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Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopath...Page 446 of 653his " Treasure of Medicine." This is evidently the result of erroviews concerning the sequelae. Since they apparently originate inthe desquamative period, it was supposed that the sequelse had tobe traced to a disturbance of the process of desquamation. Themost common disturbance was supposed to be a cold. We haveendeavored to show that the commencement of all post-scarlatinaldiseases is traceable to the stage of efflorescence, hence that tare continuations of previous beginnings, not new diseases ; andwe here add that the obstinacy of many a consecutive disorder isowing to wrong management during the disease itself and immediately after. From abundant personal experience we recommendthe following rules. The patients should be kept from the commencement of the disease in an ilniform temperature of from fortyto fifty degrees F., and should only be covered with a linen sheeand blankets. If possible, the sick-chamber should be ventilatedseveral times a day, of course with all proper precautions. Thepatient may be allowed to drink pretty large quantities of freshwater, because the fever deprives the body of a large quantity ofmoisture. The juice of fruit is a refreshing beverage, and may beallowed in moderation ; if used too freely, it is apt to cause naand a bad taste in the mouth. Pure malt-beer we have never knownto do any harm. The patients not desiring any food, gruels, milk,and wheaten bread or bread made of unbolted flour, are sufficientnourishment. As soon as the pulse has become normal, the rednesshas disappeared, and the desquamation is fully established, thepatients may be allowed to rise, but the temperature of the roommust be a little higher than while they were confined to their beA fortnight after the disease first broke out, a general ablutionhas been recommended for measles, may take place, and, if theweather permits, the patient may be sent out of the house, of couwith all suitable precautions. No reason can be imagined whysuch a treatment should be injurious.Scarlatina. 629We will now devote some space to the treatment of the anomaliesthat may turn up during the course of the disease, but we shallnot go into details concerning particular indications, for the rethat every epidemic has, after all, to be combated with specificaappropriate medicines whose symptomatic correspondence will haveto be studied out in the Materia Medica.The excessive fever in the preliminary stage, which is often of athreatening character, has to be met by JRhus toxicod. or Arsenicas long as the brain remains free; but if delirium, sopor, etc.,in, Phosphorus or Opium may be tried ; we would likewise recommend Digitalis. — If convulsions set in previous to the appearancof the exan them, .Bfi/^arfonwa is entirely sufficient. If the fein with an adynamic type, and the exanthem delays its appearance,Bryonia alba will meet this condition.We do not dwell upon supposed distinctions between smoothscarlatina and purple-rash, because we believe them to be unfound"We admit that in cases where the angina is very slight or entirewanting. Aconite is better adapted to purple-rash than BelladonnaIf the efflorescent surface is studded with miliaria, Rhus toxicomore appropriate than Belladonna. If petechiee and ecchymosesbreak out, the fever generally has an adynamic character; Phoshttp://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt