The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-11
sulphur Cure for Scarlet Fever and DiPh-
liberia.

iberia.
IA correspondent, writing from Swan
ton, alludes to the scarlet fever in this
town, and sends us some notes from
"Houghtaling's Handbook" which the
Swanton Courier and other papers have
printed recently. Her remarks as to
onion poultices will apply to Group and
many other diseases.-ED.
The following account of the treatment
of scarlet fever, by the eminent London,
Eng, physician, DR.. Henry Pigeon, will
be read with interest, and possibly profit,
by those having to deal with this dread
ed disease. 1.-THE marvellous success
which has attended my treatment OF
scarlet fever by sulphur, induces me to
let nv medical brethren know OF my
plan, so that they may be able to apply
the same remedy without delay. All
cases in which used it were very well
marked, and the epidermis on the arms
in each case came away like the skin OF
a snake. The following was the exact
treatment followed in each: Thorourhly
anoint the patient twice daily with sui
phur ointment; give five to ten grains
of sulphur in little jam three times q
day. Sufficient sulphur was burned,
twice daily Ton Goals on shovel, 10 NIL
the room with the fumes, and, of course,
was thoroughly inhaled by the patient.
Under this mode of treatment each case
improved Immediately, and none were
over eight days in making complete
recovery, and firmly believe in each 1t
was prevented from spreading by the
treatment adopted. One case was in
large school. Having had large ex-
perience in scarlet fever, feel some
confidence in my own judgment, and am
of opinion that the very mildest cases
ever saw do not do half so well as bad
cases do by the sulphur treatment, and,
80 far as can Judge, sulphur is as near
a specific for scarlet fever as possible.
Mr.. John S. Niles, surgeon of Thorn
combe, Dorset (Eng.), says: That
after TIVE cases of malignant diphtheria
out of some nine or ten cases he had
been called to attend had proved fatal,
the mother of sick child showed him
an extract from an American paper con-
corning a practitioner who used sulphur
to cure the disease. Accordingly he
used milk of sulphur for infants, and
flowers of sulphur for older children and
adults, brought to a creamery consist,
ence with glycerine; dose-a teaspoontul
or more, according to age, three or four
times day, swallowed slowly, and ap-
plication of the same to the nostrils with
a sponge. Result, he did not lose a case
there or elsewhere, and he succeeded in
saving life where the affection had
almost blocked the throat"
Iwould like to add few suggestions !:
that in case of hard sore throat there is
nothing that is so easily used, and II 1T
we're used in cases of diphtheria, many
lives that are daily sacrificed might Soe
saved, and that is raw onion grated and
used as poultice. Itshould be changed
every hour in cases of diphtheria, and
burned. The poultice should come well
up from ear to ear, and the handkerchief
or napkin tied on top of the head. IL
gives immediate relief. have tried
poultices that were prescribed by a
physician with very poor success as the
clothing is apt to get wet or damp, and
no one but an experienced hand should
have them in charge. Onions are to be
preferred every time, if they are obtain
able. For the nausea that always accom-
panies dipetheria-I might say vomiting,
nothing is more comforting than corn
coffee, which is made by roasting corn
on the cob, shell enough to leave piece
of cob exposed, and keep the coffee
where it will be pleasantly warm, add
milk, no sugar. l think it would have
haen worry nice IL nr Pigeon had added
directions for making the sulphur oint-
ment, though presume vaseline, lard or
mutton, tallow even, could be used with
the sulphur.