Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-16
MuRATED rNcruRE FOR YELLOW FEVER.

The Physician who has discovered o cure for yellow
fever murated ncture Of irony and applied il
ruly IN multitude Of cases. mentioned in our columns
some days ago, is resident Of Savannah and not Of
Charleston. The annexed communication, which was
elected by an earnest appeal from the Savannah Geor-
an urging the doctor to his discovery to the
public for the sake of suffering humanity the matter
In its true light, SO far as is known to US:
SAVANNAH, SEPT. 2, 1854.
GENTLEMEN: notice in your paper Of this morning an
auson to the Muriated Tincure Of Iron" a remedy
In cases OF yellow Fever" Several reasons which
cannot now enumerate have prevented from hitherto
giving TINS remedy publicity through the columns Of the
place this new mode Of treatment before the pubcn
beg publish the following facts in connection with it,
have treated over one hundred and fifty cases Of
yellow fever since 21st utmo and of that number not
one has died who commenced this remedy prior to back
vomit !" and,
q Since 2lst utimo have not administered FIVE doses
of any other medicine.
gave the tincture in doses varying from twenty to
sixty drops every too hours in table spoonful Of water
for adults and small doses for children The prepara
ton of iron acts by indicating the blood and exerting s
styptc qualities upon the coats Of the stomach.
would respectfully call the attention of the medical
profession to this preparation Of iron Invaluable
remedy in yellow fever.
lam yours, respectfully,
P. H. WLDMAs.
DR.. s. N HARRIS also Of Savannah testfes to the eff
ncacy OF the ABOVE treatment OF yellow FEVER, though
he does not deem it infallible. He says
cit has been observed by Of my medical brethren
that its at variance with all preconceved
ideas of the pathology of yellow fever and confess my
self to have entertained similar views when it was first
suggested in consultation with another practitioner
remedy for the fatal black yomt But am sure
that many Of the articles of matera medca have been
from time to time improperly classified and from the ex-
perience during the last two yvare
iron in eryspeas, cannot reasonably be considered
contra-indcated by the existence of Inflammation an
confident from close observation Of its effects in large
number of OF yellow fever that its action that of
rergerant diaphoretic that it aays pain and produces
Sleep and by preserving the integrity Of the blood
bes the system to resist the depression universally
tendant upon the second stage disease 1t PRESENTS
in fact very happy combination Of hydrochoric acid,
in excess with iron the former of which, it well known,
has been given with great by the celebrated Dr.
Paris in malignant forms of fever while the latter iron,
has been universally acknowledged incompatible
tonic from time immemorial.
entirely with Dr. Wildman that it should be
exhibited at the earliest possible stage of the fever and
Of any other medicine 1t is well known that the revul
sive influence Of salvation has always been regarded
the great desderaum Of the mercuria treatment in yell
low fever and convinced that it will be small re-
commentator Of the murated ncture of iron to the pro-
fessen when it is understood am now prepared to
assert that it will produce salvation in much greater
number of yellow fever than calome will. This eff
feet due to the free hydrochorc acid is very far from
being attended by the pain and discomfort of mercural
pyasm, and is moreover, not at all indispensable to
cure E., w..
'With respect to the dose, it must necessarily be dis
cretonary with the practitioner and it cannot be
say to remind the profession that the United States
Dispensatory allows maximum of two fluid drachms.
There cannot think be any question of its decided utl
and in conjunction with snapisms and blisters will be
found to diminish the mortality very nconsiderabe
proportion when brought into action before the superven
ton Of black vomit. s. N. HARRIS, M. D."