Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-05-04


feet become cold and purplish, the coun-
tenance at first nervous and anxious, be-
comes gloomy an apathetic, although a
mental restlessness and raging thirst tor
ment the sufferer while the powers of life
are ebbing. The 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,
but cares not snap about it.
In some cases, though rarely, the diar-
rhea continues for a day or two, and the
foolish person keeps about, then sudden
ly sinks, sends for physician, and before
he arrives g dies as the fool dieth."
COURSE OF TREATMENT.
LIST. For stopping the iacipient diarrhea.
The mixture which used ls4s with
great success, and again IN 1850, mas dur
ing this epidemic been used by thousands,
and although the attacks have been more
sudden and violent, it has fully established
its reputation for efficiency and perfect
safety. 1t consists of equal parts by meas
ure of 1. Laudanum and Spirits of Cam
phor 2 Tincture of Rhubarb.f In an
adult, 80 drops on a lump of sugar, will
often check the diarrhea. But to prevent
its return, care should always be taken to
continue the medicine every A hours in
diminishing doses 25, 20, Is, 10, 9, when
careful diet is all that will be needed.
In case the first does not stay the diar-
rhea, continue to give in increasing doses
35, 40, 45, 60, at every movement of the
bowels. Large doses will produce no in
jury while the diarrhea lasts. When that
is checked then is the time for caution
| have never seen case of diarrhea TAX
en- in season which was not thus controll-
ed, but some cases of advanced diarrhea,
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 boil
ed as for use in starching linen, and stir
, into it full teaspoonful of laudanum for
an injection. Give one-third at each
: movement of the bowels In one despe-
rate case abandoned as hopeless by a ply
sician, l could not stop the diarrhea unit
4 the 9TH injection, which contained nearly
: teaspoonful of laudanum. The patien
: recovered and is in perfect health. A
: the same time | use prepared chalk in II
e grain doses with a few drops of laudanuu
IS and camphor to each But whateve
: course pursued it must be followed up
and the diarrhea controlled or the patient
is lost.
( I'd. Mustard Pouitices. These should
t be applied to the pit of the stomach, and
e kept on till the surface is well Redeemed.
Sd. The patient, however well he may
t fe eel, should rigidly observe perfect rest
To lie quietly on the back is one half the
$ battle. In that position the enemy fires
over you, but the m oment you rise you
6 are hit.
p When the attack comes in the form OF
diarrhea these directions will enable every
\ one to meet it successfully.
] 4th. But when the attack is more VIC.
t lent, and there is vomiting, or vomiting
and purging, perhaps also cramps and
collie pains, the following mixture is fal
! more effective and should always be re.
{ sorted to. The missionaries Messrs. Long
Trowbridge and Washburn have used it il
very many cases and with wonderful sue
: cess. 1t consists of equal parts of Laud
;. anum, Tincture Of Capsicum, Tincture o
> Ginger and Tincture of Cardam on seeds
|, Dose, 80 10 40 drops, or half teaspoon
: full in little water. and to be increased
a according to the urgency Of the case. II
: case the first dose should be elected tn,
! second, which should stand ready, shoul,
r be given Immediately after the spasm O
J. vomiting has ceased. During this lat
e cholera siege no one of us failed of cen
n trolling the vomiting and also the purgin
q by, at most tie third dose. We have
is however, invariably made use of larg
,t mustard poultices of strong pure mustard
E. applied to the stomach, bowels, calves @
% the legs, feet, ETC., as the case seemed t
is require.
% Collapse. This is simply more ad
vanced stage of the disease. 1t indicate
lie the gradual failing of all the powers c
" life. 1t is difficult to say when case ha
s. become hopeless. At certain point tn
in body of patient begins TO emit pecu
,e liar odor which l call the death odor, fo
is when that has become decided and unmis
. takeable, have never known the patier
n to recover. l have repeatedly worke
40 upon such cases for hours with no perna
ee nent result. But the blue color, the col
n extremities, the deeply sunken eye, tn
in vanishing pulse are no signs that the cas-
d. is hopeless. Scores of such cases in tn