The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-13

The water IRE atmcni Of Scarlet Fever.
The raintul Increase oi this disease leads us to
adopt every mode of disseminating useful infor-
nation in regard to it, and having lately pub
lishcd mode Of treatment recommended by an
all"pathic physician, We apr nj herewith re-
ply from an experienced water cure practitioner :
| SCARLET FryER--A oosNusIoArioS
Bdnor 81 thc Swl ! am very glad T. sec that
there Is least one editor of daily paper In tina city
WHO feels disposed g. present 10 his readers some
IDEAS ~ o. tie safest and lest method Of treating
ths "m. It tre,chcrouS discasc." as late ccrte-
sp"ndeit OF yours, doHsnatsd AS "judiUious Allo-
| i'athic physici,n," chOOkcs 10 call ~
1t ~ subject of the deepest Importance 70 every
hY'isth III III thc land. and nothn, coIld lea rcst
er cause oi rejoicing u the few II genie ply 81,
N tiis country than 10 have ii,l, free aud candid
discussion al ali the different ~ yst,Ins ot medical
| tf.atient ior tli, disease.
Let us 10y reports OF cases, aud by all the argu-
m'htH We tsn bring b. bear upon the rui ycct ty
and satisfy thosc who have tie care - th dl.
| ~ learn tLv safest method ui treating H.
Jntfo are slue thing. recommended hy Alo-
pStic practitioners which VI OF the Hygiene prac-
tee regard an cAtcmciy I'iuiciOus, ad hs lou. IN
the An lhtlist emp oys stich things remedies
do not y ndcr tuat lac regards scarlet fever a
most tc' aentrous dircnte Ia all is iorin-," and
that tho grave claims is victims before the danger
~ fully realized"
Your al'"rtt ~ correspondent anys that IA sim
Pc eases Oi tho fever, mud cuclics aud cathGriics
LAY lie cmIluyed with f,v rab'e results. Tho
oi"n IN 4 Hrists Nhati, sJarl't r.ycff From
"I'l ~ tLHs lar known upon tie subject II IN gene
.tN believed 10 bc caused hy the utu,ut ton OF
peculiar iois into the syrt M which irun,uts, In
oI'ht't or hatch,s, and thus spreaus through the
whale system and the fever di.s.. oouSistS IN
th. N rr col the vital puwers 10 get rid of the poison
by t.tuNlnS II out ol tue hyrtcm. And Low du tley
do his' M truugh tue bow els, kidney OF lungs,
out Al. tlc bcst, easiest and most 81, ctua aud, IA
tat. the only way II caU bu eliminated which 10
rough q e. skin. All theoii,rts ot the vital powers
AZ, 4 work Tor that object aud employed IA that
direction. And, SUPPOSE inrdicin. i~ Introduced
'h tAc ivr.l o em,tc or ttnito, what Will Ice the
rcHuIti WY simply tho effort ui ia. vial puwu.s
vii. he e'au ed from the elimination OF tire poison
which Produced the fever, q tie .Spulson hy Vo-
nj i,, o the cnotic or hy pursins 81 tao cathsltc
whi IA are more dead u4ila ~ tAo .ys,uu titan
the dia. use itself
lis oominon thing under this kind Of trea,men,
i1r the eruption to be entirely huppreAs,d, and the
dAs le tD 'strikV Ia" bs the Oh ladies' say, ad Il s
~ these 'ss'H tat our Judicious Aiortuc Fraction
81 las "I7crgsd ''IS morc particularly IA. IN
i.nlt ret Who Lave appaicn,y mild attacks Will.
the iis,ase IA evident eating out their vital sys
t.iu,." IAu rest a. the treatment recommended III
| mud cases IN g0A ~ lar M Il goes.
Bat IA Lle t,,atlu.nt ol the Augino,ia AMI Ma,ig
! Ct ncn, lceches should bo applied. wheror What
! iorf VIII he pleas. toll Tue, by taking away
onc-i.nth part Of the child's bln, you may dimin-
i uno-tnuth part o the ctthral excitement, but
the "bio"l is the h," Ia not hls lie vital power
proloronat'y decreased on rrp' stod head baths
OF c'p or cold pats with wet c ,s al Piled 10 tie
htii ft' que ntly changed ~ hh'tr AMI
ci'g,nl mode o reducing III" cerebral excitement.
