A plain and brief sketch of cholera : with a simple and economical mode for its treatment, submitted with confidence from repeated success in its application / by William Henry Williams.

  • Williams, William Henry, 1771-1841.
Date:
1832
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A plain and brief sketch of cholera : with a simple and economical mode for its treatment, submitted with confidence from repeated success in its application / by William Henry Williams. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    which not unfrequently occasion giddiness and head-ache. In case of a desire to sprinkle the room or bed-cloths with chloride of lime or soda, a mixture, consisting of a table-spoon full either of liquid chloride of lime or soda, and a wine quart of cold water, may be employed. IV. However great the thirst or retching, a small quantity only of liquids should be taken at one time, not exceeding a wine-glass full, which, however, may often be repeated. V. Fear should be resisted as much as possi- ble, being one of the principle causes of keep- ing up or aggravating the disease. VI. In cases where head-ache shall occur after the vomiting and the action of the bowels have nearly or altogether subsided, four or six leeches should be applied to the temples—a safe and es- sential remedy, which the more affluent will feel called upon to have in readiness for their own use, and for their poorer neighbours, when required. VII. As a means of avoiding Cholera, temper- ance in all things should be steadily kept in view, and violent exercise most carefully avoided. FINIS.