Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-05-04

doaed as hopeless by the physician, l coul'
not stop the diarrhea until the 9TH injec
ton, which contained nearly tcaspoonfu
OF laudanum. The patient recovered ant
is in perfect health. At the same time
use prepared chalk in 10 grain doses, witt
a few drops of laudanum and camphor t.
each. But whatever course is pursued il
must he followed up, and the diarrhea con-
trollcd or the patient is lost.
I'd. Mustard Poulticcs. These should
he applied to the pit of the stomach, and
kept on till the surface is well retldened.
3d. The patient, however we'll he may
feel, should rigidly observe perfect rest
To lie quietly on the back is one half the
battle, In that position the enemy fires
over you, but the moment you rise You arc
hit.
When the attack comes in the form OF
diarrhea, these directions will enable eve:y
one to meet it successfully.
4th. But when the attack is more vio-
lent, and there is vomiting, or vomiting and
purgng, perhaps also cramps and eolic
pains. the following mixture is far more
effective and should always be resortcd to
! The missionaries Messrs. Long. Towbridse,
and Washburn have used it in many cases
and with wonderful success. 1t consists
of equal parts of Laudanum, Tincture Of
Capsicum, Tincture Of Ginger and Tnct-
ure of Cardamon seeds. Dose. 30 to 40
drops, or half a tcaspoonful in little wa
ter, and to be increased according to the
urgency of the case. In case the filst dose
should be elected the second, which should
stand ready. should be given Immediately
after the spasm fvomiting had ceased
During this late cholera siege no one of US
failed of controlling the vomiting and also
the pnrging by. at most, the third DOSE
We have, however, invariably made use of
large mustard poultices of strong pure mus
tard, applied to the stomach, bowels calves
of the legs, feet, etc, as the case seemed to
require.
Collapse. This is simply a more advanc-
ed state of the disease 1t indicates the
gradual failing of all the powers of life
1t is difficult to say when case has be-
come hopeless. At certain point the
body Of the patient begins to emit pccul-
lar odor which call the aeaih odor, for
when that has become decided and unms-
taxable, | have never known the patient to
recover. ! have repe tedly worked upon
such cases for hours with no permanent re-
suit. But the blue color, the cold cytrem-
tiles the deeply sunkcn eye, the vanishing
pulse are no signs that the case is hopeless.
Sec res of such cases in the recent epidemic
have recovered. In addition to the second
mixture. brandy ia table spoonful every
half hour), bottles ot hot water surround.
ing the patient, especially the extremties.
siuopisms and friction will often in an hour
or two work wonders.
Thirst. In these and in all advanced ca
scs thirst creates intense suffering. The sut-
tnpsr GEa vuS. NY -w.ta "|u4sv' synlp,dms re-
turn and he falls victim to the transient
qualification. The only safe way is to have
faithful friend or attendant who will not
heed his intreatica. The suffering may be,
however, safely alleyiatcd and rendered en-
durable Frequent gureiing the throat
and washing out the mouth will bring some
relief. A spoonful of Gum Arabic water,
or of Chamomi!e tea may frequently be
given to wet the throat "Lydcnham's
White Decoction' may also be given both
as beverage AMI nouri hment in small
quantities. frequently, In n day or two
the suffering from thirst will cease. In a
large majority it has not been intense for
more than "a hours.
Diet. Rice water, arrowroot, Lyndcn-
hams White Dccoction. crust water,
Chamonliel tea. are the best articles for
day or two after the attack is controlled.
Chamomile is very valuable IN restoring
the tone of the stomach.
The Typtoid Fersr. A typhoid state
for 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 seems TO be sinking,
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 q hand bag containing mix
ture No, |. mixture No,2. Uor vomiting
etc J a few pounds af pounded mustard
hottie of brandy and paper of Chamo-
mile flowers, and paper ofGum Arabic.
lay no claim to originality in RECON-
mending this course of treatment. | have
adopted it from suggestions of able and ex-
pericnced physicians Having been the on
! " Doctor of many poor families living near
me, | have tried various remedies recom-
mended by physicians, but | have found
such not to be at all compared with the
abole. During the recent cholera cannot
find that any treatment has been 50 success
| !ul as this.
Contagion. The idea of contasion should
be alb; ndoned. All the missionaries who
have been most with the most malignant
cases day after day, arefully convinced o
the non contagiousncss of the cholera. Tn,
incirient attacks which all have suffered
from are to he attributed to great fatigue
making the constitution liable t.. Jan attack
In another letter will give you descrip
ton of the cholera as we saw it, and of some
individual cases,
Yours truly.
&. HAMLIN.
Jon WORK REFUsED.-WG were reluc
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