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THE TREATMENT OF CHOLERA AND DIARRRCEA. Sir Thomas Watson, Bart, M.D., whose lectures on medicine have most influenced the practice of this half-century, writes this week in the British Medical Journal:—' I find it necessary to modify considerably some advice which I formerly gave my auditors as to the treatment of a disorder which appears to be again increasingly prevalent throughout the country.' The form and features of this dreaded pestilence have, he says, 'been the same in all its visitations to this country.' Must we still, as heretofore, make the mortifying confession that our art is unable to cope with it successfully ? Not so, I trust. Among the many and discordant experiments which have been brought forward, and fairly tried, for the cure of cholera, one, long since suggested, and almost scorn- fully rejected, has emerged of late into clearer signi. ficance and more intelligible and ascertained value. I mean the method—recognised as legitimate and reasonable in various other maladies-of elimina- tion of which the main advocate has been Dr George Johnson, Professor of Physic in King's Col- lege.' After commenting upon the facts and prin- ciples involved, Sir Thomas Watson lays down the following rules in language partly his own and partly that of Dr George Johnson. I Diarrhma ought not to be neglected, even for an hour.' • One important and guiding rule of treatment is not to attempt by opiates, or by other directly re- pressive means, to arrest p, diarrhoea, while there is reason to believe that the bowel contains a consider- able ativeunt of morbid and offensive materials.' I The purging is the natural way of getting rid of the irritant cause. We may favour the recovery by directing the patient to drink copiously any simple diluteat liquid water (cold or tepid), toast-water, or weak tea and we may oft-en accelerate the recovery by s'wceping out the alimentary canal by some safe purgative, and then, if necessary, soothing it by an opiate. Castor-oil, notwithstanding its unpleasant taste, is, on the whole, the safest and best purgative for this purpose. It has the advantage of being very uiiirritating, yet withal very quick in its action. A tablespoonful of the oil may be takpn, floating on cold water, or any other simple liquid, which may be preferred by the patient. A mixture of orange-juice or of lemon-juice with water forms an agreeable vehicle for the oil. If the dose be vomited, it should be repeated immediately, and the patient should lie still, and take no more liquid for half an hour, by which time the oil will have passed from the stomach into the bowels Within an hour or two the oil will usually have acted freely. Then a tablespoonful of 'brandy may be taken in some thin arrowroot or gruel; and if there be much feeling of irritation, with a sense of sinking, from five to ten drops of laudanum may be given in cold water. These means will suf- fice for the speedy arrest of most cases of choleraic diarrhoea. If the patient have an insuperable objec- tion to castor oil, or if the oil cannot be retained on the stomach, ten or fifteen grains of powdered rhu- barb, or a tablespoonful of the tincture of rhubarb, ora teaspoonful of Gregory's powder, may be sub- stituted for the oil. If the diarrhoea have continued for some hours, the stools having been copious and liquid if there be no griping pain in the bowels, no feeling or ap- pearance of distension of the intestines; the abdo- men being flaccid and empty, and the tongue clean -we may conclude that the morbid agent has already purged itself away. There will, therefore, be no need for the castor oil or other laxative; and we may immediately give the brandy in arrowroot, and the laudanum, as before directed. The rule in all cases is, not to give the opiate until the morbid poison and its products have for the most part escaped not to close the door until the enemy has been expelled. While there are some cases in which the evacuant dose is not required even at the commencement of the attack, there are many more in which the opiate is unnecessary in the later stage. In some cases of severe andd prolonged diarrhoea, it may be necessary to repeat the oil and laudanum alternately more than once at intervals of three or four hours. Practical skill and tact are required to discriminate these cases. It must be borne in mind that when the choleraic secretions are being actively poured out from the blood vessels, the bowel, though it may have been completely emptied by a dose of oil, may quickly again become filled with morbid secretions, and hence the need for an occasional repetition of the evacuant dose.' If the diarrhoea be associated with vomiting, this should be encouraged and assisted by copious draughts of tepid water. The vomiting affords relief, partly the stimulus which it gives to the circulation, but mainly by the speedy ejection of morbid secretions.' If there be nausea without vomiting, and more especially if the stomach be supposed to contain un- digested or unwholesome food or morbid secretions, an emetic may be given- either a teaspoonful of powdered mustard, or a tablespoonful of common salt, or twenty grains of ipecacuanha powder, in warm water. In all cases of severe diarrhoea, the patient should remain in bed.' — SCENE IN A GRAVE YARD IN IRELAND.