Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-16

shall have tested the matter themselves; and
formed their own conclusions; and also, that
whatever may be the confidence of individ-
uals in this or any other remedy, they will
not depend upon their own judgment in any
case, even of slight symptoms, whenever it is
possible to consult theif physician.
It is suggested by Dr.. Bird, that combi-
nation CT powdered charcoal, one part to four
of sulphur, has seemed TO make the remedy
more efficient w. B. HERRrcK,
Ed. N. ". Med. s. Sur. Jour.
We publish this professional statement
simply 10 bring ii before members of the Fa.
Guilty who might not otherwise see it hold.
ing it to be at all times unsafe for the unini-
tiated 10 coniide in any novel suggestions on
so important subject, from any source, how
ever respectable, without reference to per-
sonal medical advice. The discovery may
be valuable, but we recommend TO others
what we shculd practice ourselves in case of
an attack, to call in the services of compe.
tent physician, in whom confidence is repo.
sed. and follow his directions implicitly
We doubt not that the suggestions of the let.
ter will claim the early and impartial atten.
ton of the medical Fraternity in this city,
and if they are indeed of value, will be
promptly recommended for general adoption.
In the meantime it would in our judgment,
be erring on the other side TO withhold any
farther information which we may receive
on the subject. We therefore subjon the
following extract from the Buffalo Courier of
Monday
Facts having reference to this discovery
will go farther with an intelligent public
than any thing else the press can lay before
it, and we give from an informant, whom we
know TO be person of character and good
Judgment, the following statement.
Our informant was by chance in Chicago,
Friday, May %, when DR.. Bird first admin
istered his remedy TO persons attacked with
the cholera. These cases were persons living
twelve miles out Of the city, Irish laborers on
the Chicago and Galena railroad. In com.
pany with Dr. Bird and Dr. Herrick and three
other physicians, he visited them for the pur.
pose of seeing the effect of the experiment
On arriving at the station, it was found
that one of the five patients was already dead
Of those living, one was n man, two were
women, and the remaining one child four
or five years of age. The man was pro-
nounced by the physicians to be in collap.
sed state. Whether the remainder were or
not, our informant is not positive. In the
language Of physicians, the man had 'no
pulse" that is to say, his pulse was hardly
perceptible. The women were vomiting
nd purging excessively.
DR.. Bird Immediately administered the
pills. In the course of ten minutes he gave
one of the women three of them. The limi-
ted time afforded to the visiters prevented a
fair observation of the effects of the medi-
cine. Their stay was limited to three quar-
tiers of an hour, the time being the afternoon.
Upon the arrival of the cars in Chicago the
next morning, the patients were all reported
doing well, with the iarest prospect of re-
covery.
The next day the remedy was tried Upon
two cases in Chicago and both recovered
from the attack.
On Sunday or Monday telegraphic des-
patch was transmitted to New Orleans, ad.
vising of the nature of the ,emedy, and re.
questing that it should be tried upon some OF
the cases in that city, which were in the
most advanced stages of the disease.
A reply was received the next day, 10 the
effect that it had been tried, MS our inform
ant understood, upon persons in the collapsed
state, and that the treatment "had the de
sired efect.o
The opinion or recommendation OF DR.
Bird is that in any locality where the disease
is prevalent, it is proper precaution TO take
one of the pills in the morning, and for thos'
attacked, to take one every two hours unit
relief is found.
We annex the material portion of com
munication from correspondent OF the A..
Commercial commenting upon the allege'
discovery -
| was reminded of some remarks lateI,
met with IN n w0rk OF the celeDIdleu III
Devices, touching its efficacy in the case o
epidemic diseases. If all epidemics are AT
q tributable to the presence, in excess OF oson
in the atmosphere, the facts which quot
i below will afford still farther testimony j
favor of the theory advanced by the Chicag
. physicians.
$ DR.. Devices writes as follows, alludin
v more particularly TO the use Of sulphur in tn
o case of epidemic measles
It "There is curious circumstance mentor
$ ed by DR.. Tourtual, Dutch physician, whic
IS if proved to be fact, will be highly intere'
n ting in the history and treatment OF measei'
e He states that at period when measle
C were epidemic, all the children who wer
is under treatment with sulpher for itch, escape
L the disease and that those who were takir
t, sulphur for the whooping cough enjoyed tn
y same immunity. Also he says that man
'r children who were taking mixture OF su
phur and camphor, and to whom those med
is caments were applied by frictions, were nj
IN | h., ,r, on sles while those who WEI