Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-06-22
SE5O A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

and great attention is requisite to apply
regularly the ointmcnts which are ncccs
sary for stimulating the scalp, and excit
inr more healthy action in the diseased
vessels of the affected parts. tits a dis
ease which often resists evey remedy; bu
as it may safely be treated by local apli
cations, we may venture to mention q
generally successful mode of managing it
when the patches become dry and inert
! In this state, let the head be shaved, tbcr
wash it well with warm water and soap
and apply to the affected spots solution
of nitrate of silver, in the propotlon of SIX
grains to an ounce of diaMed water. un.
til it occasion Il slight soreness of the sur
face, which may afterward be healed by
the common tar ointment. In the nom
contagious scald head, danger has some
! times followed sudden retrocession of
the eruption and therefore, the applica-
ton of local remedies should never be
tried without medical advice"
=" Hch.-It is scarcely requisite to cau-
tion mistress to separate from the rest
of the family the individual who may, un-
fortunately, have caught this disease. Ii
is not difficult to cure; and, unless under
some very peculiar circumstances, no risk
attends the use of local applications for
that purpose. The best ointment is COM
posed of equal parts (say an ounce) of
sulphur, of ay-berries, finely powdered,
and Of white vitriol, (sulphate Of zinc,)
and ten drops of essence of bergamont;
the whole of which must be mixed up in
to an ointment, with olive oil. The half
of the body should be annointcd with this
every night and at the same time, and
each morning, Il teaspoonfill OF sulphur
should be taken internally"
Dygeatery is characterized by the
purging Of mucous, or gclatinors matter
mixed with blood; constant inclination
to stool, and continued fever; it requires
free ventilation, cool apartments frequent
changes of linen. and the instant removal
of all eyacuations.'
" Gicben-Por differs from the small
pox, not only in the intensityof the fever,
but in the character of the eruption, which
Is ve>ienlar instead Of being pustular.-
The vcsclcS seems as if formed by sprink-
ling boiling water from''a loose brush over
the body. 1t requires the same nursing
a smallpox; but less attention, as it is Il
mildcr disease
7HjlhHS Ferer.-In this Formidable
disease It Is necessary to impress on the
minds of nurses. and the other attendants
in the sick room, that the cffiuyia by
which this disease is communicated, and
consequently. more virulcnt IN a staenant
than in u free air; hence the advantage of
free ventilation. both for the sake Of the
patient and of the nurse and the attend
ants If the apartment be airy, large,
and clean, and the attendant, keep to the
windward Of the patient, there is little dam
gcr of the infection of tyPhus proving IN
iurious.'
" The diet should be chiefly f;rinaccous
with milk and light broths, The quanti-
ty Of wine ordered by the medical attend
ant, should be strictly administered, but
not exceeded
The sheets and body-lincn ought to
be changed twice in the twentyfour hours,
and be instantly removed from the room,
as we'll AZ the cvacuations, Some people
imagine there is less danger from inirc-
ton from the linen which is brought from
the invalid, if it be immersed in cold wa
ter as soon as il is removed from the room;
and they recommend that tubs Of cold
water should stand By the chamber door
in readiness for the linen, and as soon as
It IS plunged in that it should be carried
TO fhe laundrcss, who a. well as the other
individuals who are obliged to handle the
linen, will not be 50 liable to suffer from
it a. if it had not undergone the INNER
sion. 1t is useful to mix the water into
which the linen is thrown with some Of
the CHLORIDE of lime, and if some of this
hnid be put into hebcd-pan or night-chair
the air of the chamber will be kept free
from tjrtid odors'
:. foog,,ggtja2 In tbi. mechanically
disease, tbc natient should sleep alone
The onartn,ent sbould he LARGE and well
ventilated. hut the temperatarc should be
.nilA and ~ eou,hlc ~ nossible The diet
.bould he Gcht-tbe food should be taken
in small ouantitics. and At long intervals.
The invalid shouldtake modcrateexcrcise,
o;tbor in !, c,rr,;oc or ON horseback"
When contagious or infectious disca-
,es. break ont in family, it Is necessary
to instill into the minds of your nurses
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