Washington telegraph., 1849-07-04
. Mrw CHOLERA CURE.

. :; r.lat;on te the new discovery
made bv DIR. Bird, of cure LOT chsera. ~.
aue =. ;,,uortalised as benefactor OF the
Lun,an family. should his remedy enect "nat Us
nI.u,ed for < We learn from the tribune tnat
the theory of DR.. Bird has been almost universally
received in Chicago:
Correspouaenee of the Ne'o YORK lraoane'
Co''esP0" CHICAGO, ILL.,, June l, l849.
nv, c1o..ro Cure in Chicago-The spring
L.. h.. M net onened here away. Several weeks
nc 10. o,J C ra;ny weather are just succeeded by
~ md clear weather-the first OF the season.
TL. Cholera. which has almost brought business
dead lock. is on the decrease, and things
generally wear a more promising appearance
Transferable excitement has been occasioned
here. recently, by the discovery OF new ana
perfect remedy for the Cholera Dr. ). II: blro'
whose name will seon be on every tong1e, is the
discoverer-heis is practical physician of this city
About six months since his attention was called
to the subject by reading article from German
Chemistry in one of the periodicals. in which 1t
was coptended that Influenza depended upon the
presence of ozone, and that chemicaf Analysis
proved that the number of attacks was always In
proportion to the amount of ozone IN the atmos-
phere Viewing this in connection with the Iac'
that Cholera is generally preceded by the Innu-
enza. he came TO the conclusion that both diseases
| MIGHT be dependant upon the same influence,
modified in degree according to the greater OF
less quantity of this deleterous agent present Ill
the atmosphere at the time. Dr. BIRD next SET
himself to work to ascertain what agent would
counteract and destroy the deleterlous properties
of ozone His superior chemical knowleoge eha-
bled him to suggest the well known SUBSTANCE
sulphur. as possessing the properly oi ao.ng upon
it in such as to neutralize its !nnuence,
Tn his investigation he found that the Cholera had
never prevailed in the vicinity Of sulphur springs
or in situations where sulphur is abundant, hence
the conclusion that sulphur might be, and prooaoly
is. the antidote of Cholera. DIR. Birds expert
ments have shown that ozone is present Ill tne
atmosphere at this time, and that the alhoun' 70
in proportion TO the severity of the disease from
time to time.
About week since DR.. Bird determined to try
the effect of sui Nhur upon himself auo OUTFITS
troubled with uneasy sensations, sig palms, e'T'
in the DIGESTIVE organs The result was entirely
satisfactory 80 much so that he Immediately re-
ouested several of the first physicians OF TINS Guy
to test its efficiency in their practice !hey nave
lust reported that they are convinced oi It's cnAoo
CIV. They say ssthe result of the use oil thIs rem
edy is wonderful" All the premonitory symP-
toms of the cholera, such pains, sense OF lui-
ness. unnatural movements, slight d'afrh9a, etc.,
have uniformly Welded at once to single dose OF
three or four grains of sulphur I'm cases "here
either cramps, darrhGa, or vomiting nave oeeh
present---or where they have all existeo III co',
junction, the use of sulphur, the ABOVE naiiieu
doses, every three or four hours, has had tne ei-
feet to ameliorate the patients conditon at once
and when used, in few hours to dlssiPate ehtifey
cholera symptoms ,
So far as its efficacy has been tested In the
worst state Of collapse, most satisfactory results
have been obtained. In two or three cases Oh tiNs
kind the effect of the remedy has been TO prlng
back the pulse to the wrist, restore warmth u the
surface, and stop the profuse diarrhGa ana Vom-
iting.
In truth the results obtained so far have been
Spcb as to convince all in this community who
have Witnessed its effects that if any remedy de-
serves the appellation this is a specihc lor 'he
Cholera. . =. !.
It's suggested by Dr. Bird that a combination OF
powdered charcoal, one part to four OF sulphur mas
seemed to make the remedy more efficient.
| have devoted thus much space to this SUBJECT
because if this remedy is what it is supposed TO oe
it will instantly attract the attention VI 'he "''o
civilized world Yours, D.
The Buffalo Courier has upon this important
subject the following statements OF person whom
the editors know to be of good character and Jndg
ment: o.
Our informant was by chance IN Chcago,
Friday, May 25. when DIR. Bird first administered
his remedy to persons attacked with the Cholera
These cases were persons living twelve miles out
of the citv-.-Irish Iaborers On the Chicago ana
Gaena railroad. In company with Dr. BIRD ana
Dr. Harrck, and three other physicians, he visited
them for the purpose Of seeing the effect OF the
experiment.
On arriving at the station, il was found that
one of the five patients was already dead. vi
those living. one was man, two Were wol'eh'
and the rem raining one child four OF hive years
of aoe. The man was pronounced by the ply
sicians to be in a collapsed state Whether the
remainder were or not, informant is not positive
In the language of physicians the man had mo
pulse" that is to say, his pulse were hardly per-
ceptible The women were vomiting and purg-
ing excessively. -
DR.. Bird Immediately administered the pills.
In the course of ten minutes he gave one OF the
women three of them. The limited time afforded
to the visiters prevented fair observation OF the
effects of the medicine. Their stay was limited
to three quarters of an hour, the time beng the
afternoon Upon the arrival of the cars III Chicago
next morning. the patients all reported DONG
/ well, with the fairest prospect OF recovery.
The next day the remedy was tried upon two
cases in Chicago, and both recovered from 'he
attack.
On Saturday or Monday, a telegraphic dispatch
was transmitted to New Orleans, advising OF the
nature ofthe remedy, and requesting that 1t should
be tried upon some of the in that city, whlch
were in tine most advanced stages OF the disease.
A reply was received the next day, to the ef-
feet that it had been tried, our informant un.
derstood, upon persons in the collapsed stats and
that the treatment chad the desired effect
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 pllls
in the morning, and for those attacked, totake'one
every two hours until relief is found.
A SERIo- CONGO INCIDENT.-A solemn occasion
was interrupted, day before yesterday, by an IN
cident of a character so dro and peculiar, that
we cannot refrain from relating it. A negro burial
was going on at the Protestant cemetry, where
. the water is about two feet deep, and the large
number of moumers in attendance would persist
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