Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
ALLEGED CURE FOR SMALL -poN.

ALLEGED CURE FOR SMALLPOX.
The Consu. of the Quilted States at the Rio Grsnde
do Sui, Brazil has transmitted to the Department OF
State very interesting communication from DIR. X.
Lapdell, of Port Allegro. claiming the discovery OF
curs for the smallpox. d.. Landel states that the
idea of using the remedy to be mentioned first &C.
Cured to him during terrible epidemic Of this dis
ease in 1887 but that he first administered it in 1872
since which time his success, and that of his son. Dr.
John Laudell, aud other colleagues in the treatment
of snsllpox, have been most fatering. As the Sc
cretary of State ha. communicated Dr.. Landelrs pa.
per entire to the leading Journal OF the medical pro-
fession in the United States, is only necessary for
our purpose 20 that portion OF the paper which
discloses the remedy and its proper exhibitions:
dissolve that vaccine that is contained on pair
OF plates or q capillary tube, which IL about four or
81. drops of vaccine lymph, i'll four or SIX ounces OF
cold water, aud give 10 the patien. tablespoonful
every two or three hours.
The favorable result Of this exhibition ls, that II
mltiga:es the symptoms, mooinss tIe speeches. auu
cures the smallpox.
Il recognise that as vaccine applied externally pre-
vents the smallpox So also, being taken nwardy, in
the manner above Indicated it cures quickly aud ELL
caciousy the smallpox IN all it's stages
Under its use, the fever, the deI'riuu the hoarse
ness dlarrhost, pneumonia, cerebral congestion, aud
lnay, the secondary fever disappear.
beginning the treatment on tue eecouu vi iIhiu
day of the eruption the smallpox becomes as Varicel
is or varoloid although the epderm il tbckened aud
10 state of congestion, and in FIVE days become dry
without suppurelion . .u
"ApplyinS the same treatment on the 4h or ofn
asy OF the eruption the small pox become rs they
were the true I'LL and dry in the space OF ten
days with suppuration
;Consiaeriug then, that tho vcsices and pustues
ought to be opened, for two three times, always
while they contain any lquidand beginning the third
CAV 10 prevent the secondary faver have had since
1872 than thirty and 10 fourteen paid par
tcular attention. there were three severe continent
cases, and eleven less severe although distinct.
"Since had recourse to this treatment have not
lost single patient Of the email pox Al my request
como OF my colleagues are usins this system, and
they, we'll /, have reaped the most hstterlng re-
suits.
These effects superior to my expectation. and
even to my conprehensioD in fect the vaccine neu.
tra;zes the vsrioo virus, for morbid action de-
s;roys the effects of another. By this treatment /
have seen disappear thu fever delirium hoarseness,
disrrha,, pneumonia, Cerebral congestion, and the
secondary fever.
1T may bs mentioned here that the use Of eunol.
lent clys;ers or castor oil internally, TO keep the
bowels loose and in children calomel, is very necessa
ry slso garses of nitrate of silver aud choruret OF
Inns.
And afte, the fifth day give baths of warm water,
with li,;le ch!orurae of lime, or chlorure OF soda,
0. sponge the body.
ALSO have given vaccine nwardly az therapeu-
SIC remedy in whoopng cough, aud with beneh'; IN
soma Gases the whoop CONFUSION cough disappear
cd In ten hours remaining only supple cough,
Vnies c1tinguishes in four Or twelve days.