Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1897 — A Remedy for Diphtheria. [ARTICLE]

A Remedy for Diphtheria.

Miss S. H. Greene, of Philadelphia, Pa., sends the Chic go InterOce iu toe following, which may be worth i..e attention of physi cians, paiente, nurses and patients: Reading of the ravag s which diphtheria is making in your city, I am moved to send for publication in your paper a prescription which has been successful in instances where the sufferer has been given up as inctirabli. Take a suoonful each of turpentine and liquid tar; put them in a tin pan or cup and set fire to the mixture taking care to have a large pan under it a> a safeguard against the spread of ♦ lie flames. A dense resinous smoke arises making the room daik. The patient immediately experieuci s relief, the choking ana ratling stops, the patient fails into a slumb r and seems to inhale the smoke wi’h pleasure. Tile fibriiius membrane soon liecomes detatcheu and the patient coughs up microbes which, when caught in a g ass, may be seen to dissolve in the smoke. In the course of three days the patient enti ely recovers. Before using the ingredients named it is well to remove or cover up closelv any articles m the room that will be injured by tho thick smoke. If you swill spread the knowledgj ot thi.ehqiple remedy many lives may be saved. It is always necessary after diphtheria to aVoi ; any exertion whatever untilpeifeet strength has been restored. Many people do not know the danger ot heart failure when the patient seems convalescent. Miss 8. H. Greene.