Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-13
Treatmen, OF Diphtheria.

IL ne Editor II ne UsDatct
Seeing publications about diphtheria IN
your paper, and hearing Mr.. Peterkin Pleas
ants, late ofyour city, speak Gifts malignant
nature and remembering an attack on my
grandson, X. Is. Mayo, while on visit TO
Mt. Airy, y. c., in the cause OF humanity,
] volunteer 10 tel of the beneficial effects
Of some remedies and provenryes which ]
have learned 20 rely on IN the lest third OF
q century in the practice Of medicine.
The old tlncture Of chloride or iron and
glycerine as direct or topical application
t. the sores in throat or nose every twelve
hours with gary.e OF chl0rGte Of potash
does GOOD Ia some cases. but remember IN
this fearful disease you must hight Il like
fighting fire. III q burning Louse. Keep Mt
II night and day until the disease is con-
Quered. 10 do this be- active. Call in
your family physician AID obey him and
apply medicines almost constantly day and
night. DO not abate, for II yol do the fire
will destroy the building.
Quarantine tho patient; apply tho medi-
cincs spoken OF. after which blow sulphur
or papyotin, or aiIstol all over the diseased
parts. DO this through an insutiiatOr, a
glass tube, or apply them by dustIng these
powders on probang of absorbent cotton
8nd gently touch all the white spots with
the soft cotton that has the powder on It.
Preventive medicine now IL mostly
taught. and II will pay every parent where
diphthera prevails 20 try TO prevent
having this terrible scourge IN the family.
10 help all such / will soy that | keep an
atomzer as a plaything for my Mayo
grandchild. thereby familiarlzlng him
with It's use, and by telling him IL Is his lie
does not fear to use II.
/ learned him the use of 1t with plain
water. Then before the signs of sore throat,
tonsilitis. &C., &c, come on put the fol
lowing medicines IN the bulb OF tho atom
izer and he goes all over tho house with
II as u plsythiDg-knOwlng 10 fear or
dread IN its use.
II YOU have an ordinary atomizer 1t will
do TO use water and medicine through, but
If convenient get the hard-rubber atOnizer
and put this III the bulb-viz.
Recipe:
Liquid abol!nc. ounce Il Mix.
AristoI, scrupIei. MA
Wriel Sig.-Uso In nose and throat. Or
Recipe:
Ls.erlnc, drachn H. Two teaspoonsful and
water, ounce I. (onc ounce.
Acid car Dollc, gtts. '. 1--we Drops.
Iucaiyp:nl. dracnm 1. zone tea=poonfuD.
Dive dIops) o.. Ro-ac, gifts. Wink.
ONrtel sig.-Uso In atomizcr. Or
Recipe:
Giycerinum peptcum, ounce S. (aalf ounce,.
Thymoi, grs '. 1--WE gta!usl.
Menthol, gr l. Zone grain.
Water. ounce 1 rs. (wator, ono and one-hali
ounces.
write sig.-Uso in atomizer.
find these equally rs efficacious as
cures as they are as preventives.
Use them TO prevent at least every three
hours. but on the diseased parts every
thirty or sixty minutes, after which blow
the papyotin-powder on the white spots il
they arc tough or unyielding.
This should dissolve the tough mem.
brsnes, or dust on or blow On the aristol
powder or sulphur.
Give fluid diets and have the bowels TO
act at least once day. The sulphur gene
rally does this. but II not give warm castor
oil, Whlskey, Is relished by many patients
and does good in two ways.
II this advice saves the life OF ono child
shall feel / have done some good while
living TO my feliow-man. lam, Sir, yours.
A. T. bRowS, II. IL.