The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-08-12
From The Independent.
A Plain Chapter ON Cholera.
BY DIR. JOHN G. DUNN,

BY DIR. JOHN G. DUNN.
Having been requested by several to give
them receipt for cholera, it may not be out
Of place to publish few hints which can be
put in practice by any one having G least
idea Of the usual remedies and common appli-
cations kept in every family and in doing so
shall divest my language of every professional
term that is not generally understood.
1t is often the case that person attacked by
cholera makes fatal delay in procuring ply
scian, or is too far from his abode to have his
attendance in time. The disease is generally
so insidious in its approach that every little
diarrhGa, or uneasiness in the bowels and
stomach, should he looked upon with suspicion
when cholera is known to be in the neighbOr-
hood. A diarrhGa thus occurring should he
treated Immediately! 4 good warm bath, as
hot as you can bear it. and plenty of soap to
cleanse the skn rub dry with a coarse towel
until the surface grows red. then take three
pills OF blue mass with eight or ten drops Of
laudanum. This will prevent almost any at
tack OF cholera in its first stage. When il is
about no one can pay too much attent on to bis
Diet or his feelings. Avoid unripc fruit. OF too
much OF that which stripe. Battle every morn
ing with cold wattr, and rub the skin roughly
for it has more to do with cholera than people
are aware Of
you let slight diarrhGa run on for day
or two, the first you know. you are in the spas
m0dic clutch OF cholera when. if YOU had
checked it in season, and removed the cause by
slight medication, the terrible grasp may never
have been laid upon you. 1t does not always
warn You with diarrh9a. but often comes sud
denly. Now merely wish to drop few items
oil treatment. to be used where medical treat
ment cannot be Immediately procured When
person is attacked by cholera boil a large
Kettle Of water as soon as possible strip the
patient Naked put q large mustard pOultice
over the stomach and bowels then wringing
out three blankets from the boiling water. wrap
him in them. winding dry blanket on the out
sue 30, 10 keep the heat in Thus you amply heat
all over the body and bring the blood back to
the skin. What's the use of your rubbing! 1t
only creates little hcat-why not apply it oil
0reT at once with the blankets; YOU may put
some mustard or red pepper with the hot water
II you choose. So much for C outside treat
ment now the attention must be turned to the
bowels and stomach. Intense purging and vo-
miting are almost always present in cholera.
and from their exhausting influence. dem and
prompt treatment. As soon the skin begins
to warm with the blankets, the alarming pnrg-
ing and vomiting ceases. Do not be afraid to
give laudanunl-give sixty drops at q dosc-a
Hfne dose does no good-you have a giant to
deal with-knock him down with big club,
when he's down, keep him. If the laudanum is
itol,.
,o,,iea up repeat the dose Immediately Mix
anS I;,, ieu pepper, warm brandy or whisky,
,.", o. ....e canpnor, ana give II occasionally
ou' TIC great hope-the great dependence must
y. y0ul noi p'ahhets ana your iaudanum
1hoia, sou WY
tho ns...;. usI I: III ~nlcn tne oood heor's
~. 1850 '"e snm ana - tnrotrn IN upon
oraou. ,"" e q; "oe'. ana ofner internal
natural accumulation OF blood strives To relieve
herse If by purging it out and by vomiting it
up but any one who has ever seen person
Dled, has noticed that the blood separates into
TWO parts--watcr and clot. Now there are lit
tie vessels opening into the bowels which let
permit the clotty to pass, and this is the cansc
Of SO much water being purgcd and vomitcd
the blood thus loses the water which rendered
it fluid and becomes useless in the veins and
IN treating the disease there is one important
item 10 he noticed, viz. when the purgng and
vomiting is somewhat checked and the skin bc.
brandy "nd rosor, o. SMeas ."en s'op giving
the tea will be absorbed hv ths ,i,,,a Val. =,