The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-02
- pittsburg Christian Advocate. I
fr,n 'u .Iera i'm Constantinopie.
orv ALBERT L. LONG.

~ IL mi e treatment of this terri
!. 4. dl'%15s, "roorsss OF the disease is general
lDe pa "a into three periods, or stages,
ydVluII"os uIoss distinctly marked, viz diar-
Sr Of or ioe and collapse Where the at
i@' lS'", yery malignant one, the pass
D'E d" .on;d from one state to another
,s IS ;" :. SImost impossible to mark the
1n'l.l1," An attack of cholera is al
fu% u%..,.,sded b. a diarrhea, or at least
"yS Pl,s 'a"s.s Of the bowels, generally
ioS''tI the .premonitory symptom" "
girII : promptly attended to, yields
'1lSG, 1i., =, treatment. and the attack is
i''ui,,J .inJ nf This diarrhea may be ac-
'aIuo" 'aIouisd by vomiting, and by severe
'uP"nJ Ut ""J cramps but it is more frequent
Tir ,,;~sIy %nJ nainlesS, aud thus from its de
gG.n, .ir, character is all the more danger
fI'' r r,nsists in cOpious discharges OF
shitlsh fluid resembling rlre water !;
f;ab Snt'ti Amid is now generally believed by
'us I.n,i i" I'm, men to be the nervous portion
tJ'o .%o IJood, which, through the action
~, disease. becomes decomposed.-
r.rs ,, there is vomiting the fluid elected
T crcenish yellow color.
Nm M%1 the prevalence of cholera, nine
p, D',ns out Of every ten will feel its in
.,,ncs ,''n in A tendency to arrangement OF
I,Lnwel, and many may have Al diar-
=, f,r even week without the cholera
I.5arres making their appearance. To
IN however. in such II condition, Il
~ LIGHT aggravating cause may be
.eScient to bring on an attack. cases
Irbleh are STYLED malignant and ter
inmate fatally in 4 few hours, apparent
without having be5u preceded by the
,snal premonitory symptoms, are mostly
4 the latter class. Some cases nave
ome under my observation where.
without previous warning, they have
allen in the street and died in less than
sn hours after being seized, but upon
D1uirv have always found one OF three
sl.rS present, viz first. exposure to the
an thus inducing n kind of sun-stroke,
sbich prepares the way for cholera; sec
nd sudden fright, or other violent emo
bon, caused perhaps by meeting great
gnber of dead bodies or the funeral OF
,ct friend or relative, or even by JOY
y,lps. at some sudden good fortune
nird, drunken revelry, of which the
WINS are mum bered by thousands
yOnd stdge.-After the rice water dis
a,.s have continued twelve hours,
Games they may continue even three
b, or more) the patient generally
aSss ipto the second or fever stage, IN
f.gh he has u thin, rapid pulse, a White,
Ifrsd and cold tongue, an unquenchable
int, and burning sensation at the PIT
| dis stomach. There is also gradual
Nkng of the vital powers, and ten
,Hcy to coldness of hands and teet'
|ybeh increases as the patient approach
IS ,be thiId and final period, which gen
| nly succeeds in Il few hours, unless
ponpt means of relief he at hand.
lmay here remgrk that one character
l1ic of this disease in its present mani
t,,tation in the east is the predOminance
Of vpRus or iyphoidal symptoms, and less
Of The painful and terrible collie and
cramps than generally accompany 1t III
other countries and have accompanied 1t
a.sO in this country at other tllneS'
though il has lost none of its terrible
mortality One of the most successful
PHYSICIANS in the treatment 0t cholera III
The east pronounced it to belong proper
Is 10 the class of typhus diseases.
In this typhuS stage OF the disease
Notwithstanding the above described VI
nrnt tfebrilc>ymptoms the diarrhca (and
Saetimes vomiting also) continues, on
i diminishing or ceaSing as the maj
slgr comes on. If relief he obtained at
,Als periOd, the fever may continue, bnt
gradually diminishing, Tor from three to
i've days during which any slight I'M
prudence in eating or drinking, checking
respiration, &c, may bring on Il recnr-
renee of the violent symptoms, and the
patient pass into the third stage and die
Mabw hours
The Third stage is that of a "COltdpSc' or
sinking in which the discharges are dl-
nOished or cease altogether, the hands,
AIMS, feet and limbs become icy cold, the
ooOd settles under the nails, and the
Su Of the hands has a peculiar Shriyeled
appearance, and wet, clammy feeilng,
L6e the skin of frog The tip OF the
LoSe IS cold, the eyes are turned back IN
iler sockets, and have a yellowish tlnge,
While the face has peculiar leather-like
OF tanned appearance. The sufferer com
PAINS but little of pain, excepting the
,0rning in his stomach and of thirst he
lakes but little notice of those around
lm, but in most cases appears to be con
SiouS othis situation.
How long one may remain IN TINS con
Ctlon before death actually ensues is a
4lestlOn merely of physical endurance.
With some, two hours may fisish the
Huggle, while others may remain for
tl hours in this stage. We may say, III
hCt, that in cholera the patient is aetu-
ally diving whenever rice water diScharg,
shave fairly commenced. The work Of
tSOution then begins, and the most
Pyerful physical system must very soor
accQmb to it. In our labOrS among the
anerng, referred to i'll my last letter, II
Vas astonishing to witness the rapldltl
WITH which the destroyer progressed IL
lS fearful work, and how quickly the
Noutest man became as helpless as al
Want We visited one day seven ol
,'S ,uS~ AOge framed, broad chested perters
,,, "uO walk off with five hundred pounds
II, ,enfq' aiI On their backs, lying there scarce
al,r rO1e ne 'Ohtt up their heads, and actu
= IL j;o. ouA.ag-aN the work, apparently OF
tor,n u'n'rneA si ,wenty-four, thirty-six oI
and ,'lgli hours, as the case might be
"T T.s scarcely any pain at all
yomI5 mIt5S'''e't Of tie disease A large volume
J.,ai. ouia lot suffice to contain detailed
,ra". 49, 'PtiOn of the different methods of
nL'lient jL,"'uient recommended and adopted by
r"!siclans of different countries, wher-
e,et the disease has visited. Without
aa..temptrng a.. to pass any opinion upon