The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-25

| WINGED that the course of treatment
followed by DR.. Cherot. a venerable old
gentleman recently arrived from Marui-
/ nique, was the most e1ficacious. | had
| occasion every day to see the sick who
were visited by DR.. CherOt, and | can
| affirm from personal observations and by
memorandum taken at the time. that DIR.
/ CherOt attended Ala cases; of these q died.
! II Of them having been attended by other
! physicians previously To being seen by DR.
| CherOt The remaining 3 died from want
/ Of proper nursing, changing the course of
| treatment or relapse brought on By i'm
prudence. AT one time all the physicians
| lDr. Cherot among the number) were sick.
| Tie people treated each other after DR.
/ Cherot's method, and | myself was in n
/ manner forced to attend 81 cases. of them
with black vOmit | followed DR.. Cherot's
treatment TO the letter and saved the 81
cases.
SYMPTOMS OF YELLOW FEVER.
l. A violent headache. ,. Severe pains
in the back. 3. Weakness in the lower
imbs. 4 Sickness OF the stomach. ).
Excessive heat about the nape of the neck.
8. a sense OF general uneasiness. Z. TIE
tongue rose tinged and encircled on the
edges aud tips by red grit, which, howev-
err, only encrcles the tongue completely at
the end of few hours. ii also often oc-
ours at the outset that spot, sometimes
white, at other times blackish, appears
upon the center of the tongue and becOm es
very distinct in few hours. s. Frequent
~ the eyes are bloodshot at the outset, and
this sym ptOm develops with the disease
y. Il. When symptoms and are well
defined on first taking sick, it is sure sign
that the case will be a serious one-as often
occurs TO persons cOrpulent, strong, bilious
or given to late hours or hard work.
FIRST TREATMENT.
Put the patient in bed /; cover him well up
to the neck; keep apartment closed. With
out any delay give patient hot foot bath,
strong with mustard, and leave feet in
bath fl ON eight to ten minutes; friction
iim b., being particular not let fresh air 10
come in contact with patient, give two o.
three cups of elder leaf ten to produce per-
spiration; if convenient, place hot bricks
or bottles of hot water around patients
legs. Apply mustard to feet about one
quarter of an hour. BE very particular not
to let patient uncover; this Is all-im port
ant. As soon possible give patient
lemonade every twenty minutes. The
lemonade is made As follows: Two sour
oranges Gene Ms Will ausWer,) peal, re-
move outer skin as much AS possible,
| remove seeds, and boil SIX to ten minutes;
let cool, sweeten if desired, and administer.
1t is mportant to give this lemonade, one
@Iassful every twenty minutes for the first
six hours, and then every thirty or forty
minutes until the fever has subsidized.
H-DURNG PERsPIRATIoN.
One hour after patient has taken to bed,
give clysters every three hours, followed
by a loot bath without mustard. The
clysters are prepared of mauve or gombe
leaves, or of flax seed in small quantity.
This treatment is kept up until fever has
subsidized. Always be careful that patient
| is not exposed to air while perspiring.
The patient must be made to perspire
| from four to five hours-nOt less than four
hours. His clothes must be changed three
and (it cOrpulent or strong) four times.
Warm the clothes well before changing.
and while etfectiug change, do not let tresn
air strike patient.
Iu-AFTER PRESENTATION.
When patient shall have well perspired
from four to five hours, according to cir
cum stances, remove covers, leaving only
one sheet on patient if weather is warm
keeping the feet how ever, well covered
with quilt or blanket. While giving
clysters and foot baths, keep apartment
YOU may now open ap par &a Or So dah s IL
let Il little fresh air circulate, being careful
that patient is not in current OF air.
The fever lasts from twenty to forty hours,
usually; sometimes, though rarely from
! fifty to sixty hours. The pulse gives 100 to
! 100, sometimes 130 pulSations minute. Do
! not be alarm ed /; keep patient in good spirits;
| keep him diverted but do not fatigue him.
! Diversion contributes to a speedy cure.
| Seven or eight hours after taking the lever
| the patients tongue is spotted white, often
/ times black on the center, and is always en-
| circled by well-defined red grit.
| Iv-wHEN THE FEVER CEASES.
As soon as the fever has subsidized, and the
pulse indicates sixty to seventy or eighty
| pulsatious a minute-which happens at the
| end of about twenty hours-patient must
| hasten to take one OF the following remedies:
| |. mamma and SIENNA ,, magneSia; 3, Peru
| Wan bark and epson salts; the first for or
binary cases; the second for weak patients,
and the third for serious cases These reme-
| dies are prepared and taken as follows:
| |. Mamma and SIENNA for an adult, three
ounces of mama we'll stirred in Il cup of
| hot milk or water; (the milk preterable;)
| add an infusion of SIENNA leaves; mix the
! whole together, strain, cool little and adj
minister at a single dose, or in two doses.
For child, give one to one and a half
ounce of mamma aud but little of the SIENNA
infusion.
, Magnesia: three teaspoonluls stirred in
q cup of tepid water or milk. Give in one
dose.
3 The most eficacious medicine of all
one ounce of pulverized Peruvian bark (red)
well stirred in a cup full of boiling hot water
stir and make a paste. In another cup
full of boiling hot water dissolve one-half
ounce of epson salts. Pour contents of
both cups in an ordinary wine bottle and
and fill the bottle three-quarterS iull of hot
water; shake we'll and long, until the elbow
tires; let cool, and give little wine glass
full every quarter OF an hour. When pa
tient begins to purge. give two little Wine
glasses full every halt an hour. "This,"
said DR.. Cherot, lis la medicine par excel
lence."
As soon as patient has taken above RENEE
dies. give him orange leaf tea. or if that
does not suit his palate, continue to give him
lemonade
If medicine No. l (manna and senna) does
not operate in two hours, give medicine No.
(magnesia.) Be quick tor fear that fever
will return and vomiting will occur. When
these medicines are being taken clySters fol-
lowed by foot baths are discontinued.
/ when patient has bad two operations,
give him a little soup made of sour sorrel,
the yolk of an egg, little butter (prefer-
able to lard ;)uSe very little salt, and soak in
soup a thin slice of bread. This soup
strengthens and does not interfere with the
operations begin with quinine, twenty to
twenty-five grains, given in tive-grain doses
every hour. For a child, twelve to fifteen
grains, in three-grain doses every hour.
! As soon as the patient has taken the twen-
ty TO twenty-five grains OF quinine, you
must en6eavor, using great deal OF
prudence. to strengthen the patient with
light broths; 2 very little olaret in water
| all in small quantities at a time. No pure
| wine. No ice or pure natural water durln g
whole sickness, or during first five days of
convalescence.
Patient being exceedingly weak, you
must encourage him to sit up and to get up a
little while, and to take a little nourishment
bv degrees. Do not keep patient in a cur
rent of air or allow him to go out In the sun
or dampness for ten or twelve days alter
| oonValesence has set in.
Do not purge him beyond administering
the remedies recon- NEEDED above (manna,
SIENNA aud magnesia), except in grave cases.
| III a slight fever should recur and Subside,
administer ten grains of q9lnine, IN two
doses.
If patient suffers too much from pain
! in the pit of the stomach, give him gum
med water-that is, gum arabic dissoly-
| ed in hot water. Give one teaspOonful every
now and then. One of the most cri ical