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CHOLERA.
first, then every two hours. A favorite of Dr. Graves
of London.
1. Chlorate of potassa, grs. vii.
Muriate of soda (common salt), Di.
Carbonate of soda, ass.
Mix, and give for a dose. It is highly recommended.
I. Bicarbonate of potassa, grs. x to xv.
Mint water, Zvi.
Dissolve.- A spoonful every hour. This is highly
spoken of.
The following plaster has a weight of testimony in its
favor, which inclines me to the opinion that it is a valu-
able agent.
P. Simple plaster, 5vi.
Resin, $ii.
Melt together, and add:
Sulphate of quinine, 5i.
Oil of cajeput.
Camphor, aa. Di.
Mix.-This to be applied over the stomach.
Prof. R. S. Newton says, he has cured several cases
of cholera, in the collapsed stage, by giving doses of ten
to fifteen grains of tannin, every ten or fifteen minutes,
until the discharges ceased, and continuing it afterwards
at longer intervals, with other treatment.
The prickly ash (I mean the Xanthoxylon Fraxin-
lum, not the toothache tree) has been extolled, and
deservedly so, in this disease. It was extensively used
by the eclectic physicians of Cincinnati, and with great
success-it acted like electricity, so sudden was its in-" 328
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Massie, J. Cam. A Treatise on the Eclectic Southern Practice of Medicine, book, 1854; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143817/m1/328/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.