The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-07-10

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notices the slightest variation Of feel
ing, and this gives an importance t,
mere trlties. There is often Sigh
nausea, or transient pains, or rum
bling sounds whom no attack folio VS.
No one is entirely free from these
But when diarhHa commences, al
though painless and slight, It Is in re
ality the skirmishing party OF the ad
vanclng column. 1t will have at frs,
no single characteristic of Asiatie
cholera. But do not be deceived. I,
is the cholera nevertheless Wait a
little, give it time to get hold, say to
yourself, II feel perfectly we'll, it
will soon pass off," and in o short
time you will repent Of your folly in
vain. | have seen 4aaysa one, xoom,
Wit stllcIue III LnIs way.
Sometimes, thhoug rarely, the at.
tack commences with vomiting. But
IN whatever way it commences, it is
sure to hold on. III a very few hours
the patient may sink into the col.
lapse. The hands and feet become
cold and purpish, the countenance
at first anxious and nervous, becomes
| gloomy and apathetic, although a
mental rcstlessness and raging thirst
torment the sufferer while the pow
ers Of lite 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
diarhGa continues for a day or two,
and the foolish person keeps about,
then suddenly sinks, sends tor a
physician, and before he arrives, he
dies as tho fool dieth."
COURSE OF TREATMENT.
Ist For stopping the lncipient di.
arhGa-The mixture which | used in
1S4S with great success, and again in
1855, has, during 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 10y
measure of Lauianum and Spirits
Of Camphor. Tincturc II Rhu-
barb. 80 drops for an adult on a
| lump of sugar, will often check the
diarhGa. But to prevent It's return,
| care should always be taken to con.
tinue the medicine every 4 hours in
diminishing dcses 25, 20, Is, 10, 8,
when a careful diet is all that will be
needed.
In case the first dose does no,
| Stay the diarhna, tontinue to givo in
increasing doses 50, 40, 45, 60. at
every movement Of the bowels.
Large doses will produce no injury
while the diarhpa lasts. When that
is checked, then is the time for cau-
ton. / have never seen case of
diarrhGa taken in season which was
not thus controlled, but some cases
of ad,ant Q diarhna, and especially
of relapse, paid no heed to it what.
ever. As soon as this becomes ap.
parent l have always resorted to this
course. Prepare tea cup of starch
boiled as for use in starching linen,
| and stir INTO it a full teaspoonful OF
laudanum for an injection. Give one
third at each movement of the bow
els. In one desperate case, abandon
ed as hopeless by a physician, |
could rot stop the diarrhna until the
seventh injection, which contained
nearly a teaspoonful of laudanum.
The patient recovered, and is IN per-
feet health At the same time l use
prepared chalk in 10 grain doses,
with few drops OF laudanum and
camphor to each. But whatever
course is pursued it must be followed
up and the diarrhoea controlled or
the patient is lost.
End. Mustard poaltices. These
should be kept applied to the pit OF
the stomach, and kept on till the sur.
face is we'll reddened.
Sd. The patient, however well he
may feel, should rigldly observe per.
lect rest. 70 lie quietly on the back
4 is one half the battle. In that posi-
ton the enemy fires over you, but
the moment you rise you are hit.
| When the attack comes in thu
form Of diarrhoea, these few direc
t,ons will enable every ono to mee'
| it successfully.
| 4th. But when the attack is more
violent, and there is vomiting OF
purging, perhaps also cramps ane
|, colib pains, the following mixture il
tar more effective and should Away
be resorted to. The missionaries
!, Messrs. Long, Trowbridgo an,
| Washburn have used it in very man.
; cases, and with wonderful success.
consists OF equal parts Of lau 1anum
tincture of capsicum, tincture OF gin
) ger, aud tincture of cardamon seeds
! Dose, 80 to 40 drops, or halt tea
g spoonful in little water, and to b
D increased according to the urgenc
of the case. In case the first dos
> should be elected, the second, whic
], should stand ready, should be give
. Immediately after the spasm Of Won
. iting has ceased. During this LAT
3 cholera seigc no one of us failed
!. controlling the vomiting, and ais
:. the purging by, at most, the thir
r dose. We have, however, invariabl
d made use Of large mustard poultice
D Of strong, pure mustard, applied
> the stomach, bowels, calves of Il
& legs, feet, etc., as the case seemed
o require.
d Collapse-This is is simply a mo
.l.,.aaI etocn ~ tl,o x1;onooo II |;