The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-06
For the South w stern.

5yn1ptons-Iherel is generally prenon1to1
dtayrhoa, with occasional nausea, slight cramI
1 and heavness about the head. In other case
1t commences suddenly with violent vomtin
and purgng OF a rice colored fluid, with exce<
sve and painful spasms of the abdominal an
! other muscles; the pulse is quick small, an
soon disappear altogether The skin is colo
the features collapsed, the urine altogether SUP
! pressed. As vomiting and pursing coninu
the powers OF life quickly fail, the eStremltle
become deadly cold and of blush color, tn
pulse ceases to be felt at the wrist, the breath
ing IS laborous, and the patient, who gets yer
restless, is generally carried off within ten o
twelve hours -.
Morbid appearances blue color of tE'
extrsmltles, which are rigid, remains after death
The fingers are hexed and shrunk and the nail
blue. The arterial system is empty, the venou
and particularly the right side of the heart, con
tains quantity of dark grumous and uncogu
liable blood. The latter fluid is deficient in salts
| and serum. When death has taken place IA
pidIy the Intestinal canal is often pale through
out; most frequently it presents an injected ap'
pcarance, either IN spots or long continuous
surface from congestion of the veins, or etfus!o1
OF bloody serum underneath the mucous coat
There are no ulceratlons or other signs OF III
tlammatlon. The abdominal viscera are gorg-
ed with dark venous blood. the urinary bladder
is empty and contracted into hard ball.
7rea$p1ent-A successful mode of treating
cholera still remains to be discovered. Many
European and northern physicians strongly re
commend blood letting in the commencement
of the disease, to be followed up by caome
and opium. Others reject venescation and en-
deavor to aay the most prominent symptoms,
viz: the irritability of the alimentary canal and
the spasms, at the same time employ such
means as are best calculated to restore the cir
culatlOn to the surfaces of the body. This
perhaps is the most rational mode of treatment
that can be adopted, but unfortunately medi
cal men are not agreed upon the means Some
prescribe nothing but ice as long as the vomiting
continues, Others vaunt small and frequent doses
Of calomel and opium: oil hers again prefer sti-
mulants, cajeput oil, brandy, etc. In order to
determine the blood to the surface and to allay
spasm, the extremiies should be assiduously
dubbed with warm anodyne embrocations, or
when the yapour or hot Air bath can be obtain
ID, these may be employed with advantage
Some European physicians speak highly Of the
aline treatment, which consists in the admin
stration Of salts of soda and potash in any APP
'ropriate vehicle. In extreme cases these salts
AVE been injected into the veins with apparent
dvantage. When the symptoms have sub
ided and the patient survives a stage of reac-
i'm often succeeds and is attended with symp-
oms of typhoid character. The treatment
hould then be directed by the principles which
overn that type of disease.
JuRoRs.-We extract the following sections
ON the law in regard to jurors, passed at the
st session of the Louisiana legislature:
Sec. S. Be it further enacted &C., That
ny person regularly drawn and summoned c
rve as grand or petit jurors, or summoned to
rye as a juror detalebus, at the several dis {
let courts in this statesparish of Orleans ex-
ptcd, shall be allowed the sum of two dol
rs for each day he shall attend such court,
Id the sum of five cents for every mile he
all necessarily travel in going 10 said court
I'd returning home: Provided that mileage in
} case shall be allowed to uror for more
an once going to and returning from the
urt during the term.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, &c, That it
all be The duty Of the clerks of courts, i'm ,
ediately after the jurors shall have been dis ::
arged to make out and deliver TO each Juror J
certificate, specifying the number of days
at he has attended, the distance for which he =,
all be entitled to receive mileage, and the
Mount due, which shall be ascerta;ned by the I,
III of the juror, to be administered bv the
'rk, and such certificate shall be receivable s.
payment OF the parish tax, or paid out of any
1n"yS IN tie parish treasury not otherwise APP >
opriated.
The 1NTs.'-The Louisville Courier says C
at the steamer Monongahela, from Pittsburg '
St. Louis, was detained at that city several :
urs, and the editor had chance of visiting i
me eco immigrants Of the mormon faith, who S
re passengers on board, travelling towards C
Z promised land, near Great Salt Lake They d
re exclusively English, from the counties
rdcring on Wales; and although fresh. rud- t.
and hearty looking specimens OF human ma u
re, possessed that sensuoUs look and boorish :
amer that invariably characterzes the igno- "
Mt and credulous. One of the chief saints on +,
ard had three young and very pretty wives n
: was evidently mere beginner in the prac- n
e of poyyamy, yet he most assuredly rem q
red himself liable to criminal suit in the +
urts of any State. q
The secretary of war has ordered recruit u
: station for the enlistment of sappers and T.
ners for the q S. army, to be opened in New a
ork. Qualified recruits are required to be .
married, native born Americans, of GOOD hab Il
, able bodied and healthy, over 90 and I'M :.
+ 55 years of age, and not less than feet h
shes in height; mustbe able to write egibIv, ii
ad and spell correctly. The pay of prvates Q
5l3; artifcers SIT; corporals S22, and ser II
ants 1884 per month. As secretary Davis }
1ers that none save native Americans are to :,
received in this, the crack corps of the arr d
y, he must be getting tncured with know j;
thinyism. n
The Linn Ohio Press makes SINGULAR dis
'sure. On the 10th ult.. judge Cessna, an old a
d influential citizen of Hardin county, was a
rested for counterfeiting. For several years
occupied the fDsiion of associate Judge and