Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-01-21
VOL. XVII, NO. S7.--sEsHEEEs. VOL. XI NO. 81.
5carlct F'e vel.-'r reatlnnt apd Cure.

MR CovER- / have been thinking
thai few suggestions upon Scarlet Feycr
which Is prevailing al this line in Iowa
and Grant Counties rs an epidemic, fTom
your Oh friend on Proplylaetigs aud iIS-
glen genercl--llight cot be unintcres,-
ing to some Of your many reaflers. have
been prompted 70 this BY being compelled
to witness the perfect failure Of the best
mepicil skill, and have had 10 contcnt
myself with others of The medical facaltv,
in looking on as a silent spectator and SEQ
the little sufferer close its eyes in death
and hear the heart broken sobs Of its
mother | have recently witnessed the
death of three children in one family.
have asked myself has this diseas
prevailed so long and tho medical faculty
not discovered any means TO stay its prog.
Iress? have sat down and examined
over fifty different authorities and am now
strongly Of the opinion that we 10 possess
a prophylactic. I feel tito be 4 duty in
cumbentupou every person who may think
he possesses any knowledge TINT would
Iameliorale The sick OF stay an epidemic 60
let il be known. assume without fear
Of Successful refutation, that the weight of
respectable authorities recommend the ex,
tract Of delladoaaa AS prophylaciic for
llhiS dkease. Aware that we have medt>
cal men among us who have iInlabcd old
I fogyism so strong that they would not
agree to this specific simply because 1t en-
anated from Hahnomann, the founder Of
Homeopathy, | say--mothers, use il il
| your Children are in danger Of exposure 10
the coniagion Of scarlet fever. Send and
get TiIdens fresh extract, for all depends
on the purity ofthe belladonna. Itis my
opinion hat a majority of the failuresare
attributable 10 the ihpurily Of the drug,
The strength should be three grains tc tllc
ounce Of distilled OF rain water of this So
luton: give three drops twice daily toa
child uuder twelve months old and one
drop more for every year above that age,
and continue 70 give It regularly as long
as the endemic lasts. might 1--WE many
instances whore this prophyhctic has been
used in artcsting the spread of The disease
in asyums and public insiitutions whore
large. numbers Of children have been con,
gregatcd. | wfl Let one or two Of tho
most eminent medical men speak for
themselves. DR. Newbigging, 10 'Brafth-
waite's Retrospect No. 90, says: FIIaying
asceriained the number Of children unaf-
ected with scarlet fever, / directed that
beIladonna should be administered 10
them in the proportion Of one sixth 70 one
fourth Of a grain twice a day, according TO
the age Of each child, the first dose 70 be
given before breakfast and the last at bed
time. In AL the Institutions where it was
used as above but very few cases oS-
lcurred.p In cne Orphaa Hospital nj Lau-
gendorf, in Prussia, containing one humid
red and sixty children, on the breaking oat
Iof epidemic scarlet fever, bclladonna was
administered and only two cases occurred
afterwards. lis action appears 10 DO by
altering the relations Of The nervous sys-
TEN so as to diminish The disposition 10
the disease The prsmonitary symptoms
should be attended 70. Parents should
not give their children hot drink wber az.
tackled with the disease. Give them ccig
drinks and if tho throat is affected apply
q coarse fowl, wet in ice water, wash the
throat and swab tho nell and tlnoGa
with the following two table spoonfnls
Of cayenne pepper, or red pepperpillveriz-
ed and oneCtf common salt infused in n
half piatof boiling water and abe same
quantity Of bet vinegar. Give an cmelic
u ipecacuanha.
have made these suggestions in hope
that | might call out some medical gen
temen who arc more competent 10 instruct
the public upon this subject than mysek
HIPPocRAmEs.
Highland, Jan. 10Th, 1860.
Al SnARp GAME.-Last Monday rath-
Their seedy boxing Individual called upon
Joe H., who has livery stable ID Po>
tosi, and stated that be was merchant
living IN McGregor, and that he had q
mortgage for 5000 against a German iiy-
ing il Dubuque. The mortgage, he said,
expired that day and it was necessary 60
reach Dubuque before night, 10 order 70
get the moseJ.
Joe accordingly hiched up tiebest team
FL bis stable and drove the Mcfeegor mer-
chart to this city. Upon reaching here
he told Joe TO vt out bis tea'r and enjoy
himself, for be would pay all tho bills
Joe was greatly rejoiced thcreat and spread
himself, and in the course of three daysne
managed to spend some $25. Az thecnd
Il that time, or yesterday, he PROCEEDED
10 aunt Up bis liberal boss who said Ie
had not got lis money yses Joe grow
suspicious and hunted up tie German
who owed the moncy--he suid h. didu't
know the McGrcgor merchant and aurIhct-
more didn't owe him any money. i
Joe thereupou looked UP tie gentleman
from McGrcgor, and diyesiing himself Of
his outer garments, prepared "to lake
the $25 tout Of his hide.p The latter
begged off, gave up his ouIy coat and era.
vat las security, and pat cat in his shirt
sleeycS, since which he has not been beard
Of.
Any one wanting 4 very poor coat and
crayat can get them BY calling at the Pc
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