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Dr. Alexander on Ghe yellow ke-
yer and its IreaGnent.

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fever, will serve, trusr, a. an apology. il
any should be deemed necessary, for pre-
senting a brief exposition of the Physio-
Medical or Botanic system Of practice ia
this terrible disease Thesymptoms OF yell
low lever given by those familiar with
the disease, are something like the follow
ing:
Generally it comes on with a chill, and
very suddenly; pains in the head, back and
calves OF the legs. The chill Is usually
moderate increase of pulse, or OF tempcra-
ture Of the surface. The pulse seldom over
a hundred beats per minute, aud the tenn
peTatuTe lie often below the natural standard
in velocity, "more or less full and bound
I ing" bat usually weak and yielding, feel
I ing as though air were in the artery. The
patient Is generally thirsty, sometimes in
/ tenselY 40. Water is preferred az a drink,
but often Lies heavy on the stomach
Among the most constant symptoms are
nassau and vomiting. These occur usu-
ally AT the commencement of the attack,
and continue hug a few daYs--in some cases
until death The matter elected consists al
first, usually of the fluids that have been
! taken into the stomach, then becomes vel
! lowish or greenish. II arrested here, the
patient usually recovers; il not, this is fol-
lowed by what is called black vomit, which
occurs within the last two days OF life. IL
is generally described as resembling coffee
grounds. Sometimes almost pure blood Is
elected. The vomiting is generally very
easy, seldom the result Of much effort. The
/ discharges from the bowels are often much
like those from the stomach; both are very
often sour and the gas produces collie pains.
The bowels are usually COstlve during the
early stages OF the attack. The shape and
| feeling OF the abdomen are natural almost
throughout the entire course. Pain in the
head, acute and violent, frequently i'm the
TEN pies aud eye-balls, in the early stages.
| sometimes continue through the whole
! course. Pain in the small OF the back con-
/ slant and severe. Sometimes the patient is
! very restless and distressed, At other times
he Is calm aud easy, and does not feel very
| sick. The mind, though sometimes aftlct-
ed, is rarely disturbed, but is usually clear
during the whole progress OF the disease :;
and II looks W It'll ompOsurc, II not ind fer
ence, on the prospect Of death. The eyes
are sad and watery, and SO intlamed I'm some
cases, as To resemble two balls OF fire.
/ sometimes they have a most ferOcious ap-
pearance. The face is suffuscd with blood
OF a dark color, and the whole countenAnce
! Ia often dONncaSt and clOuded. Muscular
| strength Is usually weak, though sometimes
nearly natural until recovery, or near the
| approach of death. The yaliowishness of
the skin, particularly on the breast, the
conjuctiYa OF the eyes, extending to other
parts, Is SO constant as to have given the
term yellow to the fever. From the first
| the skin loses its proper lustre, becomes
blanched or lucid, and finally livid, and
black patches appear on the breast, back,
hips and eEtremites. About their margins
| is a yellowish.or greenish hue. Hemorrhages,
from the mucus membrane of different parts
of the body, are frequent. They occur
from the gums, ears, stomach bowels, and
urinary passages.
The black vomit is supposed to be true
blood coagulated mingled with fecal matter,
after having been exuded from the mucus
membrane OF the intestinal canal. There is
little or no cough, and the respiration is
usually easy. On post norton examine
tiOns, the lungs and heart are sometimes
| found to be gangrsnOus. The blood loses
much Of its hbrin, and cOagulates with
difficulty. The mucus membrane Of the
stomach is sOftened; liberation is very rare.
The liver, also, is sOfteued in some eases,
| and thick and hard in Others-Iuses its con-
! sistency or vitality.
The above is believed to be a pretsy accu-
! rate delineatiOn of the sym ptOms dcYeloDed
in this formidable disease, varied. of course.
| according to the difference of TEN permanent,
and constitution OF individuals, and the
pecuiarties of the seasons, In which it
prevails.
Demonstration the general character
OF the above symptoms, it is evident that
this Is fever laboring against much morbitic
matter IN systems greatly debilitated by
various causes. The paralyZing influence
OF the specific cause, whatever that cause
may be, 50 reduces the power Of the heart
aud arteries that the centrifugal circulation
IS greatly checked hence, cUfgCsJlon with
in, and very little circulation and heat
! WITHOUT. IL diners from cases IN WnlCH tIt
fever is strong and the pulse is high, there
being more work for nature to do, and less
power in her to do it. OF course, everything
, administered in the form OF medicine, should
be calculated to assist, not retard the efforts
, of nature.
TREATMENT.-The treatment should be
varied according to present Indications
but always cleansing, stimulating, and sus-
tanning. Ii you ana your patient in the
first stage, with the chill upon him, give
strong, stimulating teas, As good compost
ton; or bayberrY, African and wild gin
ger, equal parts; or ginger and bayberry,
in sage tea; or sage, or catnip, ayberry
and cayenne; or bayberry, boneset and
ginger. If free use OF any Of the preceding
teas should have tendency to produce
vomiting, give teaspoOnful or more OF
lobelia powder in cup Of the tea, TO make
him do it well and thoroughly, and prevent
that congestion which would make him
vomit too much. Nine cases out Of ten
I should be vomited at once to cleanse the
stomach. Much attention should be paid 81
the surface 1t should be thoroughly
cleansed, either by the vapor-bath, the
warm bath, or warm water and soap (the
first is the BEST, and If hot, dashed with
! cool alkaline water after, it f cool, rubbed
with a lniment made of a tablespoonful oil
cayenne in hall pint of good cider vine
gar. While chill or fever is on, the thirst
can be allayed by aciIulated drinks, as with
vinegar, lemonade, sumach berries, simple
grape juice apple water, etc. Good tonic
btters should be freely given after the sys-
TEN Is thoroughly cleansed and the fever i
off, not before. If the bowels arc inactive
give enemas of tea of equal parts OF
cayenne, lobelia and slppery-elm. If they
are too loose. give one Of these, and follow
its action with one of bayberry (or some
J other good astringent,) and ginger
! and cayenne. Remember TO bring the
action to the surface as soon as you can
and maintain 1t there, in a-gentle softness
of the skin not protuse perspiraton. which
1 would PROSTATE, but Just comfortable
freedom from heat and dryness. As soor
as the stomach Is cleansed, and the action
: of the surface is restored, give enough oi
J the following, to move the liver and bowel.
gently. Say, one grain Of the extract o.
t mandrake; two grains of the extract Oi
z black root, and five grains of rhubarb
{ Should this dose fail to act in from six u
I eight hours use the best AleXandria SIENNA
in small doses, until the object is accom-
plished. Before and after the action OF the
medicine, give a wine-glass of Virgins
snake-roOt tea, wi sage or pepper I ca A
a sudorific. The stomach cl eansed, the ac-
a ton of the surface being restored, the liver
} and bowels being relieved, all that is want
ing to complete the cure is good nursing
close attention, judicIous repetition Of the
r same means, as the eXigencieG of the case
may demand. adolescence, Ia this disease
2 requires to be watched with peculiar care
: Many u patient has lost his fife in this di.
sease, after the crisis had been paat, by a
e little imprudence.
{ In confirmation OF the superior success Of
the Physio- Medical system of practice,
: would submit the following statistics:
lar. Z. Stotesbury, OF savannah, Ga.
? treated 119 cases, lost 8 DR.. w. II. Bald win
/ of Natchez, treated 81 cases, lost 2; DIR. ID
! F. Nardin, of Charleston, ). c., treated los
! cases, lost 3; DIR. L. G. Gayle, OF Mem phis
7 Tenn, treated lab cases, lost L.
Most sincerely yours,
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