Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-02-13
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DiptheTia---Its Treatment.

In some portions of the country diptheria
prevails, attended with alarming fatality
We have had some experience with this
fearful malady in our own family, and.
venture to detail a course of treatment.
hoping il may be the means of alleviatng
the sufarings of of some victims of thi.
terrible disease. Dptheria comes on so
insidnonslv, tha, it is often we'll advanced
before its presence is hardly suspected.
Therefore, it is well to be on the watch for
its SYMPTOMS, aud arrest its progress. if pos
sble in the commencement. Al frs. there
is usually, no soreness of the throat, or
much If any difficulty in swallowing. But
the patient is Iansuid, sleepy, or perhaps
complains Of being tired.
In the Early stages of the disease, the
tonsils, the soft palate, and the back OF The
pharynx presents bright, shining appear
ance as though the parts had heen painted
and then vanished thin Transparent, film
of tenacious fluid is seen hanging from
the vellum 10 the tongue which is burst ov
expiration, and its particles thrown over
the mouth. The neck is sometimes slightly
swelled, and perhaps some pain or stiffness
about the ears. II taken at this period.
We thing there is little danger. We used
weak solution oe salt and water "A table,
al of -,sft IN, .s,f rf. c..
bathing the neck ard chest, applying il
warm several times day also kept a
flannel band around the neck, constantly
wet with salt and water /; this band should
have flannel strap attached to il, 10 pass
over the head, and the part under the chin
should be rather bread aud kei,t wet sprink
ling dry, fine salt between.the skin and
bandage, is useful, and may be applied as
often as the bandages are changed. The
wet bandages should be we'll covered with
dry ones. Sailed water was used many
times day as gargle for the throat. A
solution, made by adding one traspoonful
Of chlorate of potash to half pint of water,
vas admi. istered. in doses of one table
spoonful every three hours. No other
drugs were used. Ii necessary. copious
enemas of tep:d water were used, but all
haaseaiing medicines should be car fully
ayoidtd. Vomiting in hi, disease is dam
4gtrogs, il MT atal. Whenever The patient
Mty9s Il se.Ann.l bn
Body with tepii water aud if The head
4 was paiful or the patient d lirioas, we
|applie.l cold wei cloths 10 the forehead and
crown If tie head, keeping the feet warm
wrapping in flannel OF app ying bottles of
hot water.
We Kept lhe dtmosph re humid, by keep
ing an open kettle of water constantly boiI-
ing in tie room. We are convinced that
this i very useful. ard in a measure re-
leves the sutf catiog sensation attendant
2pon this diseas', and, otherwise mi,isates
Is severity. Under the above managem, nj
Pr ioar children were convalesctnt within
ne days from the attack, but did not re-
ver their full strength for several weeks.
~ TRAITORS FROM THE STARr.-The |
9Th regiment of Illinois, of which all but
he company went over to the enemy, it is |
ated, with the exception of that single COM
my, belonged to that sneaking brood of
aitors denominated knights of the Golden
rcle. They enlisted for the special pur-
se of getting allotted and armed and in a
sltion to desert and go over to their friends
e rebels.
ANTIoUARIAN.-Sion Z. Howard of |
nriington, has complete files of New York |