The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-03-30

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
are hit
When the attack comes in the torn of
diarrhea these directions will enable every
one to meet it successfully.
ith But when the attack is more vio-
lent. and there is vomiting. or vomiting
anu purglng, perhaps also cramps and
collie pains. the following mixture is far
more effective and should always be re-
sorted to. The missionaries Me>>rS Lon"
Trowbridge. and Wa>hbun have used If
in very many cases and with wonderful
success. ItconSiStS of equal parts of Laud
anum, Tincture of Cap>icum. Tincture of
Ginger and Tincture of C;r,lamon seeds.
Dose, 30 10 10 drops, or half Il teaspoon
full in a little water, and 10 be increased
according to the urgency of the case. In
case the first do>e should he ciectei the
second. which should stand ready. should
be given Immediately after the SIr;l>m of
vomiting has ceased. During this late
choler:, siege no one of u> failed of con-
trolin. the vomiting and also the purging
by. ut most. the third dose. We have.
however. invariably made Use of large
mustard poultice> OF strong pure mustard,
applied 10 thc stomach. bowels. calves of
the le@>. feet, etc.. IL the case seemed 10
require.
! CoHape. This Is simply Il more :id-
vanccd stage of the disease 1t indicates
the gr;,lual failing of all the powers of life
Ii l. difficult Ia ,;ly when 4 case has be
come hopeless At Il certain poini the
body of the patient begins to emit Il pecu-
liar o,lor which call the d.-ui ~ip,-. for
when that ha~ become decided ami mmi>-
taxable. have never known the patient
10 Recover. | have repeatedly worked
upon -uch c;l>c> for hours with no pcrma-
ncnt result But the blue color the cold
cxtrcmilic>. the deeply >unkcn eye the
vanishing pulse are no >irns that the ease
l. hopeless Scores OF such c:l-,.> IN the
recent epidemic have recovered. In ad-
ditiom 10 the second mixture. igurlg Ia
table spoonful every halt hour.) bottles OF
hot wafer surrounding the patient. c>l,t-
ciallv the rxtrcmitic>. >inapi>m> and lI'ic-
lion will often i'll an hour or two work
wonders,
! 7Hi<t. la th,-r ami in all advanced
c:,>,'~ thirst creates im;cil-r suffering. The
sufferer Graves w:llc' AMI a. sure IL hc
"ratilir- the craving the worst symptoms
return. AMI Ia falls :, victim Ia the TRAN
>icnt qualification The only safe wtv i
to have Il faithful trirn,l or attendant. wh"
will nnt heed hi cn;rcatic~. The suffer
in" lurv Ia. however. safely ;illc,iaiy'i AMI
rendered cnurab!c, Frequent ".sr"iing
the throat and washing out the mouth will
bring some rciict. y spoonful ot Gum
Arabic wafer. or OF camomile i,4, nrIy ire-
gucnilv hc "iyen IL wet the throat - Sv-
icnlam'~ White DtcorIion' MAY also bc
nivrn, both is beverage and nouri-hmcni
in small quantities. frequently In Il iay
or two the suffering from thirst will reaSc
In iar-e majority il has not been intense
for NOR. than > hours.
DlH Rice water. ;lTrowrout. Syicm-
ham, White Dccnctiom. crust wafer, c;lm-
omiIc tea. IRE the best articles for 4 day
or two after the attack Is controlled Cam
omilc X VERY valrlnlc III r,.>toriiI" the ton,
of the stomach.
, The Tn,hod Fcsr. \ tvphoil stat,
lnr :. few DAYS will follow all severe CASES
There i~ nothing ;larmin" i'll lhi>. Ii Ia
| very rarely proved fatal. Patience an,
careful nur>in. will bring it all right
The greatest danger i from drinking To-
. freely. When the patient seemed 10 IL
Z sinking. :, little brandy and water or ar
; rowrool and brandy have revived him
4. In this terrible visitation of the cholera
we have considered ourselves pcrtecii
armed and equipped. with a hani b;,- con
tainin. mixture No. j. mixture No.
tiur vomiting. Gle Il few pounds ot pow
,icr,si mustard. Il bottle OF brandy and
paper oi Camomilc flowers. and a papr
, of Gum Arabic.
! lay no claim 10 originality in recon-
=. mendin. this course ot treatment, IN
have adopted it from suggestions "t ah
and experienced PHYSICIANS Having icc
.hc onlv Doctor ot MANY poor families IN
. ine near me. have tried various rme'li,
: recommended bv physicians, but | hay
found none 10 hc III all compared with ii
above Durin" the recent cholera | c;ll
, not find that any treatment has been :
= successful rs this
u Cotttqlon The idea of conta@io
should l,a abandoned. All the mission;
ricS who have been most with the mo
malignant c;l>rS day after day. are full
convinced of the non-conta"lou>nc>S ot ii
:. cholera The ircipicnt attacks which Il
:, have suffered from are 10 he attributed
great fatigue. making the constitution Ii;
blc 10 an attack.
= In another letter | will give you
:. description of the cholera rs We Saw
and of some individual eases.
IL Only A NEGRo.-Ihe following par
IL oraph from the New Orleans Times Shoy
III how much value is attached to the life
Ill a negro at the south:
III '.The Carrolton Mss Conscrvail
+ mentions the killing of a negro by |.
y, IIegalc. during a struggle between ther
III The negro, who had contracted TO VIC