Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-07-10
Yours, A..
THE CHOLERA.

III H. NoN Oh new nrR, mas ISSUED lille
pamphlet upon this disease, which a, this time
will be useful, if widely circulated
The grea, point that he makes, is, that wha,
are called the premonitory symptoms of the
Cholera, are TIE Cholera itself and must be at
tackled such:
'DarrHma, therefore, is regarded as the ru-
ling features of the disease and upon its proper
treatment depend all the succeeding symptoms
as well as the final result. The commrn chol-
era o! the country commences in the stomach
with pain and nausea, violent vomiting end then
copiou> discharges, first Of the usual lmces IN at.
ter, then OF Vile, with violent pain in
The smaller intestncs. In the Epidemic or Ash.
a''c Cholera, on The contrary, neither nausea or
pain is first manifest. The patient is frs, at.
lacked with loosenoss without pain, and then
com" thinner objections, large fluid passages,
and finally pure lluid of marked character in
large quantities, with great violence, We, often
without pain or nausea. There is, therefore, a
clear distinction between The two diseases.
The Doctor then proceeds to treat of the phi
osophy OF the disease, and the way to meet it,.
Cholera, the Doctor regarasas simply sudden,
violent discharge of the fluid of the blood And
this theory explains every symptom of the dis
ease. The exhaustion which follows is precise
ly similar to tina: induced by the loss Of blood,
except the difference in The color Of the skin
and that is explained by TIE fact that the water
of tho blood, instead Of the red is tischargcd.- -
Nausea attends both hemorrhpges. Cramps al
ways manifest themselves in case Of death from
loss Of blood. The sudden reduction Of the
body is ascribed to the same cause.-the loss Of
its fluids. The same thing accounts fully for
tho GOODNESS of the surface, as well as for the
burning heat Of which the patient conf plains
The collapse Of the whole body, the sinking of
the eye, the shrinking of the fingers and the
pinched appearance Of the features all bear les
limony TO the fact that the blood vessels have
los, their fluid contents. So also Of all the 9th
er symptoms.
lie closes his troatise with the following 81
rcctions for treatment, which we copy in full {:
Directions for treatment, in the absence
of ii Physician.
In order 10 serve as some guide in the ab.
sence Of physician, it vii be well to recapit
ges, briefly stating the several treatments in
each.
|. First We have what may be considered tie
iucipient stage. This stage is often unnoticed
or perhaps does not always occur. but it gcner-
ally happens and is characterized by loss Of
appetite slight disturbance in the bowels. fee
bleness Of the muscles, and langour. Here the
remedy is,
lst, Rest in the horizontal position if posi-
! bic.
ID. The use of cordials, such as eight drop,
of spirits Of camphor, or table spoonful Of
brandy with water, as medicine only, aud not
to DO retained afterwards as a diet drink, and
great care to avoid all improper articles of diet
and all exposure of the person to irregularities
Of temperature.
H. Then the stage of diarrhGl comes Of,
wi'hou, pain, and i, marked by ii. insidiousness
only. The remedies arc
1T. Rest on the back.
"a. The use OF suppository of opium, con-
sisting of one grain, which is calculated only
for the beginning of diarrhGa, aud this if Otter
sufficient to arrest the disease without further
activity in the treatment,