Dr. Henry B. Cooper prescribes this remedy for
cholera: " One ounce of camphor should be dissolved
in six ounces of spirits of wine, and a small bottle
should be given to any intelligent person who will un-
dertake to administer it to his poor neighbors, when
they are seized with cholera or any of its symptoms.
The following instructions should be carried out at the
same time with the utmost care and attention to de-
tail. On the app^rance of any cholera symptoms
such as vodniting, purging, sudden weakness, coldness,
cramps or spasma, instead of administering brandy,
whisky or any other kind of medicine, put the patient
to bed, after patting £e6t and hands in hot water,
covering him warmly with blankets. Administer (for
an adult) at omce, two drops (not more) of the cam-
phor mixture on a little powdered sugar in a teaspoon
of cold or iced water. Five minutes after let him take
a second dose of two dkops m the same way, and in
five minutes moi?e a third dose. He can then wait
ten or fifteen minutes to see whether or not there is a
sense of returning warmth, with any signs of perspi-
ration^ and manifest cfecrease of sickness to the
stomach, cramps, etc. If the improvement is not
satisfactory, take two drxi^. more as; before, and repeat
every five minutes, until fourteen drops have been
taken. In administering the remedy particular cau-
tion must be observed, that the patient be not allowed
to take anything of any sort or kind while the medi-
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cine is operating, or its effect wiU be destroyed, for
the least foreign medicine neutralizes the camphor,
which is given to check vomiting and to produce a
free, warm perspiration. The use of cold iced water
is advisedly recommended, as it promotes free per-
spiration and the discharge of bile. The patient
must not be allowed to rise and become exposed to
slightest degree of cold, and should not be tormented
with baths, steamings, or rubbings of any kind, but
be permitted to lie still, as he will fall asleep when
perspiration comes on. After some hours he will
awake well, although weak and languid and may be
a little feverish, in which case he may take a teaspoon
of rhubarb syrup, with a little peppermint sling.
Above all, he must be kept perfectly quiet, taking
mutton broth and then light nourishing food."
Rev. Arthur T. Pierson, D. D., after visiting Siam,
says: " Dr. Samuel R. House, so long in Siam,
told me he seldom lost a case of cholera when
called before the stage of collapse, and his sole
remedy \vas spirits of camphor." As the main
object is to get up a natural action in the system
and cause the nausea to cease, it looks reasonable. A
mustard plaster on the stomach and bowels is an
excellent thing to settle the stomach. It is recom-
mended to burn a sulphur stick on a pan of coals, the
size of a hickory nut (break it fine), three or four
times a day, with open windows and doors, as a disin-
fectant. This is good also for tubercular affections of
the lungs, for man and beast. Saucers of chloride of
lime should stand in the room.
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Dr. Henry B. Cooper prescribes this remedy for cholera: " One ounce of camphor should be dissolved in six ounces of spirits of wine, and a small bottle should be given to any intelligent person who will undertake to administer it to his poor neighbors, when they are seized with cholera or any of its symptoms. The following instructions should be carried out at the same time with the utmost care and attention to detail. On the appearance of any cholera symptoms such as vomiting, purging, sudden weakness, coldness, cramps or spasma, instead of administering brandy, whisky or any other kind of medicine, put the patient to bed, after putting feet and hands in hot water, covering him warmly with blankets. Administer (for an adult) at once, two drops (not more) of the camphor mixture on a little powdered sugar in a teaspoon of cold or iced water. Five minutes after let him take a second dose of two drops in the same way, and in five minutes more a third dose. He can then wait ten or fifteen minutes to see whether or not there is a sense of returning warmth, with any signs of perspiration, and manifest decrease of sickness to the stomach, cramps, etc. If the improvement is not satisfactory, take two drops. more as; before, and repeat every five minutes, until fourteen drops have been taken. In administering the remedy particular caution must be observed, that the patient be not allowed to take anything of any sort or kind while the medi-
272 Tke Quem Cook Book
cine is operating, or its effect wiU be destroyed, for the least foreign medicine neutralizes the camphor, which is given to check vomiting and to produce a free, warm perspiration. The use of cold iced water is advisedly recommended, as it promotes free perspiration and the discharge of bile. The patient must not be allowed to rise and become exposed to slightest degree of cold, and should not be tormented with baths, steamings, or rubbings of any kind, but be permitted to lie still, as he will fall asleep when perspiration comes on. After some hours he will awake well, although weak and languid and may be a little feverish, in which case he may take a teaspoon of rhubarb syrup, with a little peppermint sling. Above all, he must be kept perfectly quiet, taking mutton broth and then light nourishing food."
Rev. Arthur T. Pierson, D. D., after visiting Siam, says: " Dr. Samuel R. House, so long in Siam, told me he seldom lost a case of cholera when called before the stage of collapse, and his sole remedy \vas spirits of camphor." As the main object is to get up a natural action in the system and cause the nausea to cease, it looks reasonable. A mustard plaster on the stomach and bowels is an excellent thing to settle the stomach. It is recommended to burn a sulphur stick on a pan of coals, the size of a hickory nut (break it fine), three or four times a day, with open windows and doors, as a disinfectant. This is good also for tubercular affections of the lungs, for man and beast. Saucers of chloride of lime should stand in the room.
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