The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-23
Can Black Womb BE Cured 2
From the New Orleans Picavune.I

From the New Orleans Picavune.l
In all time past this sym ptom in yellow
fever has been regarded by both physician
and patient. as almost necessarily fatal,
and far between were the recoveries after il
mani tested itself. Thanks to the gOdlike
profession OF medicine, we can now say that
many of these cases are curablel l have no
theory to Ventllate upon the subject, but
for the benefit OIL the public will state g
few facts which have occurred in my own
experience.
a about tour years ago. at a tune when nc
yellow fever was prevalent in our city. |
was called upon to see Mr.. b., on Caronde-
| let street. | found him with all the symp-
toms OF yellow fever On my second visit
| my diagnosis was fully confirmed by the
| appearance of the most profuSe black vom-
! it that have ever seen in any case. So vi
client were al the symptoms that l came
| near abandoning him TO his fate. But sud
! deDly-by an Inspiration which sometimes
comes to physician in great emergency
this train OF thought passed through m Y
! mind Black vomit is a hemorrhage from
| the stomach. Ergotine is our best hemo-
static. If it will check hemorrhages from
! other organs under other circumstances
! why may it not be used to check hemor-
rhage from the stomach in yellow fever
! No sooner thought than uone. Providential
| | had in my pocket an elegant solution OF
pureSt ergotine, prepared for use in a ease
| of hem orrhage alter labor, by an old friend
1 y
| hypodermic syringe, and in less than five
| minutes the equivalent OF ~ grains of err
| gotne was into his arm. Coming back IL
a few hours to my great qualification
| learned that he had not vOmited since the
adm n ist ration of the medicine.
He went on without bad symptom and
made perfect recovery.
This fact | treasured up. When the pres
ent epidemic made Its appearance | had not
long to wait in order to put my remedy tt
the test.
On August 18th l was called to see Mr.
r. His fever ran very high for two d. Vi
Temperature los degs.
On the M forming OF the third day learn
ed that he had been vomiting all night
/ Upon examination of the ma ter elected
found well marked black vomt Now wa:
my opportunity. | Immediately charge
my hypodermic syringe and administered
the same dose as above stated.
lie was greatly Frustrated ana com plain
ing of all that soreness and indescribabl,
burning sensation in the stomach which is
so characteristic of these cases.
l left him with great apprehension tha
when | returned | would fluid him dead o
dying; but, to my inexpressible delight,
learned that ne had not vomited since TIN
remedy was administered.
From this moment he went forward to
safe convalescence. discharged him curet
the morning L left for Canton. ..4...5.-.
Since have been here, out of nine cases
of black vomit of which 1 have had til,
entire control, six have been entirely re-
lieved. Indeed, l may say that every cas-
has been cured. excepting those i'll which
4 there were other fatal complications.
would not be understood to say that ergo
will cure every case of black vOmt. No
by any means.
So long as the fat of God-"Dust thol
! art, and unto dust shalt thou return
stands unrevoked. so long will people di
of every disease, the most highly extolle,
specifics to the contrary Notwithstanding
/ Neither would | assert that every one will
i have a like success with the remedy.
j chisel in the hands of one man will. carve
.sGreek Slave;" in the hands of auoth her i
| will mar the most beautiful block of Parial
marble.
After all, the great difference in the sue
cess of different physicians is not so mucl
| in the remedies which they use, as in TIL
| manner in which they use them.
| But do believe that ergotlue, by p0der
mically administered, is the remedy pa
| excellence for the capillary concessions o
| yellow fever which result in black vomit
| not only believe it to be the remedy 70
/ black vomit, but believe il may be used a
preventive. With this view, have re
Gently adopted the plan of administer ms
it by the mouth, in grain doses, every thre
| hours, a. soon as the fever subside-.
/ do not wish to excite too much hope
but can say that out of twenty cases il
which / have used it, not one has terminate
unfavorably. As a rule, they seem to con
valesce more rapidly.
J. J. LYONS, N. D.