Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-16
VOLUME XXXIII.
THE CAMPHOR REMEDY FOR
CHOLERA.

From the Cincinnati Gazette.l
Great interest is Just now felt in the sue
cessful cure Of the cholera by DR.. RUBIN, Of
| Naples. Camphor, as a cure for cholera, has
long been used by both schools Of medicine,
and Dr. RUBnI's innovation consists in the
method Of preparingthe remedy. The essen
I tial facts Of the case / will now state as they
/ have been reported here by an English gen.
/ tleman.
DIR. RUBINI's preparation consists Of equal
parts by weight Of camphor and spirits, and
10 the power thus obtained he attributes his
success in the treatment Of the disease.
And here / may say that the quantity of
camphor which water will take up is small.
To obtain, therefore, the saturated spirits
of camphor Of RUBINI," it is necessary to
distil spirits Of wine and get rid Of so much
OF Its water as will bring 1t to sixty degrees
over proof, in which condition it will dis
solve and hold in solution its own weight Of
camphor.
I'VE are informed that our druggists find
it necessary to use alcohol Of SO per cent
above proof The composition is simply to
pnt in as much csmphor as the spirits will
dissolVe-ED.
With this saturated spirits Of camphor,"
DIR. RUBIN, an eminent NeapOlitan physi-
clan, has treated in Naples FIVE hundred
and ninety-two cases of Asiatic cholera
without the loss ola single patient. Ofthese
five hundred and ninety-twO cases, two hun
dred were cured in the royal aims house;
eleven in the royal poor house, and one hun
dred and sixty-six in the third Swiss Tegi-
ment Of WOLFF. That the three hundred
and seventy-seyen cases treated by DIR. RU-
EINI in the public institutions were all genu-
inc cases Of Asiatic cholera, and some "ter-
ribly severe" and that all recovered, the
evidence Of the following distinguished in
dividuals, with their official seals attached,
sufficiently attests: II Generate GoVernatore
RICEL; ii Maggiore Commandaute NICOLA
FORM; ii Capitano Commandante CARLO
SODERO Generate COmmandanUe FILIPPO
RUCCI; Colonel EDUoRo WOLFF.
"When a man is seized with the cholera
he should at once" says RUBINI, ''lie down,
be well wrapped up in blankets, and take
every five minutes four drops of the satura-
ted tincture of camphor. In very severe
cases the dose ought to be increased TO from
five to twenty drops every five minutes. In
the case of a man in advanced age ac-
customed TO take wine and spirits, where the
drug given in drops has no effect, give a
small coffee spoonful every FIVE minutes, and
in a very short time the coveted reaction
will occur Ordinarily, in two, three or
four hours, abundant perspiration will come
out, and then cure will follow. "The pre-
ventative method" writes Dr. RUBINI, 'is
this: Let those who are in good health,
while living in accordance with their usual
habits take every day five drops Of the satu-
rated spirits of camphor upon a small lump
of sugar (water must never be used as a
medium, or the camphor will become solid,
and its curative qualities cease and repeat
the dose three or four times a day. Spi-
ces, aromatic herbs, coffee, tea and spiritu-
Gus liquors should be avoided"