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DIPTHERIA TREATED BY ICE.

DIPTHERIA TREATED BY ICE.
If there is any means by which the
progress of this disease can he arrested
and the patient saved. of course every
one will be glad to learn what it is. We
find the following in DR.. TroNs Health
Journal, by whom it was copied from the
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal Of
March 18th. 1854:
"Dr. Borand said he had been request.
ed by DR.. w. B. Morris, of Charlestowp.
to bring to the notice of the Society the
subject of the treatment of diptbcris BY
ice, whereby, he firmly believed, this ter.
ribly destructive disease might DC perfectly
or nearly controlled.
Case |. The first case to which DIR. NJ.
was called was that of little girl eleven
years old, in whom the disease was well
established. He gave her brandy beef
soup. solution of chlorate of potash. and
guaiacum. alternately every hour. HAY.
ing heard of the benefit to be derived
from ice. he ordered Jumps of it, enclosed
in muslin bags. to be held all the time in
the mouth. This patient was seen in con-
sultation 10y DR.. Macon, who suggested
the external, as well as internal appica.
ton of the remedy. by means of blad-
der filed with pounded ice wrapped up in
napkin and laid up against the throat.
This was continued for scvcnty-two hours.
The membranes, which we're very thick,
ceased forming after the beginning Of
the ice treatment, and were thrown off
at it's termination The child is now
we'll ...
Case II. A child of family where
this treatment could not be followed out.
The throat had been bistered, from ear
to ear, by physician who had previouly
seen her. This child died. Another had
previously died in the family with dip.
liberia, and third person in the house
died from the same malady afterwards.
Case Ill. The third case in the Sc
ries occurred in the practice of
friend No ice was used, and the child
died.
Case ". Dr. Morris was called 10
another patient, and found one of the
family already dead from dlpthera and
laid out in the same room with the patient
who was failing rapidly. the throat being
filed with the diptheritic membrane, The
ice treatment was commenced without de-
lay. and the child recovered.
Case V. DR.. Bickford, who had seen
the last patient, was sent for to 60 to
Brattleboro'. to see a child of the eDgin
eer Of the Hoosac Tunnel. He found the
disease well marked. and advised the ice
treatment which was adopted. The child
improved so much on the second day. that
the treatment was discontinued by the
friends. but on the third day it was much
worse. DR.. B. telegraphed to "go on
with the ice. and stick to it" This
was done. and the result was that the
patient began again to improve, and is
now well.
Case VI In this case the ice was aP-
piled for three days, and the patient re-
covered
Cases VII. and VIII The two cases
occurred in the practice of DR.. Bicktord'
DR.. Morris had not the notes of them
but ice was applied. and both patients
did we'll.
Case TX This was a case in which
ice was applied and the patient improved;
but. as in the Brattlcboro' case. the treat
ment was discontinued. and the SYMPTOMS
INN ,diately returned. The ice was reap
piled, and again Improvement set Ill.,
which terminated in recovery
The plan of treatment was the same 'h
all these cases. All Of them we're un'
doubted, and several of them were severe
cases of the disease"
We ask the careful attention OF INC
reader to the results Of these experiments
!, Every case treated with ice recoSerea'
, Every case treated with drugs without Se
, died. In every case where each WINS ep,
ployed alternately the patient impro'''
!, under the ice treatment, and grew wo'''
, nnder Tho drug treatment Do these facts