Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-02-10
A CURE FOR DIPIHERIA,

Djpthcria appears to have become an
epidemical rs we'll as fatal disease of
late and is carrying to the grave numbers,
not only Of children but OF aduits also
and the medical profession have, rs yet,
found no certain euro for tat loast they
don t prevent people from dying OF this
disease ! Tho Bee has often published II
remedy, simple and effective, which, al
though wo have seen it tried forty timc.,
never yet failed to work n speedy cure
aud it was mainly n garglo of alum water
in tho first stages when the throat was
innamed and swollen, and il that did not
cure which, however, it was apt 10 d.,
the next thing done when tho throat bc-
camo white, was burned alum mixed
with boraX mud puyorizcd and blown
upon the affected parts with guupowdcr
sulphur and borax In certain proportions
mixed in honey or molasses taken inward.
ly at ntervals-and this euro we mover
knew to fail, although wo have seen it
tried full forty times, and oiton aud often
when the throat was white and almost
closed. The burned alum ami borax is II
great absorbent--and few blasts upon
it through aquill would clear tho throat
as il sorapod with serapor; then II wet
towel placed outside, or il need be,
poultao Of leo to alay the Inflammation,
and leo used inside is also good and oyory
case got we'll.
We now see an English paper what is
pronounced there, "a wonderful and cor-
tain cure for diptheria, " which Is sfnll;
garglc Of Sulphur water and few
blasts OF the -four Of sulphur blown
through quill into the throat And wo
may here say that we can, from our own
experience, we'll believe this to DO nm OK
cellont remedy, and perhaps the best yet
discovered The -four OF sulphur is
powerful absorbent and viii, as it were
eat up the fungus almost instantly and
prevent t from spreading, just rs ths
burned alum aud boraX did. 1t is simple
easily obtained, and any mother can ap-
ply it and il can do no harm While it
will be sure to do good, ii IL docs not Gu
IlItly CNi0
But here is what an Engliahman says
on the subject;
"When dipthoria wa raging in Eng
band lately, accompanied DR.. Field on
his round, to witness tho SO called won
derful cures be perlormod, while the pa
;ients OF others were dropping on all
sides. The remedy to be- 80 rapid must
be simple. All ho took with him wns
powder of sulphur aud quill, aud with
these he cured cUcJV patient without eX-
cepton, ilo put tea-poou'ul OF Hour OF
birthstone ia a wine glass OF water and
stirred it with his finger, instead OF
spoon, rs sulphur does not readily Amol-
pamate with water, When the sulphur
was well mixed he gave it as garglc,
and in ten minutes the patient was out Of
danger. Birthstone kills every species
OF fungus in man, beast or plant in few
minutes. Instead Of splitting out the gar
gle, he recommended the swallowing Of
it, In extreme cases, in which he had
been called just in the nick OF time, when
the fungus was too nearly closing TO al
low the gargIng, he blew the sulphur
through quill into The throat and after
the fungus had >hrunk to allow ofit then
the gargling. lie never lost patient
from dpthetia. lia patieut cannot gar
gle, take llVo coal, put on shnNrl'
and sprinkle spoonful or two Of H"ur
birthstone at a time upon it, let the sutt'r-
or inhale it, holding the head over it, aud
the fungus will die. II plentim''y used,
the whole room mav he filed almo.t to
sutiocation the patient can Wink about
III it, inhalinG the fumes with doors aud
windows shut"
We say again speaking from much eN-
perience with the alum etc. remedy, We
feel quite confident that This sulphur euro
will be an eminent SUCCESS and as such
we recommend it not only to all the poo
Pile bat to the profession as volt II
hencelorth any person die ut ibis cure
there will be something at fault some~
whore