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

cholera. They were originally written and
'rsnsintted, In private letter, to a friend 9,
North, who, knowing ths, DR.. Mccormick
experience in the treatment OF Cholera EN-.
bfacsd in the visitation OF ,Ls, disease a,
Washington. in 1882, and recently at New
Orleans, very naturally desired to learn his
views with regard TO the best mode Of treat.
ing it, Another Of the gentlemen accompa.
ming Gen. Taylor, who was aware ,hs. DR..
Mccormick had committed bis views on the
suhec, 10 wiring, and DESTROYS 10 see them
10 print. applied to the Doctor for a copy.
and having obtained il, kindly handed it to
The Editors Of the Nashville Wig for pubs
lics.ion. X will be found below:
Cholera has four distinctly marked stages
/. Loose objections.
2. Wa,ery discharges by the stomach.
soweis and skin.
3. Corps like coldness, -nd bluensss Of
the skin, or collapse.
4. Reaction. Cholsfic fever, state strong.
ly resembling Typhus.
Tho frs. consists in a simple looseness Of
the. bowels--lhs defsctioos being hequen,
and more or less copious and thin, the con
sistence decreasing with each evacuation until
IL arrives a, tho neI. plainly marked Stage
Of the disease The second period--the
svscua.ions now consist Of little else than .
Anil With ,bs.a 1isnh ,h>
,hirs, is always intense and the voice begins
10 fail. The stomach become. involved,
pouring forth the same ws,ery fluid in gres.
ter or less abundance, and ushered in with
this evacuation from the stomsch, bowels
and skin, and apparently intimately connec.
Ted with il, 10 seen the most painfully dis
uessing phenomenon Of Tho terrific malady,
the cramps and spasms, causing the patient a,
times TO writhe in sgony. giving forth every
expression OF pain that human torture could
provoke.
The third period follows. and consists OF
collapse. This seems naturally explained
by the waste Of the wa,ery portion OF the
blood, and the great exhaustion Of the nervous
system. so intimately connected with it, and
with the violent cramps and spasms. The
voice has become more feeble. the wslery
svacuations cease, the sgony is over. for the
spssms have also ceased. and the patient lies
Indifferent, spa.hs.ie, fearless, and Graves
snly drink. The shrs, continues intense. be
comes Unsuitable. and seems 10 exis, in di.
rect ratio 10 the quantity OF wntery fluid pour>
ed forth by the discharges. and TO depend
thereon. Il seems 10 arise from an instinct.
ipely desire and urgen, demand to supply
the wse,s and drainage Of the system. The
whole body shrinks, The features become con
uscted. pointed. peculiar, (Choleric coun:e
nance. the eyes deeply sunken in their
sockets. balls rolled upwards Or natural, ex
pressngpgrea. suffering or total indifference.
The skin is as cold as corpse, and moist,
Of a blush hue, varying both in intensity Of
color and extern, Of surface i. occupies; the
hands and feet, particularly are 60 shrivelIed
and corrugated, and greatly 'hrunken. hav.
ing los. at leas. one third OF their bulk. and
look as il long macsra,sd in water. (ke a
wash womsn's hsnds;) The pulse is scarcely
discernible or extinct, and the action OF the
heart feeble; the air enters the lungs, bu,
respiration 10 laborious, with sense OF SUI.
location from The changed condition Of the
blood, that prevents the full vivifying infu
snee OF the sif on 1.-THE spissdi,y being
such tina! il does no, flow in its usual chan.
nsls, which expose so grea, surface to the
action Of the air throughout it's minute and
sbundsnt cspillaries. The voics enfeeblsd
and greatly diminished. has becomes husky
sud nearly extinct, and the demand il makes
is still for cold drinks. ice wafer. They
complain Of bsing parched, burning up. and
We, the whole surface is icy cold, and pos
s.,s an exalted sensibility. sinapisms, Bills
ten, &C.. ore loudly complained Of burning
like FIRE. -iusuppor!sbls; even tho hand OF 4
healthy person. brought in contact with 4
collapsed Cholera patient, ] have hesrd loud
ly complained OF as burning. The tongue
"a cold, broad, FAT, and dry, or mucous snt
pos,y-lhe abdomen retrsc,ed. In short TIL
whole body has become collapsed. Tit
blood changed. in ito character. deprived o
ito wa,sry portion, no longer usvsrses il.
accustomed rounds, but collects in tho hear
and veins, especially the larger trunks. in I'm
due quantity. Ths change Of place. arising
from change in the ,pissidi'y Of The blood
gives rise in its turn to other changes. Their
isno srt.rial blood-there is no secretion
perhaps. s1cep. tha! Of bile. for as before sta
ted, Tho blood has forsaken the srtsries, an
ystrssted into the veins,