DIPTHERIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 1891, 1 May 1890, Page 37

DIPTHERIA.

Vi " Health," Dunedin, writes:—ln last week's Witness appeared an extract in " Alice's Lettsf to her .Readers " giving a cure for diphtheria by Dr Greaihead, of Victoria. I was resident of Victoria when p'tiblicjty was first given to the remedy, and do not know of any case in which it was used. However it may be a good remedy for the disease. At the same time I enclose a couple of cures taken from newspapers at various dates. The first of these is as follows: — Put a teaspoonful of sulphur into a wineglass of water, and stir it with a finger instead of a spoon, as the sulphur does not readily amalgamate With the Water. When the sulphur is well mi&od it is to be given to the patient to fargloj and after gargling to swallovf it» and ia 0 mindtes the patient will be out of danger. When the fungUß is too nearly closing to allow the gargling, the flower of brimstone should be blown through a cjuill into the throat, and after the fungus has shrunk to allow of it, then the gargling. If the patient cannot gargle, take a live coal and sprinkle a teaspoonful cf flour of brimstone on it, let the uufierei' inhale it by holding the head over the bhovel, and the fungus will die. Brimstone kills every specieß of fungus in man, beast, and £l3nt ia a few minutes. The following is an extract from the Australasian from a correspondent who has had great experience with her children when attacked by this fell disease: — Take a lump of fresh lime about 81b weight and slake in boiling water; hold the child over the fumes for about three minute^ and make it open its mouth. This remedy was tried in four bad oases with marked success. In the same article of Alice's mention is made of the fact that typhoid fever has broken out in the city. The following is a simple but certain preventative for typhoid: — Let all mothers of families give their obildren rectified spirits of turpentine in the tindermentioned quantities" every night on going to bed: Three to 12 years old, four to eight drops in a half-teaspoonful of sugar; about 12 years, eight to 10 drops. It destroys the typhoid germ, and much suffering may be prevented by this simple and cheap remedy. If a child is seized with typhoid repeat the dose five or six times a day, and let no solids or meat in any form ba given.