Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
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Diphtheria.

Mr.. II. p. Gauthier. of St. Paul, has an
article in the last number of the Chicago
Medical RevietO, which, by reason of the
prevalence of diphtheria in this section, is
of peculiar interest just now. The article
10 rs follows:
While at Natchez, Miss, in the early
part of 1865. was led, through my ex-
perience with an epidemic then and there
prevalent, to adopt the treatment l now
propose to describe. For some years
subseouent to nv return to Illinois, treat
ed sli the cases | encountered (tifty in
number) with complete success by the
same means, and | have since treated
about one hundred and fifty cases, all with
the same satisfactory result, except in two
instances, where death occurred, the patient
being almost moribund when coming under
treatment. Previous to the adoption Of
the present mode of treatment, my results
were by no means as satisfactory, the dis
ease proving fatal in at least one-third the
whole number of cases. The treatment,
which has proven so successful in my
hands is as follows: The patient is order
ed tincture Of iodine in Ten or twelve drop
deses every hour. well diluted with water,
30 long AS the fever lasts, subsequently re-
ducing it TO ten drops every two and final
ly every three hours; local applications of
the drug are made use Of at the same time.
These latter should be made by the physi-
can himself at least twice day. For
Internal use give, latterly. the decolorized
tincture; bread and starchy articles of diet
are 1t The same time used in abundance.
Such is my treatment. Having given it
svA Aata hal oft Eauy
dealing at first with the unsuccessful ones.
Case |. Six years ago | was called to
. patient on Robert street-a boy six years
of Rge-who was cyanotic, and whose
throat displayed the usual diphtheretc
patches, some of them proceeding to
Rangrene. The case was seen in consul
lntion with DR.. S., of ST. Paul. but despite
all our efforts, soon died.
Case ii TOLL. In the course of the next
week was again called by the mother of
the last patient to see two other children
i'll from the same disease, but only in the
early stages. Tho iodine treatment was
freely and fully used. and, despite very
severe illness, the patients recovered per-
fectly.
Case w. Five years ago was called
10 see q child living in neat, small house
built on dry sand. The child's family to-
gether with another French family of six
members, occupied the house On my
arrival found the child nearly moribund
from diphtheria, and soon after he died.
Six children in the same house were at.
tackled by the disease, but being treated
promptly and freely in the way indicated,
recovered.
The Two cases already cited are the only
ones In which death has occurred since my
adoption OF The iodine treatment.
Case V. Fifteen day ago WORKOUT
cripple came to see me from the timber
region, much run down physically, and
with his throat in II gangrenous condition.
The prompt, free use OF iodine enabled him
to engage in bis usual avocation in the
course Of six days.
These and numerous cases show that
the remedy is of decided value, sufficient
10 warrant its trial in every case of diph-
iberia, 10 the exclusion of other consttu-
tionAl remedies st. Paul Pioneer Press,
Feb. 27,