The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-05-17
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
TUESDAY, MAY II, 1881.
LEMON FOR SMALLPOX.
A Pleasant Specific Discovered by
an IrOnt0n Physician.

was taken sick April IA with what
was severe cold. having had
nv hair shingled the day previous.
Friday, 18th, l was quite feverish, with
severe pain in head and back. Saturday,
10Th, / was no better. Sunday, fever
somewhat reduced, / presume by the
aid Of aconite, which had been admin
istered to me by Drs. Morris and Dunn:
eruption very indistinct underneath the
skin.
Monday morning, 18th, eruption un-
mistakably that OF smallpox. Tuesday
morning, eruption very abundant. crop
increasing in size and number Wednes-
day morning, a very dense crop all over
the face, forehead, scalp Of head, neck,
and soles of the feet Upon the hands,
arms, legs, and body they were pretty
evenly distributed, but not so closely
packed as upon the above mentioned
parts. By evening l was suffering in
tensely from those upon the scalp. BY
half past ten the pain was almost in
tolerahle. My nurse had retired and
was sound asleep in bed behind me. My
feet we're 80 tender that dare not let
them touch the fcotboard of the bed.
NY head could not suffer to lie upon
the pillow, l lay, raised up on my ell
bow, my neck resting on my hand. /
had by this time become so nervous /
dare not shut my eyes for fear of see
ing unpleasant visions. Pulse about
30 had upon the table at the bed
eide pitcher of water and q drink
ing glass, box of seidlitz powders and
one ounce of cblorate OF potash in
crystals. had also at my bedside o
paper of lemons and one of oranges.
These were all.the agents within my
resch.
recollected that lemon juice in suffi-
cient quantity was a sedative and would
lower the hearts action, and by SO do
ing might relieve me of those upleasanl
visions. l therefore squeezed all the
juice l possibly could out Of one of the
lemons into the glass, to which l added
about two tablespoons of water, and
drank 1t. l then opened the rind and
sucked the balance of the juice. In
about twenty minutes l took smother
lemon, and used it in the same manner
In o short time / felt very cold,a as if
we're lying in close proximity to large
mass of snow or ice. My pulse had
dropped to sixty. I shut my eyes to
see ii the unpleasant visions were gone
/ not only found they were gone, bul
by placing my hand upon my head
found the pox on my head had gone
also. Ny head was bathed with
grumouslke fluid, which had exudei
from the pox. 1t stained the napkin
had applied to wipe it off. 1t seemed al
II each had given up its contents ant
wi.ted down to level with the surface
The same had taken place with thos'
upon my face. My beard was gluee
together with the same kind OF fluid
Those upon my neck had not bursted
but had shrunk away and diminished il
size considerably. I laid down ant
slept two hours comfortably. I awoke,
lpresume from cold, although I hat
plenty Of cover upon me and the fir
was still burning in the CRATE. ! felt 81
we'll pleased that l took o little NOR
lemon juice. kept my pulse at from
sixty to sixty-seven for thirty six hours
when all eruptions and elevations ha'
disappeared from my skin. / then BIZ
good by to lemun juice and smallpox.
| So strongly am I convinced OF ,h
power of lemon juice to abort any ant
every case of smallpox, il administered
as ! administered it to myself, that
look upon it as specific of as muc
certainty and power as quinine is i
Intermittent fever. / therefore publis
my experiment, hoping every physical
having, a case of smallpox will give it
fair trial and report the result to me.
JAMES MOORE, Surgeon, NJ. D.
IRoNroN, o., April Is. 1881.