, 1877-01-30

RELATIVE Valdez or ptrl1THEHA REMEDIES.
TO lie Efttnr m The Tribune.
CH1cA1o, Jim. al desire to say few words
on the prevention and cure OF t1iphthcrln and
scarlet fever. Tic prevalence OF these diseases
aa an epidemic, and the claims put forth In be-
half Of sulpho-casbolate Of soda and bellalonna
as remcdicf, render everything whicl, tends to
establish the truth or faislty Of such claims Ut
absorbing intcrcs. 10 thuusands In thIe city.
1t will not do for the people 10 jump to the
conclusion that The theory OF tho septic origin
Of these diseases Is cstabi,flcl or that tho aut-
septic treatment 30 strongly recommended by
Dr. Bcchc Is the proper treatment for their pre-
vcntion and cure, merely because one physician
believes That theory aud recommends that prac-
ttcc. 1t Il at best no more thann theory, and ns
a.lril mAy turn nut to be true or falkc. II c1ic
rlcnce shall dcmonftrate that the antfscpt!e
treatment docs affDru protection to those cx-
posed TO infection, ai does Increase the prppor
flon Of rcroscrics IN those attacked, Tint wo,llsl
go VERY faF towards demonstrating the correct
nc.s uf tho tlIetry.
What the tnltllc nos need arc facts proving
tint these results fuIlow tho administration Of
stllphocarbolate tf soda: We hear q! deaths IN
ssery band. anl : = desirable that wc should
krow how many Of ts.cse victims used this rem.
lnehv rs preventive, and yet WERE ktrirsen
aown; how 1nahy relied on It's curuttyc tuwets
md Vt pcTishet. Let cScry family that has
hsEu IclbGuS III llC presence 0i The GntllcN]1C
give th, result, whether It be for or aCa,nst
lis reported efficacy.
What ] have said as 10 the theory Of lie scp.lc
oflgln 0l these diseases applies equally 10 the
That }lus never been proved. There are many
atnl strong reasons fnr believing them to ba
essentially different. remedy which would
Vrovg beneficial In one disease might bc 1T no
tiny to admit that Aulphp-arlmntc Of coda may
proyc oi great value III scarlet fever aud yet lis
wholly worthless in tiiphtllcrsa.
have Tor several years past used t'ir sui
neltf extensively III my practice. anu foun them
very beneficial In certain forms Ut cMtarr1fui
tllscatc Of the nose md throat, hut they l,yr
nevcr proved, in my Lands, u the least value
positive proof that they llayc nu influence in
preventing it. Several instances lave oecurrc,t
during tho present winter wien paticuts, under
Treatment for other for1ns ef tilruat-tiseasr,
md throat washes of sulplo-carfJoIate OF nala.
were Violently attacked with llphtllcria. With
k,,th fActs befnr le 1t is impossible that can
regard 1t ns In any seuss II preventive Of TINT
Regarding belladouna tl,rrc Is the salnc Ills
crcpaiicy in atil,oriiy-sulAc ullc physicians
nescrtEng most positively that II i,as ntsoluc
preventive rnwcIs over starlrt fever, an! others
denying l!at II has npy such power. 10 long
ago as fs0, isaylc rctxrtcl .,U!1 ca-rs In which
the rt.nctly waA given llurng IN cpislrrnfr. Uf
tlcsc l,3tS escaped h1d hevcnty-nfnc wcr' at
tashca'' % !,ustc1pefe repots tthl az w!o we're
preserved. Ituch, physician to the Military
Hospital for children III Tsrof, tells us that
after clEtty-four children were ut ackel the
'Ea'nng si1Iy-ohc cla!hteh IN the Hospital were
und, with q auglc execution. all pre-
scrtca; nothtnsianu!1c thn altcR*e existed oil
nfouna !1shs. ~ sticvenars tells us that, dur"
ine ah rliue'lsG oi great slrtience and fatality,
he nAH'1hialerca DcIlaAonftn ~ Soo vhillren ull
" Nhot1 were preserved, while ol lIfty 10
Mlioia .a Hc uu noL uutli'nstcr y, fourteen took
.,S enaseasr az Gnss1es i'c adnliste'ri bel'n,
a1'na ,i n 10 1no enlloseh o. slo puhlis sGtnG anu
"am ~. leluseu 10 ao hg Were Attacked.
;. rue Wn} ~ "Mch IT, sticYcnart administered
!. Mas ID u'Sso''c tWo grams ol llc extract OF
".la1onna s' t ~. y, nh o'ce ol my aronatle infu,
elo,.' VI tHns Two uEof's were ElfcH ~ ehtl!
~ sear*l"ny loF e,.llt oF itn da}s. a1d aH nd.
n!lltla ufof, i1r every additional year Of aEr,
lne iinrssst uany oose given III any cast bcinE
'"f,'c ,s1aai ufnRs Il =. no-toe.,u ,,t, - so .,.,,
e1lPllo-tarnoIalc " SOFIA or bclla1onHa III Tho
A"sea rc;pntncnst'l. No llaFn, can result even
sitnnlh sics III! to exert fl1c beneficial powers
ATTRIBUTED 10 thetl.
hut + It nccessary to rely on these ren.edle.
altSf thc 'iiecase n ret upI Illat Question
slsal l,ot attclpt To answer IN regard 70 scarlet
ltvcr tuI n1 late ycars ! l'nTc no special exree
rtrntc Ill ITS treatilcnll, but saw unhrsitatngiy
~ !n reference IT, sia.hthrria, In the Treatment
o! whstll s'aEc hatl very laEEo cxpcretlcr h.,i
Tan tl'efclofe SPEAK confidently. For this dis
casc VIC nave IN Invaluable Tcs'etIy In the chla-
f4te u potassium. The COURSE pursued by lns
Ii u lolso"E: ..
!; !s!ln!saiately ~ appearance rlaco the
mt1cnl, u lie hc AtI hlt. un twcnty .gra!n 1asrs
Of siic ch'nrate l!ssn!fc,l IN hot waer. md al
!''sni>tcIcd every half.hour Tor the lrst kix
hnGfs, alter when the same dosc hsery hour! !lay
mud night, until the disease IL arrested. Tllu
dissst sa!t sho'i!t! t'e held III the throat lew
seso'Mas kcinre swallowing IT,
:. When the ahii.cD!0rcd spota begin to appenr
on thv tonsils und hack 0f the throat, touch
them With solution OF bltratr VI silver of thu
piled by q CaMel's hair pencil. A siuvir hnntf.
tatlun Ii usually All that Is necessary.
y. kecp thc hostrlls trcc, alHl elcanac them
n" nia.,tn, ine ta ~ ,,,' ses1e.s He4ueniy
.Iuratr nnulir1 wnrn, a,,.I ,,t,.x, ~. ,i ~ , III
.dcnt force Ia pass it through tu lie threat.
I. LAstls, direct the patient to inllaIe tho