Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-02-06
TREATMENT.-DIprHERIA WASH.

Put all into common-sizcd tea-cup, or
vessel which holds about ounces, and
pour half-iull of boiling water, stir well,
and then fill with good vinegar. Fit for
use when it settles. Make a swab by get
ting little stick about the size of pipe
stem, notch one end, and wrap strip Of
cotton cloth around it, letting the cloth
project about half an inch beyond the end
of the stick, so as not TO prick the mouth
and throat, and fasten with thread.
Swab the mouth and throat a0eN every
half hour if the case is bad, every hour if
not bad. When the patient gets better,
every two hour ; then when better, every
four hours and when still better, two or
three times day, till we'll; which will
be from two to seven days. Touch every
affected spot, the Uvula, Tonsis, and
Fauces, tie sehole of the back part Of the
mouth, and tie top Of the MrOat; and let
the patient swallow little OF tho wash
each time you swab. Swabbing causes no
pain, though the patient will gag, and
sometimes vomt but swab well, and
feeling of relief will follow every swabbing.
Let every patient have "a separate swab
and wash, as the disease is undoubtedly
infectious. Keep the wash pure by pour
iGg what you use, each time, into another
vessel, and also wipe off any matter or
alime, that may be on the swab, every
time you take it from the mouth.
Rub the following iniment on the throat
outside, every three or four hours, and
keep flannel cloth around the neck till
we'll:
Take Spirits Turpcntinc, ounce.
" Sweet oil (or linseed oily g
I" Aqua ammonia, (mix) "
/ Shake before using each time.
When the disease has advanced so as
to cause difficult breathing, the case is al
most hopeless, yet l should not forsake
the sHfferer; but if the patents strength
would bear it, L would give a vomit of Sy-
ruy of Ipecac, ounce; Tinct Bloodroot
ounce; mix together, and give in suf-
ficient doses to vomit, and every few min
utes till it does produce vomiting.
Keep up the previous treatment, and
give to grown person ls drops of Mu-
rated Tincture of Iron, in q tablespoonful
of water every four hours, with two grains
of Quinine between each dose. Give both
to children in like proportion. If the
vomiting relieves the difficult breathing it
may be necessary to repeat after lapse of
several hours. Sometimes the Tlncture
of Lobela acts bettes than the syrup of
Ipecac, in which case l mix it and the
Tincture Bloodroot together and sweeten
them.
If the disease is attended to in reason
able time it is not dangerous, and scarcely
ever inv AIDES the air tubs. Keep the bow
els regular with Castor Oil.
Keep the patient in the house, but ven-
tlate well. The dipthoria wash and lini-
ment will be found sufficient for all cases,
il taken in time; and should you mistake
any other "iore throat for diptheria, you
will effect cure almost invariably, as
use this for all common sore throats.
have never lost case, and many have
told me that no money would indvce them,
in these "diptheria times to be without
the Wash and Liniment; and when sore
ness in the throat il felt, it is used and a
cure is always effected.
Your friend,
DR.. W. A. ScoTr.