The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-05-03

!
short time you will repent of your fol-
ly in vain. | have seen many one
commit suicide in this way. na sdE
Sometimes, though rarely, the attack
commences with vomiting. But in
whatever wayi it commences, it is sure
to hoid on In a very few hours the pa
tient may sink into the collapse. The
hands and feet become cold and purp-
lish, the couhtenance, at first nervous
and anxious, becomes gloomy and ap-
athletic, although a mental restlessness
and raging thirst torment the sufferer
while the, powers of life are ebbing. -
The intellect remains clear, but all the
social and moral feelings seem wonder
fully to collapse with the physical pow
ers.r The,patient knows he is to die,
but cares not a snap about it, mo PEI
In some cases, though rarely, the di-
arrhea continues fora day or two, and
the foolish person keeps about, then
suddenly sinks,7sendsg for a9physieian,
and, before he arrives, ''dies as the fool
dieth. = 2n ur1f sfFg gfs v.- r. ri .a.,f
-sa..E fsa COURSE OF TREATMENT. r .e9rf
1sty For stopping the incipaeqt diorrhed
The mixture which / used in S4S with
great success, and again in 1855, has
during this epidemic been used bythou-
sands, siItfdena and violent, it has fully
established sitsreputationfor,e efficiency
and perfect safety. 1t consists of equal
parts by measure OIL. Iaudanum and
Spirits of Camphor. 2. Tincture of
Rhubarb.t In an adult, 80 drops on a
lump of sugar, will often check the di-
arrhea.r But to prevent its return,
care should always be taken to contin-
ue the medicine every hours in di=
minishing doses 25, 20, 15, 10, 8, when
careful diet is all that will be needed.
In case the first does not stay the di-
arrhGa, continue to give in increasing
doses 35, 40, As, 60, at every movement
of, the bowels. Large doses will pro-
duce no injury while the diarrhGa lasts.
I When that is checked then is the time
| for caution. ! have never seen a case
/ of diarrhoea taken in season which was
not thus controlled, but some cases of
advanced diarrhpa and especially of re-
lapse, paid no heed to it whatever. AS
soon as this becomes apparent, [ have
alWaps fesorted to this course: Pre-
pare teacup of starch boiled as for use
| in starching linen, and stir into tia full
| +Opii Tinctura. dr. Camphora Tinct.,
! ! dr., Rhei Tinet. dr., cMisce. E5aze
teaspoonful of lauaantiIn for an i1jec-
ton. Give one third at each move
ment of the bowels. In one desperate
case, abandoned as hopeless by a ply
sician, / ycauld not stop the diarrhea
until the seventh injection, which con
tanned nearly a teaspoonfull of lauda-
NUN. The patient recovered and is in
perfect health. At the same time ]
used prepared chalk in ten grain doses
with few drops of flaudanuim and Cam
phor to each But whatever course il
/ pursued it must be followed up, ant
I the diarrhGa controlled or the patien
is lost. - 7"t ''--
ID. Mustard Politics. These should
i be appliedt to the pit Of the stomach
and kept oh till the surface is well red
dened. 81 bona .asrs55ala .Fss.f..z,E1L
1 3d. patient, however we'll hemay
feel, should rigidly observe perfectrest
TO lie quietly on the back is one haf
the battle. In that position the enc
my fires over you, but the moment you
rise you are hit. .5dsaa ID 5.l.. is g
Il When the attack comes in the form
of diarrh9h these directions will en-
able every one to meet it succlessfuly
4th. But when the attack is more vi
olent, and there is vomiting, or yomit
ing and purging, perhaps also cramps
and cholic pains, the-following mixtur,
j is far more effective and should alwayI
i be fesorted to-. The Missionaries, Mes
srs Song, Trowbridge and Washburn
i have used it in very many cases ant
Y with wonderful suctess. It consists o
4 equal parts of laudanum, tincture o
4 capsicum, tincture Of ginger, and tine
ture of cardamon seeds, Dose THIRTY
to forty. drops, or half aoteaspo onful il
i a little water, and to be increased accor
4 ding to the urgency ofthe case, In cas-,
the first DOSE Should be elected, tn
T second, which should stand ready
should be given Immediately after th'
spasm of vomiting has ceased Du
ring this late cholera siege, no one O.
us failed in, controlling the vomiting
and also the pttrging, by, at most, tn,
q third dose We have, however, invari
8 ably. made use Of large mustard pou!
tices, of strong, pure mustard, applie'
/ to the stomach bowels, calves of th
legs, feet, etc.,~ as the case seemed t.
require - - ~ -. +. ~,
4 to1lapse.? This is simply a more ad
. vanced stage of the, disease, 1t indi
Gates the gradual failing Of all the pov
; ers Of life: 1t is difficult to say whel
l a case has become hopeless. At a cer
) tain point the body of the patient be
: gins to emit peculiar oder, which
$ call the death odor, for when that ha
\ become decided and ullinistakable,
: : have never known the patient to feeeV
2 en- have repeatedly worked upo1
4 such cases for hours with no perma
t nent result. But the blue color, tn
: cold extremitiess ssthe~deeply- -suhke
| eye, the vanishing pulse, are no sign
S that the case is. hopeless. Scores Q
., such cases in the recent epidemic hav
e recovered. In addition to the secen
t mixture, brandy "a table spo oonful ever
: half hour) bottles ofhot water surround
S ing the patient, especially the extremi
: ties, sinapisms and friction will ofte
. in an hour or two work wonders. u 7
e Thirst in these and ita all advance
!, cases thirst creates intense suffering
S The sufferer Graves water, and as SUI
| L. l, 41os