SULPHURIC ACID FOR DIPHTHERIA SUCCESSFUL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 298, 16 October 1873, Page 5

SULPHURIC ACID FOR DIPHTHERIA SUCCESSFUL.

i Mr Greathead's remedy for diphtheria is ! being tried with success* Two cases have occurred recently at Creswick. Both were those of children, and pronounced bad, bufc one dose of the sulphuric acid had a magical effect. One was the daughter of a miner named Hotchic, upon whom medical aid had failed to have any effect. As a last resource the sulphuric, acid was obtained, and four drop 3 poured into a cup of water caused the child to. vomit and bring away the offensive matter. Within, a short time the chdd waa : enabled to eat heartily, and ths following day no traeea of the disease were observable. The Ballarat Post states that a danghter of Mr James Taylor, aged twelve years, residing ia Hamffray street, Ballarat east, was attacked with diphtheria in its severest form, and soon becajme dangerously iIL The child ultimately became insensible, and when Mr Taylor, yesterday, procured some sulphuric acid and administered fdur drops diluted with water, the effect was instantaneous. Ten, minutes after taking the dose the child was considerably relieved, «n<* tn kalf-an-bour B he appeared to W

almost as veil as ever. The Pastoral Times writes as follows, respecting Mr Greathead : — " Some few readers of this journal may remember fifteen years ago a builder and carpenter of the name of Greathead living at Deniliquin. He was then in partnership with Mr Frank Johns, the present mayor of Hay. Greathead was a man of considerable natural powers, and of a speculative turn of mind, which was always directed towards 'Number One.' He seemed bent on discovering the philosopher's stone. He was for some time in Queensland connected with erecting mills there fo" making sugar." -