Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-28
THE EVENING STAR.
A Este for the Doctors.-Al Remedy for
ninfheria.

+ This affection which comprises those known
under the various names Of bad sore throat,
angina Group, and the French dnQine copenaeuse,
has hitherto been red one Of the most
difficult to cure. We some time back gave an
account Of DIR. Trideau's method, which con-
sists in administering storax under the form OF
syrup but we now find in the Reoue Thera-
peuti9us, paper by DR.. a. De Grand Boulogne,
Vice Consul at Havana, in which he mentions
ice as an infallible specific. As this, from its
extreme simplicity, wopld, If effective, be far
superior to any yet tried, we canno. refrain
from quoting the cases mentioned by the author,
who had published this remedy as far back as
February, 1850, and consequently complains,
rot ithout reason, Of its efficacy is such as ne
practitioners IN not taking notice of il, thereby
allowing many valuable lives to be lost, The
following cases came under his observation at
ter that date. In March and April, 1861, the
disease in question broke out under an epidemic
form, and chiefly attacked adults with such vir-
ulence that in one week three young women
died in one house. One OF DIR. De Grand's pa
tents afflicted with blephacie, was seized with
1t, and as he could not immediately attend, oW-
ing TO the severity OF the case, another physl-
clan was called in, who ordered ernesics and
aluninOus gargles, which produced no effect
At length DIT. lie Grand came, and found the
tonsils greatly swollen, and false membrane
covering them. He Immediately administered
small pieces Of ice, and by the following MORN
ing the tumetacton OF the tonsils had diTnin-
ished by halt, and the false mera braDc had
nearly disappeared. That very evening she
was enabled to take food. Profiting by this
example, q few days after her brother was
seized with sore throat presenting the same
preliminary symptoms as those of his sister
but he, without waiting for the DIR. At once took
some ice, and was rid of his sore throat in
few hours. Some days later, DR.. he Grand was
summoned toayoung lady who had been labor
ing under the disease for some forty eight
hours all remedies had failed, and the parents,
relations and friends of the family were piung-
ed IN the deepest sorrow. When DIR. De Grand
ordered ice, a general cry OF astonishment was
uttered by al present. Ice for sore throat
Impossible II was sheer murder! DIR. DE
Grand maintained his ground, and after much
eSpostulation, during which much time was
lost, he obtained his end. Before 2i hours were
over the patient was in full convaiescence.- Be-
ing at Vera Graz on N ission, he was requested
TO see young man who was attacked with
malignant sore throat, and had been treated
without effect by concentrations with hydro
chloric acid and astringent gargles. Here again
he had to battle with the preiudices of the
family, but was at Length allowed TO administer
ice. The young man recovered in the course.
OF the following day. Dir. DE Grand has now
been using this remedy for the last twelve
years, without having met with single fail
ure- This is " hat ne says. bat even if only
half of what he says were true, the method
should be tried by others. Cold gargles have
been employed with success by DR.. Blanc, of
StrasSurg, why not ice.-GGiignani.