Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-02

be givep-No. every heur ssd halt, and No
3 % Sosussly directed. Che could not spsak
% think di1 not 61sGerb her - che seemed
10 BE- hslf sslssp. ltWss here shs sscond ti~s
for Is Or - mippts4 then lett, expecting 70
come again. but received word in the Afternoon
not 70 eome. thousht the fever vas subsi
ding, bLt the esswp appeared worse than when
6rt 50 her. hslisved she would be bet
Ter and l told the husband %. ! prescribed
the pIvders No.. 20 cure the fever and cramp.
and the povdsrs No 70 remove constipation.
think No. had the desired effect % to the
fever. but not % 10 the eramp. but that No.
had NOS the desired efIsst on the constipation.
II remember Il vss shout three days since
she had bad . movsoset from the bowels She
had ss6sssd froo sesssipstioa previously.
did sot sxsmios the lssgs osIy BY qssationing
the patient. TIE husbsnd aid to me that she
urine, bot che passed Il during the night q
Mondsy. Powder No. consists Of sugar Of
milk usdicsted With aeonite. Powder No
consists Of sugar Of milk msdicatsd With nu1
v0miea. The tiDcture with which the suRar Of
milk wss moistensd vssof the sixth potsnce
did not prepare It, bot purchased il Of Ho-
moopsthis spothssasy in Germany. have
ussd the sams msdisisss frequsntly here -
Dsvsspert before. but never used il in iust
sssh casss - this in Davenport. have used
it in similar cases 10 0ermsny. cannot say
how many such eases have seen, % have not
my books here. keep record Of al the
casss which have. have made The record
Of this eass. l make the minutes Of record At
the time Of nv visit, This vss made on the
paper marked al. during ny 6rst visit. -
follovs:
No. 77s.-Hr. Ivsns' wife, n ysars Of age,
lsboriDg sisss tvo and half years under
periodical cramps Of the stomach and liver
complaints, nov has the cramp in the most
violent manner appeared. accompanied with
heat. thirst and drynssss. and red tongue. OBJ
stiuats constip patton. paiu 10 the liver region.
dull pain In the head, cutting pain ia passing
the water. and vagina wounded.
Asonits. iii.
Nux voMica. III.
Davenport, February 2tth. 1861.
do not know what eauesd her death. /
thought Il vas possible that if the cramps
continued they might kill her, but l did not
expect that would be the case I think she
had no movement from the bowels while un-
der nv treatment She did not vomit that
could learn. do net know that the was sick
st the stomach. Those patients to whom
have s1ministersd the same kind Of medicines
that gave 70 Mrs. IvsOs nearly al recovered.
do not rseollsct Of . patient in Davenport to
whom l have given the same medicine that
died. | do not know that they al recovered
have used the No. and No. in cases OF
craap aud constipation, and under their use
the cramps have disappeared. II. VESSEL.
Da. I0NArrus LANGER, SwoRN IL know that
the person here living dead 10 the identical per.
son With whom have been in the same room.
during her life. some four hours yesterday q.
tsrnoon, learned that the same person was
the wife of Joachim IveDs and her name was
Maria. vas called 70 zee her by her husband,
Mr.. Ivers. l vas called - . physicisn, I'VE
diplomas from different medical institutions.
and have been In practice under their author
ity for fifteen years. ! wss called between two
and three o'clock on the 26th day Of February,
1851, P. n, to see his wife. whom hs reported
to me to have uterine disssss. - he said, (a
feotion II The utsrus) Tor which the doctor vho
wss attending her for some time, gave her an
india rubber pssssvy which could b inflated
With cir, which pessesy Shsn taken 0nt showed
come msttsry stU6 ob 1t. He farther Informed
me che Va pregnant between the fourth lad
ffh month, and the doctor told him she would
be relieved Of that difficulty aitsr confinement;
ordering her at the same time to wear the pes.
sary continually. He also informed me that
his wife was around tie house on Monday
morning. the 25th inst. and Vas milking the
COW in the stable. but during the day she felt
sick;y, and for that he called on somebody in
the forenoon % . physician-who came to his
house about o'clock p. n, brought some
powders along and directed how to use them
internally. which directions were strictly lol-
lowed. When those powders we're ordered,
she vas lyisg here In the first room on the
Lounge, and could converse aud explain her
ailmsOss. After ticking some she felt worse
and bseame uscoDscious and could not speak,
but wished and drank freely and often. About
ten o'clock P. n, che commenced tossing about
aud motionsd 90 that they thought she wanted
som sthing TO eat. The victuals offered, she did
not participate Of. but continually drank Of
cold water. After o'clock NJ on the 27th
inst. she became more quiet. but remained un-
conscious. With heavy breathing and stertor.
ous and continued thi, during the night He
cont Sri,g her the medicine aid in the
morLI IL . the same man Who 'efy the pcw
dsrs the night before. but finding that shs
continued vose he called on me between two
and three o'closk 10 the afternoon. I came 10
bic house about Z 12 o'clock p. n, to take
charge Of his sick wife o : physician. found
her lying in the same bed where she lies nov,
aud recorded the syuptoms on the paper which
present here. said record being made ct The
time Of my Welt, (psper marked b.
General appearance, stupor. impossible to
srouse face red, nose and extremities cold, the
last namely extrem sties) timber. without CON-
msnd or volitiou. hands dark red, hard pinch.
log and sqoeesing eaues t 10 ms0ifsstatiop of
feeling nor any muscular contraction. muscles
we're dabby-syes closed. By opening she eys-
lids they did not remain open the sys-balis
we're motioplsss and protradsd, With veil like
film over them. rolled upwards. pupil steady
of medium width. and hardly any manifesto
tion Of cont, seton on exposure 70 light. con-
junctivs infested extensively. . few tesrs on
the outside Of the eyss-lovsr jav hanging
dovr-ths teeth With dirty layer around,
the tongue dry and rstractsd to some distance
from the lower teeth. The upper hp elevated.
the tongue - veil - inside Of the mouth wss
psrchsd and dry. pulse feeble. 81 per minuts."
respiration short With long l. tsrvsls. 10 per
the lungs, percussion doll in the region Of the
uncouscious Of anything going %. abdomen
enlarged. trympanitio, have seen no convul-
sions
TasAfMur.-Ilaid her down on the door on
quilts. opened the doors and windows. head
,nodsrstsly elevated, aHd soomsnssd rolling
her about with the cid Of her husband. to oro.
duce artificial breathing. and sueesedsd 10 rails
ing the respirstions to g per minute, 10 the
course Of Z hours, and also to make them deep
sr-pulss became fuller to 100 per minuts-
betvsso the ipsGipulatioos, gave her ANAL
quantities Of the strongest coffee and vinegar,
10 Tablespoonful doses, which we're divided by
tes-spoonfulls 70 enebls her 70 svellow then
Get persons to rub her extremeiies With warm
eloths. ~ evee - the messenger arrived With
the medicines, marked No. /, No 2, No. &. /