Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-02
CHAT ABOUT DRUG,
A FEW OF The muu,c,s..
PATIENTS HAVE T To a. rAl

mas 60 Il.
cation. Of the Most lnp....s ,-A''
watching for the Ls.,, hs Drs
A Professional Secret. ''nptss
what are some of ~.
,hs; ana their applicationsIs ss.l Import
Pnyacian as he repeated the rs,, qua q lead
ro i., why, you win h. s int
said, when l make the sta..s urprised.s
over a dozen of the hundred an that
upon the shelves Of apv 81, tna odd dr
sSre are in general use amy presripSI
S M considered s important in conb ~ prots
NO need for astonishment II j i disa
ny experience from day to dar : ! lact;
observations in an extended ~, Dased up
me 70 the conclusion that thoa mactice lei
drug-quinine--which can = : ouly
produce uniform results O,,s relied on
aa spec,nc more closely than any otS SppIoscl
Known TO medical practice Al, V' a.s rsns
vary ana at times to an alarmi,s selef dru !
she results produced by their sa,s s exteat
put quinine is very nearly infa,l;a ulstiato
treatment Of that class az disasaoie in 4
termed malarial, and about ~ Popular
Iality OF the world may be tracad l .le nd
diseases. In fact in all cases Of NJ, y tho
ing TINS drug is the favorite n !, poisi
OK Che Loire, in France; along W, Ms vad
lions OF the Thames river. II F Slail p
roman Campagna and the pont;. usiand
IN Italy, the coast Of the Gulf ~ M nafshs|
tne mangrove swam2s of the tronic si,co, a
wnere malaria Is endemic, the cont;n sg,0n,
OF quinine is an absolute neccssitv .'usea y,
tnese regions no dire results bav. aug no
recorded against it. Is there a cu,s ssu oee
have never met but one casa IT, nabi,
the drug is not speedy enough "a ~ ' s',ec' 4
deteriorate into habit. a'e i's u
Next to quinine iodide AMI ~,
potassium lay tribute on thu nro T,v'lllus 4
though their action at times Ia s.d, .s'ion' q
The former with iron constitntas ~ : srFatd
blood purifiers, SO called, althon 'us pass 4
thing as blood purifier, in the popn Iu,a !
ceptation of the term, is unknown ' + = \
mne. 1t exists only on the cure ali NJ. lucy
OF The patent medicine compoupder ass
the materia medica of the o,,ack I,. di.l
potassium acts as an absorbent IN I".,
and Its efficacy as remover Of imrnr N.Y. W.
brought about in that way.
bromide of potassium and with a ~.
are used principally in the treatment ~ o'' :.
vous diseases. They lessen the f,ow !, )" 4, -
to the brain, moderate nervous act,v;.r ivy
calm exciting emotions, producing a st y, ~ !
mental rest. Thus they are used largely J
the treatment Of the insane, and IN c s
mental exhaustion. Digitalis is probahlv. A.!
Titled to the next place from it's importsr J
as heart tonic. We appeal to n in csss
OF weakness of the heart, and in mort a.,
OF diseases affecting that organ, although h
use does not cover every species Of heart dl
ease. Bismuth and pepsin are the remedIsl
the profession considers the most efI}cadOr]
in the treatment Of the internal organ; \
digestion. The former is used in distnrhor
OF the stomach and bowels, while the 49,
is supposed to supply the lack Of acid which
is one OF the instruments by which food \
disested in the stomach. In surgery cs,l
boic acid and iodoform are the prpcioaI
drugs used. The acid acts as disinfectap,
the other has important properties in heal
ing.
"Drugs," the doctor continued. aand tbai,
administration is the least arduous part Of ,
physicians business; the great field that e.er.
clses skill and acknowledges ability in m
profession and out of it lies in the determir.
ing of disease or the study of its symptoms
Here is where the physician pauses. We olly
know disease by its symptoms, and when We
are called to the bedside of the sick persoo,
our energies are bent to discover the mos
prominent existing symptoms, and KNOWN,
these, the great traditions of the science and
our own experiences point out the remedies
that are applicable. And here let me say
that there is scarcely such thing as wrong
SO often heard assailing members
of the profession when they fail to effect 4
speedy cure. As l have said, we always
treat the leading symptoms first This is The
invariable and only rule that can guide US,
but frequently the drugs that have done most
work before in combating exactly
the same symptoms appear perfectly useless
in the present case; this is owing, Of course,
TO the existence of the latent symptoms
which will determine the nature Of the dis
,ase, and for which we are compelled to wait
unless dismissed in the meantime as incom-
oetent in the opinion of the patient or bis
friends, and new man calledn
''Do many people consult you, doctor,
whose ills are imaginaryp Intercepted The
'cribe. The doctor smiled and relghted BIS
cigar.
"In answering your inquiry he said, III
will be necessary for me to unload profs-
,ional secret, but guess it has leaked out be-
ore this. Many of our office consultations
ire with people who are laboring under the
that they are about to become
nvalids. Why, a case of that character left
ny office not an hour ago. He is a railroad
Engineer, and thought his kidneys were
all idea produced, suppose, by an
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'iuseu W one Iuii I'M u. l, navab him a