, 1874-12-23
PRESCRIPTIONS NJ A SUCCESSFUL PHYSICIAN.

10 The Editor Of 1Ae CIi,cauu Tfitl,.s:
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-As dipl,tIicria is milking lis
appearance in a very malignant form oyor Our
country, would like to rolato aon,o Of my OK
pcrienccs with THU fearful ,nalady. In the ycar
164G was q medical student in u country village
Iituased on n beautiful hill IN Ohio, place
rotol for Its health end freedom from ouacmic3
aud opiaomics. In the spring OF t',at year there
camo On endemic Of malignant erysipolaa, being
almost without an exception coutiuel to tho VII
logo. It was 80 malignant TINT sono 5iol within
thlrty-aix hours from thu time OF tho attack.
Ona day, tftor my 1roceptor lad lost al Or
tsnaalo wlfo. lo remarked TO hia pnrtnor, in my
presence, ~ hnyo no control over THU terrible
tisease, NIX! uod only knows how long MY own
family will bc exolnpt from its fearful rnyasos.
AMI going to change my treatment at once, and
instead OF using alternatives mud doplatauts
will use toutcs, untisapticst etc." Tho change
was worry fortunate one. FOR he sarcd ail Of Lilo
clses after this, whcreas ho had lost ali beforo.
About ten yonra lEtor mot my tirnt cnBo of
dtpIlthoria, nild diag,oaed It malignant ery;p-
e!as and treated 1t aB such. with tho exception
Of Bome local applications to tho throat. The
recovery wae about rapid ns my caseB OF n1alig-
mani eryhlpolas had boon. uool discovered my
mistake i'll diagnosis. luC na my treGtmont WEB
snccosstu continnod it in my subsequent cascs
with equal sllpcess.
Aly friends who a1o acquainted with my Hlc-
cess occasionally write mc for prescriptions Tor
AblutAElA@. Gellu Lu9ul ITBEGf1ptlDslA uk0 s1G
following, with tho ADVICE that thoy GOT them
tlod ut once, and rs Eoon ns attacked commence
their uBo aud send Cor II good physician:
r. suiphste OF 4n'ntao, twcnty-fo'r grains; chlor-
ate Of 1otassn, one-'Mh sraehin pipet'ae yo graua
rulverzod myErh three grains; mix, and diyits Into
osstscn rowd.ra. Tho ono every or tAree i.ours
alternating with tho cordial.
sprtts Of chioroform Dr. Il. compound rnirits q
layouder-os each ouc-l1al ofa 1uid ounce n.rts Of
peppermint, two ruI dracl,na. Yuo fran onc-lhtrl
every two or ulreo houea. alternating With the pow
il. oh1or.to Of potsssn. ons dr.chm tncturo Of
oayonno pcprrr. two tluid racAus; compound TING
tute Of carts'noin: ono fluid onve: c:inphor-water,
two fluid 0unccA. UBe aa GnrGo ono teasrooufu 10
wlnc-glasu Of wates every four Or SIX houru.
a nlussnrd paste should be nppliod to tho
th,oas at onco md followed by Il compt cgs OF
salt and wetor The tloae giyon in each formula
is Tor m adult. For child years. DID, nuo pow-
dor should be divided it,to Hayon, ard tho t7lrac-
tons for ta!.in,; .!,a same as Tor an adult About
tas ratio for tho dooo should i'o observed for
tho intervening n:cs. Tho dose of .ho cordial
for child 2 years DID IL tnrso drop. in tablo-
spoonful Of Dwoetanod water, to be gwen he
tween tue times of taking tho pos dora this ad
better be, t:iyet III three acparato doaca i1steal
OF Que. Az the Child cannot uEo tho garglo Que
drop should occasionally DO given in II tcn-
spoonful OF wntor; this In to 10 increased ac-
coltling to tho ago Of thu child.
There ure persons whose dosyno:ncio9 or
constitutional pcculinrities will not admit OF
tho rsa Of quinino for buch let salicIn ho sub
stituted, and for those who cannot tase CAM
rhor OF peppermint, tho compound tincturo OF
carlnnom may bo subotltuteu for either Que, in
thu cordial fosmulary.
After Tho LAC OF thego rna1clioa for two OF
three dayS tho bowels should bn moved By non,e
mud cathartc, mud .s tho diaoaso In eomowllat
Hubdued, lot tho intetyal betwcon tho giving Of
tito dogoB be longer. III caGoa That ara anaBnaio
debiltatol, sako, in addition o tho other roul-
cdios, ton dropH OF the muriato tincturs Of iron,
in wine-ElaGa Of Hator every Biz hours.
THO diet should bo generous from tho begin
Mug Of tho attack, aud that which will tux tho
stomach Rs little rs possible In iligcating it.
Deof-toA should bo we'll aa!,od aml liberaIlY
given. would snggnHs tile following ,uctho.l
FOR making beef-toG, na being tho bea. Tako
one pound OF lcau steak, pou,il it thoroughly,
mid one pint Of cold w:tur, net 1t over tho iilc,
malt it, aud ntir constantly until it conacs to tho
boiling point, whon rensoyo from tho fire und
pour or. Persons addicted to tho tlso OF alco-
holio sti1nulai,ta will bo boucGted by cup OF
tnilk-pullch occasionally. Thu tculporaturo of
tho room, should be made comfortable for tho
pntient; Keeping 1t tho same temperature
throughout tho continuation OF tho disease,
avoiding all drafts Of air.
CleanliueBs nhould ho strictly observed.
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