The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-10

IN two and a half months. During its
prevalence the<air was hot, calm, and
oppressive, and every one felt. that he.
breathed an air which was infected,
and the stomach seemed not to digest
food as formerly. Mr.. Brown conjec-
lures, though unable to prove by ex-
pertinent, that the air was full of
miasmatic insects, which were inhaled
at every breath. At all events, it had
the faculty of 1ocomotion land con-
tinued until a strong north wind blew
it away. 1t chiefly ragged in dirty dis
tricts, and preyed IonI people whose
stomachs were weakened by disease.
Ventilation did not always prevent its
visits. g The cholera can be carried
from one place to another by an
individual whose garments are in
fected. or who has X the disease
in his own person. On the other
hand, if the person attacked be Sc
cluded, and the infectiousnesso of his
discharges be destroyed by lime, the
extension of the disease will be ar
rested. Thorough quarantining is the
most effectual check to the progress
of the disease. Few families which
took proper precautions of this 8 KIND
were attacked The disease never as
ssumeda it worst form unless preceded
by more or less arrangement of the.
stomach and lower intestines. Clean
liness,. abstinence +. from fruits and
much cold, water, and the. exclusion
Of night air frons rooms, were found,
very salutary Mr.. Brown recon-
TInends the mixture of equal portions
of laudanum, camphor, and rhubaTb,
with perhaps a little peppermint as
/ highly efficacious in the first stages.
iOfthis, twenty or thirty drops should
|, be given in a little brandy, wine or
water, and repeated after each evacu-
alton, according TO the circumstances
and strength of the patient, He
should lie down; his extremities be
kept warm by friction with flannel
dipped in camphorated spirits Mus
tard plasters may be applied to the alb
domen with. advantage if necessary
Those who are prudent need have
little fear of the disease. Persons
whose tendencies would seem to rem
der them liable to its attacks kept it
off by care and the use of the above
mentioned mixture, or 4.bismuth and
quinine. Almost anything that warm
oed theIinterior ofathel stomach, such
AS the essence Of ginger, hot brandy,
etc, aTequently isuficed to check the
disease in its firststages: b''i<i ylSI .1e 10 /
Mr.. Brown adds:
! Il have heard of no case wherein !
thelomore9 fatal symptoms appeared
without previous Ewarning too often, /
unfortunately, neglected. a draught
Of cold water during exhaustion and
pfefuse perspiration, often brings on
severe symptoms, proving fatal in
short time, but it was believed that
those thus attacked had been already /
troubled with a arrangement Of the
bowels and neglected to check it. [
heard of many cases where the suffer
ers had all the appearances of early
dissolution, but who rallied under
medicines and frictions and finallyre-
covered. And yet some physicians
hold the cholera toabe mcurable.E
Ice :, has been used internally and
externally with much benefit and
laudanurn dropped on humps of ice, or
ice shaVings, was very effectual. 6asi
.5a* ia 10 y ioI feel that itwould be
safer to apply warm water than cold
remedies in very serious cases, where
time is short III ,cdUUu tdaA6 i
At SMYRNA, homeopathic, remedies
were used, I am told, effectually, but
|. know that laudanum, &c, were also
much used.nl el4lnsQ .oslt i
-, After attending on any one Serious |
aEill with cholera, you should not put !
your hands to your MOUTH or 1nostrils
until you wash them we'll and it
would beswellto change your coat and
air yourself, before visiting the healthy
not that it is contagious, for / be-
lieVe nothing of that kind, but tits
very infectious. Not one died that
used my mixture, and | shall always
regret that / had not the happiness to
administer to others who .were'attack-
ed withou61n1y knowledge. ssInmo0 i
/ know 1of- several persons who
brought itson themselves by intemper-
ance, and even by great mental agita-
ton. 1t is mistake for those not
accustomed to use spirits to attempt
to. keep off the cholera by drinking
more than very small quantity in
water hon vnJ.v warm and thirsty 3