The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-10
Camphor Drops for Choiern,

As the season is upon us when attacks OF
cholera morbus and kindred diseases are pre-
yalent, we publish simple remedy which was
issued in handbll form by the Hibcrnian Print
ing Office, Dublin, Ireland, during the severe
visitation Of the cholera in 1896, and was tho
means Of saving thousands of lives. 1t was
also used with valuable effect in 1913. and wc
would advise its Use again should that cpl
dcmic visit our shores. In any case, however,
no harm could he done by having it in the
house during thc warm months: "Dissolsc
one ounce of camphOr in six ounces Of sIilits
of wine and give small bottle Of it to any in
tollisent person in your neighborhood who
will undertake to administer it TO his poor
ncighbors when they are seized with cholera or
any Of its symptoms, without dcyiating in the
slightest degree from the following instluc-
tions When any person is seized with symp-
toms Of cholera, such az vomiting, purging,
sudden weakness, coidncs', cramps or spa,ms,
do not give him brandy or whisky or any kind
Of medicine whatever, put him to bed at once,
covering him warmly, but not overlooking
him with bedclothcs, and az soon as you pos
sibly can let the patient take two drops mot
more) OF the camphor mixture on little
pounded sugar in spoonful of cold or iced
water In five minutes after let him take
second dose of two drops in the Same way and
in five minutes more repeat the same thing.
I, L., 60 A
whether or not there is a sense Of returning
warmth, with disposition toward pcrspiration
and manifest decrease of sickness, cramps, etc..
ETC., when, If necessary, he must take two
drops, as before, and repeat the dose every five
minutes until twelve or fourteen drops have
been taken. In administering this remedy you
must particularly observe that il the patielt
takes anything of any sort or kind, Except cold
or iced water while the medicine is intended To
operate its whole effect will be destroyed, for
the least foreign medicine neutralizes the cam
phor, which is given to check vomiting and to
produce free, warm perspiration. The Use of
cold or iced water is given on the advice OF the
late celebrated and successful DR.. Piddock, of
London, who always allowed his patients to
drink cold or iced water. as it tends to promote
free pcrspiration, and also the abundant dis
charge Of yellow bile" The patient must not
be allowed to rise and expose him or herself to
the slightest degree Of cold and should not be
tomented with baths, steamings or rubbing
Of any kind, but permitted to lie still, as he
will fall asleep when perspiration comes on,
and after some hours will with Gods assist
ance, awake well, though weak and languid
and perhaps little feverish, in which case he
may get dose, say a teaspoonful of Gregory's
powder or rhubard and magnesia, with little
peppermint water or weak sal volatile and
water to wash 1t down, but must he kept quiet,
taking only little soup, broth or Cruel for a
day or two. Lord Ponsonby, writing to his
brother, the Bishop Of Derry, stated that to
his own knowledge these camphor drops had
proved to be certain cure for cholera, both
in France and Germany, whenever taken in
time, and the cure is generally effected before
It is possible to procure physician-that Is
In less than an hour. .-..s.,a..fj <