The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-16
Gsiatic Cholera = xPrrience OF
lE,-sionary Mt COnstnHtinoPIe

Treatment 81 the tHoi'i" III '+i''' '''!' 1'
nractice has been extended through three
vi.itarions of this dreadful disease, in 1913,
H. and 1864 The suggestions are so simple
tbat we publish them. in the hope that
an will do good, if the cholera should
- and become prevalent in the United
eta,cs:
DEAR SIR: The cholera, which has inst
Ieft MS after committing fearful ravages, is
makiny its way into Europe, and will prob
a. cross he Atlantic before another sum
m has passed
II Having been proyidentially compelled to
havc'a good degree Of practical acquaint-
ahce with it, aud 10 see it III all its forms
and stages during each of its invasons of
Eoustautinoplc, | wish TO make my friends
In Maine some suggestions which may re-
Icvc anxiety, or be of practical use.
I>t. On the approach of the cholera,
escry family should he prepared to treat it
without waiting for physician. 1t does its
wOrk SO cNpeditIously, that while you are
waiting for til doctor 1t Is done.
2ud II you prepare for it, it will not
come. think there Is no disease which
MAY he avoided with so much certainty as
tn cholera. But provideutial circum-
staurr-, or the thoughtlesS iudIscrctions of
SOM member Of a household may invite the
attacA, and the challenge viii never he re-
fuse. Il will probably he made in the
night; your physician has been called in
aBothrr direction, and yoU must treat the
cas- Yourself or it viii be fatal.
CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS.
3d Causes Of IHack.-I have personally
Investigated at lcast a hundred cases, and
moi Jess than thrcc-fOurths could be traced
dnrrtIy tn improper diet, or to Intoxicating
driIa-. or to both united. Ofthe remainder,
alpprrs-cd perspiration would comprise
lar number A strong healthy, temper
att, Iahuriug man had severe attack of
chonra. and after the danger was passed
wa curious to ascertain the cause. He had
becu cautious aud prudent in his diet. He
use nothing Intoxicating. His residence
wa Iu % good locality. But after some hours
of hard labor and very pTofuSc pcrspiration,
he had Lain down to take his customary nap
riglf against an open window, through
whIrh a r0y refreshing breeze icds bI0riRg.
ADnthcr cause is. drinking largely of cold
val when hot and thirsty. Great fatigue,
great anxiety, fright fear, all figure among
the melting causes. If one can avoid all
the, hc IS as safe from the cholera as
from being swept away by a comet.
4th. Symptoms Of IHdck-WhiIc cholera
ispreN aieut in a place, almost every one eX-
pefcGceS more or less disturbance of digcs-
tion--l 1t is the slightest variation of feeling,
=
Thcrc Is often slight nausea, or transient
pals, or rumblng sounds, when no attack
f0AOIrS. No one is entirely free from these
But when diarrhUa commences, though
paincss and slight, it is in reality the Skin
mishiug party Of the advancing column. 1t
viii have at first no single characteristic of
Asiatic cholera. But do not be deceived
tits the chOicrd nevertheless Wait little,
give it time to get hold, say to Yourself Il
feel perfectly well it will soon pass off" and
in q short time you will repent of your fol-
" u vain. have secn many one commit
suicide in this way.
Sometimes. though rarely, the attack COM
menccs with vomiting. But in whatever
way & commences, tits sure to hold on. In
few hours the patient may sink into the
COLLAPSE The hands and feet become cold
and pUrpliSh, the CoUntenance, at first ner-
vons and anxious, becomes gloomy and apa-
thetIc, although mental restleSsnesS and
raging thirst torment the sufferer while the
pow Of life are ebbing. The intellect re-
mains clear, but all the social and moral
feeliugs seem wonderfully to collapse with
the physical powers, The patient knows he
is g. die but cares not snap about it.
