The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-02
TO CURE DIPHTHERIA.
CAUSES AND A.siMPLE REMEDY
FOR THE DISEASE.
No Necessity for che orsst Number Of
Dssths csussd b. The Msisdy--
A Medical Iaspssssr's Views
On ths eshjsse te.

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There 10 no reason why a single
child life should DO dsstroycd by
diphtheris II parents only wsAshed
the health OF their little ones and
physicians knew their business, /" said
DIR. Liston H. Montgomery. an In
spector Of the Chicago. health depart
ment TO reporter for the Chicago
Times. II am not afraid to say"
continued the DOCTOR that any ply
sican who IL familiar with the latest
discoveries In medical science can
cure any case Of diphtheria when the
patient is not already In dying con-
dition."
This statement is directly opposite to
the popular idea OF the character OF
the dread disease. which Is generally
supposed to be necessarily fatal. The
scene too often witnessed by sympath-
izing neighborhoods OF whole fami-
lies OF little ones stricken down In
death by the malignant pestilence, has
emphasized this opinion on the part
Of the public.
There should be no excuse" said
Dr. Montgomery, for the announce
ment so often seen in the newspapers
that diphtheria is epidemic in some
town. and that the schools have been
closed In consequence. and that SO
many deaths have resulted. Diph-
liberia can be cured by 10-year-old
child II IL knew when TO apply the
remedy. ~ q
"Diphtheria is caused mainly by
poverty and its concomitants. by un-
ventilated. filthy lodgings. scanty
clothing, want OF sufficient nutritious
food. and sometimes heredity and pre-
disposing physical conditions. The
diesase prevails most between the
ages Of and 10 years although I
have seen 1t in infants and In persons
OF middle age. A case will usually
run Its course in eight to ten days. but
death may occur at any time until tho
false membrane In the throat has been
entirely cast out
The period OF incubation is gener-
ally a few days; possibly the diphtheria
poison may remain dormant in the
system for several weeks. until called
into activity by favoring circumstances
Its invasion is generally occult and
insidious-slight fever drowsiness
general discomfort little languor,
loss of appetite. prostration. diarrhoea.
chills, pallor tickling cough husky
voice. or hoarseness often usher in
diphtheria These symptoms assist in
forming q diagnosis when carefully
studied in conjunction with one an
other and with surrounding circum-
stances. The disease may suddenly
develop. without the slightest warn
ing. by an attack Of difficult breath
ing. And on looking into the throat
we may find false membrane cover 1
ing the tonsils and pharynx and ex-
tending into the air passages SO as
dangerously to obstruct the passage
Of air into the lungs and excite spasms
OF difficult respiration. There lie fire.
quently enlargement OF the glands OF
the neck and the throat Is consider
ably swelled.
When parents notice any Of these
symptoms the proper thing to do is to
summon a physician at once Neglect
or delay is almost always fatal. No
chances should be taken. What seems
to be only sore throat may be diph-
iberia in incubation. OF course
there are several remedies used by
physicians and most OF these would
be dangerous in the extreme II handled
by layman. There Is chlorate OF
potash. hncture of iron. bichloride
OF mercury. and other medicines which
no one but physician should deal
with. But there Is a remedy which Is
we'll nigh specific for diphtheria at
almost any stage OF the disease and
which. ms said. can be administered
with perfect safety By 10-year-old
child.
1.-The great remedy is sulphur. II
any parent should find his child mani
testing the symptoms OF diphtheria
let him get small quantity OF pow
dered sulphur. known generally as
-four OF sulphur. A little of this can
be placed in quill and blown by the
father or mother down into the child's
throat. This should be repeated IL
necessary. The sulphur kills the pois-
OH ReTIuS VI tuo uloodSO uuu Cdubob buo
false membrane to fall of. The sui
phur is perfectly harmless. and II the
child should not have diphtheria 1t
will not hurt It,
Another way to administer the sul3
phur remedy is to place small guam
tity OF 1t In saucer and set fire to IL
1t will not explode. Over the burnt
ing sulphur place common glasS
lamp chimney. Cover this for o mol
ment until the chimney is filed with
the sulphurous acid gas generated bd
the decomposingsulphur then hold the
childs open mouth and nose over tho
lamp chimney that It may inhale tho
sulphurous gas This is an almost int
falible cure for diphtheria or course3
the child must not be held too long
over the gas or 1t would suffocatot
Let 1t inhale the gas moment and
then breathe the fresh air. Keep
powdered sulphur In the house. watch
the children's condition Of health. and
you can defy diphtheria"
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