Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-12-13

ans skill and all human aid. There
fore it IS all important that "A physician
be promptly called at the earliest APP
pearance Of diphtheria symptoms. 10
is good policy to keep the prescription
which has carried IA child through
siege with this disease and also a sup
ply OF medicine in the family medicine
chest This plan will enable mothers
who are good nurses To safely combat
future attacks.
Nearly twenty years ago DR. w. A.
Scott, physician Of ability and skill,
sent the Register recipe for the
cure of diphtheria, which has repub-
lished it several times Mt the request
OF subscribers who had mislaid, lost or
worn out the article and did not feel
safe without the recipe DR.. SCOTS
generosity in giving it to the public at
the expense OF his own practice has
been greatly appreciated by the moth
ers OF Iowa, as HIS been frequently
shown by the letters published in
praise of THE Registers Diphtheria
Cure, thus robbing the generous doc.
tor out of all credit for his philan-
thropic motives in making the remedy
public. Thousands of children in
country homes are frequently beyond
all earthly aid before n physician and
remedies can be brought to their re-
lief. Therefore, it is highly important
that the papers Of the country
should give publication to the recipe,
again published herewith, with the
added suggestion that the medicine
should be kept constantly in the house.
and treatment begin on the first symp-
tom of the disease. If there should
be doubt as TO the disease being diph-
liberia use the remedy at once. as it
will do no harm. and send for the fam
lily physician without delay. Practice
will make any good nurse skiliful in
the treatment of this most greatly
dreaded disease, but in a severe case
do not trust TO your own skill. but send
for the physician without delay.
The good Dr. Scott is still using the
treatment in his own practice and
writes the Register
PLEAsANTvIILE, Oct.--The years that
pass only confirm me in the fact that this is
as near a specific in diphtheria as medical
skill can reach. II don't fail if used in time
and IS dire ted | use it successfully TO
this day The recipe can be filled at any
drug store, and used by any person without
dancer:
Take ten grains or permenganate Of po-
tassium, and mix with one ounce of cold
water AS soon as dissolved il must be APP
piled with a rag or sponge mop or swab TO
the whitish places in the tonsils, and other
parts that have the dphtheria membrane
on. Do this very gently, but thoroughly
every three hours until better: then every
six hours until well. it does not give pain,
but is rather nauseous to the taste If the
tongue is coated white mix one drachm
Of hyposulphite of soda and five drops OF
oil of sassairas in four ounces Of syrup
made Of sugar and hot water and give "a
teaspoOnful every one TO three hours az
needed when awake. If the tongue is not
coated white ! mix twenty drops Of tinct-
ure Of phytolacca in four ounces Of cold
water and give teaspoonful every one TO
three hours as needed, when awake. The
phytolacca its the common poke root of the
South, and as it loses its strength by dry
ing and age, the tincture should be from
the fresh root or il is worthless.
1t Is well TO apply little sweet oil, or
cosmoline TO the outside Of the throat TO
protect from the action Of the air, as the
patient must be protected from all danger
OF getting chilled.
In the beginning of the disease in mild
cases the above solution Of permanganate
Of potassium is all that I use, and all that
is needed. as the disease is local az first but
rapidly affects the whole system when seat
ed. In the sinking form Of diphtheria this
solution soon destroys all smell, and in
every case destroys the diphtheria
mon, brane without LEAVING any had effect
behind. W y. SCoTT. NJ. ID,