The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-11-17
Msefal aud Curious.
LEMONS FOR SMALLPOX.
A Piessass Specific Disesyercd BY m grssl
Ohis, Physieiaa.

was taken sick April 18th with what sup
posed was a severe cold, having had my hair
sbingled the previous Friday. l4th, was quite
feversh, with a severe pain in the head and back.
Saturday, 10th, was no better; Sunday, fever
somewhat reduced, presume by the aid of AGO
mite, which had been administered to me by Drs.
Morris and Dunn; eruption very indistinct un-
derneath the skin
Monday morning, 18th, eruption unmistaka-
bly, that of smallpox. Tuesday morning, erup-
ton very abundant, crop increasing rapidly in
size and number. Wednesday morning, very
dense crop all over the face, forehead, scalp of
head, neck, and soles Of feet. Upon the arms,
hands, legs and body they were pretty evenly
distributed, but not closely packed as upon
the above mentioned parts. By evening was
suffering intensely from those on the scalp. BY
half past 10 o'clock the pain almost intoler-
able. Ny nurse had retired, and was sound asleep
in bed. Ny feet were 40 tender that dare not
let them touch the foot board Of the bed. My
head eonld not suffer to lie upon the pillow.
lay, raised up, on my elbow, my neck resting
upon my hand. / had by this time become
nervous, dare not shut my eyes from fear of
seeing unpleasant visions Pulse about ninety.
had upon the table at the bedside pitcher Of
Of water and drinking glass, a box OF seidlitz
powders and an ounce of chlorate of potash in
crystals. / had also at my bedside paper of
lemons and also one of oranges. These were all
the agents within my reach.
/ recollected that lemon juice in sufficient
quantity was stuatlNe anu NOulu loMtE inc
hearts action, and by doing might relieve me
of those unpleasant visions. Therefore squeezed
all the juice possibly could ont Of one Of the
lemons into the glass, to which added about
two tablespoonful Of water, and drank it.
then opened the rind and sucked the balance of
the juice. In about twenty minutes / took
other lemon, and used it in the same manner.
In a short time felt very cold as if were ly
ing in close proximity to large mass of snow or
ice. Ny pulse had dropped TO sixty. shut my
eyes to see if the unpleasant visions were gone.
not only found that they were gone, but by
placing my hand upon my head found the pox
had gone also. Ny head was bathed with gum
Gus like find, which had exuded from the pox.
1t stained the napkin had applied to wipe it of.
II seemed as if such had given up its contents and
wilted down to n level with the surface. The
same had taken place with those upon my face.
Ny beard was glued together with the same kind
of fluid. Those upon my neck had not bursted,
but had shrunk away and diminished in size
comfortably. | awoke, presumed, from cold,
although had plenty Of cover over me and the
fire was still burning in the crate. felt 80 well
pleased that took little more lemon juice.
kept my pulse at from sixty TO siNty-seven for
thirty-six hours when all eruption and elevations
had disappeared from my skin. then bid good
bye to lemon juice and smallpox.
So strongly am convinced of the power Of
lemon juice to abort any and every case of small
pox, if administered Us administered il to my
self, that look upon it as a specific Of as much
certainty and power in smallpox as quinine is in
intermittent fever. i, therefore, publish my
experiments, hoping every physician having n
of smallpox will give it fair trial, and re-
port the result to me.
JAMES MOORE, Surgeon. u. ID.
Ironton, o., April -, 1881.