Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-08-03
CONCENTRATIONS,
FIRST TREATMENT OF CHOLERA.

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FIRST TREATMENT OF CHOLERA.
Mr. SHoLEs: In this time of cholera excite
ment, and a thousand and one prescriptions,
therefore, propose through your columns to
place before the public correct, simple and ell
} hcacious method of immediate treatment IN an
attack of any thing like Cholera. 1t is the treat
ment for which, as well as for all the most
successful modes of preventing and curing
this disease, the world is indebted to IIAHNEMANN
the illustrious founder of homeopathy. 1t was
directed by him many years ago, when the Chol-
era was making its first invasion upon Europe.
and has been pursued the world over, wherever
Cholera and Homeopathy have come il contact
1t has been practised already by some of our
own citizens with gratifying success.
The medicine is strong spirits " Cdmphor.
Whatever may be the form of attack, give one
drop on lump of loaf sugar dissolved in a teas
poonful of cold water. Repeat this every five
minutes, until there is a decided mitigation OF
the symptoms, which will usually be after 5 or
6 doses. One sign of It's good effect is persplra-
ton. In proportion as the symptoms yield, let
the doses be at longer intervals, as an hour, or
two, four, or even six hours. ii the disease is
taken in time 10 or II doses are ordinarily suf-
ficient. A convenient method is to put , drops
tul of pure sugar. dissolve it in twelve teaspoon
fuls Of pure cold water, and give a tcaspoonfu
of the mixture every five minutes, until relief is
: obtained.
5, As this is an article which every family has on
hand, it should be administered Immediately in
case OF an attack, while if they choose they can
send for physician or wait the result OF the
camphor. But the advantages of this treatment
cannot be secured by large doses, whether at
short or long intervals, for the stomach would be
irritated and if one attempts to correct this effect
by combining opium or laudanum with the cam
phor, he in great measure destroys the efficacy
of the latter besides doing direct and positive in
, jury by the oPiatc.
There Is abundant testimony to the efficacy OF
the pure camphor treatment i'll small doses.-
fiahnemann states that at Berlin and Maggie
burg alone, thousands Of families followed his in
structons respecting the treatment by camphor,
r and restored those who were attacked by the ep-
ldemic. sometimes in very short space of time.
r DR.. Quin, of Paris, assures us that this meth
cd may be employed with certainty of success in
the first hour of attack, and with probability l.
the following hours.
Rubbing with flannel either dry or moisten-
1 ed with alcohol, or what is better, with the dry
hand, may be practiSed with benefit
This, Mr.. Editor, being correct treatment, and
so easily adopted by any one have deemed it
important to publish it explicitly. And tits the
rather, because it is without expense, and has no
reference to after treatment that may be ncccs-
sary. whether Homeopathic or AlIopathic be
pursued. Yet it may be proper to say, that ac-
G counts from all parts OF our own country, where
Cholera prevails, concur in establishing the fact
previously declared, that pure Homeopathic treat
mont is far the most successful in curing the
disease. a. GILES. HomOeopa,hiSi.
Mr. EDITOR: Among the many valuable re-
forms recommended of late, it strikes me that
; none would be more scasonable and none more
J beneficial TO the people of the United States as
well as 10 such of other countries, who are
thinking to engrate and settle among us, than
: for Congress TO regulate the sale of pubic lands
d in manner that no one individual could pur.
, chase of the public domain other than in limited
quantities.
: 1t would seem that no argument was ncccssa-
d ry to show that such act would be wise in
the councils of our government, b,naiitiug the
common mass and bulk of the people and the abo-
sacrificing it is true the interest in this mat
, ter of the cunning capitalist and the Spectator
in lands; but Notwithstanding it appears to be
called for, and in fact indispensable in guarding
the principle on which the law was based, fixing
r the price of such lands at the low rate of ten
shillings an acre. If argument is needed to
show that purchasers from government should
:. be limited in the quantity of land so bought, one
is available and PLAN that under the present reg
ulations the capitalist-thc Spectator in lands
-..preccdes the actual settler in securing every
&c cd bargain and choice location throughout the
: unsettled country, while the privilege operates to
C make the rich richer and the poor poorer
There is no prescribed limits to the price of land
after it is once bought of government, neither is
n therc( unrestricted)to the quantity possessed and
y, it only requires capital enough TO do so,and every
y acre of the public domain would be bought up
at Congress price by capitalists, and intermediate
e land offices would be established where actual
settlers-the aborers and producers in the coun-
try--Would be compelled to pay five hundred
per cent. profit to the Spectator for their farms
e and their homes. And how may the present
prospect be viewed, gardng the surplus of the
country and unexpected sources OF wealth arc
daily coming forth, Whistler or not it be true that
5 the poor grow poorer under the present state OF
n things, it is certain that many of the rich will
o grow richer. The surplus of the country has
already been great, and it bids fair to Be greater
in tuture-unprecedent masses Of wealth will
accumulate somewhere-it will naturally seek
investment, and in no way can it b. more safely
/ invested than in lands, and that at ten shlngs
al dCfS Is IL llOt pam Lldt lllS low rate OF puT-
chasing farms and future homes in the new, I'M
broken wilds of the country, should be secured
2 to actual settlers? What state of things could
Be more anti -dcmocratic, and what would tend
more to dampen honest industry, than for the ar
istocracy of a country TO b privileged in thus
STEPPING in to speculate out of the
LABoRIyG Poor.
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ABOLITIONISTS.
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