Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09
ALLEGED CURE FOR SMALLPOX.

AAALOGO COhE 1O1s Oh ALL I va.
The Consul of the United States at the
Rio Grand do Sui, Brazil, has transmit.
ted TO the Department of State a very
Interesting communication from D. R.
Landell, of Port Allegro, claiming a dis.
coyery for the cure of the smallpox =
DR.. Landell states that the idea of using
the remedy 10 be mentioned first occurred
10 him during terrible epidemic of this
disease in 1887, but that he first admins
tered it in 1912, since which time hi:
success, and that of his son, DR.. JOIN
Landell, and other colleagues in the
treatment of smallpox, have been fatter
ing. As the Secretary of Stale has CON-
municated DR.. Landell's paper entire tc
the leading journal of the medical pro-
fession in the United States, it is only
necessary for our purpose to exirac
that portion ofihe paper which disclose;
the remedy and its proper exhibition.
Dissolve the vaccine that is contained
on pair of plates or capillary tube
which is about four or six drops of vac,
cine lymph, in four or six ounces of colo
water, and give to the patient table
spoonful every two or three hours.
The favorable result of this exhibition
is, that it mitigales the symptoms, modi.
fes the species, and cures the small pox
recognize that, as vaccine applied
externally. prevents the smallpox, SC
also, being taken inwardly, in the man.
ner above indicated, it cures quickly ant
efficaciously the smallpox in all il;
stages.
Under lis use, the fever, the delirium
the hoarseness, diarrhoea, pneumonia, &C,
rebral congestion, and finally, the second.
airy fever disappear.
Beginning the treatment on the second
or third day of the eruption, the small
pox becomes as varicella, or varioloid;
although the epilerm is thickened, and in
state of congression, and in FIVE days
become dry without suppura,ion.
Applying the same treatment on the
fourth or fifth day of the eruption, the
smallpox becomes as if they were the
true vacciae; fill and dry in the space Of
ten days with suppuration.
Considering, then, that tie vesicles and
Pustulco ought to be opened, for two or
three times, always that they contain
liquid, and beginning the third day 10
prevent the secondary fever. | have
had since 1912 more than thirty cases.
and in fourteen paid particular attention;
there were three severe connuent cases,
and eleven less severe, although less dis
t;nct.
Since | had recourse to this treatment
| have not lost single patient of the
smallpox. AT my request some of my
colleagues are usefng this system, and
they, as well as I, have reaped the most
fattering results.
These effects are superior to my ex-
peclation, and even TO my comprehension;
in fact, the vaccine neutralizes the
variolic virus, or one morbid action de-
stroys the effect of another. By this
treatment | have seen disappear the fe-
yer, delirium, hoarseness, diarrhea, Pne-
umonia, cerebal congestion, and The Sec
ondary fever.
1t may be mentioned here that the use
of emolient clysiers or castor oil internal
ly, very necessary, as also gargles nitrate
of silver and chlorurate oflime.
And after the fifth day give baths Of
warm water, with little chlorurate of
of lime, or chlorurei of soda, or sponge
the body.
Also have given vaccine inwardly as
therapeutic remedy in whooping cough
and with benefit; in some cases the whoop
or convulsion cough disappeared in ten
hours, remaining only a simple cough,
which extingnishes in four or twelve days.
PERSONAL INDEPENDEEcE.-AW Wes-
tern editor lately offered his hat as a
prize for the best essay on independence.
The following obtained the prize:
National Independence is easier imag-
ined than described. Personal indepen-
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