New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-08
The Hs.sspasAie rress.ess Of Cholera.

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In Taesdsy's Trtbsne I read q communicating
from Committee Of the HOneop.this Fhysicisns 80
eiety OF NevYosk TO your readers. purporuns 70 de-
scribe the homeopathic treatment Of choler. though
member of ths, society vi. no, present ia, Dc
hbershons on this subject ard therefore tase iki.
opportunity Of offering What | have 10 say on ihs
| sgb~ct.
As regards the general detetic and hygiene prrc.u
tons ard rules contained m the report Of eosrse.
have no faux and sgt regards the treatment
proposed by the Committee mOst emphsticaliy De
ciarr ny ron corcurrVnce.
The Committee recommend the Spirits Of amph0r.
lp.cscusnhA Nersirum snd Cuprum a. thr bet HON.
o2a:Asc rruedie. tor Cholera Th. q the Old routine
practice which WAS adopted by Hshnemspn and his
disciple. when the Choers hrst made u. appearance
in Europa The reason which led them 10 adopi these
remedies preference % Others va. some V.sae sitn
lAlty existing between he external symptoms Of Cho
era and thc Tffsf effects Of those remedies upon The
healthy body But al Internal and essential rs'Aunns
between the pathological character ot the disease snt
he payso!os,eAl acuon OF these peeines wss entire
" iisrrgsrisl
During the prr.en, inrssson Of the epidemic in Ger
many and England the Cholcrs has hesn treated in the
same way a. before though several rcmries hsse
been proposed BY homeopathic phy.icisn. The sue.
cess OF their treatment has BY means been commen
with the otherwise well founded prrten II
the homeopathic school 10 q superior tr-sten, Of ii.
ease unless sversxe lo<. of 25 per b. consii
cred great gain Indeed who thu, hs. seriously ~
aectei on The internal esscuus, physiological seton
OF lpecscgsnhs upon the humsn organism. serious
ly recommend this agent tor any Of the phenomeDs
chsrsctcrisins an attack Of Cholera And CuFmm-
does Cuprcm afcct the nervous system In the same
~sy as Cholera, By no means Nersirum may sss
As palliative in some cases. aud Csmphor uis vel
Known acts m case OF Chotrs - In other cAses
general neutrslizcr Of poisonous nissrns but hy
means ss true and spccihc remedial sgsnt
fet there must be speeiHc tor the Cholera OF al
known scute diseases holers Il, perhaps. the cst
pie and elementary. All the phenonena cl CAolers.
however disune' and varied they may secm 70 oUr
senses, can De traced Ia and the sane generating
principle This however. IL not the plsc, for euternx
upon such m investigation although sa fully ore
pared 10 Ofer rational and satisfactory solution II the
problem. Suffice II here to cay. that Cholcrs IL the
most acute torn Of neurosis and that the irritation IL
seated in the pcrphers system OF Il IL through
the spinal nerves that the Cholers miasm nvsies the
organism. the invasion being characterized tbroug ghOGt
by spasms snd subsequent consestioos Pcriphsrsi
spasm, and congestion are the chsrscterstc phcnoue
during attack Of Cholera aud tor these states Ma
ture has provided remedial agent that may be truly
said 10 30 irresistible This sgeat u the AoO>uys
N,PELLVs. lt would take several columns OF your
Journal 20 demonstrate the specific curative adaptation
OF this agent 20 Assic Cholera all can DO here 10
point u cut to the profession and the public the
most reliable safeguard sganst that dire disease No
matter how severe the spasms AcoSTrE vii overcome
them, not only speedily but most trumphsnuy. In
other words Il viii restore the functional power OF the
prostracd nerve and the eougestions and cramps vii
Disappear as msiicr OF course.
Withou, pursuing my general remarks any tsrther
viii gYs patients the following directions FOR The usr
Of the msdcine
As soon diNrhes acts in with or wi;heli cramps
in the stomach aud bowels, with or without vomiting
codncss OF the eNireuies etc. dissolve drops OF tho
tcfarc p fc0Rls IN 10 ablcspoonstu oi clear Croton
water aud take two spoonsfull every hall hour.
al improvement sets in then continue every two
hours until you feel entirely well Pa; very htts and
only light food gruels weak tea and toast. etc.
II the dsrrhca should be very bad. attended with of
without cramps In the bowels spssms In the extreme
ties. vomiting or II the psrosysm should sst ia roe
disey with great force dissolve 10 drops Of tne Hf
nVt u ooHne IN ten table spoon.u ot wsier and give
the patient spoonsl every hvs minete. until the
pulse improves the eNuemitiss become warm, and .
moisture i perceived the skin then coniinae every
~ minutes until the improvement IL strkingy manifest
and finally continue every two hours until the patient
IL entirely recovered The liquid should bc sw allowed
very slowly, aud the water should not be too cold The
patient should ~ be brought 20 bed wrspt up IN
warm blankets flannel, and friction should be- used
on the calves and palms OF the hands With this treat
mcnt, If applied in time and s,herwise accompanied
with propet precautions the patient may consider him
self safe have used the iHcfs n Ac0rns IN hundreds
Of Of spasms and congestons, with collapse OF
pulse and cold eNtremit e Ia nervous disorders, cho
m0rbus sporadic cholera st snd have hvfr fslcd
in single instance cfecta rapid and brilliant
The t,aot0e Of AcOae may be- had fresh, that IL, pre-
pared from the fresh plant. of Messrs. W Radde, S2e
Broadway. and John T smith corner OF Broadway and
Broome st I'm this country make n from the dry
plant always Use tho uncturs prepared after the
of Pcrera. IL can be- had of Mcssrs Ncakiin
81 Broadway who preparation the best possible msn
ncr and OF several other pharmsceatists, D-llac A
Soullad etc
hope that this communication will prove useful ~
et least, and leave II 10 the tender mer,ies
OF my professional brethren.
CHARLES J. HEMPEL, MD.