Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-14

world. His paper spoke of the wide
spread OF this disease, u summer disease
often, yet 1t haa been epidemic In the
winter in Northern Russia. He gave
statistics to show II was largely a
warm weather disease most Of the
deaths from this cause in this country
being In August and September and
variation in temperature more than IN
moisture, control to u great extent the
frequency Of the disease
Dissolved universal matter in organic
substances in drinking water cause the |
disease. Ii was n germ disease, ntd |
allied, by It's peculiar germ forms, TO |
typhoid fever. Hot, damp weather Is |
most productive of dysentery
in the sporadic case, the poison Is |
often thrown OF. it being u self-limted |
disease of eight to ten days duration.
| The treatment was given Ia some detail,
| salines In SOME cnses, salol opium,
enemas, tonics sodium, salycilnte and
eventually stringents were used by the
doctors He is firm in his faith in the
| value OF hot water dushings
Much attention was to be given TO the
diet,
DR.. Roy Of whitesboro, thought the
| paper very valuable, and an exhaustive
epitomc Of the accepted views OF treat
meut on the subject, He noted the
doctor did not refer to use, Of ealome
in any form, medicine that he hhd
used with beneficial results.
DIR. G. w. Simpson Of WaNahoohle,
was appointed rs secretary OF tins sec
DR.. oden resumed discussion of the
paper of DR. Ashton, He said dysentery
10 his mind WIS an Indication OF lowered
vital powers aud II this was true the
! treatment of dysentery us a simple IN
hammatlon was, in his opinion, The proper
one. He had successfully treated the
disease by hypodermics OF molphla, ana
by copiOus injections Of cold water q5
cold as forty degrees, If the patient could
hear II. This was only applicable, or
hest applicable. In the earliest stages OF
tbe disense, even within twelve hours
Of the begiHning If there are ulcer
atoms. etc. this Is not sufficient but II
enrly In the case, the cold water trent
meut. giving thorough washing OF the
colon. was about all that was hecltuL
He had yentured TO use caloinel, hut ne
I found Ills of most value In children
10 called attention 90 the fever ipqel-
, dental 20 this disease, 10 when IT.
Ashton had not called ~,
DIR. PEARSON said in Alabama ,Wheh
a mild form of this disease pfeNgile9, a
simple nsuingent, was 9ileu Az tii't
benefit from the use OF calQmel anu
doyer'a r,owders. lie referred 10 va
rious classes Of cases which had come
nuder Ills notice and described various
modes of treatments he had used
+ DIR. Bienefee. visitor, gave lhs 'isWs
of the cnusatiOn Of the 'lisense' hNvr
Jnranpement and the mule OF t"at-
mont 10 avoid the strai1lns Of me
/ lower bowels and the sri1tng CT 'be
upper bowels,
Dr. A. i. Brown Of Fort Worth
gave some experiences MI n T i tf,n,''
treatment common uuilus Hn', ~ H.
He advocated warm ar ! Syeh D,
, water infections and especially G. ~
,nsnded certain forms Ot Ay.llpcs ne
used belladouua when he ONE art use
ianianum. He had used arscnite u
COPPER in f-1O0th-grain ,l'ss I'M cV,o'
I md in 20-grain doses, "a Mhsu It1l. inc
, bowels he used hot wafer WIN hnl'lI Z
, or eculyptol He pinned his iiuth on
DR. Menefee Of Henrtliq, who ~
lowed. had used arseniie ri cop,vr NHn
0 hot water flushings, bnt iic hlrN
| most Of those cases woiu haze = I
,1ciI any way lie belcvci The greni' !
: i,enetits came from mild chlofi1rs ~
4 mercury and opium, lhllsh be woi "a
! not persist IN their use II theN 1ld he'
. bring good results.
/ DIR. Ashton In c0s.,g salh olsen
/, case. and therefore the lreatmrnt b,
advocated was antseOie. lie rf,,td
n In some detail to his various critics ~
: had more faith in quinila 10, Inc ie'l y,
4 conditions than auelt else, he ih9ua3i
4 ANYTHING that would .ernait should b,
/. avoided in diet, nnl ihis should Ia o.
tie most digcstable clart'tsf-
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4 ard, chairman. reported tfe l9lowihi
hi OF approved applications for mem
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