TREATMENT OF CHOLERA. 8H) 



tics, purgatives, and the injection of saline solu- 

 tions, without restoring the natural temperature 

 and circulation of the body ? It is true that res- 

 piration is diminished by a uniform high tem- 

 perature of the atmosphere. But it is still more 

 diminished during the languid state of the circu- 

 lation that attends the cold stage of all diseases, 

 and should be restored by artificial warmth, 

 which promotes the flow of blood through the 

 lungs, the chemical function of which is aug- 

 mented by the warm bath, in all cases of feeble 

 circulation and coldness of the extremities. 



During the existence of cholera in Germany, 

 the papers gave an account of two salt-boilers 

 who were attacked with the disease, and given 

 over as hopeless by the attending Physician. 

 But the superintendent of the establishment ob- 

 serving that they were extremely cold, resolved 

 on trying the efficacy of putting them in a bath 

 as hot as the hand could bear. The consequence 

 was, that a few minutes after he placed one of 

 them in the bath, his skin changed from purple 

 to a bright red colour, when he began to take 

 deep inspirations, which increased in frequency 

 as the circulation revived. He soon afterwards 

 recovered his senses, and observed how very de- 

 lightful his feelings were. The same plan was 

 then pursued with the other patient, attended with 

 similar results, and both speedily recovered with- 

 out any other remedies. All the phenomena of 



