Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-08-10
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
DR., Cartwright on Cholera.

cholera that have yet been made. The auhori-
tv too, is of the very highest character. Our
own advicess, to obtain the aid Of physician
as speedily as possible in case of sickness.
NEw-ORlEANs, May II, lS49.-Iour favor
of the 9th of April has just been received. In
reply to- your inquiries, whether the symptoms
of the present Cholera agree with those OF 1888,
answer, they do. The disease is the samc-
the same symptoms and the same variety ot
symptoms observed in the epidemic OF 81 ard
'33, are found in the present. The symptoms
vary in different places and often i'll the same
family-sowe have cramps, others not. Most
of the cases commence by diarrhoea, and few
by vomiting and diarrfGa at the same time !;
some rapid in their progress, Others slow. In
general, there is no feeling of indisposilion when
the diarrhGa begins.
1t is only after the system has been robbed
Of much of its watery fluids by the diarrhGa.
that the sinking sensation commences-just rs
in loss of blood. The patient is thus ulled
into = fatal security, because he does not feel
sick, and thinks that lie has only premonltory
symptoms, which may end in cholera or not.
The error lies in taking it for granted that the
disease has premontory symptoms, requiring i
rUilder or different treatment from the disease
itself
The disease consists in pouring back of the
contents Of the absorbent vessels into the all
mcnlary canal, and fillerng of the watcry parts
of the blood from the extrcmiies OF the capil-
larry arteries Before the diarrhGa manifcsts
itself, the disease has begun. The absorbcns
or some of them have poured back their contents,
furnishing the serous or rice water matter that
is thrown out by the diarrIiea. How erroneous
then, to call the diarrhea y premonilory symp-
tom, when it is actually secondary effect of
prior diseased action, Of the disease itself.
To cure the cholera cito iuio et jucunle this
pouring back process must arrested A-trln-
gents, npiaies, stinulants, &C., may chegk it for
a while, and nature may rc-cstabsh the natural
course of the circulation in the abaorbenls but
there is no security that she will do so, unless
the fluids he determined to the skin and the
liver put 10 work. When we act on the skin
by inducing perspiration, we make he absor-
bents of the alimcnlary canal, hungry for fluids
A sucking mp instead of a pouring back action
is established in them. The disease consists in
the latter action, and is cured at once by esiab-
fishing the former. Fluids in The body or out
of it cannot run in opposite directions at The
| same time Hence diarrhea from retrograde
action of the absorbcnts must stop rs matter
of necessity, when The natural course OF the cir
cnlation in the absorbent vessels is restored by
inducing perspiralion. The perspiration should,
be supported by diluent drinks. until We have
time 10 bring the liver into play.
The liver is torpid in Cholera. When the
liver acts, the natural course Of the abdominal
circulation is restored But until lheabdomnal
circulation through The liver is restored, we must
act on the skin We cannot net on The liver
and restore the natural course of The circulation
of blood through it, under six or eight hours.
The disease often kills in three or four But
We can acl on The skin in FIVE minutes, which
will answer every purpose. and give Us time TO
| acl on the liver. How can We act on the SKIN
and actually cure the formidable cholera in so
short imc is The question? ] answer, that by
stimulating Sudoriiic choIa20guc formed upon
the basis of the celebrated composition OF an-
clients, whci, the experience Of two thousand
wears has proved to be enlinently successful in
cold congcstive atfcctions-.i composition where
the pungent aromalics, anti-spaslnodlcs aud slow
purgatyes, are brought into happy union.
Nv composition differs from tie ancient pre-
paraiion, in having only one kind Of pepper i'll
stead of !hrec, on. anti-spaSmodic, the camphnr,
instead of many, and one slow purgative, the
chalk mercury or calome, instead Of the drastic
vegetable calharics used by The ancicnis. IL
is composed of 20 grains Of chalk mercury
NIydraryrum cum creta) or English caOmel. 20
grains Cayenne pepper, 10 grains gum camphor,
is grains cacined charcoal, and the same guam
lv rum arabic The above united constitute
dose for an adult. 1t is best given in two
table spoonsluI of cold water. 1t should be
swallowed at once without stopping TO taste ii.
Ii generally causes q sweat 10 break out IN the
stomach, bowels and eXtremiiies, with little sips
of hot camome, sage, balm. or mint lea, or
chicken water Then when the sweat COM
mcncrs, all that is necessary is 10 support the
sweat bv drinking freely of warm teas or chick
en- water, until the purgaiive part OF the compo-
silion has time 10 empty the gall blader OF Its
atrabiIious contents. and to enable The blood TO
circulate through tile liver. The heat TO assist
tile above powder in causing sweat, may be APP
piled to the exiremitcs. in the shape of bottles
with hoi water aud 10 The stomach and bowels,
by jacket or shirt wrung out OF scaidng water
and rolled into ball is large as a child's head
wrapped in dry flannel. As soon as the pow
der is swallowed, u napkin dipped in cold water,
should be stuffed into the mouth, 10 take out
the burning taste aud 10 prevent vomiting.
Ifinstcad of sweat flushing of the face and
heat Of the skin caused by the hot applications,
the lancet should be used TO bring The system
TO the sweating point, or a'free cupping over the
stomach. Drinks should be given while the
blood is flowing, 10 prevent the loss of blood
from debiIaling, which is well to do, if The
drinks be absorbed blood letting, BY removing
yenous plethora facilitates absorption. A sweat
will stop the diarrhea and vomiting if it can be
established While The diarrhrra goes on, and
before perspiration occurs slimulants may be
used freey-none are too slrong-hre itself
is scarcely too strong, if it could be swallowed
The powders though are generally strong
enough. When sweat is once established, S! i'm
uIanls are Injurious, and are apt to drive the
blood 10 the brain, and cause secondary fever.
Warm teas or chicken waller are then the best
simulants: they dilute the blood-lhey can be
taken cold or warm or alternated with ice. But
! suppose the powders cannot be kept on the
stomach, what then? answer, morphine and
campIror water. From half grain TO grain of
sulphae of morphine dissolved in dessert
spoonful of camphor water Qhe aqua camphor
Of The shops) should be given after every spell
of vomiting, or every stool, also little calomel
or chalk mercury. Coffee after the morphine,
prevents it from affecting the head
Ihave been practising medicine in The city of
New Orleans more than four months, and have
s,en more or less cholera every day. have
not met with single case which has not been
promptly cured by the above mentioned means,
if taken in hands before the pulse failed. The
most of the cases are cured by single dose.
More than one or two doses are seldom ncces-
sary What kills so many people with cholera,
they will not believe they have the disease un-
ill they begin to die. They die from trilling
with the darrhea, believing it is only premon-
itory symptom, and stop il or try TO do so by
astrinGeut or opiates Life is suspended by