The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-05-24

hu-hcd and sleu, At the bedside Of the scarle, fever
sufferer.
The Water Treatment Of scarlet Fever.
The painful increase of this disease leads us to
adopt every mod, If disseminating useful infor-
nation III regard to it, and having lately pub
li.hed mode Of treatment recommended by an
alopathic physician, We append herewith are.
ply from an exp 'rienccd water cure practitioner;
SCARLET rEvrR.-A oonauSioArios.
Editor Vthe SUM- am very glad h. see thas
there Is least one editor of daily paper in this city
who feels disposed y present - his readers some
IDEAS as I" tie safest and lest method pi treating
this "inost ueachei ou- disease" as a lnte CORE.
sfpndent NJ yours, d.sigustcd rs = "Judicious Ao.
Iathic plyricisn," chooses To call II.
IL ~ subject ~ the deepest importancs o. every
household Ia tue land, and nothing could be great
ct cause Of rejoicing TO the few II senic ply scsns
ia THIS country than To- nave tu.l, free md candid
Discussion Of all the different systems Of medical
treatment Tor this disease.
Let rs 10y reports of cases, and 10y all the argu.
nents We eau bring g. bear upon the subject, try
and satisfy those who have the care Of this disease
TO learn the safest method "i treating 1t.
There are some things recommended hy Allo-
pathc practitioners which we uf TIE Hygienic lrsc-
tee rega.d Ms extremely pernicious, aud as long -
the A!opathist employs such things as remedies we
do not wonder that he regards scarlet fever as
'inost trcachcrous disease Ia I'LL its FORMS" anl
that tie grave claims its victims before the danger
IN fully realized"
Your a,"p.,nist correspondent says that IN sim.
pie cases OF the i.yer, mud eu.tcs aud csthartics
may be employed vita favorable rssults The
/ question frs, ARISES, what's Scarlet Fever, From
what h thus fat known upon the subject IL - Rens.
rally believed to be caused by the .utroiuctnn of
peculiar nN.son ~; 80 sv..c.. which ieruen,s, III.
, coates OF matches, and thus spreads through the
| whole system, and the fever disease CONSISTS in
tue efforts of the vital powers get rid OF the poison
by throwing 1t out Of the system. Aud how do they
do thsf Not through the bowels, kidney OF lungs,
but Ia the best, easiest and most ef ctual, and, in
met, the only way Il can he eliminated, which 10
through the skin. All the efforts OF the Wit po wers
are at work Tor that object and employed in that
| direction. Aud, SUPP ose n medicine is introduced
In the form VI u emetc Cathartic what will be tho
| resutf Why, simply the effort Of the vital powers
| will lie changed from the elimination of the poison
| which produced tie fever, 10 the expulsion by vo-
ntng OF tie emetc or by pursng Of lie eh,hai,ic
| which are more deadly enemies to the system than
| the disease Itself.
It's common thing under this kind Of treatment
Tor tie eruption To- lie entirely suppressed, and tho
disease TO "strko in" AZ the cd la.s say aud is
IN ties. that our ludlcous Alopithic praction-
or las obierscd, rs more particularly the in
children who lave APPARENTLY mild attacks while
the disease II evidently eating out their vital sys-
tens" The rest Of thr treatment recommended IN
md cases IL good 80 far as It goes
| But "a the treatment of The AuginOsia AMI Malig.
udt forms he says III there is much cerebral ex.
element, lecches should be applied; wherei WHAT
nne-'euth part OF the childs blood, you may dimin-
ISL one-tcnth pat OF the cerebral excitement but Us
tie "bll Cd NJ the ue," IL not his III, vital power
| proporionstely decreased Onrptatcd ,d.baths
ol cool or cold winter With wet cloths applied o Ill,
| head frequently changed u much safer and nors
ciiectnd mode of reducing the cerebral excitement.
! Tie VINE Cnchoma nud Capsicum he recommends
| where Tie vital powers" are low We Object 10 de-
cid,diy. We hold that they dc not add one particle
10 the actual strength oi tie vital powers. They
not aSsnilHted 81 III my way transformed into vital
tissue bat Oh the contrary are ioaous to lie got rid
Of and the vital force u thereby diverted from tho
tTvNpusi"n Of the fever poison 10 the elimination Of
these.
