The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-05-09

siCHt pHiUS, VI TuuDIlHH hpuHuS, WucI
no attack follows. No ono is entirel
free from these But when darrhn
commences, though painless md slight
= it is in reality the skirmishiug party q
the advancing column. 1t will at frs
have no single character of A.iaii,
choIcra. But do not be deceived; it /
the cholera. nevertheless. WHIT little
give it time to get hold say to yoursc!!
Il feel perfectly we'll, it wiIl soon pas
> oil, and in a short time you will rcpcn
1 Of your folly in vain. | have seen man,
4 one commit suicide in this way.
Sometimes. though rarely, the attacI
commences with vomiting. Bu. in what
ever way it commenccs, it is sure to hol.
on. Ia Il very few hours the patien
may sink into the collapse. T!" hand'
and fee, become cold md purpliSh, thu
c"nntrnnrcc. -: first nervous apdanxious
becomes gloomy and pathetic. although
Il mental rcsllcssucSs und raging Thirst
torment the sufferer while tho powers o.
life are cHhin.. The intellect rcmuin.
clear, hu, all the sncial and moral feel
iu@, seem wonderfully to collapse with
the physi"s powers. The patient knows
h" is to die. but cares not snap about
it. In somc cases, though rarely
liarrhGa continues for day or two, and
the foolish person keeps about. then
suddenly sinks, sends f"r physician,
and before be arrives, "dics as the fool
dicth."
COURSE OF TREATMENT.
|. Far .&2Di"y the Lncipirat Di"rhma.
Tho mixture which | used in 1913
with great success. and again in 1855,
has during the cpidemic been used 10y
thousands, aud although the attacks
have been more sudden and violent. it
has fully established its reputation for
efficiency aud perfect safety. l:c"nsisIs
Of equal parts, by measure, olons l"uda.
nun and spirits of camphor, two linctnro
Of rhubarb. Thirty drops for an adult.
on n lump Of sugar, will often check the
GiarrEr,; bus to prevent it. return. care
should always be taken to continue the
medicine every four hours in dimiuish-
ing &C. SIS: twenty-five, twenty, fifteen.
'tcp, nine. six. when careful diet is all
.:hat will bc needed.
In case the first lGsc does not stay
the iinrrh(ca. continue to give increasing
doses TO thirty five forty, r"rry Eve. sixty,
at every movcmcn, orihc bowels. Large
doses vim r."N-~. ninry while the
dinrrhca lusis. When that is chccxcu,
then is the time for cou'i"n. | have
never seen u case Of diarrhTa taken in
season which was not thus controlled,
hut srmc cascs of advanced dlarrhGa,
and c>peciallya rcinp,c, paid no heed
to it whatever. AZ SOON ~ this becomes
arrarcut. | have always rcsor'c'! 70 this
c"nrs": Prepare teacnp orsnreh. boiled
as for Use IN Atarrhing linen. aud stir
into it tca>pounlul Of laudanum for an
injection. Give onc.thrd at each move.
nent Of the bowels In one desperate
caro-, abandoned as hopeless BY physl.
ciau, could not. - p the diarrh@n until
the seventh injcct;on, which contained II
tra>roonIrl Of lan1anum. The patient
recovered, aud is in perfect Ecs|ih. Al
the same time. Use prepared chalk IN
ten rraiu doses. with Il few drops OF Iau
Ianum and camphor to each. Bat what
ever course i, parsued, II must be tel'
lowed up or the patient is lot.
. y. .Y,n'nrd I"ai'i"rs THESE should
be applied to the pit Of the stomach. and
kept rn till the Surf,cc is we'll rc'idened
:. Tic patient, however well h. may
feel. sh"u:d riyi';ly observe perfect rr"t.
To lie quietly on the hack is "ne halt
the battle In tha, posit'on the enemy
fires ovcr you. but the moment YOU rise
s"n arr biz,
. When the attack comc, in the i"rm "i
=. ,i:arrlra, these directions will enable
every one to meet j, successfully.
i; Eu, wkeu the attack is NOR" vio'
Cent and ;hcre is v1nilia=, or Somltln:
,ni pnr:ing. pcrhrps also cramps and
co,,c laiu.. the following mixture is far
murc effective. and should always be re-
snrtrd to. The missionaries - M'ssTs
Long .Trvwbril.c. aud Washburn--haSe
used it in very many eases, ana "''n
wonderful success. 1t consists o! equal
pay,s ec laudanuH, tinc,ure OF capSlcum'
s!incturs of ginger, aud 'inc'urc Of carda'
mon seeds. Dose, thirty 10 forty drops
rr =, Lair tea.poouful in ii,ile water
and to tc Increased according to the
urgency Of the case. Ia ease the h'.'
dose should be elected, lhe second, which
should stand rcNly, should be given IN :
mediately after the spasm of vomiting
has ccuscd. During this late ehnler"
siege, no Que Of US failed II controlling
,hc vomiting and ulso the purSlnE oy
the third aose, at most. We have, how
ever, invariably made u Of large mus
lard poulticcs Of strong, pure mustard,
onpl;ed to the stomach, bowels, calves OF
the legs, feet, &C.. as the ca.e seems to
require. .a... ...... ... ...
TREATMENT OF coLLArSE.
l11lups..-This is simply more ad'
vaurcd Stage of tho disease. 1tindlcate'
Gradual failing Of the powers OF ille'
| lis difficult to saysrhcu case has DO
como hopeless. At a certain point she
boly of tho pal;oDt begins to cm': PC
ooSc'...-, nb;oh T rsll the death olor