The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-11

brutal In its taste, infamous IL It's OBJ.
ject, cowardly in its manner, and in
sulting in all things to the survivors
of the army, and to their relatives ana
countrymen, who claim for both lv-
ing and dead the honored crown of
patriots and soldiers. ~
Homeopathic Treatment of Cholera,
Many of our readers are adherents
of the Homeopathic practice, and
for their use we print below some ad
vice and directions, which we find in
a new work by Dr. Henry Minton, of
Brooklyn: A Practical Homeopathic
Treatise on Diseases of Women and
Children" - e @
DIR. Minten urges cleanliness and
serenity of mind, forbids the use of
chloride of lime or other = disinfect-
ants in the sick room So st .5ss
/" Many people imagine that they for
tify themselves against disease bykeep-
ing their bowels in relaxed condi-
ton, and consequently are In the habit
of taking an, occasional cathartic;
others, with equal wisdom, think if
they have diarrhea it arises from
some offending substance within,
which must be carried off; and they
take purgatiye medicines to get rid of
it.. Both of these, are serious and of
ten fatal mistakes. Diarrhea, during
cholera seasons, has a peculiar ten
dency to run on, if not checked, into
the more perilous form of the disease;
and nothing is more certain to ensure
and hasten that catastrophe than pur-
gative medicines. ga1 a
The least looseness of the bowels
should receive prompt attention; and
those remedies which will quiet the
irritation, and stop the copious dis
charges, not by their stringent proper
ties, but by their direct specific effect
upon the disease, are the best.
PREVENTIVE TREATMENT.
I" During the prevalence of cholera
much may be done toward terrifying
the system against its attacks by ju-
dicious administration of homeopathic
remedies. / say judicious admins
tration, because | believe the too fire.
quent repetition of large doses, that
is, the crude drugs, or even the first
potency, would do more harm than
good Habnemana recommended
Cuprnna aud VerGts7tns, of the Thrift
eth potency, to be taken in rotation
every six or seven days. His advice
was, First take one dose of Cdpruna,
thirtieth; then wait one week and take
a similar potency of Verotruna; after
another week has elapsed take Cap
rum again, and so on. Perhaps this
method cannot be improved on. /
certainly should not think of giving a
lower potency.
DIR. Herring, of Philadelphia, SAYS:
The sarest precentire is sulphur. Put.
half teaspoonful of f0loers of sulphur
into each of your stockings, and 90
about your business; never go out
with an empty stomach; eat no fresh
bread nor sour food. This is not only
a preventive in cholera, but also in
many other epidemic diseases. Not
one Of the. many thousands ,oho hare
follo.ced his, a,y adcice, has been az
tackled Jg cholera
As cholera has heretofore appeared
in the. United States, it has always
been preceded by l-markedsp pre-
monitory stage, of from one to two or
three days duration; such as confu-
sion of the head, languor, and debility,
arrangement of the stomach, and
tendency to diarrhoea. As a general
thing, these symptoms occasion but
little IT any pain or uneasiness, and,
what is singular, excite no alarm,
which is unfortunate, as little whole
some fear would generate precaution ::
and the administration ofproper RENE
dies at this stage Of the disease Is al
most certain to avert it. ~
REMEDIES. as
Every family should be provided
with well-stopped vial of camphor,
so that IN cases of emergency there
viii be no delay, The ordinary tine
ture procured at the druggists will
answer. Or you can make it yourself
by dissolving one ounce of gum cam
phor In ten ounces. e., two-and "a
half gills-of alcohol.
Persons who carry camphor about
with them in their pocket--as soma
do while travelling, and which is very
prudent should be particular to have
it well corked- a974 A'f- 2tii
"Cdmphor should be given in an
cases at the commencement. If the
diarrhea does not yield, and the stools
are liquid and whitish, and especially
if the tongue is covered with sticky.
pasty coating, follow it with Ptosf,or;c
acid Should there be great. anguish
in the chest: immOderate fear ne
death; lips blue and cold great thirst: