The Shasta courier., 1858-02-27
Alleged Cure for Small pox.

The Consul of the United States at the P;o
Grande do Sui. Brazil, has transmitted to tho
Del artment of State very interesting commu-
nlcaton from DR.. T. Landell, of Port Aleoro
claiming the discovery of cure for the small
pex. DR.. Landell states, that the idea of nsin,
the remedy to be mentioned first occurred to
him during terrible epidemic of this disease
IN 1897 but that he first administered it in ls49
since which time his success, and that of his
son: DIR. John Landell, and other colleagues in
the treatment of smallpox have been most fat
terlng- As the Secretary of State has co onmu-
ncated DR.. Landels paper entire to the eadino
journal of the medical profession in the United
States, 1t is only necessary for our purpose to
extract that portion of the paper which discloses
the remedy and ITS proper exhibition:
dissolve that vaccine that is contained on n
pair of plates or capillary tube, which is about
four or six drops of vaccine lymph, in four or
six ounces of cold water, and give to the patient
tablespoonful every two three hours
The favorable result of this exhibition is.
that it mitigates the symptoms, modifies the
species, and cures the small pox
Il recognize that as vaccine applied externally
prevents the smallpox, so, also, being taken in
wardly, IN the manner above Indicated it cures
quickly and effcaciously the small pox in all its
stages.
Under its use the fever, the delirium, the
hoarseness, darrh9a, pneumonia cerebral con-
gestition, and finally the secondary fever disap-
pear.
beginning the treatment on the second or
third day of the eruption, the smallpox be-
comes yaricella or varioloid; although the
epiderm is thckened and in state of conges-
ton and in five days becomes dry without sup
puration.
Applying the same treatment on the 4th or
| 9TH day of the eruption, the small pox become
as if they were the true raccine, fill and dry in
tn espace of ten days with suppuration.
Considering then, that the vescles and pus-
tules ought to be opened, for two or three times,
always while they contain any liquid, and be-
ginning the third day to prevent the secondary
fever. | have had since 1912 more than thirty
cases, and in fourteen paid particular 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 small pox. AT
my request some OF my colleagues are using
this system, and they, as well as |, have reaped
the most flattering results.
These effects are superior to my expectation
and even tony comprehension IN fact, the vac
cine neutalizes the variolic virus, for one NOR
bid action destroys the effect of another. BY
this treatment have seen disappear the fever
delirium, hoarseness, diarrhea, pneumoni, GER
ebral congestion, and the secondary fever.
1T may be mentioned here that the use OF
emolient cysters of castor oil internally, to keeI
the bowels loose, and in children calor1el, is
very necessary. as also gargles of nitrate of sill
yer and chlorruret of lime
and after the fifth day give baths of warm
water, with little cholurate of lime, or chloru-
ret of soda, or sponge the belly
also have given vaccine inwardly, as the
rapeutic remedy in whooping cough, and with
benefit; in some cases the whoop or convulsior
cough disappeared in ten hours, remaining only
simple cough, which extinguishes in four OIL
| twelve days'