The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-01

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q lecture on the subject OF eanker sores,
stating in her request that she did not
understand way she WAS troubled with
them. She said her digestion was fine,
and that she was in perfect health, with
the exception of eanker sores. and of
terrible vomiting spells which last some
times for two or three days. It seems
uncomfortable to me that anyone can
consider his digestion as being perfect
when they are troubled with canker
sores in the mouth
As a rule, canker of the mouth is
confined to children, and in acute cases
is indicative of danger; but any per-
son Of serofulous tendency, or anyone
whose nutrition is Impoverished, and
with consequent enfeeblement of the
constitution, may be liable to these dis
tressing sores. In their nature, canker
sores in the mouth are not unlike ulcers.
yet the symptoms may be radically diff
ferent. Especially is this the case with
children, for they Go not always know
how to describe their sufferings. These
eankers sometimes, yes, quite often. be-
come manifest in the throat, and are
then termed "canker sore throat
The signs to look for where there are
sores in the mouth are about as follows:
The gums become red, and they, as well
as the cheeks, are swollen to a greater
or less extent; and inside the mouth
the gray ulcers make their appearance.
In severe or fatal cases they extend,
under the old style of medical treat
ment, and become ashy and then brown
in color; the breath becomes very often
sive;; the appetite fails, and with its
failure strength is rapidly exhausted.
| Sometimes the whole cheek and roof OF
the mouth, or even the tongue. are in
volyed. When it is in the cheeks, the
outside becomes hard and swollen, while
the inside presents a foul, profuse3y
discharging ulcer. At first, the ulcer
is very painful and tender, but later
becomes soft and sloughs away. One OF
the serious difficulties to be encountered
in this condition. especially in children,
lies in the fact that after the canker be-
gins to slough and discharge prcfusely
there is little or no pain. and the child
will make no complaint until the case
| is almost a hopeless one before it is
discovered. Holes may sometimes be
eaten through the flesh, and it would
then at once be called cancer, and in
| durable.
The reason there is little or no suf-
fering is that the poisonous discharge
| so blunts the sensibilities, causing
stupor, that the sensory nerves are un-
able to apprise the brain of the danger
| Prompt and energetic measures must
| then be adopted, or death will speedily
| follow
| When treating such cases personally
| l use certain compound of vegetable
extract, directly to the parts, and then
proceed with the bodily nourishment
but as the compound is very expensive
and not very easily obtainable, ] recon-
mend the next best thing, which have
also personally used in many cases.
First, there should be made what il
commonly called sWab, soft clott
or antiseptic cotton wound around the
end of small stick The stick shoult
| be about the size of a common lead pen
Gil. or even smaller. To the end of this
securely fasten a bit of clean, soft cot
ton rag, winding it around carefully sc
as to not leave any of the ends of the
| stick exposed that might hurt the sore
spots. Now prepare wash of warm
/ soft water, to which has been added
enough acetic acid to make it Slightly
sour to the taste. Carefully wash ou1
| the mouth with this preparation, using
i care to see that each portion of the sort
places has been thoroughly treated
/ After all this has been carefully ATTENDED
/ to, there will be d decided feeling o.
! comfort to the sufferer. but the methoe
/ of treatment does not end here.
The root of the disease may BIZ
reached and the cause removed. In or
i der to do this effectually. the entire sys
| tenn must be revitaIized. How best II
accomplish this is no longer a serious
/ question to a majority of the readers O
/ this department. But of course new
members are joining the club daily, ever
hourly. and all of these are yet to be in
| structed, and, at the same time, many O
those who have read all of the preceding
| lectures, often write to me for NOR.
explicit Instructions
will, therefore, describe the method
/ of treatment recently used under m,
direction in a severe case with most ex
cellent results The sufferer was THU
in flesh, the complexion was pale, rath
er sallow; circulation not good, eonsti
patton very persistent.
The instructions given in the Iecturl
/ on constipation and piles was first tt
/ be carried out, during which time Their,
4 should be given soapy blanket fomen
/ tation twice per week for two weeks
4 and then once every week for two weeks
with special instructions regarding tn
/ abundant use of oil and thorough manip
u1ation of the muscles and abdomen on
or TWO nights per week. A glass 6
4 hot water, with the juice of half
lemon without sugar. was to be takel
/ daily on arising from bed in the morn
| ing, half an hour before dinner, and hal
al hour before supper, and again at bed
! time. No tea or coffee or other liqui
at meal times, but all the water that wa
wanted after meal times. Every mouth
full of food was TO be mastieated thor
oughly, even if the mouth was sore.
The vital forces cannot be expects
4 to repair injured tissues without til
material with which to do the work i
properly prepared. Properly eaten,
generous diet will be assimilated, there
fore it was prescribed. AS almond nut