minutes or half hour as may DO necessary,
using at the same time the brandy or wine
alone. Dkect sinapisms and bls.sn ovsl
the pit Of the stomach and 10 the s1t.emi'
lies. The spasms are sometimes distressing
ly severe in this period. They are greatly
relieved BY friction with No. 6. (ThO.nPso
nian remedy heated and used as q linimenl
or red pepper and whisksy heated togs,hsr.
! In The collapse little can DO done. sxcep
, giving tho crsosote mixture. = tssspoonIul
} every two OF three hours. and using the slim
ulsnls above named as freely as they Can b.
} borne. Apply blislsrs and snsplsms. sne
give warm chicken broth either by mouth O.
. as an injection. Give also ss 9 slImulsn
} tho following;
( Powdered Csmphor--two dsachms;
5 Hoffman, snodyns--two ounces.
I Mix from tssspoonful TO tablespoonful .
q dose, and repeated according to the effect
8 This remedy in the dose. tssspooniu
!, three or four times . day. in half . wine
Q glassful OF cold water. is an excellent rsme