Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-05

lattie. In that position bn6 enemy ures
,ver you, but the moment you rise you
ire hit.
When the attack comes in the form of
liarrhea, these directions will enable
every one to meet it successfully.
4th But when the attack is more vio-
ent, and there is vomiting, or vomiting
aud purging, perhaps also CRAMPS
and collie pains, the following mix-
ture is far more effective, and should |
always be resorted to. The missicna-
Long, Trowbridge, and |
W ashburn-hsve used it in very many |
cases, and with wonderful success. 1t
consists of equal parts of laudanum,
tincture of capsicum, tincture of ginger,
and tincture of eardamon seeds Dose,
thirty to forty drops, or half teaspoon
full in a little water, and to be increased
according TO the urgency Of the case.
In case he first dose should be elected,
the second, which should stand ready,
should be given Immediately after the
spasm of vomiting has ceased. During
this late cholera siege no one of Us
failed of controlling the vomiting and
also the purging, by, at most, the third
dose. We have, however, invariably
made use of large mustard poultices, of
strong pure mustard, applied to the
stomach, bowels, calves of the legs, feet,
ETC., as the case seemed to require.
TREATMENT OF COLLAPSE.
Collapse.-This is simply a more adj
vanced stage of the disease. 1t indi-
Gates the gradual failing of all the pow
ers of life. II is difficult to say when q
case has become hopeless. At certain
point the body of the patient begins to
omit peculiar odor, which / call the
death odor, for when that has become
decided and unmistakable, have never
known the patient to recover. / have
repeatedly worked upon such cases for
hours with no permanent result. But
the blue color, the cold extremities, the
deeply sunken eye, the vanishing pulse,
are no signs that the case is hopeless.
Scores of such cases in the recent cpl.
demic have recovered. In addition to
the second mixture, brandy "a table,
spoonful every half hour) bottles of hot
water surrounding the patient, es-
pecially the extremities, sinapisms and
friction, will often in an hour or two
work wonders
Thirst I'm these, and in all advanced
cases, thirst creates intense suffering.
The sufferer Graves water, and as sure as
he gratifes the craving the worst symp-
toms return, and he falls victim to the
trancient qualification The only safe
way is to. have faithful friend or at
tendant who will not heed his entreaties.
The suffering may be, however, safely
alleviated and rendered endurable. Ere
quent gurgling the throat and washing
out the mouth will bring some relief A
spoonful OF Gum Arabic water, or of
camomile tea, may frequently be given
to wet the throat "LyndeDham' White
Deeoction" may also be given, both as
beverage and 1ourishment, in small
quantities, frequently. In day or two
the suffering from thirst will cease. In
large majority of cases it has not been
| intense for more than twenty-four hours
Diet-Rice water, arrowroot, Lyn-
denham's White decoction, crust water,
camomile tea, are the best articles for a
day or two after the attack is controlled.
Camomile is very valuable in restoring
the tone of the stomach.
Z The Typhoid FeUer.--A typhoid state
for a few days will follow all severe
cases There is nothing alarming in
this 1t has very rarely proved fatal.
Patience and careful nursing will bring
it; all right. The greatest danger is
from drinking too freely. When the pa
tient seemed to be sinking, a little
brandy and water, or arrowroot and
brandy, have revived him. In this ter.
rible visitation of the cholera, we have
considered ourselves perfectly armed
and equipped with hand bag contain
ing mixture No. l, mixture No. 2 (foi
vomiting, etc. J, a few pounds of pounded
mustard, bottle of brandy, a paper o.
camomile flowers, and paperoof Gum
| Arabic.
lay no claim in originality to recon-
mending this course of treatment
have adopted it from suggestions of able
and experienced physicians Having
been the only Dr. Of many poor families
living near me, have tried various
remedies recommended by physicians
| but / have found none to be at all com
pared with the above. During the recen
cholera / cannot find that any treatment
has been SO successful as this.
ContGgion The idea of contagior
should be abandoned. All the mission
aries who have been most with the mos
malignant cases day after day, are full!
convinced of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of
the cholera. The incipient attacks which
all have suffered from, are to be attri
buted to great fatigue, making th'
constitutionliable to the attack. q