Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-06-14

Harrisburg this season is 1923.
TREATMENT OF THE CHOLERA
Sulphur a Cholera Specific.
AS any thing relating TO the treatmen, Of chol
era is interesting at The present moment we
copy from the Chicago Journal the subjoined
leller, written by physician of high standing
cifiic for The cholera has been discovered in the
use Of sulphur. A correspondent of The Albany
Atlas in referring to The letter of DR.. Herrick
observes, that sulphur, it is said. has long been
employed in cholera by practitioners of The ho-
meopsthic school, in accordance with direc-
tons 10 that effect in their book" but he justly
adds, that this ought no, 10 prejudice The pnb-
lie against lis use. DR.. Blancy, mentioned in
the letter, is man of science and research:-
Dear Sir In compliance with the request
of my friend, DR.. j. A. Bird, have made the
! following brief synopsis of a letter from him,
sent TO me for publication in the North Wes-
tern Medical and Surgical Journal which, to-
gelher with the few additional remarks which
| | have made, you will please publish. in order
that the members OF the medical profession and
our ci,zens generally may have the means of
testing, and the benefits 10 be derived, from
what is supposed TO be a new discovered RENE
dy for The cholera.
The facts stated in the letter referred to a.
bove are briefly as follows -
About six months since, Dr. Bird and N.Y.
self were led into conversation upon the effects
of atmospheric influences in producing epldem-
les, from reading article from German
chemist, in our periodicals, in which i. was
oontended, lha. influenza depended upon the
presence Of ozone, and ,ha, the severity and
number of attacks, as shown by chemical analy-
sis, was always in proportion to the amount
Of this substance in the atmosphere. Taking
this substance in connection with The fact, that
cholera is generally preceded by infuenzas, as
shown by its history, we were led to the COIL
clusion, that both diseases might be dependant
upon The same influence, modified in degree
according TO The greater or less quantity of this
deleterious agent presented in the atmosphere
a, the Time.
The next step in the investigation, was to
determine what agent would counterac, the in
fuence and destroy the delelerous properties
of ozone. The accurate chemical knowledge
Of Mr.. Bird, enable him to sugges, al once the
well known substance sulphur as possessing
the properties Of acting upon i, in such man
ner as to neutralze its influence. In searLh-
ing for facts TO support this conclusion, it was
found that the cholera never had prevailed in
the vicinity of sulphur springs, or in situations
where this substance abounds; hence the con-
closion, that sulphur might be, and probably
was The an,ido,e for cholera.
In one Of our Medical Journals, an article
appeared describing the method OF detecting
ozone in the atmosphere, thus supplying the
means of determining whether not ii was
present al the very time when cholera was be-
ginning TO make It's appearance amongst US
DR. Birds experiments. as we'll those made
subsequently, by himself, and by Drs Bird, Bla-
ney and myself from day to day, since that Lime,
shows that ozone is present. in our atmosphere.
and that the amount Is in proportion 10 the Sc
verify of The disease from time TO time.
About week since DR.. Bird determined 10
try the effects of Iphur upon himself and
others troubled Leary all have been NOR
or less of late, with uneasy sensations, slight
pains, &C., in the digestive organs. The re-
suit was entirely satisfactory, so much so that
Dr. Bird came Immediately TO my office, and
requested me as friend, to test its efficacy in
my practice. bnt to say nohing 10 others with
regard 10 the ingredients used until facts should
justify its public announcement as a discovery.
The benifcial effects resulting from its use in
my practice was such as 10 convince me at
once of lis utility in the class of cases described
above. During the last few days Drs. Bird,
Blaney and myself have continued to use this
apparent simple remedy, to the exclusion of all
others IN cases of choleric symptoms. The
result has been wonderful All premonilory
symptoms, such as pain, sense of fulness, un-
natural movements, slight diarrhea, &C., have
uniformly yielded at once TO dose of three to
four grains of sulphur.
In cases where either cramps, diarrhea or
vomiting have been present, and in fact where
all these symptoms have existed in conjunction,
the use OF sulphur, in the above named doses,
every three or four hours, has had the effec. TO
ameoraie The patents condition at once. and
when used. in few hours, to dssipate choleric
symptoms. So far as lis efficacy has been les.
ted IN The worst stages of collapse, most salts.
factory results have been ohained In two or
three cases of the kind the effect of The remedy
has been to bring back pulse to The wrist, re-
store warmth to the surface, and stop the pro.
fuse diauhea and vomiting. In truth, The re-
suits obtained SO far. have been such as 10 con
vince all of Us, who have administered it, and
It's effects, that if any remedy de-