The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-10-12
Remedies for Diphtherla.

AS this dreadful disease is raging
in different parts of the country, and
may reach this section, We publish
below several alleged remedies, not
knowing what efficiency there may be
IN any.
ALUM AND SULPHUR.
Obstinate cases Of diphtheria in this
community have recently yielded to
the following simple treatment Pull
verized alum and sulphur equal parts,
blown through quill Oh the affected
parts. Greenwood Argus.
cARBoLIc ACID.
From many years experience in
the treatment Of this disease, writes
Northern physician, I am led to be-
lieve that the most useful counter.
agent that can be employed is the iu-
halation of the vspor of carbolic acid.
In my earlier practice I employed nj
trate of silver as a topical application
by brushes and larynxal syringes,
which I found usefuk as others have
done; bot the difficulty of applica
tioc in some cases was serious liOi-
tstion to its usefulcess, therefore |
adopted the use of csrbolic acid in
the following manner: A piece Of
cloth is wet with the acid, and being
loosely thrust into a small lamp chin
uey or other similar tube, the air is
drawn through this and the air
passes to the air cells of the lungs,
where 40 antiseptie influence seems to
be exerted upon the blood. Many
cases that had resisted other treat
ment yielded readily to this, and the
nitrate of silver was wholly laid aside.
The only other special treatment re.
ouired is the frequent use of small
portions of chloride Of iron, alter
mated With quiuiue, while the general
system is sustained by generous
diet of beef tea, wine, &c.-Er.
SULPHUR.
We call special attention to the
following cure for one of the most
fatal diseases to which this climate is
subiect. diphtheria. Don't fail to pre-
serve it:
A correspondent of Victoria paper
writes: Should any of your family
be attacked With diphtheria do not
be alarmed, as it is usually speedily
cured without doctor.
when it vas raging ;u England
few years ago, I accompanied DR.
Field on bis round to witness the 50
called wonderful cures he performed
while the patients of others dropped Of
on all sides. The remedy to be sc
rapid must be simple. Ali be took
with him was powdered sulphu'
and a quill, and with these he curec
every patient without exception
He put teaspoonful of -four of brim
stone into g .wine-glass of water and
mixed it with his finger instead Of s
spoon as the sulphur does not read
lily amalgamate with water. Wher
the sulphur was we'll mixed be gave il
as gargle, and in ten minutes the
patient was out Of danger. Birthstone
kills every Species of fungus in man
beast and plant in few minutes
Instead Of splitting out the gargle be
recommended the swallowing of it.
In extreme cases 10 which he had
been called just in nick of time, when
the fungus was too nearly closing tc
allow the gargling, he blew the sui
phur through quill into the throat
and after the fungus had shrunk tt
allow Of it then the gargliug.
IF the patient cannot gsrgle, take
live coal, put it On a shovel and
sprinkle a spoonful OF two of the
flower of birthstone at tiue on it ;
let the sufferer iphale it, holding the
head over it, and the fungus will die
If plentifully used. the whole room
may be filed to sufocation, and the
patient will be able to walk about in
it, inhaling the fumes, with the doors
and windows closed. This mode Of
fumigsting a room with sulphur has
often cured most violent attacks OF
cold in the head, chest, etc., and is
also recommended in cases of con-
sumption and asthma. .'-Er.
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