The wine CincAona and T. tpsicum he recon umends
where the "yita powers" ar, low We object to de
cid,dly. We hold ,lat they do not add one particle
to the actual strength of the vita, powers. I'll, are
not asanilat.d or In any way transformed into vita,
tissue, but on the contrary Ijisons To- be got rid
OF and the vital sice s thereby diverted from tie
cxl'Ilslon Of the fever poison 10 tie elimination Of
| th,ue.
We never use Aern in our practice and be-
eve lose far less than tho same number Of
Iract,uncrS vi sny other schonl, Dr. Trail WAS 10
| yeers n regular Alupathlc Irscttp1er, gave snc-
tie, cHthat ~ ~si", cupsicun sc., @c aud he hns
pra tie vary extensively nah water cure pI siclsn
ant h- rhy- i,e has far better without than
with the u" ot any mciio1hcs.
Dr. Prescott, OF Portland, Maine, hss as he OK
presses H. pIact,,d ~ years IN to "W.ldrrnrss Of
PillH sud PuwiarS" aud 10 years AS 1ygsnc
phy yslcan. lie slys he docs not lose IN PROPORTION
ono case where ho lust I, u formerly, aud that
the On cn.oz e Las loot since lie adopted the Water
Cue practice, were tAose who have taken many
ppisonous drugs ~ t. have changed the remedial
sction from the fever poison h. thHt of the medical
poison, aud occasionally feel le rcroiulous child
who has ia vitality enough TO live under the beat
circu oWancca.
Thcnt e Alpph,hic physician says the throat re-
quires especial attention. 10 my mind rnd IA all
~ho have tAufpusn,y Investigated III. suly' 4 10
proved q At II, especial attentions Of which he
speaks nH 4 better never be gwen 'le recovery OF
dc Iat.riitia dcairrd.
Tie mucus membrane Il the throat, tie tonsils
and ulhrvuN urp Iuilamnd, ar rsl, sw, en- and
WY str. BIt 81 hat iura on. I.d.cous A opst. ic
prhcilt nsg propose To dee iortf WHY spply mu.
rate acid, tie chiUrd, of soda, all Infusion Of
T,i p,rp ana vinegar any ono ui whiri, II rp-
pHtd t. tie skln or Iuucls membrane, fur any
ehgth Of time, w"pld produce an INFLAMMATION.
ii n"t only propose u app tlcs' powerful irri-
tut- a. tae tender aud uiHin,d sItitro, but Ac
Conn,uds thar beng applied with awab 40 t.
| create silll greater mi nnm,tipn.
IsIt any wuudT 'rhat ttls iiArilsc, perhaps moro
tLal r'I, ~ ur ,d 'u,iri a di.i dtusd tie tagL-
iu. a tsucly -'cHJe IN all countries and qua berV
! Vtt % noisy putrr ions, Lrn"uts hu~hsd and
silent a tit bed s,de HuEtst ever sufferer !"
4 fuurN ~ re rational mctDud Il treating this
thruUt iir,t,.I, iu uy J.dguent and according my
own sud TIE Exp T.ruco oi many oi tie PHI ysctaua
OF the s,hlul IT practice u which am connected,
In AppIy ext rna4y, ctid wet cloths often chan
ged iu ustrd occasionally with hot tpnentatons
BIT OF .ce and zee shaved fine should he hcld in the
mouth, and back In III, throat far a possil le,
g., t mc,ts H. uis way tie pam rs arrested,
Ink H.. NECESSITY ut introducing the subsequent
treatInrut recommended Tor gan r. ne.
The suJiutinR ~ tie whole body with lard very
! o'IpctounYl,; good sweet cream Is uuch better
and not half - disasr able but by 40 means -s-
sentIa. sponging the body With cool water ~ o'-
| ten ei tie surface becomes ho, and dry, will be
! much more agreeable aud produce far better re-
suits.
| II the fever Is high, pulse strong aul full, and
SKIN tot, the wet sheet pack may bs used with
great ben,fi The sheot may be wrung out Of
tepid cool cold water, according 70 the degree OF
heat Of the surface. Tie patient should lie In the
pack I'LL he becomes warm, WHICH varies from ten