, 1877-02-02
SCARLET, FEVER.
Adjourned Meeting Of the Home-
opatf1ic Physicians.
A Running Discussion About Bella.
donna, the Bnlpho- Carbolates, Etc.
A Variety Of Communications On the
Subject Of tho Disease and lis
Remedies.

THAATNESE CE 6EARL6l FSfENs
The homeopathic physicians held ~ adjourned
meeting At tho fremont House last night 10
discuss the treatment OF scarlet fever. Dr. ..
i. smith presided, snd DR.. r. A. Ballard acted
as Secretary. Tho attendance was thin.
Dr.. Foster said the new Health Commissioner
{Dr. Dc Wul0 had commended very highly their
resolutions, and would have attended this mcct-
Ing but for \ prior engagement. Tic Doctor
wanted their hearty cooperation In tho 1ncas-
urcs l,o might a.lopt for tho improvement Of the
sanitary condition of thc city, aud especially re-
qucstcd then, to report promptly all cases
which came under their notice. IIc considcred
the new Health Commissioner 4 thoroughly
uuaitslcd man. and one who would reflect credit
on tho profession.
This atztemcnt seemed TO give great satisfac-
tLop.
DIR. WILLIAMS
presented paper on the ucv remedy, sutpfto-
cariolatc Of soda. II scarlet fever was 4 form
Of disease pu,refactLvc In effect rather than In
result, It should be met with anttacpiice; but II
Preventative In effect and not 10 result, It shonll
then bo met With antizymuttc rcmelies. Hence
there WAS necessity for administering sulphur
Gus before csrbo1fc acid, thus arztstlpg fcrmcn-
tatlon and preventing putrafactton. II the dis.
caac In effect was due to fertncntatlvc processcs,
VI III "u4t aHAA1FlCE HC1 HI
prophy1actic1 it, action could not lc Antisepttr,
because of its administration In fniinctisnsl
doses; nor. Tor Ike rcat0ns could It act
rs on antizymotic.. Then what was the effect
Its probable action In effect was similar to that
calitcl by fermenls. "a proof of this, tho
paucr stntea that II the dose was increased, tic
cltrrt was also Increased, and Tie effect 70 In.
scarlet fcrcr. The sulpi,o-eartoatc IL soda,
therefore, might tc preventive TO scarlet fever
used as ala antizTnut!c.
nr. DUNCAN sat1 Ie had tried the casbolate OF
soda, and found It's ELECTS io correspond to the
action Of carbolic acid, sulphurc aci and sofia.
| lIu had received q letter FROM doctor In this
State .llo had used fsus tox With good rcaults
| Ia scarlet fever.
| not ret been spoken Of, an1 which was ap-
| plEeahle to large number OF young children,
a,,a also q numHt Of pastly'Erewn onsa. He
Every catld IN the city, II there was no special
objection in lts condition or age. siuull be vac
tl'iatcd. Successful vaccination would give u
period ok four wscks' immunity from scarlatias.
| Or. Cooke safh his own practice WIS to avo!tl
vaccination during An cpl1cncr except wflere
absolutely necessary. fn'f fact, there wits danger
In rushing to vaccination ut such Il ttf.,e, AZ IL
lcsscnct1 tho forces of reatstanec Besides, vac.
ctnatf0n made great many children sick, nlDrc
| Ut lcss, oi rendered them inert susceptible tu
The scarlatluous virus.
| Dit. fOoKHH
ADDED hin testimony in favur Of brIadonna In
scaf1et fcrer;it could bc depended upon as n
| proplsylnyttc and n T. ycMcly. But II they hal
| 10 10 outside homeopathy for n rru.etly sulpho.
curbolatc Ut soda wouM not be tho one; 1t waa
worthless as prophy lactlr, worthless In thc
| treatment, and dangerous 70 giro children. lie
could not understand Dr. Cooku's objection to
ct,s1nolno as an unetion. II WIS a sweet aud
! pure oil, and he saw no objection to It's use.
DR.. Cooke said he objected 10 II bccnute It
vns tuu-pcrtccs groaac. It was hostile to
oxygen In the atmosphere, and was MISC hostile
to It 1u water; md II the bnAy wus persoirtng at
all tho coeinolinn would not ~ i,cnr 1t. lie
world guarantee to kill any criminal, II tho
State wUuld kindly furnish oHe, By constant ap-
! plfcatnns uf cos,nUllnc.
Dr. duncan Remarked that le had known oi
| Il ease whurc Il newly vacrinatcd child was sui
| fcring with scarlet fever at tic snme t!mr.
| DR.. Foster sud next tn bc1ladnnnR tic consd
cred nrscnFrutn the remedy for tho disease. liz
| regarded bathing "a u size qua uon In scrcre
cases, The drtiga he relied on were ar0nitc
bcllalonna, nlerrurius, araeniu, and puisatila.
DR.. Dodge stated llts hlodc Of treatment, al1t
suggested the great 1lcrcssIty OF Keeping tll
system generally healthy.
After some further discussion. tho meeting nd
| 1nttrrrll.