The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-01-23
DIPHTHERIA CURE.
A Chicago boGter's Simple Remedy
That Will Prove EfEica ciOus.


AS diphtheria is now raging in
many towns in this State with fatal
effect, and we know not how coon we
may have it here, the following very
simple remedy may be of great bene-
fit to our readers:
DIR. Liston II. Montgomery, an In
spector of the Chicago Health De-
partment, claims that diphtheria can
be cured by a 10-year-child, if it
knew when to apply the remedy. In
the Chicago Times, DIR. Montgomery
saws: IA case will usually run its
course in eight to ten days, but death
may occur al any time until the false
membrance in the throat has been en-
tirely cast out.
1.-The period of incubation is gen.
orally few days; possibly the diph-
liberia poison may remain dormant 10
the system for several weeks, until
called into activity by favoring cir
cumstances. Its invasion is generally
occult and insidious-slight fever,
general discomfort, a little languor,
loss of appetite, prostration, diarrhea,
chills, pallor, tickling cough, husky
voice, or hoarseness often usher IN
diphtheria. These symptoms assist
in forming diagnosis when carefully
studied 10 conjunction with one an
other and with surrounding circum-
stances. The disease may suddenly
develop without the slightest warm
lug, by an attack of difficult breath
ing. And on looking into the throat
We may find false membrane cover
ing the tonsils aud pharynx and ex-
tending into the air passage 50 as
dangerously to obstruct the passage
of air into the lungs and excite spasms
of difficult respiration. There Is fire.
quently an enlargement of the glands
of the neck, aud the throat is consid-
erably swelled.
When parents notice anv of these
symptoms the proper thing to do is
to summon a physicion at once. Neg
lect or delay is almost always fatal.
No chances should be taken. What
seems to be only ''sore throat may
be diphtheria in incubation. Ot
course there are several remedies used
! by physicians, and most Of these would
be dangerous in the very extreme II
handled by layman. There is cLlo-
rate of potash, tincture of iron, bi.
chloride of mercury, and other medl-
cines, which no one but q physician
should deal with. But there is d
remedy which is well-nigh specific
for the diphtheria at almost any stage
of the disease and which. as | said
can be administered with perfec
safety hy l0-year-old child.
This great remedy is sulphur. L
any parent should tind his child mani.
Testing the symptoms of diphtherli
let hun get small quantity OF pow
dercd sulphur, known generally az
-four Of sulphur. A little Of this car
be placed IN quill and blown by thu
father or mother down into the child''
throat. This should he repeated il
necessary. The sulphur kills thu
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causes the false membrane Ia fall off
The sulphur is peri city harmless, ano
if the child should not have the diph'
liberia it will not hurt it.
Another way 10 administer the sui
phur remedy is To place small quan
tity of it in saucer and set fire to 1t
1t will not explode. Over the burn
ing sulphur place a common glass
lamp-chimney. Cover this for mo-
ment until the chimney is filled will
sulphurous acid gas degenerated by
the decomposing sulphur, then hole
the child's nose over the lamp-chim'
ney that it may inhale the sulphuron'
gas. This is an almost Invaluable
cure for diphtheria. Of couse th'
child must not be held too long ovei
the gas or it would suffocate. Let i
inhale the gas moment and Their
breathe the fresh air. Keep powder
ed sulphur in the house, watch thu
children's condition of health and
you can defy diphtheria.n