The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-01

ALLEGED CURE FOR SMuI-POx.-Thc consul of thu
United States at the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil has
transmitted to the Department of State very in
tcresting communication from DR.. Landell of Port
Algere, claiming discovery of cure for the
small poX. DIR. Laude states that the idea of using
the remedy to be mentioned first occurred to him
during terrible epidemic Of this disease in lS3.
but that he first administered il in 1912, since
which time his success and that of his SON Dr.
John Landell, and other colleagues in the treat
ment of smallpox have been most tlatterng The
Secretary of State has communicated DIR. LandcIl !
paper entire to the leading journal of the medical
profession in the United states. We find in the
Washington Union that portion which discloses
the remedy and its proper exhibition:
dissolve the vaccine that Is contained on pair
of plates a capillary tube, which is about four
or six drops of vaccine lymph, in or ounces of
cold water, and give TO the patient tablespoonful
every two or three hours.
The favorable result of this exhibition is, that
il mtigates the symptoms, mobiles the species
and cures the smallpox.
IL recognise that as vaccine applied externally
prevents the smallpox, So also, being taken in
wardly, in the manner eboVe indicated. ii cures
quickly and eficacously the smallpox in all its
stages.
"Under its use, the fever, the delirium the
hoarseness, diarlhaa, pneumonia. cerebal conxcs-
ton and finally. the secondary fever disappear
Beginning the treatment on the I'd or Sd day
Of the eruption the smallpox becomes rs varicela
or varioloid; although the cpidcrm il thickeneI
and in state of congestion. and in five DAYS he
come dry without suppuration
"Appiying the same treatment on the 3th or 9Th
day of the eruption, the smallpox become "a if
they were the true Nccinc; fill aud dry in ten DAYS
with suppuration.
"Considering, then, that the vesires and nustplos
eught to be opened, for two or three times always
that they contain any liquid, and beginning the
third day to prevent the secondary fever have
had since lS42 more than thirty cases and in four
teen paid particular attention: there were three &C.
we're continent cases, and eleven less sey.r. al
though distinct.
"Since had recourse 10 this treatment Ibave
not lost a single patient of the small poy At nv
request some If my colleagues are using This sys
TEN. and they n well as |, have reaped the most
fiattering results.
These effects ar" superior IN my eynectation
and even 10 my comprrhensipm in fact the vaccine
neutralizes the yarinr virus or one morbid action
destroys the effects Of another BY this treatment
have seen disappear the fever ,iclirium. hoarse-
ness, diarrhra, pneumonia, cerebral congestion
and the secondary fever.
at may be mentioned hero that the use of emol-
lent clysters or caster oil internally to keep the
bowels loose, and in children caomel, is very nee
essary' az also garges of nitrate of silver and
chlorgret of lime.
And after the fifth day give baths Of warm Wa
ter and little chloruret Of lime or chloruret of
SODA OF sponge the body.
Also have given vaccine inwardly as a the
rapeatic remedy in hopping cough, aud with benefit
III some cases the hoop or CONFUSION cough dissp
pear IN ten hours, remaining only a simple cough
winch e4tlngaishcs In four or twelve DAVIS"
IaE MERCER STREET MYsTERY-The mysterious