Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-05-11

aries, Messrs. Long, Trowbridge and Wash
burn, have used it in very many cases, and
with wonderful success. 1t consists Of equal
parts of laudanum, tincture of capsicum,
tincturc of ginger and tincture of cardamon
seeds. Dose, thirty to forty drops, or half
teaspoonful in little. water, and to be in
creased according to the urgency Of the case
In case the first dose should be elected, the
second, which should stand ready, should be
given immediately after the spasm of vomit-
ing has ceased During this late cholera
siege no one of us failed of controlling the
vomiting also the purging by, at most, the
third dose. We have however, invariably
made use of large mustard poultlces of strong
pure mustard, applied to the stomach, bow
els, calves Of the legs, feet, ETC., as the case
seemed to require. ,.
Collapse. This is simply more advanced
state Of the disease. 1t indicates the gradu-
al falling Of all the powers Of life. It is diff
fcult to say when case has become hopeless.
At certain point the body Of the patient be-
gins to emit peculiar odor, which | call the
death odor, for when that has become decl
ded and unmistakable, I have never known
the patient to recover. [ have repeatedly
worked upon such cases for hours with no
permanent result. But the blue color, the
cold extremities, the deeply-sunken eye, the
vanishing pulse are no signs that the case is
hopeless. Scores of such cases in the recent
epidemic have recovered. In additionto the
second mixture, brandy, Ga tablespoonful
every half-hour), bottles Of hot water sur
rounding the patient, especially the extrem-
tiles, sinapisms and friction will often in an
hour or two work wonders. 81
Thirst in these and in all advanced ca
ses thirst creates intense suffering. The
sufferer Graves water, and as sure as
he gratifes the craving the worst symp-
toms return and he falls a victim to the
transient qualification. The only safe way
is to have faithful friend or attendant who
will not heed his entreaties The suffering
may be, however, safely allevlated and rem
dered enduring. Frequent gurgling the
throat and washing out the mouth will bring
some relief A spoonful of gum arabic wat
er or Of camolnile tea may frequently be Civ
eli to wet the throat. .1.yn9enhaln' White
Decoction" may also be given both asa bey-
erage and 1loul'ishlnent, in small quantities
frequently In a day or two the suffering
from thirst will cease In a large majority
it has been intense for more than twenty-four
hours 3sG-. 4t#t .EaF!a't '0'HEa
Dict-Rice water, arrowroot, Lynden-
hams white decoction. crust water. camo-
mile tea, are tile best articles for a day Or
two after the attack is controlled. Camo-
mile is very valuable in restoring the tone Of
the stomach. { ''a.r
Tie. Typhoid Fc,cr.-A typhoid state for
few days will follow all severe cases.
! There is nothing alarming in this. 1t has
very rarely proved fatal Patience and care
full nursing will bring it all right. The great
est danger, is from drinking too freely
When the patient seemed to be sinking, a lit
tie brandy and water or arrowroot and BRAN
DIV have revived him In this terrible visit
alton of the cholera, we have considered our
selves perfectly armed and equipped, with Il
hand bag containing mixture No. 1 mixture
No. (for vomiting etc., afew pounds OF
pounded mustard ! a bottle Of brandy and a
paper Of camomile flowers, and paper OF
gum arabic. .a -,.Lt.
I lay no claim to originality in recommen-
ding this course of treatment, [ have adopt
ed it from suggestions of able and experienced
physicians. Having been the only doctor of
many poorefamiles living near me, | have
tried various remdies recommended by ply
sicians, but I have found none to be at all
compared with the above, During the re-
@ y
has been SO successful as this afha 9hi :,
\ CoMoai;on- The idea of contagion should
be abandoned. All the missionaries who
have been most with the malignant cases day
after day are fully convinced of the non-con-
tagiousness of the cholera, The incipient at
tacks, which all have suffered from, are to be
attributed to great fatigue, making the con-
sttution liable to an attack. -S
/ gi4 asn Yours truly s.,, d.
| 5 @a;..- ..D Il. G. .HAMLIN.