The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-01
THE YELLOW FEvEBs FOLSOM.


Meeting we'll known and old practitioner
OF our city yesterday. reporter OF the DEMO
GRAFT elected from him the following explana-
tion Of his theory OF the yellow fever:
The fever-producing poison. when introduced
In the system, appears to act first upon the
nervous system in Its peculiar way. perSurbat-
Ing at the same time at greater or lesser de-
gree the special physiological functions OF
each and every internal secretory organ. thus
impairing also their respective normal secre-
ton which is made manifest to the practition-
ers by some notifications or entire suppress
sion of Its special function; such rs. for ex-
ample, the suppression of the urine. The fever
and heat increase to q greater or Lesser
degree In proportion to the amount OF
poison circulating, perturbating, also
the special physiological organic func-
lions, charged with the elimination of that
poison. to which the suppression Of urine Is as
| above stated attributable. Conformity with the
| impaired organic functions, the effect and in
auence Of the poison In the system. the blood at
| an appreciable moment. and by some special
action of the poison. becomes In Its turn NOR
bidly affected In Its normal constitution, and In
| o degree, according to the amount Of delete
| rious poison retained In the system. As 1t is
manifested by the emulation Of that impaired,
and oil vitality important fluid through the
various natural channels. namely: the stomach,
| In black vomit. hemorrhage Of the kidneys, and
| frequently the other natural issues.
| The degree of the body heat observed is I'M
doubtedy the result Of comb stion Of the It's
| principal fuel element In the deeterious cir
culating poison in the system. which has the
special properly to % he enre boa
| conducive thereb by to more rapid and high de-
| gree of combustion.
Whilst believe that q too high and rapid
opder to avoid too Ogre great flow q BLOOD to ever1
eliminntory organ. whose duties are to ellml.
| foreign matters incompatible with O. healthy
state. do not therefore believe In the too sud
49oe G mt by he paen
through the process Of frigid irrigation. for In
my opinion. 1t must undoubtedly retard the
| process of elimination of the poisonous Gle
ments from the system. falling which. the
| chances Of recovery become. at least, IN my
| humble estimation. more, than probiematical.
| Now, were | not q firm believer In the views
| above expressed. viz: that a certain amount Of
heat Or fever IS necessary for th ht ellm linn
| [ woud certainly advise alcoholic remedies,
such as brandy. at the moment [ detected the
inetfaciency of the. previous medication. as q
last resort in preference to frigid irrigation.
And / will here state. moreover, that have
good authority. that several cases which were
considered hopeless and beyond recovery were
allowed at their own request stimuants and
gradually recovered. to the astonlshment OF all
surrounding witnesses.
whatever It's nature may be-. Is Of the flrEt im-
portance. and this object Is obtained through
the agency of the emunctorles Of tho Or
ganism, such as the skin, in constant per.
SEPARATION. the kidneys through the passage Of
urine the DO wells artiflcially acting. and also by
the natural exhalation OF the respiratory or
Now for the remedies that consider as, hav
ing some neutralizing effects upon the fever
producing cause, are the following:
/, Sulphate of quinine
Q. Disulphite Of soda.
8. Liz. soda chlorinat:e-the latter by enema
more frequently used
SOME SUGGESTIONS.
1. All patients should be visited by the physi-
clan at least three times day for the first
forty eight hours Of the disease.
2; The association should be. careful to see 70
It that their physicians are not over taned with
too many patients, for where this. Ia the case
some one is certain to be neglected:
quired TO make thirty, calls day, or one visit
every twenty-three minutes. Hence 1t will be
seen that it is g physical impossibility for any
doctor to do full justice to yellow lever case II
he have more than ten patients.
An equal distribution OF the cases among
those physicians who have, rendered, their ser
other as his patients diminish In number,
either by recovery or death. The aim should
be the number cured and not the number
4. The crisis In this disease is passed after the
fifth day-the greatest danger being generally
between the fourth and fifth days. Hence the
Importance, of closely watching it during that
time in order to avoid the crisis. which other
wise may terminate fatally. AS regards the
treatment of the disease the doctor tells us that
where duinine given in large doses
FAILS TO BREAK THE FEVER
IL IL bis experience that two drachms Of chic
rate of potassa to six ounces OF mucllage lol
adults, O tables pOonful every two hours, has
been used with remarkable success. AS Dur-
gatiye he finds one or two ounces OF sulDnate CT
soda, flhely puverized. to be the very best.
One Of the effects Of the chlorate OF potassa,
whose several properties, believe. are not gem
orally known, is to reduce the circulation,
therefore sedative actionl It diminishes also
the urea and consequently the animal heat,
This medicine is also q moderator OF eombus-
ton and can be considered at the same time as
an antiphogistc. Besides 1t accelerates the
following secretions: saliva, bile, and particu-
larly that of urine. to a. greater DEGREE. It is
thought. than nitrate OF potassa. AS i fire.
duenty happens that physician cannot be OBJ,
! tanned as promptly as Is necessary, the simple
| prescription suggested above wi. serve until
| medical attendance can be secured.
| In these times of distress. and when the pro-
| gress of the disease Is SO rapid. everything
looking to the relief of the malady will be CRATE
| fully received. It is with this vi CIV that We nave
| presented to the public these observations OF
| physician who Is Of high standing In the pro-
| fession, and whose opinions and advice are
worthy of respect and consideration.
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT.