Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-02-21

Is often slight nausea. or transient pains, /
or rambling sounds when no attack tot /
fo1cS No one is entirely free from these
But when diarrhoea commences though
painless and slight, it Is IN reality the
sklrmishlng party of the advancing col
umn 1t will have at first no single char-
acteristic of Asiatic ho'cra. But 90 not
be deceived Ii Is the cholera neverthe~
less. Wait little, give 1t time to take
hold, say TO yourself Il feel perfectly
well, 1t will soon pass of, and IN n short
time you will rep Mt of your folly in vain.
have seen many a one eomnit suicide IN
I this way
sometimes, though rare'y, the attack
commences with vomiting But il what
ever way it commences it Is sure to hold
on. In VERY few hours tho patient may
sink into a collapse The hands and leet
become cold and purplisb, the countenance
at first nervous and anxious, becomes
gloomy and apathetic. although mental
restiaSSness and raging thirst torment the
sufferer while the powers ot lie are eli,
hing. The intellect remains c!ear, buta
the soc nj and moral feelings seem wonder
ful Y To collapse with the physical powers
The patient knows he is 10 die, but cares
not snap about it
In some cases though rarely, the diar-
rhoea continues for day or two and the
foolish person keeps about, then sudden
sinks sends for physician, and before
he arri es dies as the fool dieth.
TREATMENT
LIST For stoppi,lq the Incipient Diar-
rhoa. The III Xttro which used in 1918
with great success aud again in 1879 has
during this epidemic. been used by thou
sands, and although the attacks have been
more sudden and violent, II has fully estab
lished its reputation for efficiency and
perfect safety. 1t consists Of equal parts
by measure of l. Laudanum and Spirits
Of Camphor , Tincture OF Rhubarb, 80
drops for an adult, on a lump Of sugar,
VIII always check the dirrhnl. But to
prevent its return care should always he
taken to continue the medicine every few
hours in diminishing doses Of 3, 20 Is.
10, Q, when careful diet is all that will be
needed
In case the first dose does not stay the
diarrhoea, continue to give in increasing
doses 81, 40, so 80, at every movement OF
the bowels. Large doses viii prolnca no
injury while the diarrh0ea lasts When
that is checked then IS the time Tor eau
ton. ] have never seen Il ease OF diar-
rhaea taken III season which wus not thus
control cd, but some eases OF advanced
diarrhoea, and especia ly OF relapse paid
no attention 20 II whatever. ~ soon a.
this becomes apparent, | have always re
sorted TO this course. Prepare 4 teaclp
Of starch hoiiei ::s for use in starchin.f
linen, and stir It into = full teaspoon Of
Iaud.,num for injection, Give ono third
at each movement Of bowels In one dQs-
perate case abandoned a hoI eless nv
physic a, could not stop the diarrh pea
until tue seapnth injection, which con-
tanned nearly tea$poontull of laudanum.
The patient recovered and is now IL
perfect health. At the same time use
prepared chalk in 10 grain doses, with
| lew drops of land mum ana camphor 10
each But whatever course Is pG~sued it
must he followed up, and the diarrhuea
controlled or the patient is lost
2d. Mustard Poult:es should he APP
pied 10 the pit of the stomach. anl kept
/ on till the surluce is wei Redeemed
81 he patient, however well lie NAV
/ feel, should ri-idlv observe perfect rest
| To lie quietly on the back Is one bali the
Ji tile in tAot position The enemy fires
oy,r you, Int the moment yoa arise you
will get hit
" hen the attack comes IN the form Of
| di'trrhcca these directions will enable
every ono 10 meet cholera successfully.
4th. But when the attack j. mere VOL
eni, ana there Is vomiting, OF vomiting
and pur-ns. perhaps also cramns and
"o:ic pains, tAe following. mixture il far
more e1eclIse and sAouIl alwa~s be re
sorted to-
The missionaries, Messrs Long, Trow-
bridge, and "ashLurne have uscl it in
very many cases and with wonderful sue
cess. L consists Of equal parts Of Laud-
anun, llnctare of CapSicum Tincture of
/ Ginger and Tincture Of Cardanun seeds
Dose 80 to 10 drops, or half a tcaspoonful
IN a little water ana 10 lie increased ac-
! cordinr to the ur-eucv of the case In
ease the first does should be elected the
'econi. which should stand rcudg. should
ne given Immediately after the spasm Of
vomiting has ceased During this late
cholera siege no one Of Us fuit~d of con
trolling the vomiting and also the pur.inr
~ at most. the third dose We have
hnwever, invariably made use of larre
mustard poultjees of strong pure mustard
applied o the stoma IA. bowels calves of
the legs, feet, Get, - the condition fthe
ease seemed to require
Collapse This i. simply more al.
vanced stage Of the dsease it indicates
the gradual failing Of all the powers Of
lie. 1t Is d jiiicult to say when a case has
become hopeless At a certain noint the
body OF the patient legins to emit pecul-
lar odor which | call the death odar for
whom that has become decided aud unmis
takeoh'e, have ne. er known the patien,
10 recover. | have repeatedly worked
npon such cases for hours with no perman-
ent result But the blue color, the cold
extremiues the deeply sunkon eve the
an'shInr Pulse, IL, Go signs that the f.as..
Is nHnpfHSS S.nvnS f "a