The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-31
Our st. Louis Correspondence

ST. LOUIS, July Is, 1919.
Tile Cholera Treatment IN St Louis-Qimyan-
trne-St. Louis Burglars, &c. &c. &c.
AS you have learned ere this, by telegraph, a
favorable change has taken place in the health of
the city, though there Is still much sickness.
Diseases, however, are tor the most part of a
bilious character, and are more within the reach
OF medicine. Until recently, the proportion of
fatal cases OF cholera, to the number attacked,
was very large-probably two-thlrds. Indeed.
nearly every case proved fatal, unless relief was
rendered in the incipient stage. Latterly the sue
cess OF the faculty has been greater, owing, most
probably, to the mllder character of the epidemic
although il cannot be denied that our practitioners
have had ample opportunities of learning much by
experience in the treatment of the disease. The
faculty here are highly respectable, yet nne-enths
OF the number never saw a case OF cholera before
Its present visitation. of the number who prac-
ticsd here in 1892 when the disease first made its
appearance in the West, five only remained on the
temperance of the malady last spring. and of
these two have fallen, Dfs. Farrar and Hardage
Lane. The whole number OF physicians in ST.
Louis, at this time, can scarcely fall short of two
hundred: In lo32.~it was seventeen-precsely
the number who have died of cholera since the
first day Of May!
The quarantine regulations recently established
have given much dissatisfaction, mainly owing to
the lnefhciency stupidity of those entrusted with
the enforcement OF them. The steamer Buena
Vista, without case of sickness on board, was
Guaranteed several days for the small pox-the
passengers being badly mosquto-btten
The rogues OF our city are having fine time of
it. The attention of the police has been soreIy taxed
the consequence has been that the light-fingered
gentry are having things all IN their own way
Robberes are Of daily and nightly occurrence, re-
dies are frequently picked from the river, bearing
lndisputable evidence Of violence.
daring attempt to commit burglary was made
on Saturday night last, in retired portion of the
city, at the magnificent mansion of A. Day, Esq
The robbers entered from the street by means Of
"outsiders," and were ascending from the hall
when heard by the lady of Mr.. Day who, in com
pany with another lady, was sitting in an upper
apartment awaiting the return Of her husband,
covering the villains approaching, flew to the front
windows, and screamed murder. Fortunately, at
the moment, two gentlemen were within hearing,
who ran TO their aid. Not gaining access by the
street door, which had been re-locked by the rob-
bers, they vent TO the rear Of the building, and
with great difficulty obtained an entrance through
an upper window, but on searching the house il
was discovered that the robbers had escaped by
the street door, which was then found open On
returning home, Mr.. Day concluded TO put watch
in the hall for the rest OF the night, and accordingly
directed servant to post himself there. The ne
gro started on his MISSION but had scarcely reached
the hall when he met two men about to ascend the
stairway. lie screamed murder and the villains
again fed.
/ give you the f.regoing instance ms a specimen
Of the daring character of st. Louis burglars
ARoUs.
P.S.It may not be uninteres sting. especially TO the
medical profession Of your city, to say something of
the medcalrtreafment of cholera here. regret to
say that Cartwright's system, much confded IN
first, has met with the success Anticipated.
The truth IT, that differ vastly in their char
ecer, and what will cure is entirely inefficient
IN others In nearly every case, however, there ~
torpid state of the liver, rendering mercuials in
dispensible. Yet stmulsnts, both internal and ex-
ternal, are required. Generally there is a longest
ed condition Of the lungs, and for this promptly
AGING blisters are applied. Calomel, or blue moss
are given IN small but frequent doses, combined
with csmphor und suphuric ether, and occasion
ally opium or morphium. The capsicum Is appli-
cable to comparatively few casss, the great irrta-
bility of the stomach precudiog H. Opium, too, is
often Inadmssible, there being decided tendency
in most cases to congestion oi the brain. An ex-
celsni remedy IN arresting the darrhna il sugar
Of lead as an injection. given ihus-Sugar of lead
30 grains; laudsnum, 2 drachms; mucilage Of gum
Arabic, ounces. OF this mixture two tab espoons-
full IT. given lSection after every watery dis
charge from the bowels In the stage of collapse,
quinIne and camphor are civen-2 grains qunine,
grains camIhor, and oae-eighth grain sulphate
morphium, every half hour. The patient IL -nve-
loped IN ho, applications and allowed to chew ice
instead Of drinking water, which distcnds the
stomach and Causes vomiting.
To produce reaction some physicians envelope
their patients in blanket apply 10 this unslacked
lime, and then pour waterl Ii has becn success
ful A