Year: 1864




DR.. W. A. Scott, of Palmyra, Warren
County, Iowa, sends to the St. Louis DEM
ocrat the following recipe and mode of treat
ment for diptheria, which he pronounces s
sure cure :


Please publish the following treatment of
diptheria 1t has been used by myself and
others to whom | have given it, in over one
thousand cases, without a failure. It will
always cure if the treatment is commenced
before the diptheria membrane extends into
the air tubes, which is known by the great
difficulty of breathing and restlessness In
such cases no remedy yet discovered will al
ways make cure; but if the patient is
watched and this treatment used in time,
there is no danger


| sent this treatment to a friend of mno
in Wisconsin, and he used it on himself, and
family, and neighbors with such wonderful
success that he requested me to send it to
you for publication, as the horrible disease
is prevailing extensivelyin parts of Missouri:


DIPTHERIA WASH.


Golden Seal; pulverized, one drachm


Borax, pulverized, one drachm 30
Black Pepper pulverized, one drachm.
Alum, pulverized, one drachm.


Nitrate of Potash, pulverized, two drachms
Salt, pulverized, two drachms. ,1 -oH
Put all into a common sized tea cup or
vessel which holds about four ounces and
pour half full Of boiling water, stir well and
then fill full of good vinegar. Fill for use
when it settles. Make swab by getting
little stick about the size of a pipestem,
notch one end and wrap strip of cotton
cloth around it, letting the cloth project
about half an inch beyond the end of the
stick, so as to jag the mouth and throat, and
fasten with thread
Swab the throat and mouth well every
half hour if the case is bad. When the pa
tient gets better, every two hours; then
when better every four hours, and when
still better two or three times day till WE'LL
which will be from two to seven days
Touch every affected spot, the uvula tonsils
and fauces, the whole Of the back part of
the mouth and top of the throat; and let the
patient swallow little of the wash each time
you swab Swabing causes no pain, though
the patient will gag and sometimes vomit;
but swab well and a feeling of relief will
follow every swabbing


Let every patient have a separate swab
and wash, as the disease is undoubtedly in
fectious. Keep the wash pare by pouring
what you use each time into another vessel
and also wipe off any matter or slime, that
may be on the swab, every time you take it
from the mouth.
Rub the following liniment on the throat
outside, once every three or four hours, and
keep flannel cloth around the neck till
well:
Take Spirits Turpentine, ounce,


Take Sweet Oil, or Linseed Oil ounce,
Take Aqua Ammonia, Cnix) ounce,
Shake before using each time


Keep the bowels regular with Castor Oil
Keep the patient in the house, but yentilate
we'll


The diptheria wash and liniment will be
found sufficient for all cases, if taken in
time and should you mistake any other
sore throat for diptheria, you will effect a
cure almost invariably, as | use this fbt all
common sore throats l have never lost a
case, and many have told me that no money
would induce them, in these 'diptheria
times" to be without the wash and liniment;
and when soreness in the throat is felt, it
is used, and a cure is always effected"


HAVE You ENEMIES Go straight on,
and don't mind them. If they get in your
way, walk round them, regardless of the
spite A man who has no enemies is sell
dom good for auything-he is made of ma
terial that is so easily worked that every one
has hand in it. A sterling character is
one who thinks for himself, and speaks what
he thinks; he is always sure to have enc
mics. They are as necessary to him as
fresh air; they keep him alive and active
A celebrated character, who was surrounded
by enemies, used to remark that they were
sparks which "if you do not blow, will go
out of themselves" Let this be your feel
ing while endeavoring to live down the
scandal Of those who are bitter against you.
If you stop to dispute, you do but as they
desire, and open the way for more abuse
Let the poor fellows talk there will be a
reaction, if you perform but your duty, aud