Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-01-31
From the St. Louis Union.
To the Citizens Of the Great West
or the Mississippi Valley.

| At thi. time, the spasmodic cholera, i
raging as an epidemic in. New Orleans, ant
it becomes all to be prepared for its attack
| The birth place Of this dredful scourge
was the Bay Of Bengal, and il has never
left the land of its nativity; hut while i
has belted the earth with its ravages: i
has remained at the Bay Of Bengal, and the
mouths Of the Burrampooter spd the Gan.
gees, and has every season travelled north
to the mountains, generally with the warn
wheather. "a
! II we examine the map, we shall end
that the Gulf Of Mexico and the Bay d
Bengal are in the same latitude; and the
same topography surrounds New Orleans
that surrounded the cities on the rivers ir
Asia. The same vegetable products, the
Fsame climate, the same causes and the same
diseases are found in both places; and &C.
cordcingto the distinguished Doctor James
johnson, run their course in the same
manner. The heat is intense. The cotton
and sugar plant grow together, and Yellow
Fever and cholera find in each country,
soil and climate which are congenial. We
may therefore expect to find the same laws
observed in the march of cholera here,
that we have observed there. Therefore,
cholera may be expected to become
epidemic in the cities and towns Of the
Mississippi Valley, above the mouth Of
the Ohio river, as summer or warm
wheather, approaches. 1t may, in some
places, assume the form of an epidemic,
because of the increased number Of peo-
pie In place who have fled from below. It's
most violent attack may be expected on
the setting in of summer.
New Orleans is now in most favora-
condition for it, and its shock will be felt,
probably, greatest there now; but there it
will continue all simmer, and will be fed
constantly with newly venturing victims
from the north; while the great cities of
the U. States, should expect it in warm
weather. is now reported TO be in New
York, and in London, but in that latitude
it is only sowing the seed, TO reap sum-
mer harvest. 1t then becomes the duty of
Physicians, and their patients or their
friends, to be prepared, and make every
thing ready to attack it without alarm.
l have seen good deal Of cholera, and
do not hesitate TO say, that after careful
observation and attention on the living, and
close examination of the dead: that chol-
era is not disease Of inflammation, but Of
the opposite condition of things. The
nervous energies Of the body are over
powered and Frustrated, and require a
treatment of a prompt and powerfully
stimulant character.
When cholera occurred in this country,
| Was then in Practice in Cincinnati & was
there during the epidemic; and the follow
ing year was with the epidemic; in Lex
ington, Ky. The practice that was found
by all as most efficient was Calomel and
Opium. Some practitioners used sugar
Of lead and capsicum; but the general de-
pendence was on the usual remedy-Cal-
omel and Opium, which was recommend
ed by Doctor James Johnson, in the bay
Of Bengal, in the year 1917, where it was
first discovered-the dose from 10 to 20
grs. Of CalomeI, with Opium from l to 3
grains, to be used in the incipent diarrhea
and repeated until the puking and purg-
ing ceased.
On looking over what has been written.
and the success of each of the thous and
modes advised, must say, that the only
remedies TO be relied on, are-Calomel,
Opium, Champion, and capsicum, Cor
cay enne pepper, and, if the puFgirg be
very great, sugar Of lead.
l expect to remain with my felow-citi-
zens, and aid them as far as possible
But | would advise, when the disease is
epidemic, or that we are certain, it is
Cholera, to quit all doubtful, quack, or
inefficient remedies, and depend alone on
the above. This disease may be, and az
been cured by the following doses, and BY
the following prescription, with great sue
cess iii thousands Of cases:
]. DR.. Cartwright gave the following
prescription to GOO persons and lost but
two cases: Calomel, or. 20; Capsicum, or.
20; Camphor, or. 10; mixed, and given
when the diarrhGa commenced, and re-
peated until the vomiting and pureing
ceased; keeping the patient in recumbent
position, and giving pepper toddy.
2. Calomel, or. Q; Camphor gr. 10;
mixed, and given until the puking and
purging cease, and using the warm pepper
tea as a drink, and keeping the patiert in
recumbent position. ~. .
3. Calomel or. 20, Opium gr. 2, Cam
phor gr. 5, Sugar Of Lead, gr. 2, mixed
and repeated until the puking and purging
cease.
have taken and given this medicine;
and, on one occasion, when purging rice
water copiously and puking, l took fifty
grains of Calomel three grains of Opium
and ten grains of Sugar Of Lead.
Ihave cured hundreds of cases with the
two last prescriptions, assisted by keep
ing my patient in a recnmbent position.
and using mustard and friction. But
must confess that have most confidence
in the first prescription, given by DR..
Cartwright. These medicines should be j.,
the house ofeverv one; and have riycn
them to the world, not as my own, nor do
l want to profit by them. the medicines
can be obtained in every drug store, and
the poor can get them as well as the rich.
l shall remain at my post, and my friends
may rely on me as far as my strength goes;
but I do not desire the practice. Iwould