Homoeopathic domestic physician : containing the treatment of diseases, popular explanations of anatomy, physiology, hygiene, and hydropathy, a treatise on domestic surgery, and an abridged materia medica : with important additions, especially in surgery and the diseases of women and children / by J.H. Pulte.

  • Pulte, J. H. (Joseph Hippolyt), 1811-1884.
Date:
1863
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    We have also witnessed in two cases the following train of symptoms : In the first ease, the diphtheritic characteristics disappeared in a few days ; the child returned to school, but in two days thereafter com- plained of headache, lost sight, hearing, speech, could not smell, taste or swallow, had great difficulty in raising the accumulated phlegm from throat or lungs, which almost terminated its life. Yet it recov- ered from this fearful paralytic state, but lost all the hair on its head. Its recovery was as perfect as it is usually after severe typhus fever, if no severe lesions have taken place. The other case was similar to this one, but the child being considerably younger and of feebler constitu- tion, it died in one of those efforts to overcome the accumulation of phlegm, by a sudden attack of paralysis of the brain. These facts as to the occasional termination of the disease prove its real toxical character, similar to the most virulent of the typhus species, if induced by poisonous malaria or contagion. This view is strengthened by issues bearing still a closer resemblance to the typhoid forms, such as petchiac and livid spots, like bruises (purpura hemorrhagica), with the attending low type of fever. We could still produce more evidence of the essential nature of this disease as expressed above, if in a popular article of this kind it was considered necessary. Enough is stated to convince the reader of the fearfulness of the disease and the necessity to combat it in the onset, and if possible to prevent its progress ; we have more power to prevent it than to cure it. TREATMENT. As this treatise is intended for popular use only, we adapt its injunc- tions to that purpose. Professional men must follow their own ex- perience, or if they will profit by ours, we hope they will find them well founded. We want five remedies in the possession of the reader: ACONITE, BELLADONNA, KALI CHLOKICUM, KALI BICHROMI- CUM, and BINIODIDE OF MERCURY.® Besides these internal remedies we recommend as a gargle a solution of salt and water, and around the throat a bandage dipped in a similar solution. If the disease commences with Fever, give first Aconite and Belladonna (five drops of each in two tumblers, half full of water each) every hour a teaspoonful, until the fever subsides. In some cases the fever subsides under this treatment in 8 or 10 hours, yet, on examination of the throat, it will be found that the dipth- ''■'■ The strength or degree of these medicines is as follows : Aconite, first decimal in tincture; Belladonna, same as Aconite; Kali Chloricv.m, in a saturated solution (1 part to 16 parts of distilled water) ; Biniodide of Mercury, first decimal in powder; Kali Bichromicmn, the second decimal.