P a g e 8 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r REMEDIES FOR DIPHTHERIA As diphtheria was spreading throughout Glendale in 1879, the following home remedy was published in the Helena Weekly Herald on May 1… Glendale, MT., April 18, 1879. To the Editor of the Herald. Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz As the diptheria is now raging in some parts of our Territory, I trust that you will allow me through the columns of the Herald to give a few simple remedies that have come under my observation: The first and simplest is to bind raw fresh beef on the outside of the throat. It is said that the beef will turn green in a short time. Beef is preferable to pork, yet the latter is sometimes used. Second– Procure some pitch tar, (not coal tar,) put a little on hot iron, invert a funnel over the smoke, and let the patient inhale as much as possible for about five minutes, six times a day. During the intervals let the patient have a small piece of ice to keep as near the roof of the tongue as possible. Third– Dissolve a teaspoonful of sulphur in a wine glass full of water, and give it as a gargle; instead of spitting out the gargle, it should be swallowed. If the fungus is too nearly closing the throat to allow the gargle to be used, put sulphur in a quill and blow it down on the fungus, and as soon as it has shrunk sufficiently let the gargle be used. Or put sulphur on live coals and let the patient inhale the fumes.— From our friends at History of Glendale, Beaverhead County, Montana, https://www.facebook.com/ historyglendalemontana My/Donor Information: SUBSCRIBE TO THE GHOST TOWNS AND HISTORY OF MONTANA NEWSLETTER! Renewal? Y/N Send a Gift to: NAME____________________________________ NAME___________________________________ ADDRESS__________________________________ ADDRESS_________________________________ CITY______________________________________ CITY_____________________________________ STATE__________________ZIP________________STATE_________________ ZIP________________ Yearly subscriptions are $19.95 (published monthly). Please make checks payable to Ghost Towns & History of MT, LLC and send with this clipping to P.O. Box 932 Anaconda, MT 59711
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