The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-03-15
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cry one to meet it successfully. .
4ih.T Bqtwhen the attack Is morerio-
lent, and thcreis vomiting, or vomiting
and purging, perhaps also cramps and collie
pains, the following mixture is far more
etfectiyr, and slpuld always I've resorted to
The missionaries. Z Messrs. Long, Trow-
bridge, and Wassburn have used it i'm
very many cases AMI with wonderful sue
cess. 1t cb,isists Of equal parts Of Lauda-
mum, Tincture ofCapsicum, Tincture of
Ginger, and 'Pinctnre of Cardamon seeds.
! Desc 30 To 40 drops, or half teasposnful
! in II little water, and 10 he increased ac-
cording to the urgency of the case. In
rase the first dose should be elected, the
! second. which SHOULD stand ready, should
vomiting has ceased. During this late
cholera siege, no one Of us tailed OF cnn-
trolling thevpmitiug andthe pnrging by,
at most, the third dose. We have, howev-
er, invariably made use of large mustard
poultices of strong pure mustard applied
to the stomach, bowels, calves of the legs,
&c. &C., as he case seeniedto 10 require.
Collapse: This is simply a more ad-
vanced stage of the disease. II indicates
the gradual falling of all the powers oflite.
IT is difficult to say when q case has be-
come hopeless. AT a certain point the
body of the patient begins to emit a pecu-
liar odor,. which Tcafl the death odor, for
when that has become decided and un-
nistakable I have mover known the pa
tinnt tn recover, | have. repeatedly worf-
ed upon sud-, eases for hours with no per
nanent result. Bat the blue color, the
cold extremitics, the deeply sunken eve,
the vanishing pulse. are no signs that the
case is hopeless. Scores OF such cases in
the recent epidemic have recovered. In
addition to- the second mixture, brandy n
table spoonful gerry half hour bottles of
hot water surrounding the patient, espec-
iall v the extrpmitinS sinaplsms and fric-
ton, will often in an hour, or two work
wonders. ns"E. '...t E..".' ... '' .
Thirst. In these and in all, advanced
cases thirst creates intense suffering. The
sufferer Graves water. .-and rs sure as he
gratifies the craving the worst symptoms
rHturn. and he falls a victim to, the tran
sicnt qualification. The only safe way is
tn have n faithful friend or attendant who
will not heed his e,,t rcatles. The suffer
ing NAV he. however. safely alIeviated and
rendered endurobIe. Frequent gurcIing
the throat md Washing ont the mouth will
bring some relief A spoonf,lll of gum ar
ahic water. or of ,.hamomilp tea may fire.
uuentlv bnrivon To wet the throat. "Lvd-
enhan's White Dccoction'' NAV also he
given both as a beverage and nouriSh-
ment in small uuanties frcouentlv. In a
day or wo the suffering from thist will
cease In n large majority it has not been
intense more than twentv-four hours. -
Dict Rice wafer. arrowroot, Ivden-
hams White Dnroctinn. ernst water. cham
omiIe tea. are the hes, articles for Il day or
two after the attack is controlled. Cham
mile tea is very valuable in restoring the
tone of the stomach.
Tho ,rvrhoi1 Frver A tvphoid state
ar , few DAYS will follow nj, severe cases:
thorn is ,o,b;ur alarming in this. II has
worry rorclv proved fatal. Patience and