Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-02
Treatment OF smaIlpox-Enleaey OF

The appearance Of smallpox all over the
country gives particular Importance at this
time 70 the experience in cities where, from
The density of the population, the greater
number Of cases have been brought under
scientific observation. The general voice
OF professional opinion coEcurs in testimo-
ny to the efficacy of vaccination as a pre-
yentive. The Philadelphia Age says:
Zone Of our most eminent physicians,
Prof. r. A. +. Penrose, of the University
of Pennsylvania, short time since, in a
lecture, expressed bis belief that if Vaccina-
ton were universally and carefully per-
formed in this city, there would not be a
new case of smallpox. Care must be
taken, Of course, to see that the vaccine
matter is good, and is properly applied.
There are, too, some needless people who
delay vaccination until too late; they have
received the noxious influence, before or
about the time of their vaccination, and the
evil cannot be undone. But the experience
of Philadelphia is that timely and careful
vaccination deserves every confidence that
its most sanguine advocates have ever
placed in it."
A correspondent Of the Stockton (Cal. }
Herald furnishes the following small pox re-
NEEDY:
81 herewith append recipe which has
been used to my knowledge in hundreds of
cases. 1t will prevent or cure the smallpox
though the pittings are filling. When Jen-
ner discovered COW pOx in England, the
world of science hurled an avalanche Of
fame upon his head, but when the most
scientific school of medicine in the world
that Of Paris-published this recipe as a
panacea for small pox, il passed unheeded.
Iii as unfailing as fate, and conquers in every
instance. 1t is harmless when taken by
well person. 1t will also cure scarlet
fever. Here is the receipt as l have used
il, aAd cured my children of scarlet fever;
here it is as have used it to cure the small
pox; when learned physicians said the
patient must die, it cured: Sulphate of zinc,
one grain, fox glove, (digitalis,) one grain;
half tea-spoonful Of sugar; mix with two
tablespoonful of water When thoroughly
mixed, add four ounces of water. Take
a spoonful every hour. Either disease will
disappear in twelve hours. For a child,
smaller doses, according to age"
In communication TO the Kittanning
Free Press, DR.. NJ. Taylor calls attention to
an article from the pen Off. Landell, Md,
of Porte Algre, Brazil, published in the
Medical Journal Of Science, Of date Octo-
Der, 1857, in which he advocates the inter
nal administration of vaccine virus in the
treatment of smallpox. DR.. Taylor then
proceeds:
"Being impressed with the idea that the
treatment was rational, / determined to
give it trial the first opportunity. On the
18th of December, 1859, was called on to
visit child near two years of age, laboring
under smallpox, the pustules being first OBJ
served by her parents on the 10Th, two days
previous to my first visit. l first gave
dose of calomel and rhubarb, suffi-
Gent to operate moderately on her
bowels; then, after obtaining the sanction
of her parents, put one quarter of good
sized crust Of vaccine virus into sixteen tea
spoonfuls of water, and directed one tea
spoonful to be given every three hours. On
the 2lst, three days after commencing the
remedy, the pustules had a shriveled APP
pearance, and the oath, six days from my
first visit, the pustules were so completely
abated that considered my patient out of
danger and quit visiting her. All the med
cine this child took in addition to the above
was some mild laxative every second day
when necessary. Efom the number of pus-
tules on this child (not protected by vacci-
nanion) have no doubt she would have
been a serious if not a fatal case under
any other treatment. Two years after
treating the above case l had an
opportunity of examining her, and
could not find a pit or mark on her person.
"Since the foregoing case, similar treat
ment on three different occasions, has been
attended with like satisfactory results. l
do not suppose any injurious effect would
follow much larger doses, and by observing
the difference between large and small
doses in the rapidity of recovery, we could
soon determine the quantity best adapted
to ordinary cases. l think the remedy
should be resOrted to as soon as possible in
the disease. One person administering the
vaccine virus by my directions assured me
that where the virus was given in the fever
before The pustules appeared they never de
veloped.
"The only precaution necessary in admin
istering the vaccine virus is to have a good
article, to mix only SO much at once as will
last one or two days, and keep it in a cool
place, to prevent it from becoming putrid
and offensive"