The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-12
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haye all found their afivoeabes. There's one
remedy. not yet ~ npo "a ,5S5s dFoa
much reliance In the future allude 70 aSo-
luton ofstEyehnine In ttrlct- e.snthaTtd. pnl-
/ ING the epidemic OF ISf7, several patients were
| appdrently snafehed nom the brink Of col
iaIse By the use OF this continuation. Ten
53 o5nes y weI sns giSe Every ttye i've inatess ina
ltelspoouful Of brandy and water, 1ntll lts
effects began TO be manifested when tne same -.
| dose was continued, at grndually nefeased IN N
faIyiis until It's use could be saie4y lfsperded
me effect was too prornpt and yts rEoenSSea
meSe me- s nost II boc 600 ocetffeIsce nc An remedies. to
l do good in chblerp, must acts eitner py put,
ting stop 70 me liquid arin rsl @ Lis,,' III 10
| increased power and activity the great gan.
glionfe centres. Now strychntne = known .,.S 70
1S efSe t eentres Of animal he, than any other
afticie ar the niateria niedica, and it Is iairt
presume that sttnsf ~ I syeT ssl
| mi efisct upon the organfe centres y, not
Withstanding these AZ s,"s
or collapse. other and more pow eEt9l -.
| of tie Organic nerve csntres shonid oe tile1:
Iee applied PLY, q {s ssnni etSS, 70 b,
followed by brisk friction, with 9 eoatse. S1.ss
warm, dry towel, and these II
| Intended with saffsfaetory results. More pow
| erfni than this Is the cold dash, which IN lew
but moi to 4 SuffieIent extent TO J1stif me m
| speaking confiienfly OF It's eficacY, From It's
n9w ReE,Ssr R,si: n ,',,i1s should not
hesitate 70 use II, In near Gpfroaeli, 20 .9s o5
even In the collapsed stage OF eholeIa SHOULD
y he sSSI .iIsSe - o 30 efitcfnaI, the patient
| should De taken out OF bed, stripped, piase.ti
mn ar fee-coid water dashed 1orcihiy over the
| body In quick succession. AZ soon ~ InIs ~ u
mplIshed, he should be rstgTnsS ,,,iSi e fsI
! With WARM coarse towels, OF flannel eiotIis'
nntn perfectly then strEogndsne with az
| fidcia1 heat and Wen covered Win warm
| blankets, there TO remain, IN the recutn oent
L posture with NO other treatment e4eePt IIlS "
free use Of warm diiuents ana an ,s,,ss,.
toned. These diluents are OF prime ifEAf5sst f.
| anee in the latter stnses OF the tiSeatss; M ne
| iinid corist tituents by exosiIiose. and diluents
are Important, not only 70 allay ~ y w, wv
also to arrest exudatis and eonSefti II u Pos
II. ,notWitIastafdinx @ an our efforts, the pi-.
ent continnes to sink. and 2 stL % ~
| profound collapse, does anything remain 70 70
| be done? When the collntenanee s sunSen:
when the eye, deeply tnbetdeti IN ~ soSet s1,e,
l aX-ats from the fsatures; when the breath Is
cold, and the patient, peTfectly llstless ana M
iisrsnt snsEsEs aSeStiSIS SSsn t si ieeis
\ IKE death, and the sound OF the heart can
scarcely be heard, and when The e. it9E t99s,E
'tlp aions the braehiaI artery can the re-
sources OF our art furnish any renet 70 tne
patent9 We feel 70 s9SS sro,n 3 tfs
algid stage, but under my ohsery t.I M
ger portion recovered OF those VINO MsLS ~ M
were aeiiyely tneated. The patient nay hs'
in the condition described, for many bp4is'
equally balanced between life and death and
| n Kent warmly severed, IN The recnnibent
fnosturt in rare caSes, the sllin win gradually
lose its deathlike ieelng the iS o,l
Is felt at the wrist and the face VIII begin % 70
assume gradually the expreSon OF Il nis: X.
