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Domestic News
September 11, 1821
The Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Medical advice from an experienced physician on treating measles, which is currently prevailing, emphasizing proper care to avoid danger including open air exposure, cool conditions, and avoiding heating medicines.
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FOR THE GAZETTE.
MEASELS.
As the measles are prevailing at this time.
it may not be amiss to give the opinion of one
of our most experienced physicians, that they
are not in themselves dangerous, if properly
treated. He advises, where medical assistance
cannot be obtained, that the patient
should be kept and suffered to run in the open
air as long as practicable—after that let him
be kept as cool as possible. Give cold water
for drink—beverage of tamarinds in water,
&c. and cautiously avoid all heating or
sweating medicines to increase the fever al-
ready too high. Should they be oppressed at
the stomach, a gentle emetic; or in pain a few
drops laudanum—if debilitated, a little wine
and water. The physician says little or no
danger attaches to the measles unless improp-
erly treated; that half a century's experience
in them every time they have been epidemic
through the country, have put it beyond a
doubt.
MEASELS.
As the measles are prevailing at this time.
it may not be amiss to give the opinion of one
of our most experienced physicians, that they
are not in themselves dangerous, if properly
treated. He advises, where medical assistance
cannot be obtained, that the patient
should be kept and suffered to run in the open
air as long as practicable—after that let him
be kept as cool as possible. Give cold water
for drink—beverage of tamarinds in water,
&c. and cautiously avoid all heating or
sweating medicines to increase the fever al-
ready too high. Should they be oppressed at
the stomach, a gentle emetic; or in pain a few
drops laudanum—if debilitated, a little wine
and water. The physician says little or no
danger attaches to the measles unless improp-
erly treated; that half a century's experience
in them every time they have been epidemic
through the country, have put it beyond a
doubt.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Measles
Treatment
Physician Advice
Epidemic
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little or no danger if properly treated
Event Details
Opinion of an experienced physician on measles treatment: keep patient in open air as long as practicable, then cool; give cold water or tamarinds beverage; avoid heating medicines; use emetic for stomach oppression, laudanum for pain, wine and water if debilitated. Based on half a century's experience during epidemics.