IN some cases, though rarely, the diarrhwa
con iuUrS for a day or two, and the foolish
person keeps about, then suddenly sinks,
sends for physician, and before he arrives
dc as the fool dies
COURSE OF TREATMENT.
Isl For stopping the Incipient Diar-
rhoa-The mixture which | used in lSlS
witt great success, and again in 1850, has,
during this epidemic. been used by thou
sands, and although the attacks have been
NOR sudden and violent, it has fully cs-
tabllshcd its reputation for efficiency and
pertpct safety. 1t consists of equal parts,
by measure. of /, LaudanUm and spirits of
dFoPS tor an adult, on a lump of sugar. will
Often check the diarrTa But to prevent
its return, care should always be taken To
continue the medicine every four hours i'll
diminishing doses, twenty-five drops, TWEEN
ty, fifteen. ten, nine when careful diet is all
thai viii be needed
In case the first dose does not stay the
diaTrhwa continue to give in increasing
doses-thrty-hvc, forty, forty-tiyc, sixty
drops-at every movement of the bowels.
Lar doses will produce no injury while
the dIJrrhpa lasts. When that is checked,
then is the time for caution | have never
seen a case of diarrhua taken in season
whi,h was not thus controlled, but some
cas- of advanced diarrhWa, and especially
0frelapse paid no heed TO it whatever. As
soon rs this becomes apparent | have al
Way reSOrtcd to this course Prepare
teacup of starch, boiled as for use in starch
ing linen, and stir into it full teaspoontul
or laudauum for an injection. Give one
thlfu no each movement of the bowels. In
one desperate case. abandoned as hopeless
bya physician, | could not stop the diar-
TRGa until the seventh injection, which
contained nearly a tcaSpOonful of lauda-
mum The patient recovered, and is in per-
feet health. At the same time | used pre-
pare chalk in ten-grain doses. with a few
DROP of laudanum and camphor to each.
But whatever course is pursued, it must be
foiloWcd mp, and tn" diauhUa controlled, or
the patient Is lost
81 Mustard PoHlfccs-These should be APP
plled to the pit of the stomach, and kept on
till the surface is we'll Redeemed
Sd The patient, however well he may feel
should rigidly observe perfect rest TO lie
quietly on the back is one-half the battle.
mthat position the enemy fires over YOU
but the moment You rise you are hit. When
the attack comes in the form of diarrhna
fhese directions viii enable every one to meet
Il successfully.
4th. But when the attack is more violent
and there Is vomiting, or vomiting and purg-
ing perhaps also cramps and cholic pains.
the following mixture is far more effective
and should always be reSorte dto The mis-
slonarleS-Messrs. Long, Trowbridge and
MAshburn-have used 1t in very many cases
WITH wonderful success. 1t consists of equal
partS Of laudanuIa, tincture of capsicum
- ttult OF ginger, and tlnCture OF cardamOm
sRedN. Dose, thirty to forty drops, or half a
teaspoontul, in a little water, and to be in
ceased according to the urgency of the case.
N case the first dose should be elected the
HeeOnd, which should stand ready, shonld be
gSen Immediately after the spasm of vomit-
ing has ceased. During this late cholera
eiege no one of us failed of controlling the
vomiting and also the purging by, ut most.
Tho third dose We have, however, invari
M made use of large mustard pOultices OF
cong pure mustard, applied to the stomach
neWels calves ofthe legs, feet, etc, as the
y seemed to require.
TREATMENT OF COLLAPSE.
lo8apSe.-ThiS is simply a more advanced
e OF the disease. 1t indicates the grad
falling off of all the powers of life 1t Is
ANcult To say when Il case has become hope
Al certain point the body of the
lent begins to emit peculiar odOr, which
lil the death OdOr, for when that has be
Pr decided and unmistakahle, / have
er known the patient to recover. have
Peatedly worked upon such cases for hour,
Ih no permanent result But the blue
or the cold eXtremities, the deepl,
pken eye, the vanishing pulse, are NJ
as that the case is hopeless. Scores o