The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-09
g-@-ee- WIEELING YAgFRTDAY MORNING. MARCH 1876

emit peculiar odor, which eau the
death odor, for when that has become
decided and unmistakable, have never
known the patient to recover. 1 have
repeatedly worked upon such cases for
hours with no permanent result, But
the blue color, the cold extremfties, the
deeply sunken eye, the vanishing pulse
are no signs that the case is, hopeless.
Scores of such cases in the recent epi-
demic have recovered. In addition to
the second mixture brandy a ,tabl
spoonful every half hour, bottles of
hot water surrounding the patient, es-
pecially the extremities, sinapisms and
friction viii OMEN in an hour OF two
work wonders. ms lt. 4sfy4.i5, tr-1.Isgte-- I
Thirst. In these and in all advanced
cases thirst creates intense suffering.
The sufferer Graves water, and as sure
as he gratifies it the worst symptoms
return, and he falls a victim to the tram
sient !grad6cation. The only safe way
is to have faithful friend or attendant
who will not heed his entreaties. The
suffering may be, however, safely ale
waited and rendered endurable. Ere
quent garglipg the throat and washing
out the mouth will bring some relief.
A spoonful of Gum Arabic water, or of
Chamoniile tea may frequently be given
to wet the throat. "Lyndenham'S
White Decoction" may also be given
both as Il beverage and nourishment in
small quantities, frequently. In a day
or two. the suffering from thirst will
cease. In large majority it has not
been intense for more thon twenty-four
hours. f'TTF.I ffFSHH
Diet. Rice water, arrowroot, Lynden-
hams White. sDecoction, crust wnter,
chamomile tea, are the best articles for
day or two after the attack is controls
ed. Chamomile is very valua BILE in re-
storing the tone of tho stomach. IN
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for a few days will follow all severe
cases. There Is nothing alarming in
this. 1t has very rarely proved fatal.
Patience and careful nursing will bring
il all right. The greatest danger is
from drinking too freely. When the
patient seemed to be sinking, little
brandy and water or arrowroot and
brandy haverevived him. In this ter
rible visitation of the cholera, we have
considered ourselves perfectly armed
and equipped, with a hand bag con-
tanning mixture No. l, mixture, No. 2,
(for vomiting, etc. few pounds of
pounded mustard, a bottle of brandy
and u paper oftChamomile flowers, and
paper of Gum Arabic.
1layino claim to originality in recon-
mendipg this course of treatment. 1
have adopted it from suggestions ofable
and experienced physicinns. Having
been the only. doctor of many poor
families living near me, nave trleu
various remedies recommendedby by ply
sicians, but have found none to be at
all compared with the above. During
the recent cholera cannot find that
any treatment has been so successful
as this. .T12EtaaaS rf.HEE
YContagion. The idea of contagion
should be abandoned. All the Mis-
sionsries who have been most with the
maglinant cases day after day, are
fully convinced of the non-contagious-
ness of the cholera. The incipient at
tacks which all have suffered from are
to be attributed to great fatigue, max
ing.the constitution liableto an attack.
In another letter I will give you a
description of the cholera rs we saw it,
and of some individual cases.
| IWa& Yours, truly, ,ggo1S @. HAMLIN.