The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-01-20
WHcLElz VII No. sc7 e..
iz From Mpckenzie,s (Torontoy Message M,sar .2'
THE AGJJE ''''''

| he AJUE.
oThe bestlessay 1 ever read oh Anue
was in thea Penny Cyclopediao When ,E
lived Fifteenth Street, four lmiIes
above the City Hall, New York, DIR;
Robert Nelson gave me The following
recipe for The ague, and, il cured me-,
sulphalee of Quinine l2 grains. Put
the powvsdtes. into a pint Of water, and add
70 %, i one drachm Of dilute plnric acid scidl
Tqke Two tqble spoons full al d lime, four
or five times . day.: 49, III = N0a q
"Tbe Ague,, extremely common M ID l
some district, is scarcely known Iill ii others.
II is caused BY the exEalaiion Of Of decaoam,s.. aa,s.
posing vegetable substances and therefore
is chiefly Witnessed on the borders Of
mashts and Countries impeTfectly drained.
or occasionally flooded In its severe %
from il isa dangerous diseasc, aa IN 'tlhs thcs
fevets Of The Campagna Of Rome, where
a failing civilization has suffered marshes marshes
to lie undtained. ',. s'' tpo2'9 tlNo
In the attack ofan ague he patienat b, lent
feels chilly and cold, heavy aud sleccpyys. lee y
then g eedy the cold feeling inc increases. ca 81 4
until il becomes intense; the IiIppess and
cheeks become bIuej The skin becomes aar y
rough; rings drop off the fingers, which, ,lasI as
the whole body, are shrunk in size; Il there rel
is shaking and trembling. Alter riav varis- irs
ble fine, The coliness diminishes, and /, Il
succeeded b aushes Of heat, sEIcb speed. ee
y become general; lhe skin IS now . ii,If a.
il was before cold; tho faco is j red land and
swollen; the pulse full, quick With i laan 3
degree Of hardness; the Sitl eyes fea are DIV nv
and red; thereis often inttanasec II beaduc.bbeoa d.bbea
and pain in tile black. These symptoms, ,,n5 49,
having continded at their acme for & some ne
lime, gradually lesson, the skin becomes e'
moist, and at length there occurs a ujJi unj-
versal and plentiful Precipitation, which
reduces the heat Of The skin, aud, igradu.9
ally ceasing, leaves patient free from ,tiiL pain
and fever, but ldnguid, inerI, incapable
of bodily or mental fatigue. Such is SIM i'm
pie ague; there are mum rous variations.
can ague has a disposition 10 +eturtnI az a
a determinate period; its attack comes Oss on
in the morning, and ceases after soJmDe some
hours; but recurs on the following mons mons
ing at the same hour; then again departs,
and again mikes il appearance at tho
same hour; on the third day, on so oni
Such disease occurring daily is called a
'quotidian ague:'if IL comes on every
other day, it is 'lertian ague;' and the
attack is usually about noon; iii returns
every third day, it is 'quartan sgue,'
and tie attack occures towards evening.
TRGATMENT.-Tho influence Of Cin~
clona bark has been known for a long
lime. II ID usual now 10 prescribe its
active principle, quinine, united with sul-,
phuric acid, forming the salt called disuz.
phetc Of qutniIe. The dose Of this is
from two TO eight grains. # should be
given belwcen the attacks, in the follows
ing form:
"Takc ofthe disulphato Of quinine, 3
grams; diluted sulphuric acid, 10 minifns
(more, it necessary; diluted nitric. acidy
5 5miuims; infusion Of froses, j. ounces.
Make draugh.. To be- taken every
three, OF four hours. "a eao ID yt1sGara
i "'Fhe attack Of ague mayisometines
be arrested by an emetic, as ths following,
to an adult: MT. saiars ba5I8lqs as9f
stake of powdered inpecacdan from
1910 20 grains. Mix with little water.
and iake, For child, ipecacuan wine
may be giver, ora or 4 gfains of nipecs-
cuan. ttiai uem sygsiau99, 81 81 sss1
"Sulphute Of ofquinine being an expen4
sivo salt, charitable individuals l:yinein
oguish districts are anxious 10 obtain
SONS substitute. o4e; 81 tsgs,,. .t
"The active principle Of wilos bark,
has been used for this purpose.
Il has very considerable powers. s.iss6
"Arsenlc has a great influence over
ague; it forms the cbief, ingredient in the
'lasteless ague, Drop and is much chea-
per than quinine. Ifgivep, i should be
in the form Of the Liquer arsenicalies, or
Fo,clcr's solution. It's dose is al. first
four or six drops, il, j, cause any pain in
The stomach il must be discontinued.
When neither cinchons bark nor willow,
bark can be obtained, chamomile flowers,
infusion of msTsh lrefoii buck bean, pep-
Der and rum, and the underground stem
,fihc sweet flag (Acarns calamus) have
III been celebrated foncuriRg aeues. II
s good to take an emeiic half an hour
before the attack comes on. such as
pecacuanba, 20 grains: Of sulphato Of
sinc, 20 grams. CascafilIa bark haslalso
49, .s.riovo.l "a uuuna with advans