by packing him, in scarlet-fever, whilst two of the
patient's sisters were allowed to die soon after--unpacked!--Their uncle
had been compelled to leave the place of their residence, and the
parents had neither courage nor confidence in the water-cure to repeat
the process, though their son--whom I saw a few weeks afterwards in
vigorous health,--had been saved by it. They had more confidence in
drugs which had done nothing for him.

[33] Mr. Rossteuscher, who became afterwards proprietor of a
water-cure-establishment near Cassel.

[34] "And something may be done by way of gargles, to correct the state
of the throat, and to prevent the distressing and perilous consequences,
which would otherwise be likely to flow from it. A weak solution of the
chloride of soda may be employed for this purpose; and if the disease
occur in a child that is not able to gargle, this solution may be
injected into the nostrils and against the fauces, by means of a syringe
or elastic bottle. The effect of this application is sometimes most
encouraging. A quantity of offensive sloughy matter is brought away; the
acid discharge is rendered harmless; the running from the nose and
diarrhoea cease, &c."

"From several distinct and highly respectable sources, _chlorine_ itself
has been strongly pressed upon my notice, as a most valuable remedy in
the severest forms of scarlet-fever." Watson, Principles and Practice of
Physic.

Dr. Watson also recommends a _drink_, prepared of a drachm of _chlorate
of potass_ to a pint of water, and has found great improvement from the
use of a pint to a pint and a half of this solution daily.

Brown gives his scarlet-patients the pure _liquor calcii chloridi_, or
the _aqua oxymuriatica_ in quantities of one teaspoonful every two or
three hours and considers this remedy as almost a specific. A solution
of the same remedy may be used as a gargle, and also as a wash; and if
used internally, I would rather recommend it in preference to the pure
liquor, in the hands of persons not used to medical practice. In putrid
cases, also the packing sheet may be dipped in a thin solution of
chloride.--From an aversion to drugs--very natural in a hydriatic
physician--I have never tried medicated sheets, getting along very
nicely without them, but I think they must have sufficient virtue to
recommend themselves to physicians and parents, who would like to try
them.

[35] Captain Claridge, who communicated the above case to th