The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-27
YELLOW FEVER.
Method of Treatment as Practiced
by a Skilled Physiclan.

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that place. Before leaving he furnished
your reporter with copy of his method
of treating the dreadful disease, which is
herewith transmitted. 1t is offered for
publication, believing that it may be of
great benefit. As heretofore stated, DR..
Martinez claims to have had unprece-
denied success with his method during ep-
idemics in Vera Cruz, Mier, Camargo and
Matamoras, Mexico. But let the descrip-
ton of the treatment speak for itself:
TREATMENT FOR YELLOW FEVER.
When this patient begins to feel chills or
fever, headache, pains in the stomach or
loins, symptoms with which the yellow
fever commences, administer to the
patient a purge of calcined magnesia
q drachms or 4 OF. in 3 OF. water with
sugar.. After the purge is given, apply a
small bag filled with ice and salt to the
head. On account of the fact that the ice
lasts longer, 1 have always, when practi-
cable, used an OK bladder when applying
ice and salt as above prescribed. The bag
ought to contain about one pound of ice
and one-half pound of salt. The bag
ought to be renewed as fast as the ice
melts.
In case ice can not be had, the next best
best thing is to mix with salt and vinegar
the coolest water obtainable. Ia this
mixture thoroughly saturate towel and
cover the head and forehead of the patient
Herewith. Renew every fifteen minutes,
never using the same towel two times con-
secutively.
If the patient vomits the purge, give
him six Indian vegetable PILLS (Wright's)
or double dose of Sedlitz powders.
Place the patient on a cotton cot,
without mattress, in the center of the
room which he occupies, or on veranda.
The object is to keep the patient where
there is constant draft. Avoid all lad
smells or smoke near the patient, so that
he can breathe pure air. Rub the patients
body twice day with tepid Balsamo
Fioraventi. When this cannot be had,
mix two ounces of brandy with camphor
and like quantity of tincture of valerian,
both tepid. Given the patient as often as
possible, lemonades well iced-the more
lemonades the patient takes, the more de-
jections he will have, and the sooner he
will get we'll.
After ten or fifteen hours the fever will
likely cease. 1t is then necessary, without
any loss of time, to give him 16 grains
$50 centigrams), of sulphate of quinine,
if he is male of more than IL years; IA
grains 30 centigrams), if the patient is a
female of same age. 1t should be given
4 in doses of grains every half hour.
/ Give children of less than II years as
\ many grains as they are years old, dis
tributing the same in doses of 2 or 8
\ grains every half hour.
As food, give every two or three hours a
A tablespoonful of cold cruel (atole), made
A from corn, grits or Maizena, (corn meal).
4 Food must be cold.
AS a general rule this treatment is suffi-
cient to stop the fever and will insure the
recovery of the patient.
A Take great care IN the nourishment ad'
ministered to a convalescent. The fol
lowing is the safest diet that can be used
First day, tablespoonful of cold cruel OF
cold milk every two or three hours; second
day, add little chicken broth and coffee
with milk; third day, the patient may
drink little soup or rice or vermicelli
on the fourth day it will be safe to eat q
piece of chicken or mutton.
To fail to give quinine the instant fever
ceases, or to give too much food at any
v time, is sufficient cause for the fever &c
continue, and black vomit will set II
inevitably.
If fever should continues the second
third or fourth day, continue the same
remedies prescribed when the frs
symptoms appeared. If, however, thu
fever should be high on or after the thitt
day, suspend the rubbing of the body
and instead sponge it with equal parts o
ice water and vinegar. The spongin(
should be accomplished as quickly q
possible and the patient covered with {
sheet Immediately.
The fever will cease after fourth or fifth
and sickness will be checked, or tn,
patient will have his second period
Then is when, as a rule, vomit will set in
The vomit will be of the color of coffee
and the deiections the same. When voml
commences give The patient five drops o
perchloride of iron Qiquid) every thre
II hours in one ounce of iced water, and IN
the intervals administer every hour two
ounces of sulphuric lemonade 40 drop
of sulphuric acid and ounces of syruI
for one pound of water) with som
tumblers of iced vegetable lemonade
This remedy will be applied whether tn
patient has vomit OF not, provided he ha
hemorrhage from the mouth, nose, bowel
or bladder. During this period the patler
should have for food about two table
spoonsfuls of cold Cruel (atole) or ice
milk every two hours. Let him hav
either that his stomach tolerates. Ihi
last treatment should be kept up thre
days after bemorrhage has ceased.
When the patient vomits everythin
given him, apply on his stomach piecc
of ice every time he takes food or medl
cine, and give him injections OF on
ounce of chicken broth every four hours
In cases where the patient can not urlnat'
M apply opposite his bladder poultice o
boiled onions. If there is constipation
apply purgative injections, such as tePl
water with soap, or tepid water with caste
oil. All objections or vomit must De re
moved Immediately from the patient
presence, not allowing him to see them
of bad character. Keep the bed ard a
objects around as clean as posslpi
=, Keep up the spirits of the patient by talS
ing to him of light and inspiring 5uoJect
and impress upon him that you are OF I'd
opinion that he is not very sick. In n
presence abstain from comment upo
the character or extent of the epidemic
In the neighborhood, and mention d
deaths from the disease
mis- presence. Don't mislead by +.
recovery that frequently comes to patien