Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-03-24

inteiiect remains clear, butl all the soCin
and moral feeling seem wonderfully .,
collapse with ths physical powers. Th,
patient knows he Is to die, bot cares not
snsp abou: IT.. i+'4 s" w H.ff ,1h'i
In some cases, though rarely, the diar
rhea eoutinues for day or two, and ID,
fool'b person keeps about, Suddenly sinks
sends Tor the physician, aud before be ar
rives "dies as the fool dieth." ' 'f
COURSE OF TREATMENT.
ls'. For stopping The ineipient diarrlae
The mixture which l used In l848 with
great success. and ogaiu in 1855. hiss
during this epidemic been used by thou
sands, and although the attacks haze been
more sudden. and violent, il has fully
established q reputation for fIiciency aud
perfect safety. L, consists Of equal parts
by measure OF 1. Laudanum aud Spirits
OF Camphor. 2 T,ncture of Rhubarb.
80 drops for an adult or y lump of sugar.
viii often check the diartbae. But to
prevent lis return, care should alwoys be
taken 10 continue the medicine every 4
hours iD diminishing doses 25, 20, Is, 9,
"hen careful diet is all that v i'll be needed
lu case the irst does not stay. the
didrrbe continue giving Il inc easing
doses, 80, 45, so, at every movement of
the bowel L:rge does will produce no
injury while The diarrhse lasts. When
TINT is checked then is The time for eau
tion. l lave never seen a case of diarrhae
taken 10 season " hich was not thus con
uolled, but some cases cf odvanced diar
ri Ga, aud especially of relapse. paid no
heed 10 it shatever. AS soon as this be.
comes apparent, l have s;wsys resor'ed to
This course. Prepare tcacup of starch
boi'td us for use in staIching linen, stir
into 1t full teaspoonfui of laudanum for
an Injection. Give oBethird at each move.
ment of the bowels. In Que desperate
case ab'ndcied as hopeless 10y a phy.i.
clan, | could not stop the diarrhoae until
the seventh Injection, which contained
nearly teaspooLful of laudaUum.-
The patient recovered and is in perfect
health. Al the same time | use prepared
chalk IN 10 grain doses with a f.w drops
'flaudauum and csmphor 10 each. But
whatever course is pursued il must be fol.
lowed up, aud he diarrhae controlled or
the pat ent is lost. ''
p. Mustard poMlticcs These, bould be
applied to he PIT of The stomach, aud kept
on III The surface well reddcned
Sd. The parieDr, however well be may
feel. should rgidy observe perfect res, =
To lie qnicily or the back IS one half OF
the battle. In tina. position the enemy
fres over you, tut the moment you rise
you are hit.
When the attack comes in the form of
diarrbea these directions will enable every
one TO meet it successfully. ,i'
q b. But when the attack is. more vi.
Client, and there is vomiting, or vomiting
and purging ,per b"ps also cramps and cole
pains, the following mixture is fur more
effective and should always be resorted to 2
The missionaries Messrs Long, Trow bridge,
aud Washburn have used it 10 vefy many
cases aud with wonderful success 1t con
sst of equal pats of Laudanum, Tinctu,e
Of Capsicnm, 'Tinclure OF Ginger aud Tin
clure Of Cardamon seeds. Dose. 80 to 40
drops, OF ha'fs icaspoonful in little water,
und 10 be Increased according 10 the ur.
gency OF the case. Iu case the frst dose
should he elected, the second, VII C b should
stand reudy, should be given Immediately
after the spasm of vomiting has ceased -
During this late cholera seige no one of Us
failed Of controlling the vomiting and also
the purging by, at most, the third dose.--'
We hsve, howeser, invariably made use OF
large mustard poultices of strong. pure
mustard. applied to the stomach, bowels
calves of the leg., feet, etc, as the case
seer ed 10 require. ','.,'
Collapse. This is simply a more ad.
vanced stage Of the disease. II indicates
The gradual failing Of all The powers Of
life. IL is dlhc:.. 10 say when csse has
become aopeless At a certain point the
oody OF t!e patient begius to emit pecu
liar orlor which / call the death odor,
for when that has become decided aud On,
mistska'l'. l have never known the
pa lent TO recover, ] have repeatedly
worked upon such cases for hours with no
permsoent result. But the blue color. the
cold ex'reuiiies, the deeply soskeu eye,
the vanishing pulse are no signs that The
case is hopeless. Scores Of tuch cases in
the recent epidemic have recovered. In
addition TO the second mixture, brandy,
"a table spoonful every half hour). bottles
Of hot water surrounding the patient,
especially the txlremites, siuspisms and
friction will often iu al hour or Two work
wonders. ..t,l -r.elsa ofte .fr...7.1 1sf|
IHird. 10 these and oil adrarced ca.
ees thirst creates intense suffering The
sufferer Graves water, end as sure as he
grstihes the craving the wo st symptoms
return. aud be falls a yic;im 10 .-ihe tran,
sieDt qualification. The only safe, way is
to have faithful friend or attendant who
will not heed bis entreatics,, The suffering
may he, .boweyer. safely ale tiated and
rendered endurabe. n Ff,qaeut gurgling
the throat aud washing out the mouth
will bring some re'irf, A spooIdul of gun
arabic water, or of ehamomile tea may
frequently be giten to wet The throst-
Lydenham's White Decociion may also
be given bo b as a beverage and nourish
men. in small qaeptities. frequeu,ly. In
day or two The suffering from thirs. will
cease. La large m jori'y it has not been
intense for more than "a hours.
Diet Rice water, arrowroot, Lynd
hams White Deeoction,i crust water.
Chamomile tea are the best articles for
day or two after the attack is controlled.
Chamomie is very valuable in restoring
the tone o. the 81 omacb. Frss rf~F