Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-08-27
For the Delaware Republican,

The presence OF this pestential destroyer
upon the Western continent, and even In our
midst, has very naturally attracted the atton-
tion OF the profession and the community who
seek in vain for panacea AMI specific upon
the shelves of the apothecarY. A thousand
different modes OF treatment are daily presen =
ted for the cure of cholera only to share the
fate of their predecessors and to be laid aside
as vslueless. la this as in every other disease
no treatment is scientific which is not predica-
ted at the bedside by an intelligent physician
with careful reference to the stage OF the dis
ease, the varying condition OF the vital forces
and the peculiar features the individual case
presents. As the hour of benefit from medi-
cal treatment sQ1a passes by in a cholera case,
1t is the duty OF every one to procure the as
sistance of physician at the earliest possible
moment. A mild case at first easily controlled
by proper remedies will soon passs beyond the
control Of medicine. While advise every one
within the reach of physician to obtain one
at the earliest possible minute, few general
| remarks upon the management Of this disease
may be beneficial to those living beyond the
reach of physician for hours. The presence
or promixity of cholera doubly imposes the
duty OF living in accordance with the laws OF
health; doing whatever is calculated to extract
The standard OF the vital forces and iorlify the
syatem against the entrance of the insidious
huence calculated to prolucs the opposite re-
suit. Daring the prevalence of cholera it is
improper to deyiate in an important degree
from the accustomed mode of living. Abrupt
changes always do harm, and unoc; the gate
for the entrance of the destroyer Persous ad-
dicted to stimulants must continue to use them,
even the inebriale must carefully taper of and
avoid total abstinence. The food which has
been found to agree best with the individual
n " ha 10 abn a.
tute the diet. E7erything calculated 10 de-
rlnge tho digestive organs should be abstained
from, such ss unripe or stale fruit or stale fish
Excesse5 OF all kinds, fear, anXi ETY., fatigue
avoided, aud cholera is disarmed of its terrors,
and one 10 nearly as safe as though it were not
near. Prevention is better than cure Clean
illness Is very important. 1t is the moral duty of
every one to remove from or destroy every par
ticle OF filth from their dwellings and prenis-
es. Every spot should be kept scrupulously
clean and disintectants, as the chloride OF
lime, copperas asd Others freely used aud no
stagnant water permitted to remain near. 1t
ls also Important TO dress more warmly than
usual. Flannel should be worn next the skin
Mt all times, even in warm weather.
DiarrhDa is generally the first symptom. 1t
is often nmenable to treatment and can be ar
rested by appropriate remedies. The following
prescription will be found excellent to accom-
plish this.
Chalk Mixture, Coz,
Tine. Catechu, O.
Essence Peppermint drachms.
Tine. Lavender Compound, 9 draclms
Laudanum, drachms
Of this take tablespoonful every half hour,
Should this fail TO arrest the diarrhua, and
rice water discharges from the bowels super
vene, this prescription will often do good.
Pulv. Opium, gre. K
Calomel, gre.
Camphor, grsxx
Divide into ten powders; take one every 90
minutes, and between every dose give two ta-
blespoontuls of the following mixture
Carbonate Ammonia, l drachm
SPIT Lavender Compound, 3oz.
Brandy, or,
Also apply n hot mustard plaster to the stom-
ach and bowels, large enough 10 cover the en-
tire abdomen. LIST the patient drink freely OF
ice water. II is very acceptable and often does
more good than any other agentiin allaying
rritabiity of the stomach.
Muriate Of Ammonia given In thirty grain
doses proved excellent at this stage of the dis
ease-repeAtel every hour in mild and every
halt hour in severe cases, during its recent o.
currence at Tybee Georgia. The second dose
should betwenty and the third ten grains Civ
en- in combination with the chlorodyne mix
ture, OF which about ten drops is the DOSE
In the stage OF collapse, external stimulants;
as hot turpentne, warm mustard water, hot
bottles and dry rubbing with capsicum, PROM
ise the mo good, but death generally closes
the scene. give the above to be used only in
emergency, and to be adopted when the servl-
ces OF physician can not be procured. Treat
ment laid down in the physiciau's cleset often
fail him at the bedside. Every case should be
treated individually with reference to its pc
culiar stage, degree and notifications.
q. q. Polk, NJ. D., Surgeon in Charge,
Quarantine Hospital, near Charleston,
South Caroline,