The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-09-10

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lowing timely Suge otaons "a prevent Tia
introduction Of cholera and gives his
method Of treatmsnt:
Don't get scared or Il may run Won
down. Keep cool, zee that your system
i right, your liver actiye, and ,nothing
better for this than TO take occasionally
compound cathartic pill, two paris blae
mass and one Of caIomeI. Ii cholera
comes avoid al fruit and vegetables, use
. diet Of corn bread, smoked bacon and
blAck coffee; use no fresh meats, flsh nor
oysters. Cholera follows the water
COURSES draining the oesspools Of cities,
and invades limestone districts in tho
country. Avoid lime water. II never
visits sandy districts nor the piney woods.
But all towns or villages having cess-
pools in clay soil should ct once I'LL them
Up and let the droppings be upon the
surface, which should be mixed with soil
and scattered every day, 90 that there
win be no accommodations Of flIth. Cholera
has its home in dirt and filth. So keep
your person and premises clean, and al
ways bottle Of cholera mixture in the
house. Cholera, if treated in time and
promptly, is not dangerous, but few
hours delay is fatal.
During my practice have treated sey-
eral hundred cases and did not lose one.
But bad case requires active and prompt
treatment, and for the benefit Of the
younger members Of the profession who
have never seen case and, hope, never
may, viii describe bad case.
The patient is suddenly taken with
cramps in all the muscles Of the body,
large knots win form instantly and the
patient win scream with pain and viii
fall, the face and features that Of despair.
The eyes win turn and roll in their sock
cts. The blood has seemingly turned to
Shiny butter, passing through tho pores
and to soap suds passing through the
bowels. Here now is . fight for dear
life, and you want at least four good
persons to assist You, one for each limb
of the patient, each armed with flannel
cloths dipped in hot water, and they
must rub brisk and hard, constantly
changing the position of the limbs to
avoid cramps; they must then wrap the
patient in warm fannels, putting bottles
of hot water and bricks around him. In
the meantime the physician or nurse
administering the medicine must stand
by and give the cholera specific or mix
tare every five minutes, or as often as may
be required. If the patient throws it up.
give at once another dose. Do not be
afraid of making the patient drunk; you
can't do it. Cholera is like snake-bite.
The patients system is SO relaxed that it
will bear all the stimulants you can get
down them.
Alcohol, brandy or proof whisky is the
base of all cholera mixtures that are any
good. To one quart alcohol, brandy or
proof whisky I add two drains fluid ex-
tract black pepper, twenty grains sulphaie
zinc dissolved 10 one ounce water, one
ounce sulphate soda dissolved in two
ounces no. water, one ounce tincture Vlr-
glnia snake root and two ounces sweet
spirits nitre, and one-fourth ounce sui
phuric ether. If the mixture is made with
alcohol dilute one-third with hot water
when administering it. The dose should
be given every five to ten minutes, and the
quantity should depend upon the patient,
from half wine glassful to two wine
glasses full. A strong man accustomed to
spirits can take il by the glassfnl. Within
one hour your patient should be easy and
natural Precipitation will appear upon
the back Of hls hands, then he is sale; now
give him from ten to forty grains calomel,
and let him lay quiet and the next day he
viii be about a. usual.
w. B. RADFoRD.
LeOassia, Tallahassee. Fla, Sept. Z, 1882.