Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-04-11

are ebDlnS. lhe intellect remains clear
but all the social and moral feelings seem
wonderfully to collapse with the physical
powers. The patient knows he is to die,
bu cares not snap about it. l "A
In some cases, though rarely, the diar-
rhea continues for day or two, and the
foolish person keeps about, then suddenly
sinks sends for the physician. and before
he arrives "dies as the fool dieth."
COURSE OF TREATMENT. ..
l. For Stripping he Iacipient Diar-
rh9a,-The mixture which | used in l948
with great success, and again in 1866,
has during the epidemic been used by
thousands, and although the attacks have
been more sudden and violent, it has full
ly established its reputation for efficiency
and perfect safety. 1t consists of equal
parts, by measure, of one laudanum and
spirits of camphor, two tincture of rhu-
barb. Thirty drops for adult, on a lump
of sugar, will often check the diarrhea.
But to prevent its return care should al
ways be taken to continue the medicine
every four hours in diminishing doses :;
%, 20, Is. 10, 9, when careful diet is all
that will be needed.
In case the first does not stay the diar-
rh@a, continue to give in increasing doses
So, 40, 40, Coat every movement of
the bowels Large doses will produce no
injury while the diarrhea lasts. When
that is checked then is the time for eau
ton. | have never seen a case cf diar-
rh9a taken in season which was not thus
controlled. but some cases of advanced
diarrh@a, and especially Of relapse. paid
no heed to it whatever. AS soon as this
becomes apparent | have always resorted
to this course :
Prepare teacup of starch boiled as for
use in starching linen, and stir into it a
full toaspoOnful of laudanum for an in
lection. Give one third at each movement
of the bowels. In one desperate case,
abandoned as hopeless by physician,
could not stop the diarrhea until the sew,
enth injection, which contained nearly a
teaspoonful of laudanum The patient
recovered and is in perfect health AT
the same time | use-prepared chalk in ten
grain doses, with few drops of lauda.
nun aud camphor to each But, what,
ever course is pursued it must be follow
ed up or the patient is lost.
2. Mustard PomlttceS. These should
be applied to the pit of the stomach, and
kept on till the surface is well reddened
3. The patient, however we'll he may
feel, should rigidly observe perfect rest
10 lie quietly on the back is one half o
the battle. In that position the enemy
fires over you, but the moment you rs,
you are hit.
When attack comes in the form Of di
arrhma these directions will enable every
one to meet it successfully.
4. But when the attack is more vic
lent, and there is vomiting, or vomiting
and purging, perhaps also cramps anC
collie pains, the following mixture is ia
more effective, and should always be re
sorted to. The missionaries -Messrs
Long, Irowbride and Wash burn-hav
used it in very many cases and with won
derful success. 1t consists of equal part
of lauJanum, tincture of capsicum. tine
ture of ginger, and tincture of cardomol
seeds. Dose, thirty to forty drops, o
half a teaspoonful in little water, ant
to be increased according to the urgvuc,
vi the case. In Case the first dose shoul'
be elected, the second, which should stan,
ready, should be given Immediately afte
the spasn of vomiting has ceased. Dur
ing this late cholera siege no one of u
failed of controlling the vomiting ant
also the purging, by, at most, the thir'
dose We have, however. invariabl y mad
use of large mustard poultices of stron
pure mustard, applied to the stomach
bowels, calves of the legs, feet, as the cas-
seemed to require. .....
TREATMENT OF COLLAPSE.
l. CollopSe. This is simply more ad
vanced stage of the disease, 1t tindicate
the gradual falling of all the powers {
} life. II is difficult to say when a cas-
has become hopeless, At a certain roir
! the body of the patient begins to emit
peculiar odor, which call the death odo
l for when that has become decided and III
r mistakable, | have never known the pi
. tient to recover. have repeatedly worl
I ed unon snch cases for hours with no ne