A Novel Smallpox Core.—Tli* San Francisco papers record an extraordinary cure of smallpox patients by an accident. Sixteen men, when being convoyed from the ship in which they were attacked to the hospital, were thrown into the sea by the upsetting of the boat, and were thoroughly drenched with sea water, and sat in their wet clothes for an hour afterwards. The medical men looked for a large percentage of deaths after “ treatment ” of this kind, but all the men made an extraordinary recovery, while others who had been attacked at the same time were still far from convalescent. The San Francisco people are inquiring whether a salt water bath is not the right treatment for smallpox.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PATM18820920.2.8
Bibliographic details
Patea Mail, 20 September 1882, Page 3
Word Count
117Untitled Patea Mail, 20 September 1882, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in