The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-13
Camphor Drops q Cure.
From the Ns'O York Herald.

The following simple remedy was issued
In handful form by the Hibernia Printing
Office, Dublin, Ireland, during the severe
visitation of the cholera in 1885,. and was the
means Of saving thousands Of lives. It was
also used with valuable effect in 184S, and
would advise its use again should the
epidemic visit our shores. In any case,
however, no harm could be done by having
it in the house during the coming warm
months:
Dissolve one ounce Of camphor in six ounces
OF spirits Of wine and give small bottle of 1t
Co any Intelligent person in your neighborhood
who will undertake TO administer 1t to his poor
nsighbors when they are seized with cholera or
any of its symptoms, without devlating in the
slightest degree from the following instructions
When any person is seized with symptoms of
cholera, such as vomiting, purging, sudden
weakness, cramps or spasms, do not give them
brandy or whisky or any kind OF medicine what
ever, but put them TO bed at once covering
them warmly, but not overlooking them with
oedclothes, and as soon as you possibly can let
the patient take two drops mot more) Of the
camphor mixture on a little pounded sugar in a
spoonful Of cold or iced water. In i've minutes
after let him sake second dose OF tSo drops in
the same way, and in five minutes
then to wait ten or fifteen minutes to see
whether or not there Is sense VI returning
warmth, with disposition toward Precipitation,
and manifest decrease OF sickness, cramps,
~
drops. as before, and repeat the dose every
i've minutes until twelve or fourteen drops
have been taken In administering this remedy
you must particularly observe that IL the patient
takes anything of any sort or kind, except cold
or iced water, while the medicine n intended to
operate, its whole effect will be destroyed. for
the least foreign medicine neutralizes the cam
phor, which is given 70 check vomiting and
to produce free. warm respiration. The use
of cold or iced water rs given on che advice Of
the late celebrated and successful DR. Piddock
OF London, who always allowed his patients 10
drink cold or ioed water, as IL TENDS 70 promote
free perspraton. and also the abundant dis
charge Of yellow bile.
The patient must not be allowed to rise
and expose him or herself to the slightest
degree OF cold and should not be tormented
with baths, steamings or rubbing Of any
kind but permitted to lie still, as he " i'll
fall asleep when perspiration comes on an d
after some hours will, with Gods assistance.
awake well, though weak and languid and
perhaps little feverish. in which case he
may get dose, say teaspoonful, of Greg
ory's powder or rhubarb and mag.
nesia, with a little peppermint water
or weak sal volatile and water %
wash it down, but must be kept quiet.
taking only a little soup. broth or Cruel for
a day or two.
Lord Ponsonby. writing to his brother
the bishop Of Derry, stated that TO his own
| knowledge these oampbor drops had proved
! to be a certain cure for cholera. both in
| France and Germany, whenever taken in
time, and the cure is generally effected be-
| fore 1t is possible TO procure a physician
that is, In less than an hour. Respectfully,
II. POWELL.