The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-14

iPPOOoAoe, where LII.
hartman practiced, and there was
raging at the time violent epidemic
OF dysentery, and, although other
doctors were unable to manage the
disease, DR.. Hartman had not lost a
single case. "Would you have any
objections to having DR.. Hartman
called IN consultation before we give
up entirely~ "None whatever" saws
Dr. Shackelford, "have him sent for
Immediately and we will wait" AS
quick as possible l was brought
TO the apparently dying man.
1T required only hasty glace at the
pinched and livid countenance and
but touch of the lcld brow, upon
which was already gathering drops of
perspiraion, to reveal to me the des-
perate emergency of the situation;
and while | touched lightly the
clammy wrist to ascertain what l
might from the Pickering pulse, in a
few well chosen words the doctors
gave me brief history of the case.
My first embarrassment in being
called in council with my renowned
preceptor had by this time passed
away, and with confidence which only
repeated experience with this disease
could have given me, said: "No, the
man will not die; 1 can cure him."
The doctors were incredulous, but con-
sented cheerfully to coincide swith
anything l might do, as they had al
ready given him up.
| at once put four tablespoonfuls OF
Pe-ru-na to be taken into quart of
warm water and ordered it injected
into the bowels, which was allowed to
come away in few minutes, and in
an hour repeated the injection the
same as the first. 1 also ordered
tablespoonful of Pe-ru-na to be taken
every two hours, but no more injec-
tons must be given until the next
day. We arranged to meet the next
morning at the patients home to see
what the effect of this treatment
would be. To the surprise of all but
myself he was sitting up in bed, taking
a little wheat meal Cruel for breakfast.
In weeks time he was able to be up
and he made perfect recovery. He
continued to take the Pe-ru-na for a
week or more, but it was not found
necessary to repeat the injection.
While practicing in Pittsburg, Pa,
a number of yeers ago, gentleman
called to see me in great haste, wish
ing me to 60 with him to see his
child, who, he said, was dying of dys-
entery. On inquiry, learned that
he lived in suburban town some
distance away; that his child had
been sick some time and the physi-
clans in attendance had given up in
despair and pronounced the case hope
less. 1t was not my custom to do
any practice outside my Office at any
time, but at the time he called was
especially busy, as a number OF pa
tlents who had come long distance
to see me were i'll my waiting rooms.
l told the man that it was out OF
the question fol me to visit his
child, but if he would follow my
directions I was sure the child would
recover. With poor attempt to con-
ceal his appointment and ill-humor, he
listened to my directions. l told him
to put tablespoonful of Pe-ru-na in a
a pint of warm water and give as an
injection as directed in my little book
the ellis of Life" a copy of which
gave him, and repeat it in an hour
and give the child desert spoonful
every two hours diluted in sweetened
water. As it was the best he could
do, he went home to try it, but, as he
said afterward, with little faith. He
used the injection two days in success
sion, and the improvement was SO
great and instantaneous that it was
only few days before he returned tc
report his child entirely recovered.
1t will be seen by these cases that
my treatment for dysentery is an in
lection of warm water and Pe-ru-na
the amount to be regulated to slit the
age of the patient-the first injection
to be followed by the second in an
hour, both of which should be allowed
to come away as soon as the bowels
reject, or remain if they do not. This
treatment, consisting of two injections
should be repeated once or, If neces
sary, twice each day as long as the
dysenteric discharges continue. 1 give
Pe-ru-na internally also, a dose accord
ing to age, as directed on the bottle
eyerv two hours. This treatment hal
not failed to cure a single case in my
extensive practice.
DIR. Hartman's address is Columbus
Ohio.
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One Dollar.
1t is surprising how little is known
of our sister republic by the citizens o
the United States, although it Ii
easily reached by water or rail. The
large percentage of Americans seem
to satisfy themselves with the thought
that Mexico is only narrow strip at
tached to our country, and compare il
with the tail of kite instead o
knowing that is contains twenty.
seven large States and 100000
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