We them in practice and be-
cye We lose Tar less cases than tie same number q
practitioners 81 any ether school. Dr. Trail IS
y ars a regular A,patinc pfaottoner, gave eme-
tiys oathaItc- wine, cHpsy um, DC &c, and he Lac
poctic'd very extensive asa water cure phS stefan,
and he says lie has lar better su cess without than
| with he Ise of any iN.uIcIues.
| ~. Prescott OF Portland, Maine, has as he ex'
ri,s-ss IT, pactIeed - years ~ tue "Wildein,ss Oh
| Pills and Powders" snd 15VEms,as H.g,no
| physician. lie says he hoes not lose In proportion
one now where lie Sst ten formerly, md tn1s
the only he has lost since he adopted tlN Nate,
Cure practice. were those who have Aksn so&rpSpy
| poisonous Drugs ~ to have chsiWsd thD n
| action from the fever poison " that q
| poison, and occasionally fseDie soto
who has not viuaiity enough 70 i've
circumstances
Then tns Aopsdic physicinn sayta
| uuiras especial attention. To my nI1
| who have thoroughly investig ated the sut|
proved that those et'tecsl attentions OF which he
speaks had better never lie given tue recovery Of
TIC macus membfane 9f N .hsn,, the tonsils
| and pharynx are inhHHnoH ~ SYpllen and
ycry But .a.. = ~ 4 r. SSs A ,,,!
| Ratio acid the chins 9s[1fssion Of
| red pepper aud wing oh, If APP
Piled % che skin o. ~ isss am ,oT Iay
,.Sts V to The ssSder and aamed sprfss ~, he
s ssss.s s, sn s.:!s:: ~ .s.s 50
i any yssS:s NJ IS 81 ,. more
ngs o. fsuchS ssssnce in all sDantres, and qvaky.
with i.s noisy .prstsn.ions bse.mes hushed aud
silent a, the be.Sid: OF the scarlet fever sufferer T.
own and the experience q q u phyuicians
h sp spSG" .sseI HI1s,'s so wss snsa
| ged, aternated occasionally With citations.
Bit. q ice and !ss shave. y, Ans n in the
till il melts In Ibis way thS pain Is arrested
| the heat aud Inflammation subdued, and S,us saw
ing the necessity Of introducing the subsequen'
treatment recommended for gangrene.
The amounting OF the whole body with lard 70 very
Objectionable, good sweet cream. Is much better
| genital, Spongng the body with cool water rs OF.
| ten ~ the surface becomes hot and dry VIII 10
much more agreeable and produce far better re.
1.-THE fever Is high, pulse strong and null s.h
{ skin hot, the wet sheet pack may be used WIN
| great benefit. The sheet may he wruns out OF
epid cool or cold water, according to the degree %
| heat Of the surface. The patient should liz III us
pack till he becomes warm, which varies from ten
| 10 sixty minutes. They should seldom, II ever hs
longer than an hour, usually twenty b. thirty min
: utes Is long enough. When warn enough uey
| should lie taken out anu ~ INV
bath. When the latter Is employed, only part OF
, | the body should be exposed at time. Each Oh
these baths Ahould he given as quickly ns T. hsle,
. and be immediately follow 10y rubbing with dry
z sheet or towels II the skin continues hot End ~
: fever high the pack should be ~ ...
: cool bead bath should he Gated
!. head. hshOuld be ehangsst cloth hsI' on the
|, dome L. appv,, --.ilcne'kspt eurm, which may DO
:" autsyits, yhf2 botties oi hot water, hot hrcss
h warm cloths, &e or taking hot foot,bath be;s 70
n the pack, may be sufficient ~ insure this very
!. cessAry condition II at any time sense Of chilli
l. ness IL felt the paticni should drink glass of
70 | ter ~ hot as he can hear comfortal y.
Give the patient al the water h. drink he ishes
h | either cold or WARM. The food should on ligln
little IL any for the first three days. Teen corn,
l. oat or Graham meal gruel with ripe, ssewed or
y | baked fruit &C., may be given.
/ The bowels should be moved occasionally bo
10 thorough injections Of tepd water Keep the room
well ventilated, plenty u fresh air |, SQ Important
u II these simple, and ss we believe rational direc
!. lions are followed and all poisons excluded there
wi he iAr less mortality than Ut present. and those
nsmerous sequelAs which our judcious friend saw.
70 are Ways leaving their marks on some portions q,
d 49,. "hs such M dyspepsias, diarrhea. uarti@
A. u'ai""ss bronchitis a4l y 1r"s-er ,-'n seoyA
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