—A scene of extraordinary excitement was witnessed on Friday in the ancient grave-yard of St. Mary's Drogheda. A Mr Strype, manager of the foundry of Messrs Gren- don, having died a few days ago, his friends desired to have him interred in the cemetery attached to the parish, in which he had resided for three or four years. When excavating about four feet below the surface the gravedigger came upon a tombstone, which was lifted, and was found to have cut upon it several figures, including a cross, a lamb treading upon a dragon, a key, and other devices, which led some Roman Catholics to suppose that it covered the remains of a dignitary of their church. A rumour quickly spread that the grave of a bishop was about to be desecrated. The people in the vicinity became greatly excited, and assembling in large numbers, provided with spades, they very soon filled up the grave, replaced the stone, and declared their deter- mination not to allow any one to disturb it again. The Rev Mr Duggan, the curate, who was looking on, entreated them to take the stone into the vestry of the church for preservation, but they indignantly refused to do so. The churchwardens were sent for and endeavoured to convince them of their error, but in vain. They insisted that another grave should be opened, and offered to dig one in the new ground where strangers were buried. At length, after the funeral had been delayed for some hours, the friends of the deceased offered to have another grave opened if the crowd quietly dispersed. They refused to do so, supposing, no doubt, that it was a stratagem to get them away. The Roman Catholic curate of the parish arrived, and strongly advised them to accept the proposal, but they still refused, and as matters were assuming a very threatening aspect it was found necessary to send for 80 men of the 21st Royal Scotch Fusiliers, under the command of Lieutenant Allen, who formed a cordon round the gravediggers to protect them while they opened a fresh grave. The Rev Mr Duggan, writing to the Express, states that it could not have been the grave of an ecclesiastic as the feet were in the direction of the east, as lay people are buried.

ROYAL NAVY IN COMMISSION STBAM SHIPS. Aboukir, Jamaica 'Fox, store service Pigmy, Portsmouth Achilles, Channel Frederick William, Pigron, Mediterrean Adder, Sheerness Shannon Pioneer, W, C.Africa Adventure, China Galatea, pas. home Plover, W. C Africa Advice, Queenstown Gannett, N. America Princess Alice, De- Alberta, Portsmouth and West Indies vonport Algerine, China Giadiator, Portsmth Psyche, Mediter. Antelope, Gibraltar Gnat, Devonport Prince Consort, Chnl Arethusa, Meditern Grasshopper, China Pylades, Pacific Argus, East Indies Greyhound, S. E. C. Racer, ordered home Assurance, Devon- of America Racoon, Cape port Griper, Queenstown Rainbow, Hull Avon, Portsmouth Handy, W.C.Africa Rapid, Woolwich Banterer, China Harpy, LoughSwilly Rattler, China Barraeouta, N Amer. Havoc, China Rattlesnake, W. C. and W. India Hector, Partsmouth of Africa Basilisk, China Helicon, Ireland Reindeer, Pacfic Beacon, Brazils Heron, Canada Revenge, Pembroke Bellerophon, Cnan- Himalaya, troop ser. Rifleman, China nel squadron Highflyer, ord home Rinaldo, China Black Eagle, special Hydra, ord home Rodney, C" imt service Icarus, China Rosario, Australia Blanche, Australia Industry, Woolwich Royal Alfred, North Blazer, Shannon Insolent, China America & W.Indies Bouncer, China Investigator, W. C. Royal George,Kings- Brisk, ordered home of Africa town Britomart, Canada Jackal, Scotland Royal Oak, Channel Buzzard, Channel Janus, China Royalist, N. America Caledonia, Mediter. Jaseur, W.C.of Africa and West Indies Cameleon, Pacific Jason, N. America Royal Sovereign, Cisradoc, Mediter. and West Indies Portsmouth Challenger, Austrlia Jumna, troop service Salamis, China Chanticl-ev, Pacific Juno, Portsmouth Satente, East Indies Charybdis, Pacific Lee, W. C. of Africa Scout, Pacific Cherub, Canada Liffey,special service Seamew, Kingstown Clio, passage home Linnet, Brazils Serapis, troop se". 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Castor, North Shields port Trincomalee, Har- Cumberland, Sheer- Indus, Devonport tlepool. ness Mat tin, Portsmouth Victory, Portsmouth Dcedalus, Bristol Nankin, Pembroke Vindictive, Jellah Durham, Sunderland Nereus, Valparaiso Coffee Eagle, Liverpool Princess Charlotte, Winchester, Abrdn ligmont, Rio Hang Kong Excellent, Portsmth. President, City Cnl PILCHARDS. Upwards of 300 hogsheads of pil- chards were caught on the Cornish coast during the past week, which was the first week of the season. Sales at Is 6d to 2s per six score. Larger commis- sions than in any previous year have been received from London. PROFESSIONAL COSTUME IN COUNTY COURTS.—At the Mold County Court, held during last week, Mr Vaughan Williams, the Judge, indignantly protested against the dress in which the solicitors practising before him appeared. His Honour suddenly inter- rupted the case by remarking—' It is a rule of these courts that advocates shall appear in costume which is proper for them. It is a most unbecoming thing for gentlemen belonging to the profession of the law to appear, one in a velvetteen coat and another in a shooting jacket, I hope to see no further breach of the rule.' The solicitors thus indi- cated proceeded to apologise, pleading ignorance of the rule. At a latter stage of the proceedings, when the gentleman in the velveteen jacket applied for his fee under circumstances which left the bestowal at the judge's option, his Honour refused to sanction payment, the applicant not wearing a gown. MURDER OF A SON BY A FATHER.