The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-05-01
For the Emplrc
Letters on the History and Nature
of the Asiatic Cholera.
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SYMPTOMS OF CHOLERA.
The opinion ut one time prevailed that
Cholera attacked its victim suddenly when
In good health and without previous warn
ing but more intimate acquaintance aud
better knowledge of the disease leave no
doubt OF what is now regarded as nm cstab
lished fact-that sudden and severe attacke
of Cholera without premonitory symptoms
are OF rare occurrence, but that In nearly all
cases arrangement of the digestive finc-
tions and diarrhna preccde for some time,
and announce the Invasion of the disease.
This stage of the disease Is denominated
ChOleriRe, and may last from few hours TO
several days, and II induced by tho action
of the choierlc poison upon the system, not
as yet developed in sufficient element TO the
full display ofits powers. In this stage, the
disease Is easily managed, aud Is readily
ainenable to proper treatment, while the
stomach does not yet refuse to receive and
aosorb the medicines given.
During tile prevalence OF an epidemic of
Cholera, perhaps Il majority of persons res
ldent of the community experience more or
less trouble of the digestive organs, and also
loosoness of the bowels, these cases do not
all terminate In fully developed Cholera;
still the only safe plan at such time, Is to
regard every attack of didrfhUd as an attack
of Cholera, and At once by the use OF proper
medicine, and the observance of hygienic
rules, relieve the system of this condition,
and insure a return TO health.
But he disease Is of such an insidlous ma
ture. that the person affected with this pre-
monitory diarrhua. after each evacuation
of the bowels, imnglnes that he Is better
and soon will be well and thus too often
ncglects the use Of the remedies which
would In all probability present the full de-
velopment ofthe disease, and save his life.
TREATMENT or CHOLERA.
In this connection shall only give some
general directions us TO what ought and
what ought not to be done in the premoni-
tory stage above described.
II will be well for every family to provide
themselves with proper medicines TO meet
this stage and to arrest the diarrhna and
correct the arrangement of the stomach as
soon as IL appears. But do not be deceived
by relying upon remedies ofleredby adver-
tising quacks, who, taking advantage of
the fears and wants of the public, their GU
pldity would lead them to sacrifice the lives
of their victims, IL they thereby would
only profit In the reception of the almighty
dollar. An eminent physician, In an adj
dress In this connection, says; "We would
take occasion to call attention TO the great
difference between the true physician, who,
by ditiuslng information among the people,
and recommending proper sanitary meas
ures, Is endeavoring TO prevent the APP
pearance of cholera; and the miserable
ghouls, whose sickcning and panic-produ-
cling advertisements OF cholera specifies,
disiigure the majority of our newspapers"
Advertisements of this kind may now
| be found In nearly all the newspapers, and
Cholera specifics (which have never been
known to fail" can be had ut from one TO
| five dollars.
And the papers also contain valuable re-
! ceipts for the cure of Cholera, furnished by
philanthroplc persons who. ignorant of the
disease and Of the remedies they prescribe,
are urging them upon the notice OF the
\ public.
| Avoid all of these rs you would the pes
| thence itself. Discard 'Stomach Bitters,"
"Cholera Specifies" aud newspaper re-
ceipts, you have too much at stake and this
Is no time to experiment with quack nos
trums. but 90 to your physician In whom
you have confidence, and who knows what
he 10 prescribing and their effects, and OBJ
tain from him something TO keep In your
house for use In case yourself or family
should be attacked with dlarrhna In the
night or when his services could not be
Immediately obtained.
The following simple treatment Of the
I premonitory stage and dlarrh9a, has been
great favour, In the recent epidemic In the
city of Paris. From the well known eiil-
cacy OF the medicines of which 1t Is com
posed, II certainly commandsou confidence
and Is deserving of our careful considera-
ton and trial.
I DIR. Worms, its author,is physician In chiei
Of the Military Hospital oiGross- Gallon. In
Paris. aud In paper read before the Society
Acddemie de Medicine of that city, gives hi.
experience In the use of the remedy as de-
rived In the treatment of the epidemic In
lS4o--1S54 as well as In the treatment oi
i50 cases of cholerlne. and 23S cases of con-
firmcd Cholera during the recent epidemic
He says: ut Is In this preliminary phase o
the malady. before that the stomach has re-
fused to receive and absorb the medlca.
ments, which offers to the curative art IL
true field for the development of its power
and II Is especially concerning the treat.
ment Of this prem0nitory phase that ash
the Academic 10 permit me to expose briefly
the results Of my observations. it
''The ordinary practice In these cases con
slsts in prescribing repose, diet the use o.
warm and aromatic drinks, with some rs.
tringents and oplums which are far from
being followed by success, and the success
when II Is obtained has often little duration
IL have so often seen cholerine pass int
Cholera during the treatment by opiates
that In Cholera times cannot overtom,
the dread OF opium, besides when this med
feature arrests the evacuations the stomach
frequently remains embarrassed, and th'
patient feels no return of strength or appe'
tlte.
'-On account OF circumstances, such as
have described, finding myself at the clos,
of the epidemic Of lsi9 ut the end of ordi
nary recourses, l had recourse 10 new and
totally different medicine, Mineral Lemon
dde.n which used In few cases at thai
time, with the most striking success.
Since that time, In the yisitatlons Of th'