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Treatment of Cholera
The refused to wear then. The efficacy of this ing a severe visitation of cholera, and these had following excellent directions are given for preventive is also corroborated by other wellthe treatment of cholera by Dr. Pratt: For authenticated evidence. the stage of diarrhea. This may come on insidiously, painless, and hence not alarming, dered rhubarb, 3 scruples; saleratus, or but should be met promptly. The remedy is crude bicarbonate of potash, 3 scruples; powthe cholera mixture, so called, consisting of dered peppermint plant, 3 scruples; boiling equal parts of laudanum, tincture of rhubarb, water, & pint; decoction of aniseed, pint. and spirits of camphor. Begin with 30 drops, Mix. Strain, sweeten with sugar, and add taken clear and unmixed, with a little sugar 3 table-spoonfuls of brandy. Take 1 or 2 placed in the mouth afterward. Repeat the table-spoonfuls as often as the symptoms redose after every evacuation, increasing it if quire it. For children, a less dose. Very the case becomes urgent to 60 drops (a teavaluable in cholera, bowel complaints of chilspoonful), or 90 drops if necessary. If the spoonful), or 90 drops if necessary. If the dren, laxity of the bowels, flux, &c. diarrhea is not controlled by this means, an injection of from 30 to 90 drops laudanum, in Take 1 ounce gum camphor; 2 ounces gum