A Cure for Typhoid Fever.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 40, 15 April 1875, Page 7

A Cure for Typhoid Fever.

The- Rev.. J. 0.. Stephens,, vicar of Saverriak'e, ' writing •" to, the KTimes ' under date -November 28v.says :— " On> being taken suddenly ill last year ai Lucerne, and aCutO symptoms of a threatened^ fever setting in'^my friends forth wi tli called, in Dr ,Steiger, r who enjoys a dohsiderable reputation throughout Switzerland.^- He., ordered -pip at once to be what is called/ packed ;' and on my expressing surprise," ne said, ' 1 am, thankful tp tell y.qu thatth.e^doctwrs ofSwitzerlan f d t! a/nd^(3,erma.ny have at lasfc learnt the value of simple remedial measures. Wh'eir "B6urbaki ; s army entered; Switzerland,,. X, hacl -.cjharge of the fever hospital for this district, and out -of -24- -patients; -^ suffering- from typhoid, -fever :-. (.tw0,; we,rer ; brought in dying) I cured 22 with tne_ application of a : : wet' : sheet.^XuseH heimei^medicines nor,, gtimulapts^andothe.-spldiers completely recovered their health* iri avery short" time. "* 'During fills last eight .years this?sys,t.ePQt has^beep];carr|e(^ on in the.. Basle , Hospital .with- signal success, reducing in -a surprising m an ncr > tbe 3 death' * rat&V/inf "thfiltfeyee wards. .-. Xn, pr^vaj:^ practice X invariable adopt this system, * and rarely • lose ■whom* X r J ba ye:" -tr ea ted^frohtCthe l commencement -.of the; feyer^, /J> have been particularly successful in puerperal and scarlet, fever; This^'Sy^t^m^s; .now almost universally adopted throughout Switzerllinl*^^VGerm^ny^' Through .l^sl^igS^fti £sf isuous attention and rpacjdtig treatment, I was able to resume my journey in two. days."