The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-28
Diptiaerla.

ms disease has been of late, and espec;.u,
Since the commencement of fan ws.,ha.
quently mentioned in our exchanges. We h.r.
noticed deaths by il. at Fox Lake. Wis sc,
faui, ana several places in Illinois We ~
the following aceoun; of the disease from a.
columns Of the Portage County Democrat M,
Eshed at Ravcuna, Ohio:
D;PtaeI!us Is name (mesning exudine !,
p3'ehes' o. an epidemic now prevailing thronsb.
cut the country. From all points from which =.
celVo papers mention is made of il. his 49,
stefee 10y most people, and contognded by n,anv
physicians with other malignant ,is.asss MI
attack the throai--ci CUP, gaicrenous and So.
.atinOus angina, sc. The same disease rnSa-
other names, was first known in Amcric, in I--,
Between tie years Isis and 1857. il sppe.,.;
IN France a. al epidemic, under the name br
which NJ IS row known since 1857 il has sr,ssi
over In di1 and IN this country il has prevailed
more az 49,, Always IN an cpiGemcal form SIM.
| leio medical writer saws: "Dipther,,;s
(oiVtheriNl proper Is an eminently fats, mos,lr
,pidem'e- bias not uEirequeniy sporadic disease
"i q very PecSiiaF character. appearing with =
great variety OF symptoms, but present;ng ,s
general features marked prostratoh of ,he
nervous system, and the formation of a ns.nsa
meUbrAEou- oNuia;iou. which always cammsr-
ccs with patches or a cougested surface ana
naiiirs,s particular propensity TO attack The
mucous membrane OF tue iaucos, snresa;n,
lowuwnds ard upwards, IL * however occ.s;on,
.y seea lp3d other mucuoGs membranes AMI
even upon tie SKIN. Children suffer psrlirulx,.
a., TAT Young persons ard adults are not ex.mn.
ted from attacks of the disease.
An old physician, writing TO the Alexandra
Gas.f's from Mason County, Virginia. upon th.
subject, SAYS:
This section OF orr State has been remarkably
healthy, until quite A'clv, when il has been v;..
ted 10y disease deemed by many to he new
onc, bus this Is altogether a iaIlacy. | sllud.
Go a malady called dp,heria, and by the Frencb
oipttcrite. The doctors disagree as 10 the char.
acter oi the disease, as thew are too often 20 AZ
regarding the lis that flesh is heir to. But il is
| inc.sputablv modification of scarlatina. or the
/ pGtud variety ~ N,cticr, 4 very old author. ana
therefore, an old disease instead of a new ore
And. in plain English, IL j. nothing more nor less
than the pafrid sore throat, one OF the mos, an.
lil,ue and dangerous maladies that can possibly
visit any community. There is nothing new IN
/ o. WIN me, IS have been familiar with il =,
different periods, Tor upwards OF iifty-six years
( a perlod lu when | have been engaged in H.,
/ study and vciIce oi medicine.
II a communication Ike the present. | can On
/ By drop t,w remarks respecting the trestu.p,
/ o' Ills Terrible -ease, which has alleady proved
f SO ~li 90 several Instances, in this and other
/ nc' 9h]ns Counties, as Wen as on The Ohio side
/ a.. ue river. 4 man q the name Of Swartz los,
, both ~ hi- sons with it-oue nearly OF age. and
the other -Nlccn-unly a few DAYS ago.
4 tWruc- ave cmIlcut.y useful in this dseas.
aud the galltr thcy a;r rtsoit,d 20. the more
. beneficial viii bee tLc.r fleets; indeed, they may
I b. r.s.fr,1 20 occasionally throughout the Whole
c.u.sr ct th- 4.sgasc r.e bowels should he
. kept ina srlubl. state by lie 1ailder laxatives.
4 Ea' ai active purgul should be avoided
+ Antl taH fever a. un, admin ter cooling, ac-
. DirHei aria.s--l mo adj, cold water, and
. Dte .a.. ID the op.r..sia. OF when the system
Gags ~th much ptpstls'ion, administer warm.
stimulating teas, aud drink
! The local tr,atmoul--I employ various appI
/ cations, bu, % mention lew Of them must sui.
See Make strong -o,uton ct the stilpha,e of
+ la.e, With p,-n:iiul addition of honey. and use
af gl9Ele several times or dissolve tw drachms
/ of 81 ammonia in piit Of water, sweetcn well
/ also oi,l honey, and gaTgle the thfost three or
/ four times day with 10. These gargles NAV be
! employed alternately. The external applications
II tine throat mly bc volatile liniment, or the
/ canphorated lnin 30. But when the neck is
very ho,, it should be kept as cool as possible,
even "hen making these topical applications.