most indnstriously let Elone; the hrtgntenlns
\ spark may be easily exunguishedS Shtpre
1 hnvIne commenced, must be left to fnlsh her
| own work. The renewal OF stir1nlants az this
! critical period. has In many INSTANCES, c9nstn
a speedy return TO COLA and nealn. Stnilli
| doses OF any grateful cordial, IIeqnenIly I reI
1 p-.ofed may be admissible, but the prtnc4pA
reliance should be placed on aeontlnuAneent
1 dIluenis and ON the intToductton Of liquid
lnOuTishment, as soon rs the appetite calls lors
| or the condition OF the stomach VIII bear II
The seqnelR OF the disease, which are nrin.,
i be treated upon the general pFtnsiple o. our
science. Each case viii probably require Its
Hayirla. IN o previous portion Of this isaTticle,
discussed, at some length. the mode OF prop
ation OF the Ghoete 10 aId NUM- Tt
deduced from them some general conclusions,
/ Wsshall devote the remaindero Of our space 10
1 the legitimate iuferenceS to be drawn nom
these conclusions, ON the subjects OF =. ss.ai
PTophpidFis and HNOfens.-In strictly con-
! pTophylaetics. Did cholem belong 20 this
/ ciass' tile sure mode OF preventing Its en-
trance into our country Wonld he, an exien-
| enforeed; other sanitary gulhtions Woulhbe
\ OF enly secondary importance. 10 say moth
Interests Of any country by such n sanitary
measure, IL Is q sufficient Argument agAtnstit it
/ yheTeyer n has beentFied. From the time
1 the cholern INST left Its moorings In the east,
10 make It's voyage round the world, each
prOaeh attempted tn exclude tt from lis ports
by some system OF. quarantine. NotWtth-
| standing ali snch distractions. this pestilen-
tial ship entered all ports Of Its election ut ifs
pleasure, and remained there tu Its mission
wAsaccomplishe Perhaps the most tperfert
and rigid system OF quarantine ever before
FeStdblished proved n most signal faflure. Dur
ing a foFmere epidemic the PFuzsiAn portswers
the king q favorable opportunity for testing
the efficacy OF. quarantine In keeping out
cholera. In the exercise o. his deepotie pow
tenn Of Quarantine and .offsanitaEy cortons
known g any nation. IN the faee % tbeSe
d0minI6ns and took up Ii abode In the tilthy
dens Of his capital Durt1g the present cpl
delnie It Is reported that ckoien made Its ap-
pearanee, In the island Of Malta, In the face
OF q fystefin OF Inc carried 70 th9 verge
IL Is not denied that .auarantfue may most
pone the othertFiss fprer1ntnio entrance OF
cholera into any eiyea. port sueiIa thing =
heTetofofe Laid down, and It IS possible that
such may be the present. condition Of New
! York city. But let her etbEsnS beware OF he
/ ing lulled into any EalSe security, for II ReaIs
| 70 Judge OF the future from the history olth0
past nothing ismore certain than that these
means, now success stnl. viii prove entirely
inehieient when the disease approaches In ifs
epidemic form. The danger 0f such EfAial3 se-
cnFity consists in the comparative or. entiIe
sanitary regulations II quarAntfne be en-
forced merely for the purpose OF gaining time
| TO complete such regulations. Il may be con-
| SiderIsli n IiselnI and mEfendahl9 exuasiIenf
as conseryators Of the pghlie health. it Is
| the duty OF phySieians, NOT only toexp1se the
iInpossfbinty of entirely exe Iudfng the disease,
in is epidemic form, but also To point 6ut and
enforce the means best adapted 70 prevent lis
extension and mitigate its EeEerily.s Rorftl-
nately we have at COR command, II we are
dfligent In using them, the means of render
ing eholehh comparatively d harmless Cifs9stsss
What are these mfsafis Afatifestly all such
I Ms tend to produces perfectly pure stateOf the
mosphere tiivested OF impurities, Impaired 70
| II by the presence OF man, cholera cheated OF
Its victims Will soon BE compelled 70 look for
sons other abiding plhee. Where men ure
eongregatetl In large numbers, during indefi-
l mite periods Of time, and dsEeireunnstRnces
not Ayonble % eieanitnsss. We md all the
Is OF very FIire occurrence In the country,
whilst the denseIy populated and nlthy tiis-
/ n then.W ate 10 have immunity from dts-
aStrolis epidemic, n can only be procured by
| a thor0ngh eieanslng Of all our eittes and
/ towns Not eOriinaTy eli ellllsing, BY sweep
ing the FEintipil streets and dWaehfng out tic
great seWeIzf but q cleansing Whleil shallex
tend 70 every mans prem On every street
| SiTISs OF the city. The demands or heaffh
| will be saIisdecEWith nothing short % q COM
I stabIe. ThIsworlE cannot 30 Commerce. ~,
L soon, nor can il be Continued too long or
/ prosecuted with too much energy tliid indtis-
| ny. Should lt be neglected IN any locality
until TOO late 70 prove eiIisctual, LET no phys
clan subject himself 20 the Feprnarii OF finyinR
negleeted 70 point oSit and gFpe it impOrir