Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-08-24

day; seen many patients no, half as sick q
was myself. Have had darrhoea for tw.
days" "Any pain with il ;" mo.
was caused by loss of rest, and mpruden,
ly eating some ice-cream, which Away
hurts me-" "Taken any thing - "Yes
Have taken little camphor and laudsnum
Having SO much work to do, was afraid Il
take large dose, lest should have to lay
up. Las. nigh, the discharges were profuse
exhaus'ing and almos, involuntary"
Looking him full in the face, saw ,ht
expression tina, told with q melancholy
truthfulness this noble fellow is on the very
verge OF pitching over precipice, which
will in all probability eventuate in total de-
struciion. Taking him gently by the arm
] ssid, "Come Doctor, ] am going home
with you. You are too useful a man Ia
throw your life away. Remember, you
have lovely wife and two of the sweetest
children in the city, and as ] do no. think
you have any RICH, TO commit. suicide
shall take it upon myself to see that you
do your duty TO yourself, to your family
and TO the State. You hsve the cholera
Doctor saw it The minute laid my eyes
on you. Now is the time to break j. up
Stop your little doses and take good qui.
citing one take one ,hs, will make an i'm
preston a. once; that will srres. this dread
full thing righ, a. the threshold. You are
stout enough to take 'easpoonful Of laud'
anum, or half grain of morphine, or three
grains OF solid opium. Selec, now your
remedy, bu, be sure you take enough a,
once 10 do The work, and, il you are nct
who'll relieved in two hours, you must re.
peat IT'D
The doctor saw tina, ! was in earnest, sn
he surrendered Q, discretion took half g
grain OF morphine, applied o large mustard
plaster over the abdomen, and in an hour
was new man rested well during the
night, GO. up brigh. The mex, morning, and
has been as usefulIy occupied ever since as
any other doctor in the city. Blu, for this
promp. action he might have been lost.
Let us all remember that in cholera times
every case Of diarrhoea, i, matters not how
srfling j! is, may end in cholera if neglect.
ed. and hence deserves promp, attention.
Unfortunately, The majority Of cases are
painless at the start, in which lies the gtea.
danger to The patient. When man is in
pain he wants to be relieved. and Iooses no
time in seeking proper remedies but when
every discharge from The bowels is perfect
ly painless, and seems 10 sfnrd reasona-
BILE sort Of relief by getting rid Of something
that is detrimental, there is greater dan
ger, because the patient is del"ded with the
idea .ba. i. is all salu,ary effort of nature,
LIE, no man, Their, be deceived. LIE. him
&C. on the presumption that every case of
is but the first stage Of cho7era.-
Dom, pcrmi, i, for a moment, ]. matters
no. how it is produced, siopi'. otoyour
physician and get proper directions for
managing such cases. Dom. take nos
lrums. LIE. your family adviser give you
prescription and directions s"i'sble for ony
case, whether in child or grown person.
LIE, the head of The family inquire, every
morning and evening, Of The children end
servants if any Of them are suffering from
looseness of The bowels. If SO, follow the
your physician gave you. II
the case is no, soon relieved, send for the
doctor, but ply his remedies as directed un-
till he arrives to determine whether there is
any complication TO demand change Of
the prescription. If this course was adopt
ed in every family, there would not be q
case of cholera in this city in q fortnight
1t would be completely starved out.
] cannot 5u, blame my medical brethren
q llitle for their lukewarmness in this mat
ter. They seem TO be afraid to say to their
families the plain things have written a.
bove. They are afraid Of being suspected
Of self interest. Blu. let every man Of them
do his duty and feel that his conscience is
clear. LIE, the doctors all 60 TO their lam
lilies and say what they know to be true,
regardless of all suspicious, and many VAL
liable life will be saved that nigh. otherwise
be sacrificed.
Physicians are the conservators of the
public health. and they can fulfil their high
missions not only by pointing GU! and
suggesting The removal of all nuisances, bu.
also by giving special directions to individ-
uss for self protection in poisoned Amos
phere.
1t would relieve US modest doctors OF d
little awkward affec,a.lon, and give The thing
The sanction of "authority," if the City Fa'
Tiers would shoulder the responsibility and
have printed neat little placards, setting forth
the facts that diarrhoea a. this time is but
the premoni'ory stage of cholera ; that is
easily cured; that the poor should cease from
labor and 60 Immediately TO the dispense
ries SO literally provided for them in our
great city, and procure the propar remedies;
and that the rich should send for their fam
lily physicians a, once. Let one of lhese be
nue. or q, The "Five Points," and lie. i. be
published daily in all The city papers. Do
this, adop. the abor,ve ,res,men, Of chole.
re-, and it would flee, even if the city was
more filthy than j. is q. this time. S.
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