The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-10-03
DR.. Clark and the Fever.

blnS well. MT. clayton anu MS
mother, wife and four children ar
rived at Dr. Huddleston's near Cor
nersville on Saturday, and on Mon
day Mr.. Clayton was attacked, and
on Thursday died. DR.. Iluddleston
and DR.. Jones attended and treated
him, and DR.. Huddleston's family
did everything possible for his COM
fort and recovery. The ridiculous
rumor that DR.. Ii. and family fed
when Mr.. Clayton took the fever IS
without foundation. DR.. Clark say s
he never saw a more hospitable or
kinder hearted people. He says
there was no necessity for alarm
that there can be no spread of the
fever here. He has had large expe-
rience in Mexico, has been through
numeous epidemics and finds the
same type of disease here as there.
He first came to Memphis, then to
Hickman, KY, then to Stevenson,
Ala, then to Decatur. He attended
and buried the nurse who died in
the freight car near Stevenson. He
is now awaiting u summons to any
point where he may be needed. He
informs us that none OF his party,
either physicians or nurses, have
been attacked, and they have rarely
lost a case when reached in the first
stages. At our special request he
gave us his treatment, which he
calls the
CHAVERIA TREATMENT.
This treatment is for cases where
the patient is taken in charge 10 or
II hours after taking the ''fever."
If taken within four hours after eat
ing, give an emetic of one pint Of
salt and warm water. Then put pa
tient in foot tub with a bath of hot
water, two handfuls of mustard
and one of capsicum, as hot as the
patient can stand it. Rub well the
lower legs above the knee as long as
bearable; then put to bed, roll the
body up in pair of wooden blank
cts, and add three or four quilts.
When done give the patient three
tablespoCnfuls of castor oil, and in
10 minutes give cup of hot alder
bloom or bark tea sweetened, not
very strong. Continue the tea, half
cupful every thirty minutes for "a
hours. This will aid the patient to
perspire. The perspiration must
continue for 80 hours, after which
the covering can be removed piece
by piece at intervals of half an hour
until down to the blankets. When
the fever has abated (Which it will
do at this period use a little light
milk punch made of brandy, table
spoonful every 90 minutes for II
hours, then use chicken broth in
stead, and so increase the broth as
the patient gets stronger or as con-
valescence increases. Under no cir
cumstances allow the patient to be-
come uncovered during the sweat
ing process, as it is dangerous. By
adhering to the above treatment
strictly, it will, in nearly every case,
save the patient if taken in time.
Your physician will prescribe bro
mide of potash and acernite as they
see is needed as a sedative, but the
least medication the better. The
doctors, if professional, will know
when such things are needed, and
their use will be found beneficial.
But under the above treatment strict
watching is the main object; there
fore the value of good nurses to
carry out the orders of the physi-
clans and care for the patient. Use
after 40 hours a spongIng with tepid
water, one third vinegar or whisky,
if the skin becomes dry; sponge
until it becomes moist. When the pa
tient is in bath, cover shoulders and
foot tub so as to receive the vapor
on the body. You can use small
pIllets of ice freely when the mouth
is dry and Shiny. The alder will
prevent the vomiting, and will also
strengthen the patient. The pa
Lient should be kept in bed for IA
days. Ventilate the room, but have
no draft of air where it will strike
the patient. The room should be
kept to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
W men Jue IOnSuo DeCOmeS, raw,
black and cracked black vomit soon
follows, for which soothing medica
ton is advised. To bring an action
on the kidneys, give nitre spirits, 20
drops every 30 minutes; also apply
n hot saturated flannel cloth or ban
da9e about the loins and stomach.
This works well, both on kidneys
and stomach. DO not use blister If
you can avoid Il. Gen. Chaveria is
the medical officer of Mexico and
the inventor of the mixture pre-
pared in his name IN Mexico, used
in the infected districts as a pre-
ventive TO all malarial and bilious
attacks. This treatment is used
along the Gulf coast and interior
towns of Mexico with great success.
DR.. Clark deprecates and con-
dennis the use of calomel or qui-
nine. and differs very widely from
DIR. Marvin of Louisville, whose
treatment we give elsewhere. We
trust DIR. C.'s visit to Pulaski may
be pleasant and that he may never
have q single patient here to dis
Jurb his rest.