—The inquiry respecting the death of Thomas Kemp, aged 16, and who had been killed by his father, a master brick- maker, at Princethorpe, Warwickshire, on Tuesday last, was concluded on Saturday. The evidence showed that the father and son slept together, and at five in the morning the father got up, went down stairs and fetched his razor, and cut a large gash in the throat of the sleeping youth, by which the wind pipe and several arteries were severed. The poor lad ran up and down stairs several times, until he fell to the bottom from loss of blood, and died, re- fusing to let his brother Edward stanch the wound, saying, "I am going to heaven." The father quietly sat on a box while his dying victim was running about. The father's mind has been affected ever since he was struck by lightning seven years ago, and he thought he was coming to want because a kiln of tiles had turned out bad a fortnight since. A verdict of wilful murder was returned. Z5 A MOUNTAIN ON FIRE.-Mynyddmaen, a lofty ridge, situated within the triangle indicated on the map of Cwmbran, Crumlin, and Pontypool, in this county, is at the present moment literally on have fire. For the last few days the flames been distinctly visible at night from elevated spots at Newport. An eye witness at Maindee informs us that the devouring element raged over an area of about a mile long by half a mile broad, and the immense volume of smoke emitted is described as being remarkable. It is well-known that at this season of the year the farmers fire the heather. The probability is that this was done in the present instance. Owing to the great drought everything within reach became an easy prey to the flames, which rapidly attained such gigantic proportions as to baffle control. The ground, which is of a light turfy or peaty nature, being in a parched state, readily took fire, and is actually burnt over a large tract to the depth of from one to three feet. There is reason to believe that grouse have perished in large num- bers, the heather being entirely swept away, and the pasturage for sheep is completety destroyed. It is estimated that it will take at least five years to restore the surface of the mountain side to a state of productiveness. A like devastation occurred during the dry summer of 1825. We understand that the land is the property of Lady Llanover and the devisees of Blewitt. A coirespondent from Abercarn says that the fire which now pxtends over scores of acres, first broke out on Sunday afternoon, the 5th. All efforts to extinguish it have proved ineffectual, and it is feared that nothing but a heavy fall of rain i can possibly arrest its progress. SIR R. MAYNE'S UNMUZZLED DOGs.-On Saturday an extraordinary sale of dogs captured by the police took place at Cremorne. Sixty-eight lots were put up for sale, and although some ot the dogs were very valuable, only X20 was realised. 1 A DAY WITHOUT A NIFHT.—One night in July we landed on the shore of a northern fiord, in latitude sixty degrees north. We ascended a cliff which rose one thousand feet above the level of the sea. It was late, but still sunlight. The Arc- tic ocean stretched away in the silent vastness at our feet. The sound of its waves scarcely reached our airy look-out. Away in the north, the huge old sun swung along the horizon like the slow beat of the pendulum in the tall clock in our grand- father's parlour corner. When both bands came together at twelve, midnight, the full round orb hung triumphantly above the wave—a bridge ot gold running due north spanned the water between us and him. There he shone in silent majesty, which knew no setting. We involuntarily took off our bats, no word was said. Combine, if you capt the most brilliant sunrise and sunset you ever satfr and its beauties will pale before the most gorgeous colouring which now lit up the ocean, heaven, a"" mountain. In half an hour the sun had swung up perceptibly on its heat, the colours changed to those of the morning, a fresh breeze rippled over the fiord, one songster after another piped upon the grove behind us-we have slid into another day.- Letter from Norway. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS BILL.—The select committee on the Electric Telegraphs Bill have agreed to the following special report Your committee have considered the several matters which they were specially instructed to into, and are of opinion—1. That it is not that the transmission of messages for the public should become a legal monopoly in the Post Office. 2. That it should be left to the discretion of Postmaster-General, with the consent of the Tref sury, to make special agreements for the transmis- sion of certain classes of messages at reduced rates! but that any such special agreement should be upon the table of the House of Commons as sooc as conveniently may be. 3. That security should he taken for ensuring the secrecy of message* transmitted through tbe Post Office by making violation of such secrecy punishable as a meanour. 4. That the special circumstances at present attending the working of these submarine cables which the Postmaster General may acqul!ie make it desirable that provision should be for the working of them by leasing the same,111 the first instance, to a company or companies, of any such lease to be laid before Parliament; bu: it may ultimately be found expedient that the P°s £ Office should itself work such cables." The selec* committee also report that they have con8'' dered the bill, and taken evidence thereon, wbic they bave agreed to report to the House and tbey have also gone through the bill, and made ments thereupon.

