The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-29
A Note tcr the Poctors---.i Glmcdy for
f. Dipthcria.
From Gaiignani.


This affection whi..h comprises those
known under tie various names OF bad
sore throat, angina, Group, and the Froncn
onaine couenncpse, has hitherto been consid-
cred one of the mos. difficult 10 cure
We some time back gave an account OF
DR.. Trideaus 5 method, which consists Ia
administering storaX under The form Ot
syrup; but we now find in the Rcl'Ye
Nerdpoaiquc, a paper by DE-. A. De Grand
Boulogne, Vice Consul at Havana, IN
which he mentions Ice as an IEia.lible Spc-
cfc. As this, from Its extreme simplicity,
would, II effective, be tar superior 10 any
vet tried, we cannot refrain from quoting
the cases mentioned by the author, who
had published this remedy as far back as
February, 1860, and consequently COM
plains mot without reason, II its efficacy Is
such as he describes it) OF the iuexcusable
negligence of practitioners III not taking
notice Of 1t, thereby allowing many valua~
be lives 10 he lost. ae following cases
came under his observation aitcrtAat date.
In March and April, 1851, the disease III
question broke .o:jt under an epidemic
form, and chiefly attacked adults with
such viIule.lce that III one week three
Young women died III one house one o.
Dr.. De Grand patients, afflicted with bic
phacite, was seized with 1t, and as he could
not Immediately attend, Owing to the Sc
verify OF the case, another physician was
called in who ordered emetlcs ana alumni
Gus gargles, which produced no effect. 1T
length Dr. De Grand came and found the
,onsils greatly swollen, and iaise mem
braue covering them he Immediately
administered small ieces OF !ce' and by
the following morning the tumefactIon OF
- 4 u -t,1l ! f. a
the false membrane had nearly disappear
ed. That very evening she vas enabled
10 take .ood. PiChtIng " th!s example,
Il few DAYS after hov brother was selzed
with sore throat presenting the same pre-
!inirary symptoms as those OF his sister,
but he. without waiting for the doctor, at
once took some ice and was r.d OF his sore
throat in few hours. Some days later
DR.. De Grand was summoned 10 young
ladv who had been laboring under the dis
ease for some forty eight hours AL lenie-
dies had failed and the parents, relations
and friends of the family were pIuH4'G III
the deepest sorrow. When Dr. De Grand
ordered ice, general cry Of astonlshment
was uttered by all presnt. Ice Tor asole
throat impossible twas sheer murder
DR. De Grand maintained his ground, ana
after much cxpostulation, during when
much time was lost, he obtained hls eHd
Before u hours were over the patient WAS
IN full conva!escence. Being at Vera Cruz
on a mission, lie was requested 10 see a
youur man who was attacked with unalIG
nan, sore throat and had been treated
without. effect by cauterizations with by
drccAlUr.c acid and astr.useut ga.sles-
Here again he had 10 battle with tie pre-
iud;ces Of the family, but wa q length
allowed TO administer ice. The young
man recovered in the course .! the fol-
loving day. Dr. De Grand has ncw been
using this remedy fol the last twelve years,
without having met with single failure
This is what he says. but even if only halt
of what he saws were true, the melhod
should be tried by Others. Cold gargIes
have been employed with success by =.
Blanc, Of Strasburg; why not ice?