The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

Ihslf cduse5 c6dld 50 one and the same. Al
any rate, there was great deal Of bilious
treatment Of this epidemic he thought II highly
essential to empty the prinsa ride, either by an
emectc or ca.hartc, and after that to kreP the
patent still, and give him little medi~fne.
To prevent oh 'Iers, keep the body clean, eat
moderately, but regularly, we@s easily and sleep
pleutifully.
DIRT ASt The CHOLERA.
Dr.. Sayre hs1fiot seen decent man die Of
the chol-r 70 tnis season, unless he drunk the
night BEFORE II was most prevalent in quarter,
where the filth was sbominsble, in places wlict
the authorities ought to drown cut.
DR. Reale said that number Of the board q
health had this d,y assured him that the boar
had not been able TO trace a single case Of ftt
az cause, unless with rhe filth there was also
an improperly If diet or Of r-gimen. In dirty
dump cellars !, p -evai'ed badly; in dry, dirty
places it did not appear
a CREATED DISEASE
DR. Griscom referred 10 the history Of chol-
era at Wards Island, in past years. S,xt,
pateuts We down with cholera, though ne
cholera wa exi, ing elsewhere within 9, 90 miles
II was a Gro .el disease, he had no doubt 4
occurs mostly among the destitute, and the state
of the atmospi here had more to do with it thar
diet. Sudden changes Of temperature, foul air
and close apartments seem To breed it, He re-
ferre d to its prevalence on the ocean last wInte
and not on the thickly crowded ships bearing
westwardy only He gave case of a ship
lean, well ventilated, well provision-d, " which
left our port with very few passengers for Liv
erponl. Suddenly the cholera broke out, ane
eight or nine of the men died As suddenly il
~
Zone Of choleraic atmosphere.
DR.. Griscom thought the yath0L0p1 of The
d sease Of vast consequence. The neutral Sc
cre,i"ns of The body seems all to be arrested
1T the liver. kidneys, Sc, while an Immature
discharge OF serum takes place. But why from
he mucous surfaces Of the intestines alone p
Why not into the pirural cavities'
THE TREATMENT
Dr. Corson press nted an able resume of tht
received d'etrlne as to the treatment of cholera
The "pa'nless diarrGa' is to be treated like +,
common diarrGa, only with reference 10 thu
qulckness OF the disea z, and instead OF debilta
ing catharlics, they should be Of the sure
quick order. united with anodynes and aroma
les calomel in common doses with opium and
stringents to follow was common. In the
franklin street hospital they used very large
doses Of calomel and little or no anodyne DR.
L. spoke well Of the plan of administering
cal"mrl in single grain doses every five MINUTES
till is desired effect is producrd, and then
QUINN III sii;::.!! aa,sss, 10 De continued when the
collapse appears In the East Indies, whence
cholera sprung, the calon,el and opium treat
ment has been found the v.ry best DR.. Scud
der pr"nuunces it superior to all other methods
after 25 years experience in VI. Revulsive Il
the surface and heat during the latter stages II
good general repnte. Mustard poultices snt
hot air b ths, as by DR. landowners apparatus
are OF great service. Fric,ions are gnod, but h,
suspected some had been rubbed TO death
Sptrtfu0Ms stimuli are condemned generally
ChlOrotnrn and camphor are approved by soms
Strychnine, IL to l-l6 Of q grain every hour
is an English Practice.
Qinine in the cold stays is urged BY Dr.
Palmer, OF Chicago, and Others
Acetate Of lead and opitim are DR.. Graves
avorltes. DR.. Corhiask advises Gre osote =
o hers give sulphuric acid. DR. Corson pre-
ferred fannie acid But here /, was getting
evident that the doctor had hobby ] H,
thought the great indication wa. to check tn,
albumnois flow, and he wanted styptics of som,
sort or other to seal up the open vessel tina
were discharg,hg il He preceded TO show
that after the Hrsi action upon the diarrhe
all The medicine that does any good may b,
proved to do It by virtue of Ills cedative, aslrin
gent or styptc proper
DR.. Bendie, by way Of supplement, insisted
that absolute rest y as essential
DR. Isaac Wood did MT undervalue medicine
CaloInel aud opium were his anchors bu
absolute rest was worth al, things else, an
with calotne, and opium it was quite sure-a
least as much SO as anything.
DIR. Gardner urged that the medicine b
taken in the form OF dry p,wders-not as Ii
qlids: thus they are tor more easily re,aine
upon the stomaGii.
Dr. Grscon had relieved the cramps b.
chlorofprm it procured pleasant sleep.-H
held it invaluable.
The treatment was further discussed b.
DR. Ba;che!der and others.
WHO DIE OF CHoLERA:
Dr. Beadie W is satsfi d tsat more people il
good circumstances die of this epidemic tina
by the proceeding ores. "(sood livers' h
held % be IN a grea. danger; while the notabi
bad l'vers ARE dying all about us.
DR.. Gardiner remarked ,nat much brand
and water was exec. ,insly a. TO preeisp s
tt.
Trtg SUBSTANCE IF THE NATTER.
The re snltinr sum of the discussion seeme
he this That the cholera begins with
painless d;arrhoea, which is easily cured
But II Neglected, IL ehds IN tne true cholsr
symptoms, which are exceedingly dangerous
rha, any improperly OF die, or habits, an,
over exertinn or uncommon exposure is likel
IN ,."duce it. That for it's cure, gentle toni
Iaxa-iyes in The first stages, caloncl moderately
and Quinn and ca,ap."r largely, inasa.11 pou
;ces, hot air baths, genus friction; and ansoiu;
rest are the best. By ssabsoiuts rest" thel
mean that the patient shall be STILL Dr. Woo
rama rk ID that he should not stir on anu dccOuu
,nhat epsr, and If he will be still, he will b
amazed t, find tina, his occasions FOR rising d
not come on perhaps throughout the whole day
II was a proiab meeting tor the profession
and lis record cannot but be Of service to tn