The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-07-27

and that 1t can be broken up and need
not have a run" as people call it. of
81 to IS days.
CHARLES IL. Brewer. NJ. D.. of Cam
eron. Texas, says: Some of the doc
tors down my way didn't think | could
cut short the course OF typhoid" Then
ne tells of case where the patient
got written diagnosis from several
doctors, declaring the man had ty-
phold. Then DR.. Breuer got busy with
the patient can old MANI and re-
uucod the fever one degree day and
says on the 5th day the old man was
'hollering for sauer kraut." What
did he do for him? Why. he says
the first thing was to Thoroughly
clean him out; gave heavy doses of
saline laxative every morning and in
testinal antiseptic injections. He says,
II like to feed these typhoid patients
clabbcr (sour milk. It's the best
food for them"
We CLEAN from Alkalowal clinic;
w. Abbott. NJ. ~. and the editor
says. More men like Doctor Breucr,
all around doctors who can cure ty-
phoid fever and pneumonia with
equal facility-that's what we want"
The above is pretty good. coming
from progressive medical doctor
and endorsed by medical journal.
Doctor G. W. II. Moore. NJ. u. of
Almira, Washington. says: Under the
old way of treatment | found typhoid
about as contrary and unsatisfactory
to treat as anything could be. They
would run four to six weeks, with
evening temperature 105-l06 F.. and
deliriun most of the time. I'm this
country he says, 1--WE rarely get to
see typhoid patient until he has
been sick some days, and our trips
are so long that we only get to see
the average case once or twice after
that, so we must do vigorous work"
Then, Ike DIR. Rrcucr, he says he
gives the patient thorough cleaning
out, physic every morning and high
enemas Gnjections) daily, and feeds
on butter milk, albumen water, wa
ter melon juice or in season or ice
cream, and spongcs the body thor
oughly every day
Here is another: "There is no
class of fever known that will not be
benefited by thoroughly cleansing the
bowel OF all the things that ply
stefan can do to prevent disease or to
cut short startling disease. Is to
cleanse out the intestinal canal And
In Just so far as h. fails to do it
thoroughly he fails in doing Justice
to his patient. | am not presumptuous
enough to claim to have done the
largest practice of any one, and ! am
sire that it has not been the smallest
ana during the more than thirty years
of active practice, | have never had n
fully developed case Of typhoid fever
in my own practice. attribute It
solely to my stubborn decision that
let come what will. the alimcntary
canal must be ClcanScd. DIR. S. H.
Ettcr. Medical Summary.
Please remember this: In 30 wears
active practice he never had case
of typhoid fever have its run" Go
run its coursc) as the medical doc
tors in this country say it must. Yes.
they say If it's genuine typhoid we
can't break 1t or cut it short. They
make the people believe this tai
lacy so their patients won't scold for
being kept sick two or three months.
Frank - FcmninE. NJ. -. of But
Ter Ind, says. tout of 96 cases or
typhoid, but three have proved tataL
I rarely let patients have solid food
for two weeks after the fever has
entirely subsidized" He sponges the
patients with lukewarm water ana
IN tn
ing effect He gives antiseptiC mIcc-
tons, gives plenty Of physic lie re-
commends buttermlk or Welch's or
Naboth's unfcrmcntcd grape Juice at
intervals of three or four hours, but
not at the same time. If buttermiIlI
looscns the bowels too much use the
grape juice alone, says the doctor.
The doctors use more or less of the
alkaloWal drugs, besides the things
named. But the statements show how
the progressive medical doctors arc
coming our way; forced to do SO by
the success of our drugless healing
fraternity. one doctor tells of curing
patients by seeing them two or three.
times only. We can go him one bet
ter: we have cured them by lust tell
ing the nurse or attendant what to-
do and never went to see the patient
at all. This would not be safe in case
of dangerous complication. But i'll
well cleaned out to start with, there
is little danger Of Implications.
Doctor J. H. Tildcn, NJ. D., of Den
ger, COLO. says: "'fhc rational and
scientific cure consists in absolute
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