Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-05-08
applied to the pit of the stomach, and kept on
| till the snrEace is well reddened


till the surface is well redeemed.
3. The patient, however we'll he may feel,
should rigidly observe. perfect rest. To lie
quietly on the BACK is one-helf. T. the. battle.
In that position the enany fres over you,
but the moment you rise you are hit.
When attack comes in the form of q diar-
rhaa, these directions will enable every one
to meet it successfully. =.
4. But when thc attack is more violent,
and there is vomiting, or vomiting and purg-
ing, perhaps also cramps and collie pains, the
following mixture is far more effective, and
should always be resorted to. The Missiona-
ries-Messrs. Long, Trowbridge and Wash>
burne-have used it in very many cases, and
with wonderful success. 1t consists of equal
parts of laudanum, tincture of cummin seeds.
Dose-thirty to forty drops, or half a teaspoon
full, in little water, and be increased accord
ing to the urgency of. the case. In case the
first dose should be rejected, thesecond which
should stand ready, should be given imme-
diately alter TIE spasss Of vomiting has ceased.
During this late cholera siege no one Of Us
aifed. Of controlling the vomiting, and also
the purging BY, at most, the third. We have,
however, Invariably made use of large mus
tard poultices of strong, pure mustard applied
II the stomach, bowels. calves of the legs,
feet, ETC., as the case SEEMED to reGuirs.
TREATMENT OF COLLAPSE.
COlGpse.-This is simply a more advan-
ced stage of the disease. 1t indicates the
gradual failing of all the powers of life. 1t
is difficult to say when a case has become
hopeless. At certain point the body of
the. patient begins to emit peculiar Odor,
which l Call the death odor, for when that
has become decided and unmistakable, l have
never known the patient to recoIhr. [ have
repeatedly worked upon such cases for h6trs
with no permanent result. But the blue
color, the cold cxtremities, the deeply sunken
eye, the vanishing pulse, are no signs that
the case is hopeless: Scores Of such cases in
the recent epidemic have Recovered. . in. ad-
dition to the second mixture, brandy Ga table
spoonful every half hour.) bottles of hot
water surrounding the patient, especially the
extremties, snapisms and friction, Will Often
in an hour or two work wonders.
IAirst.-In these, and in all advanced
cases, thirst creates intense suffering. The
sufferer Graves water, and as sure as he graft
6es the craving, the worst symptoms return;
! and he falls victim to the transient gratifca-
ton. The only safe way is to have faithful
friend or attendant who will not heed his
entreaties. The suffering may be, however,
safely alley lated and rendered endurable
Frequent gargling the throat and washing
pdt th6 MOUTH will bring some relief A
spoonful of gumarabic water, or of camomile
tea, may frequently be g!Tef Is Vet tHe
throat. Lyndenham's White Decoction may
also he given, both as beverage and nourish-
ment, in small Quantities, FREQUENTLY. In a
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. ;.
", Dieh-Rice water, arrow-root, Lynden-
hams White Decoction, crust water, came
mile tea, are the best articles for a day or
two after the attack is controlled Camomile
is very 7aluable in restoring the tone Of the
stomach.
The Typhyoid FeUer-A typhoid state
fora 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 patient seemed to be sinking, a
little brandy and water have revived him.
In,this terrible visitation of the cholera; we
have considered ourselves perfectly armed
! ard eduipped, with a handbag containing
mixture No. l. mixture No. 2. (tor vomiting,
ETC. }, few pounds of mustard, a paper of
camcmile flowers, and papeE Of S1niatabis
:, say no tlaitn to originality in commend
ing this course of treatment. l have adopted
it from suggestions Of able and experienced
physicians. Having been the only doctor of
many poor families living near me, have
tried various reitedits recommended 81
physicians, but have seen none at all to be
compared with the above. During the
recent cholera cannot find that any treat
ment has bsst Sc 8tccessful as this.
ContdGi0n.-The idea of contagion shoiild
be abandoned. All the missionaries who
have been with the most malignant cases,
day after day, are fully convinced of the nom
contagiousness of the cholera. The incipient
| attacks which all have suffered frot:i, are to
be attributed to great fatigue, making the
constitution liable to attack.
| C. HAMLIN