The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-16
DIPrHkRIA REMEDIEo.

This affection, which comprises those known
under the name OF bad sore throat angina Group,
and the French dRgias ooarHHeuss. has hitherto
been considered one OF the most difficult 10 cure.
We some tine back gave an account OF DR.. Tri-
deaus method, which consists in administering
borax under the form OF . syrup; but we nov
find in the Revue Thersupeutique paper oy
DR.. A. De Grand BOulogne, vice consul a. ha-
vsna, in which he mentions ice a. en- infalhoe
specific. As this, from its extreme simplicity,
would, if effective, be tar superior % any yst
tried, We cannot refrain from quoting the cases
mentioned by the author, who had published
this remedy as far back as February, 1850. and
consequently complains mot without reason, II
ts efficacy Is such he describes it) Of the mex
cusAbe negligence Of practitioners In not taking
notice OF IL thereby allowing many valuable
lives 10 be lost The following cases came under
his observation after that date: In March and
April, 1851. the disease In question broke out
under an epidemic FORM and chiefly attacked
adults with such yirulence that In one week
three young women died in one house. One OF
Doctor De Grand's patients. afflicted with blepha-
cite, was seized with Il, and as he could not In
medistely attend, owing TO the severity Of the
case, another physician WAS called 10, who order
ed emetics aud luminous gArges, which prOdu-
ced no effect At length Or. De Grand came,
membrane covering them. BE Immediately adj
niristered small pieces OF ice. aud by the follow
ing morning the tumeiaction OF the tonsils had
diminished by hsif, and the false membrane had
nearly disappeared. That very evening she was
enabled TO lake food Pro6ting by this example.
few days after her brother was seired with
sore throat, presenting the same preliminary
symptoms as those OF bis sister; but be, without
waiting for the doctor, at once took some ice,
and was rid Of bis sore throat in few hours.
Some days later Dr. De Grand Was sommoned 70
young lady who had been laboring under the
disease for some forty eight hours; all remedies
had failed, and the parents, relations and friends
OF the family were plunged in the deepest sor.
row. When DR.. De Grand ordered ice, general
cry Of astonshment vas uttered by all present.
Ice for Il sore throat Impossible It vas sheer
murder DR.. De Grand maintained his ground,
and after much eXpostulation, during which
much time was Lost, be obtained his end. Be-
fore twenty-iour hours were over the patient was
10 full convaesence. Being At Vera Cruz on
mission, he was requested to see young man
who was attacked with malignant sore throat
ana had been treated without effect by cauteri-
cations with hydrocblorc acid and Sstringent
gargles. Here again be had 10 battle With the
prejudices of the family, but was ~ length al
lowed to administer ice The young man recov-
cred in the course OF the following day. DR.. De
Grand has now been using this remedy for the
last twelve years without having met with a sim
gle failure. This is what he says, but even II
only half Of what he says were true, the method
should be tried by others. Cold gsrgles have
been employed with success bv DR.. Blanc, Of
Strasburg; why not ice p GdlignaHfs Net
seRgeT.