CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA.

Kumara Times, Issue 1489, 6 July 1881, Page 2

CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA.

Diphtheria has been prevalent at Ross for some time and has carried off several of its victims. When it was raging at Castlemaine, Victoria, some time ago, a correspondent sent the following to the editor of the Mount Alexander Mail in that town; and it may be useful, to parents especially, in the event of their children becoming so affected:—

Should yon, or any of your family, be attacked, do not be alarmed, as it is both easily and speedily cared. When it was raging in England a few years ago, I accompanied Dr. Field on his rounds to witness the so-called " wonderful cures " he performed, while the patients of other medical men were dropping off on all sides. Of course the remedy to be so efficacious and rapid must be simple. All that he took with him was powder of sulphur and a quill, and with these he cured every patient without a single exception. He put a large toaspoonful of the flour of brimstone into a wineglass of water, and instead of a spoon he used his finger in stirring it, and as soon as the sulphur was pretty well mixed he gave it as a gargle, and in ten minutes the patient was out of dauger brimstone killing every species of fungus in man, beast and plant in a few minutes. Instead of spitting the gargle out as usual

he recommended the patient to swallow ifc. In extreme caseaj to which he lnui been called just " in thenidk of time " to rescue the sufferer frdrri death where the fungus was tod nearly closing td admit of sufficient breath passing to enable tile patient to gargle, he blew the sulphur into the throat th'rougn a quill and when the fungus had shmntc sufficiently to admit of sufficient wind passing to gargle then giving"thei rai*turej the whole occupying a few minutes only, and he never lost a patient from diphtheria. If yon should meet with a patient that cannot gargle, .take a live" Coal (stone or wood) from the fire pyt it on a shovel, and sprinkle the flour ol brimstone on it—a spoonful- or two at a time—and let the sufferer inhale it holding the head over, and the fiingtU will die 1 . If plentifully nsed the whole room will be filled almost to suffocation and the patient may walk about it in* haling the fumes with the doors and Windows shot. This mode of fumigate ing a room with sulphur has often cured most violent attacks of cold in\ the head, chest, &c. at dne time;