The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-30
THE DRY GROVE FEVER
An Interview with Dr. Francisco
QuiianO.
ITS PECULIARITIFs AND HOW IT ORIGINATED O,
AND HOW HE TREATED IT.

ITS PECULIARITIrs AND HOW IT ORIGINATED
AND HOW HE TREATED IT.
New Orleans Pcayune.l
DIR. Francisco Quijano, native OF Cuba
who has practiceG in Havana several years
was recommended TO the Howard AsSocia-
ton by the Spanish Consul General In New
|. York about five weeks ago as "A most suita
bic physician for the treatment of yellow
fever.
The doctor was at once sent to Dry
@ rove, that place, with its mysterious ant
deadly fever, being considered the bcs
| for an accom- plished practitioner TO work In
DR.. Quijano returned from Dry Grov,
| last evening. He aud the three nurses VIII,
accom- lnied him arrived at Terry, twelve
miles from Dry Grove, on the evening OF
! tile 18th OF September. Here the party
were met at o'clock by the Mayor of ID,
town and provided with conveyance and
| driver.
The party at length arrived at the resi-
! delce OF the Rev. DR.. Douglas, whose wife
! died from the fever an hour after their ar
| rival. DIR. Douglas requested DR.. QuijhnC
and the nurses 70 remain all night, but the
driver could not be prevailed upon TO stay,
when they were driven to the house OF DR.
West, the resident physician. who took them
to the residence of Col Dabncy, where
they were Hospitality entertained. The
eldest daughter of this gentleman was
Frustrated with the fever and was the first
recovered.
At this time there were about fifteen
cases OF the fever at Dry Grove, all of which
the doctor visited in company with Dr..
West DR.. QuianO says he has no dOub'
cut that the draining of the mill-pond and
throwing the sediment along the sides
Will e it was being deepened, was the origin
of the fever, which at tirst was OF an en-
tirelV putTid character and appeared Ia "a
week or ten days after the water was drawn
from it. Dat of eight or ten cases, all died,
so fatal was its type.
DR.. Quijano accounts for the appearance
of yellow fever by the breaking out OF the
disease among some OF the refugees who
were there from Vicksburg, and who had
brought the seeds OF the fever with them.
In the family OF Mr.. Coker ten took the
fever, eight of whom died. Three only OF
these showed symptoms OF yellow fever;
afser these, every ease was yellow fever OF
n most malignant type, being yellow and
putrid fever combined.
The fever subsequently, appeared at LCba-
non Church, IL miles distant from Dry Grove
at Crystal Springs, 10 miles distant, and
within the last few DAYS at McComb CitV
60 miles distant, is considered by DR.. Quija-
no To be the same fever as at Dry Grove.
He is also OF the opinion that the fever in
New Orleans. Nicksburg, Memphis, Grena-
da and at other points Ia combination Of
yellNw and putrid fever This kind of fever,
he says, sometimes makes it, appearance at
Havana, but not often, aud l. more diflicu
to treat and more fatal than the pure vel
low fever. Dry Grove is represented TO be
situated in healthy section Of the country,
several miles from the abroad or any tOWB
or village. Upon his arr ival he found all
the local authorities dead or absent through
fear and the Inhabitants in the greatest
consiern ttion. almost every house having
one or more cases of the fever among it,
inmates or z physicians there all were
taken sick and attended by Dr. Guiana: I
died and the others recovered.
Relative TO the treatment of yellow fever
Or. QuJano says there l. "A great difference
to the course pursued in Cuba. He ordered
that champagne and liquors be nor sent
him by tie Howards, az IN his opinion slim
ulants of this nature excite The nervous
system of the patient aud is apt to promote
congestion OF the brain. Tne doctor gives
the preference to porter and claret wine
Dr. Quijano says that while the pure
yellow fever is milder IN this country than
in Cuba, there are more deaths, which he
attributes TO the treatment. Qninine he
says. irritates the mucuons membrane of
the stomach and causes vomiting. CalomeI
causes typhodeOus adinamic, or tvuhoid
symptoms. He is OF opinion that there is
too much wrapping OF blankets and too
many hot drinks given, that the patient il
weakened instead of being strengthened.
and that in place of the hot COOLING n rinks
and especially lemonade should be given
Another great mistake is the hot mustar "a
bath, as IL this is given to prevent cerebral
sy mptoms, the object is not attained. for
the simple reason That the mirosiBe. or the
essential oil Of the mustard, is DESTROYED In
the hot water. A foot bath Of hot wafer
with two handfuls OF salt, should first he
given the patient, as hot as can be borne
not to exceed ten minutes in Immersion
The mustard should then be mixed win
'old water TO the substance OF paste and.
applied 10 the calves of the legs. This will
De found TO have great power in drivfno
he fever from the patient.
DR.. QuUano is OF opinion that in this
climate yellow fever is not epidemic. and
hat the fever in this country can be- nre- |
rented by opportune hygenic measures.