The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1866-05-12

teaspoonful in little water, and to be
increased 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 vomiting has ceased. Du-
ring this late cholera siege no one of Ms
failed Of controlling the vomiting and
also the purging, by at most the third
dose. We have, however, invariably
made use Of large mustard poultices OF
strong, pure mustard, applied to the
stomach, bowels, calves of the legs, feet
etc., as the case seemed to require.
COllapse.-This is simply a more adj
vanced stage of the disease. 1t indicates
the gradual failing of all the power OF
life. 1t is difficult to say when case
has become hopeless. Alta certain point
the body of the patient begins to emit a
peculiar odOr, which / call the death
odor, for when that becomes decided and
unmistakable, | 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 extremeties, the deeply sunken
eye, the vanishing pulse are no signs that
the case is hopeless. Scores of such ca
| ses in the recent epidemic have recover
ed. In addition to the second mixture,
| brandy "a table spoonful every half hour)
bottles of hot water surrounding the pa
| tient, especially the extrinities, sinop-
sism and friction will often in an hour
or two work wonders.
Thirst. In these and in all advanced
cases thirst creates intense suffering
The sufferer Graves water, and as sure as
he gratifes the craving, the worst symp-
toms return, and he falls victim to the
transient qualification. The only safe
wayis to have a faithful friend or atten-
dant who will not heed his entreaties.
The suffering may be, however, safely
alleviated and rendered endurable. FIRE.
quent gargling the throat and washing
out the mouth will bring some relief A
spoonful Of gum arabic water, or Of
chammomile tea, may be given to wet
the throat. "Iyndenham's White De-
cocfien" may alsobe given, both as bev-
erage and nourishment, in small quanti-
ties, frequently. Ina day or two the suf-
fering from thirst viii cease. In q large
majority it has been intense for more
than twenty-fOur hours.
Diet. Rice-water, arrow-root Lynden-
hams White Decoction, crust-water,
chammomile tea, are the best articles for
a day or two after the attack is controll-
ed. Chamomile is very valuable in re-
storing the tone of the stomach.
The Typhoid Fecer.-A typhoid state
for few days viii follow all severe ca
ses. There is nothing alarming in this.
1t has very rarely proved fatal. Pa
tience and careful nursing will bring it
all right. The greatest danger is from
drinking too freely. When the patient
seemed to be sinking, little brandy and
water or arrow-root and brandy have
revived him. In this terrible visitation
of the cholera, we have considered our
selves perfectly armed and equipped
with handbag containing mixture No.
l, mixture No. 2, Qor vomiting. etc., a
few pounds of powdered mustard, a
bottle Of brandy, and a paper of cham
omile flowers, and a paper of gum arabic.
lay 10 claim TO originality in recon-
mending this course of treatment. have
adopted it from suggestion of able and
experienced physicians. Having been
living near me, / have tried various REM
edies recommended by physicians, but
have found none to be at all compared
with the above. During tho recent ch0l-
era, cannot find that any treatment has
been 90 successfully as this.
= C6ntayi0n.2 idea Of contagi6n
should be abandoned. All the mission |
aries who have been most with the ma
lignant cases day after day, are fully con-
vinced of the non-contagiOusness of the |
cholera. The incipient attacks, which |
all have suffered from, are to be attribu-
ted to great fatigue, making the consti-
tuition liable to an attack.
In another letter will give you de-
scription Of the cholera as we saw it, and |
of some individual cases.
1a Yours Truly, c. HAMLIN.