Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1855-11-23


/ lamentations. At the same time some GER
i tain purgattves must be administered, and
I their action facilitated by all the means at
command. For this purpose know of no
more efficient remedy than our common an
! ti-bilinns purge, and il one dose is reject
I ed or fails to operate, another must be adj
ministered, and its operation arrested by
copious infectious Of tepid water, until you
succeed in your efforts, and establish free
carharasis. do not wish to be understood
+. that this is the best plan of treatment for
| all the forms of the disease, but lear in
Iisintl that am treating Of the malignant
epidemic. The Podophyliulu may be ad-
ministered in 20 grs. every two hours until
/ free catharisis is induced In the severe
(! form of the disease under consideration,
/ there seems to be an effort on the part of
the intestines to relieve themselves of some
morbid, irritating matter, and hence the
powerful spasmpdic contractioGs which pro-
duce the mtolcrahle pain with which the
disease is accompanied &'hen free CATH
arsiS is once induced, these natural efforts
tends to maintain It, aud iFte more powerful
cathartie, nav be omitted and their place
supplied With m;lder remedies of the same
nature, such as the syrup of rhnbarb and
magnesia; hut at this point in the treat
ment the Sep,sndria is the best adapted
remedy ever discovered, and it may be
couibned with tonics and stimulants as IL.
dicaled Tl,r effect mist be kept up uu-
/ I'll tile morbid accumulation is removed;
( and during the whole time the nausea and
debility must be combatted with their sp-
proplil;e remedies. As size cause of the
disease is thus removed, and the hapatic
congestion as part hereos, subsidies, the
/ function Of til, organs implicated will be
7 left greatly impaired and in debilitnted
! condi;ion After the more urgent syinp-
toms are relieved, this condition of the or
/ gaus will require unceasiug attention. The
patients diet must be carefully selected, or
! cholera morhus, collie, and affections of
kindred nature will not only he constant
source of trouble to both lpatien; and ply
scian, hut they may suddenly overthrow'a
the brilliant prospects Of recovery that
/ YOU have so long lnhored to bring aboGt:--
/ To restore the functions of the liver the
following hare found TO be unequallcd By
any other remedy 'orco,ubinaliou of rene
dies that have ever met with. The fol-
lowing is the formule:
Hydrastine, grs. XIX.
Leptandrin, grs y.
Podophyllip, /" jss.
Saeh I.actis, drachn, j.
H. and tu:uratc we'll together in a mortar
and divide into 20 powders, one of which
may be given every two hours. This not
only acts as an efficient hepati, stinlulant,
but also as tonic to the enfeebei mucus
membrane. Enematta are of great benefit
in tie treatment, and in lie first stage
prefer TIE simple cold water to any other.
This should be administered in large guam
titles with tue view Of listeuding the bow
els and thus facilitating the evacuation of
their morbid contents. In the sanguineous
stage the common injection of DR.. Beach is
very useful, and in The uceratve or decli-
niag stage, turpentine in mucilage of gum
arabic is appropriate. If large injections
cannot be retained. small quantityof cold
water piil have a ssothing affeot upon the
highly ,iairtated nmcns Gnenibsane. Iced
water is very refreshing drink for the pa-
tient. and haze usually found it bene6-
eial, In the early stages the wet sheet
pack and the cold sitz bath may also be
used. with great Senoft. These seem to
alag the irritability and soothe the excited
patient. Although in the early stage OF
the disease astringents are not admissible
in the declining stage to assist in strength
en;ng the nlueus surface they arc very use
tul. The fsllowing fornlul9 has proved ef-
Hcacsous TAR this purpose:
R. Hydrastine,
Myricine, a. a. grs. \.
Myrrhoe, rulv., grs. Xxx.
Sdch Lactis, drsehm, j.
VI IT, in chartulus decim diyidenus, one
of which may bc administered every two
hnHrs.
This course Of treatment judiciously ap-
Piled, will in grea, majority Of cases prove
successful in removing the cause Of the dis
ease which may be known hy the alteration
il the pathagnomonic alsinc cvacuations
which. as heretofore indicated, gradually
change from the bilious or sapguine TO q
grayish inembranous discharge. consisting
either of detached full membrane, or the
natural intestinal mucus epethelium which
is removed As the disease declines, the
skin assumes its natural state, the coating