The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
FEVER PREVENTION.
New orleans pIcayune.

New Orleans Picayune.
DR.. G. IL. Tebauit. the veteran physi-
clan. who has had constant and extern
sive practice In yellow fever visitations
aimee the war, and who was health officer
believes that great deal depends on
cleanliness OF localities. AZ well AZ OF per-
sons. TO prevent the spread OF that con-
tagious disease. DR.. Tebault has great
faith In preyentives. Meeting him last
| evening, representative OF the Picayune
asked:
| rs there any possible way OF admins
| tering something which might shield a per-
son liable to yellow fever from contracting
| II when exposed to its infection?"
| DR.. Tebault replied
In 1s66-67 | was health officer OF this
| city and had Just returned from the Con-
| federate army. was unacclimated, Ike
| all those who returned. The epidemic OF
1861 was the most general epidemic this
| city has ever had and 1t was the mildest,
because OF the reaccimation OF its return
Ing citizens Being In the midst OF 1t as
health officer. and in connection with my
| own practice | concluded to test the pos
slbllity of avoiding taking 1t and put my
| self under treatment while actively en-
| gagged in my work. / escaped, not only
| that year, but several years afterwards
| under that treatment, and only finally HAD
the disease after had stopped the treat
ment for the purpose of reacclimatng my
self by Drawing it. Since then, during the
| various epidemics we have had OF this
fever. have repeatedly given it with sue
| cess to patients who are unsccllmatcd.
| In 1878 the favorable experience repeated
| Itself. One prominent family, living in
the midst of where yellow fever prevailed,
| ieft the city when the first case was an
| nounced, After reaching the northern part
| OF Georgia one child was taken seriously
! Ill, and this brought the family to Atlanta
| for more careful treatment The physician
| In Atlanta advised the gentleman in the
interest Of the child. to come further
south. The father accordingly teegraphed
me and said he was willing to run great
risks in coming to New Orleans; that he
had heard me speak OF this preventive
treatment, and II 1 would put his family
on 1t. he would be willing to take the risk
and return to New orleans. | advised
against this course, as he was out OF the
city, but, as he begged me to undertake 1t
Tor him, wrote him directing him what
to do. and told him when he had taken
that treatment for one week for himself
and family. to telegraph me-. At she end
OF the week, he ielegraphed he had fol-
lowed my directions and awaited what |
had TO say. | telegraphed to come. His
family consisted of himself and wife, three
children and two white servants. All ua-
acclmated. His home was at the corner
OF Baronne and Euterpe streets, a raised
eoit19:, ana was surrounded by a nest of
yellow fever cases. The entire family es-
capped the disease.
At present in view of the scare which
obtains. / advise my patients who are ap-
prehehsive to take the same treatment,
ana many are doing So 1t is simple
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were In health, and therefore can do no
possible harm.
Quiniae Suph. gr. c.
Cinchonydiae Sulph, gr C.
PulV. Lactopeptlne. gr. l..
Pulv Sacchari Lac,is, or. L.
Mixed.
FIT. Capsules No. C.
5. One three times a day, one hour be.
fore or one hour after meals
me above Is for adults or children able
TO swallow a capsule. For children of 6
years and undal. | give the following:
rincturae Xanthoxyll. u drachm.
Glycerlne, Il drachm.
batiey s Liquor Cinchoniae, drachms
Mixed.
for nursing baby half drop to a
drop three times a day and to older chill
ofeh from two 10 three drops three times
day' Halt drop can be produced by
dropping drop into spoon and dropping
'iat drop into another spoon
inc slmpest way to administer It is to
put IL pure on the tongue, and the baby
can nurse Immediately after 1t. or the
oder child can take drink of water.
ADULTS who can not take capsules or pills
can take six drops OF this liquid three
times day in a little water
This seems very simple but the simple
aha aus nothing Is suggested by any one
better than this. | give IL as the result
or my experience for the benefit of those
VINO choose to try It,
would recommend all infected places
or supposed to be infected. or under sur
Vei,iance, to adopt this treatment at once
ana give IL thorough test This treat
ineht ls distinctly recommended not to
the SICK but to those who are perfectly
Wen and before any symptoms are pre-
sented. AS yellow fever commences with
distinct chill, this treatment would pre-
vent that chill II taken in time and of
course, the following fever IL sickness ~
THIS description occurs in the Missssinn
valley, let this treatment be followed nj
me very outset of the Threatened invasion
OF yellow FEVER and. If my experience is
NOT amiss, | think this will be found
very valuable suggestion. 1t will certainly
give hope TO one who can not leave. ana
aiso give courage to those who have To re-
turn to infected localities. Before enter
ing an infected locality the treatment
should be taken for at least week he
iore, and 1t should BIO taken faithfully.
w'lnont any lntermission. In the infected
ioea'ity, until all danger has passed and
Tor short time afterward. This pre-
serlpuon ought TO he put up by the drug
sis,s who should compound 1t faithfully
ana not change 1t in order to cheapen Il
because Il only one-half the quantity or
one-tohTth the quantity is given in a
capsule, IL is not the suggested remedy [
Dr. Tebault then said that he had not
let seen full explanation OF the suspj- |
eioQs cases In this city.
lie describes the symptoms and stages |
OF yellow fever as follows:
yellow fever Is en- infectious. neute |
ana eruptlVe fever. The eruption is so |
,aiht IN some cases that II is overlooked !
before the physician sees the case. hui n |
seen early and close inspection is made |
an ERUPTION will be found on the skin
ahu on the mucuous membrane OF the |
mouth and fauees. The eruption indicates
tnat lhtre is something OF IN ir,.i,,p, oh,.