Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-16
DAILY DEMOCRAT.

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How 70 Treat nnd Care Cholera. |
The following is the advice Of Dr. Ham |
lin, the missionary at Constantiuople, who |
has been through se-ersl cholera cam
paipus. aud treated the disease very sue I,
cessfully:
I. For stopping the lncipcnt Diaerhoea -
The mixture which / used in 1e4S, with
great success, and again IN 1855, has, du>
ring the-cpi- eniic, been used BY thousands,
AID although the attacks have been more
sudden aud violent, il has fully established
It's reputation for efficiency and perfect safe
tv. |, consists Of equal parts, By measure,
Of one laudanun and spirits Of camphor,
tvo tipcturc OF rhubarb. Thirty dr,ps for
An adult. on q lur,p Of sugar, will often
check the diarrh0a. But, 70 prevent its
rssuyu. care should al~ays b taken % con-
tinue The medicine every isur hesfs u de
ninishine doses-twenty NE, astesn, scn,
uine-vten careful diet II I'll thai will b
needed.
In case the 6rst dose does net stay the
diarrhWs, continue to give increasing doses
thirty. five, forty, forty nse. s'xty-at
every movement Of the bowels. Large
doses will produce no i.jssy while the
disyrhea lasts. When thar v eAecked then
10 the tune for caution. | have never seen
a case Of darrhHa taken in season which
was not thus controlled, but some cases Of
advanced dia-rhGa, and especially re-
Lapse. Some paid no heed to It whatever.
| And A soon q this became apparent
have ALWAYS resorted to this course -
Prepare a teacup Of starch boiled ~ tes use
in starching linen, and stir into Il = full
| tcaspoonful Of laudanum for an Injection
give one>third at each movement Of the
bowels. In one desperate case sbandonsd
an hopeless by . physician, could not stop
the diarrhna until the seventh injectio,.s
which contained nearly teaspoonful Q.
laudanum. The patient recovered. ard Is
| in perfect health. At the same time used
prepared chalk in ten gram doses. With
| few drops of lauuanum end camphor to
each. But. whatever course is pursued. it
must be followed up, or the patient 10
lost
2. Mustard Poultccs-These should DO
applied to the pit Of the stomach and kept
on till the surface is well reddened.
3. The patient, however we'll he may feel
should rigidly observe perfect rest. 10 lie
quietly on the back is oue>haif Of the bat
lie. In that position the ensmy fires over
you, but the moment you rise you are MT.
When attack comes in the form Of diar>
rhea, these directions will unable every one
70 meet it successfully.
! L. But when the attack is more violent.
and there is vomi,ing,or vomiting and rurg
ing, perhaps also cramps and cholic pains,
the following mixture is far more effective,
and should always be resOrtsd TO-. The
missions -ies-Messrs. Lang, Ttowbridge
and ashburu-hava used i. in very many
cases, and with wonderful success. It con.
sists Of equal parts oflnudanun, tincture Of
capsicum, tineturc Of ginger. and tincture
of cardamon seeds. Dose, thirty to forty
drops. or q half tcaspoonful in = little water
and to be increased according to the urgen.
cy Of the case. In case the hrst aose Should
be elected, the second, which should stand
ready, should he given Immediately after
the spas,n Of vomiting has ceased. During
III, late cholera siege. no one OF US failed OF
controlling the vomiting. and also the Pnrg'
ing, by, at most, the third dose We have
however, made use OF Ia 'ge mustard poal
tees. OF strong. pure mustard, spilled to
the stomach, bowels, calves Of the legs, feet
ETC., rs The case seemed to require. i
| TREATMENT OF COLLAPSE.
| Colaps-This is simply n mere advanced
stage OF the disease II indicates the grad
ual failing OF all the powers Of life. Ii is
difficult to say when u case becomes hope
less. AT q certain pci,,, .he body Of the
patent begins to TO emit peculiar odor.
which cal the death odor, for when that
has become decided and unmists kable,
have never known the patient to recover,
| have repeatedly worked on such cases for
hours with NJ permanent result. B1t the
blue color. the cold extremities, the deeply
sunken eye, the vanishing pulse, are no
signs that the case is hore IS. Scores Of
such cases in the recent epidemic have re
covered. In additi0n to the second mixturc,
brandy, q tablespoonful every half hour
bottles Of hot water surrounding the patient,
especially the extremitics, snapisms, and
friction, will often, in an hour or two, work
wonders.
Thirst-In these, and in all advanced
cases, thirst creates intense suffering. The
sufferer Graves water, and % soon - he
grat.iies the craving, the worst symptoms
return, and he falls victim TO the transient
qualification. The only safe way is TO have
q faithful fri nd or at,endent who will not
heed his entreaties. The suffering may be.
however, safely allcvisted and rendered en-
durable. Frequent gargling the throat and
washing out the mouth will bring some re-
lief. a spoonful Of gum arabic water or Of
camomilc tea may frequently be given to wet
the throat, Dyndenhams White Decoction
may also be given, both as = beverage aad
nourishment,in small quantities, frequently.
1n a day or teo the suffering from thirst
vii! cease. In large majority Of cases it
has not been intense for more than twenty
four hours.
Diet Rice water, arrow>root, Dynden>
hams White Detection, crus, water aud
canioniile tea, are the best articles for day
or two after the attack is controlled. Cam>
ornile is very valuable In restoring the tone
Of the stomach.
The Typhoid Fcvcr.-A typhoid state for
few days will follow all severe cases
There is netting alarming in this It has
very rarely proved fatal Patience and carc>
full nursing will bring It all right. The
greatest dangers from drinking too freely
When the patient seemed 10 he sinking, .
little brandy ard water, or ar,ow>root and
brandy have revived Rim. In this terrible
visitation Of cholera. We have considered
ourselves perfectly armed and equipped
with . hand bag eontainiug mixture No, I,
mixture No. (for vomiting etc. lev
u pounds Of pounded mustard. . bottle ol
hrandy, , paper Of cauouile flowers, and Z
|papey Of enm asAbic. = -, -
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