St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-11-29
DipthTria.

DipthGria.
Several cases of dipth@ria, chow is
it spclled?) have occurred in this
vicinity, some of which have prov
ed fatal. We learn that q child o
James Howard, and three children be
longing to John Mitchell, have dice
of this disease within a few days. /
is evidently epidemic. The diasnos
tic by which it is known from Other
complaints of the throat is the forma
ton of membrane which increases
gradually until the patient is literally
strangled TO death. 1t is sometimes
accompanied by liberation and OK
treme prostration of the entire sys
TEN, and at others by neither of these
symptoms, yet in either case it is
equally fatal. To arrest the forma
ton Of these membranes would there
fore seem equivalent to curing the
disease, and it is said this can often
be done in the following manner:
an the early stages of the disease,
let the patient use a simple solution
of salt and water, as a garglc, every
fifteen minutes. Also moistcn a fan
mel with the same solution and bind
it around the throat, renewing it as
often as the gargle is administered
and meanwhile sprinkle fine salt be
tween the flannel and neck. Use in
wardly some tonic or stimulant.
Another remedy is:
One teaspoonful of Cayenne pep
per and one teaspoonful of baybcrry,
put in a half pint Of warm water
Take teaspoouful every half hour
For q mouth wash take
Whitc-oak bark, sage and alum
! boiled to a strip. Use it as q was
and gargle once in two hours.
THANKsGIv1NG.-The Goth day of Nc
vcmbcr has been set apart as a day q
Thanksgiving in twenty-onc States, o
which four are Southern. OF all til,
festive days of this country, there i
none more appropriate than this ant
if ever there was a year when tn
people had occasion to be thankful,
is this year. Here, in Iowa, especial
ly ought the people to be grateful 70
the great blessings poured out upol
them by a b%ountiful Providence. TIL,
abundance of the crops ; the relic
from ~pecuniary embarrassment /; tn
excellent health which nearly all en-
joy ; the bright and cheering prospec
of a prosperous and happy future arr
all so many positive and weighty rca
sons why We should observe the pres
cnt Thanksgiving day with exceeding
gratitude and great joy.
MARROW EsCAPE.-The eastward bound
train of the Dubuque and Sioux City
railroad, with some fifty passengers
had a narrow ape from dcstruc
ton one day last week. 1t appear
that some villain, whose cattle o
horses had been killed on the railroad
sought revenge by taking up tn
sleeper or timber OH the bridge nca
Manchester, on which rested the raj
Fortunately, the engineer d~iscovere
that something was wrong in seaso
to stop the train just as it came to tn
spot. Near by was found the follow
ing placard "'Pay for what cattl'
you kill, or you will catch hell.'
The roof to the new stone Cour'
House in this place is finished and the
house is fast approaching its compile
ton. The work is being done in thu
most thorough manner, and when com
plcted the Court House will be reall,
a fine building and a valuable and de
sirable acquisition to the county. TIN
large fire-proof vault, in the building
is being thoroughly constructed, ant
will afford a safe and much needed re
pository for the archives Of the coun
~.
THANKs.-Several of the nice cake
donated to the Republican Festiva'
held here last week, remained uncu
when the party broke up, and wcr
sold at auction. One of them, mad
by Miss Jane Ann Love, was bid 0
by Mr.. \. Il. Prescott, and a liberG
slice Of it has been sent in to the &C
itor. The loaf was a large onc-fros
ed, and cmbellishcd with various item
of confectionery tastcfully arrange
SC IS to read in very sueet letters, 81
hOnor Of Lincoln and Hamiin." Tn
cake itself was well made, and goo
enough for a President.
The "gift jcwelry" in which som