Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-31
Homeopathy i'm Cholera.

f. o'H the Southern Journal IF Hom@0DGthy.
DR.. TOmaSO Cighano writes to the Bel
grave Homeopathic ReUfetC an article OF
some length concerning the experience OF
himself and colleagues in Naples, Italy,
with the cholera epidemic in 1884, from
which it most clearly appears that the
homeopathy treatment is she most sue.
cessful Of all adopted, and the only treat
ment necessary, both prophylactic and
curative. He says that himself and con-
freres, Drs. Rublni, Muccu and OriolI,
employed the preparation known as Ru-
blni's solution Of camphOra as a pre-
ventiye in their practice, amounting in all
to about 1000 families, without having
among them a single case of cholera. He
reports that the same results were had
among the workmen of the Topographic
Institute at Angels, who, with their fam
lilies, numbered about 900 persons, living
in those quarters which furnished the
most cases of the disease, and that equal
immunity from the cholera was afforded
the inmates of the Central House of the
Sisters of Mercy, in all about 900 persons.
In speaking of the curative virtues of
Camphora, DIR. CiglalnO says that IN con-
sequence of not having any case OF chol-
era in their private practices, owing to
the free use Of this remedy as a prOphy-
Tactic, their experience was limited to
eighty cases. with but three deaths-one
an epleptic boy who used other remedies,
and young girl. and an adult patient
VINO used warm bath during the period
OF reactiOn-a measure which DR.. Gig
lainO seems to treat OF as always a fatal
one. He says that from their own
observation and that Of others relying on
RubinPs CamphOra, this remedy will cure
in the prodromal stage every case, and, If
the vomiting and diarrhma have already
commenced, it will even vet abort above
- Ts -, a
collapse, he says they still succeed, if the
patient has not used other means, princi-
pally the warm bath and laudanum,
though in what per cent. he does not say.
The Rubiui method consists of admins
tering four or five drops of Camphora upon
lump Of sugar. In grave cases as many
as ten or fifteen drops were gwen. Some
times only fifteen or twenty minutes were
allowed to elapse between dOses-this
when asphyXia and collapse are threaten
ing.
DIR. Ciglano compares Rubin's with
Hahnemann's treatment-the former con-
sisting OF CamphOra alone as preventive
and as curative in all stages; the latter
consisting of Camphora in the pTodrOmal
period. Neratrum in the period OF vOmit-
ing and dlarrhWa, Cuprum in the period
OF cramps, and Arsenicum and Carlo
Veg. in the stage of collapse and asphyxia.
For Hahnemann's treatment be claims a
recovery in from ninety-two TO ninety.
five. patients out of every hundred; while
under the Rubini treatment he saws that
the loss is limited to from fifteen one.
hundredths OF per cent. to per cent OF
/ persons receiving this treatment FOL
cholera.
Thus, through the better methods OF
homeopathy that terrible scourge, Ash
attic cholera, is completely robbed Of ter,
rors. Under allopathic treatment in Ma
pies out OF 1854 cases recorded from
Aug. 2 to Oct. 10, 1884, there were Sos
+ deaths, or a mortality OF over so per cent
/ These patients treated by homeopathy,
/ ever u the least favorable results { 3 TO IL
/ per cent. had been accomplished, would
have given but !, 15S deaths, or a saving
I Of 4,9O4 lives; while, II the better results
had obtained the losing OF but / per cent. J,
I there would have been a loss Of but 1l3,
/ or a saving Of 3, 920 lives.
This marvellous difference In statistics
I was made known 10 the authorities OF
! Naples. The city papers discussed it in
/ detail. Rubini himself wrote long letters
/ 70 the Mayor. TO the project 10 the car
/ dinal, even 10 the King, and begged them
/ 10 contde half OF the cholera hospitals TO
/ the homGopaths, but in vain. Minister
J Depretls alone responded, and 90 the effect
1 that he could not interfere with affairs
/ relating TO the competence Of special men,
aud that he should 80 consider the use
/ Of Camphora and homeopathy in the
treatment OF cholera. "Oh. We
I wicked aud perverse generation" when
Will ye hear the truth and flee from the
4 rayages Of allopathic medicationy The
/ perverseness OF Minister Depretis might
we'll be compared with the lack OF willing
ness OF some Of our state officials to give
/ TO homeopathy her share Of public trusts
With the experience OF our brethren in
/ France, m spain, in Italy with this terri
/ bic scourge, we need feel no alarm. II il
/ can be kept from our shores, so much the
/ better; buff the cholera does visit Amer
| lea, let us show the world the superiority
/ Of homeopathy IN its treatment.
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