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Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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THB CHARLOTTE MEDICAL JOURNAL.<br />

l<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> copper, will succeed or not remains associ<strong>at</strong>ed arsenite <strong>of</strong> copper, arsenite t<br />

for future determin<strong>at</strong>ion. strychnia, and hyosyamine (which is adde<br />

I had tre<strong>at</strong>ed wh<strong>at</strong> I now think were the to control pains in the intestinal canal), tb<br />

earlier symptoms <strong>of</strong> pellagra, as the condi- p<strong>at</strong>ient is given the compound sulpho-ca:<br />

tions <strong>of</strong> the p<strong>at</strong>ients appeared to require, bol<strong>at</strong>es, with other lax<strong>at</strong>ives, if necessarj<br />

The diet was adjusted as best we could, and until the digestive tract is as germ free<br />

all <strong>of</strong> the p<strong>at</strong>ients were cured or relieved it possibly can be made. Then the abov<br />

and s<strong>at</strong>isfied, although recurrences were medic<strong>at</strong>ion is reduced in frequency to man<br />

frequent. My Rx for my advanced case tain wh<strong>at</strong> has been gained, and each mefj<br />

was more developed than for the group <strong>of</strong> the p<strong>at</strong>ient takes is preceded or foUowec<br />

symptoms, which I had previously met. or both, as necessary, with sodoxylii<br />

'ihe principal change was: to the more (which is a compound <strong>of</strong> Sod. sulpho-ca;l<br />

chronic disease an acute tre<strong>at</strong>ment was ad- bol<strong>at</strong>e. Sod. sulph<strong>at</strong>e. Sod. bicarbon<strong>at</strong>(<br />

justed /(^ (^d-rf, then the tre<strong>at</strong>ment was made Colchicine, Juglandin, Xanthoxylin, wit;<br />

as chronic as the disease. I find a com- arora<strong>at</strong>ics), or with sulphide <strong>of</strong> arsenic, an^<br />

plete change in my remedial measures since the diet is prescribed. This is free froii<br />

1904. The arsen<strong>at</strong>es are used more than hog f<strong>at</strong>, hog me<strong>at</strong> and corn, (because <strong>of</strong> i'<br />

ever, <strong>of</strong> which arsen<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> copper, or strych- f<strong>at</strong> contents). Shredded whe<strong>at</strong>, o<strong>at</strong>meal<br />

nia and quinine are more frequent ingredi- eggs, chicken, fresh buttermilk, vegetablcl<br />

ems <strong>of</strong> ray prescriptions. properly prepared, are staples used, and I<br />

I wish to insert a few words regarding the think the soy bean would be an excellei'll<br />

arsenite <strong>of</strong> copper, which heads, to my addition to the pellagrin's diet. If the cor'i<br />

mind, the list <strong>of</strong> destroying agents for the dition <strong>of</strong> the p<strong>at</strong>ient demands f<strong>at</strong>, this ii<br />

germs producing decomposition within the used in the shape <strong>of</strong> oil inunctions. Alk; !<br />

human body.<br />

line b<strong>at</strong>hs give gre<strong>at</strong> comfort to the p<strong>at</strong>ien »i<br />

In about 1873, one Harlow I^ee, aged 20, 1 will read the formula used in my con i:<br />

worked in a drug store, which did a tre- plete case <strong>of</strong> pellagra and the results frorfl<br />

mendous business among the farmers in the time to time, and you can judge for yo\i

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