The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-09-13


quickly in succession, the discharged
masses being large and thin, and soon
look like the rice-water discharge.
After tho second or third passage,
many of the afflicted are overtaken
by extreme weakness, or even faint,
so that they cannot reach their bed
from The vessel without assistance.
At the same time a powerful con-
traction OF the shalt muscles, aud a
terrible thirst sets in, which increases
after each passage, the result being,
the more they drink the sooner von-
iting will SGT in. The ~eak ness OF the
patient increases rapidly, and his
voice becomes sounuless - cholera
voice, Lhe passages continuing TO pass
oil, right along; the kidneys cease In
fultill their function; the powerful
anu painful shaft cramps becolne more
severe, anu repeat themselves oftener;
the pressing thirst cannot be quieled,
anu IN addition To all these flghLful
symptoms, the patient is overtaken
BY a peculiar feeling of fright and
danger. Since this, his appearance
has undergone u large change, his
eyes are sunk down in their orbits,
the nose becomes pointed, The cheeks
have fallen in-cholera face. The
skin on The hands becomes shriveled,
like that OF washer women, the liDs
anu the whole body has blush int.
The pulse Is not felt III most cases an
bour after the appearance OF cholera;
The circulation of the blood becomes
more and more incomplete, and since
less and less blood reaches the sur
face OF the body, the temperature
sinks, particularly on uncovered
places, to that OF a dead body. Pa
tients seldom mplain of headaches,
ohener about black spots appearing
baiore their eyes, noise IN their ears
anu ialntness. The patient will not
close his eyes when the eyeball Is
touched; tsese symptoms will con-
tinne from six, twelve, twenty-four
hours. The sudden stnppage of the
action OF the bowels is generally ac-
cepted by the surrounding friends as
"A good sign, but IL Is only a paralysis
OF the muscles OF the bowels, aud the
patient dies without pain.
In cases not r~suliing in death, the
bowels move les Frequently and less
In quantity, the pulse NAV be ielt,
the elueness OF the skin disappears,
the stools get 10 be cOlored aud an
odor or con ,tipation appears, the ac-
ton of the kidneys begins again, and
the patient improves gradually. In
SOME cases the pali-nt improves only
To fall into the deadly hands oftyphus
or typhoid.
Places not affected with this horri-
Die disease, should quarantine them
selves against infected places. Closets
where the stools of cholera patients
had been emptied shoul not he used.
Into these strong solutions OF sulphate
OF iron aud chloride of lime should be
poured, TO prevent the formation of
the cholera germs and prevent those
already formed from being carried by
per- irum tn. sc infected closets to
healthy houses aud places. That ii is
an excellent way To move from such
houses, lie d not be mentioned, and
those whose means allow them, to
travel TO some nnatfiicted town. should
do SO without hesitation. Never use
"A strange closet, and an excellent way
IL, never to- use the closets in their
own home, but always use vessel.
Watery discharges and rumbling
sounds in the stomach, should always
be cause enough to call in pin ysician,
aud until the appearance OF the doe
tor, the patient may go to bed; he
should take one or more cups Of
black, strong coffee, with little good
cognac. al~o some suitable prescrlp-
tion. The cure. OF course, Is left en-
tirely 10 the physician, but he will
u-e some OF the following medicines
Opium, ice champagne. and cold ap-
Iaication over the region OF the stom-
ach. Milch an1 meat juice bonillon
respectively, should be abont the only
nourishment given 10 the patient.