The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-21

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TREATMENT OF CH0LERA.-We publish
no newspaper recipes for the cure of any
disease. The following is from one Of the
best physicians in Richmond
Cholera is 4 disease Of debility. Its
earliest symptoms are copious, watery,
whitish, forchlc diarrhpa the discharges
are often expelled as though forced ont OF
the system. Then comes nausea and yom-
iting. The hearts action is depressed,
the pulse falls, the patient becomes anx-
ious and restless, the body is covered with
sweat. Consequent upon these protllse
excavations comes on cramp: and, follow
ing this, if there is nothing done to aid the
patient, there is that beginning OF death
which we call collapse.
The treatment is simple: Check the
diarrhua by rest, abstinence from food and
much drink Of any and every kind, and
the use of this prescription Bismuth, sixty
grains; charcoal, sixty grains; catechu,
sixty grains; capsicum, sixty grains
twelve powders. Take one every three
hours. Use no opium at all; it does no
good whatever.
II the patient has stupidity waited until
the cramp comes on, wrap him up in mus
tard cloths, put his feet in mustard hot
bath, and keep them there an hour or
more, and give him these doses: Put in
his mouth sixty grains of calomel; wash it
down with full pint of good French brandy
and Il large tablespoonful of red pepper.
This dose ought to make him drunk.
Wrap him up in blankets and let him sleep.
Small pieces of ice swallowed will check
the intense thirst, and an ice-bag applied
to the pit Of the stomach or to the spine
will stop the vomiting.
Give these doses thus large, in order that
they may not be given often. The con-
slant giving of medicine will Of itself maui
seatc.
The brandy and pepper can be better
borne, because the tongue and palate have
partly lost their scnse OF taste. 1t is ia
vorablc when the patient complains much
of the burning produced by this mixture ;
it shows an increase of vitality, and the
size of the dose can be diminished as the
patient rallies. The time and quantity of
this repetition must be left to the discrc-
tion of the attending physician.
Once in three hours have found gene
rally often enough. \ patient who has
been accustomed to drink freely will OF
course require more and ottcner than one
Of temperate habits.
If there be much pain, an injection oi
chlorofprm and morphine should be used
a grain of morphine and a small teaspoon
tul of chloroform, in two tablespOontnls ol
starch water. BY no means give either by
the mouth they will disorder the stomach
This may be repeated often; yet it is
merely palliative, and does not at all cure
Especially should it be used if the patient
must die it will soften his sntterings: and
! it is sin for physician to let patient
die in pain.
Continue treatment until the pulse rises
the cramp cease, and the evacuations
change to those of Il bilious character
Then, of course, stop the use of calonle
and pepper, but continue stimulants and
liquid food; milk toddy, ice-cold, is best
To prevent the salivatng effects of Gallo
mel, put the patient now Oh the use OF
chloratc of potash. All this, however, the
physician will regulate.