SOUTH WALES RAILWAY TIME TABLE. WEEK PA.Y8. — TIP TRAINS. 5 Jit ntinr, e JiiXp. 11, u, •2 (class. class. ;1 & 2:olass. 1 & Mil. Starting from a.m. a.m. a.m. a-m. p.m. 0 New Milford 8 35 11 0 5 0 « 0 New Milford 8 35 11 0 bOO 4k Johnston 8 50 ill 15 5 14 I ,/> S.j Haverfordwest 9 0 ill 25 5 24 1 14' CHarbesw. Road 9 11 11 38 — I 21 Na.rberthK.oad 9 26 11 54 — I a 2(j £ Wliitland 9 47 12 9 6 0 t 82 St. Clears 9 59 12 24 o 404 Carmarthen Jnc. 8 50 10 17 112 45 6 2< jj 6 60 Llanelly 9 40 10 57 1 S5 I ° q 20 72 Swansea 7 30 9 55 11 10 2 0 1 ?? im 0 77 Neath (dep.),. 7 58 10 37 11 39 2 39 7 5i III 114 Cardiff 9 45 |12 31 12 47 4 32 9 | ISO? Newport 10 20 1 20 1 13 5 0 9 24 143,J Chepstow ill 10 2 20 1 41 5 52 9 61 \:ii Gloucester (dep.) (12 45 4 5 2 35 1&2 12 40 176 Cheltenham(arr) |1&2 5 5 3 0 7 S5 11 30 208 Swindon (dep.), 2 4-S 5 55 4 0 9 10 2 20 285 [Haddington 5 5 9; 20 ^5 45 11 15435 SS *.V 5 £ E K &AYS* — DOWN TRAINS. S I M,3ri,w, k.2, £ xp. 11,2, a, .1 5 S.atio s. Iclass.lclass.jclass.il & 21 class., Mil. Starting from a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.tn. Q' 0 Padc'ington 6 0 9 15 jf 77 Swinden(dep.)„. 9 25 ill x7 I'-uni 121 Cheltenham (dep 6 10 !l0 25 12 10 114 Gloucester (dep.) 6 35 ll 10 |l2 55 j1, 0 141AjChepstow 7 44 12 16 1 45 „$1 158a Newport 8 35 1 0 2 30 i 4$ 170^ Cardiff 9 8 1 28 2 51 { j? 208 iNeiith (dep.) jlO 57 3 13 S 58 216 !Swansea ill 5 3 15 4 0 8 0 225 !Llaneitj Ill 58 4 5 4 40 8 40 ? jj 244j; Carmarthen Jnc. 12 49 5 21 5 21 i) 25 253 St. Clears 1 4 5 38 5 38 9 41 ,'jff 258a Whitlana 1 19 5 54 5 34 9 55: 264 Narber'h Boad. 1 33 6 7 6 7 10 8 270j,'Clarbeston Road 1 47 6 20 6 20 10 22 jfi j* 275J! Haverfordwest. 1 58 6 32 6 32 10 34 » £ 280ijMilford Road 2 13 6 46 6 46 10 48 ° »0 285 New Milford 2 24 7 0 7 0 10 SUNDAYS.—UF ITIAINS. SUNDAYS.—DOWN Station's!l,X^l7&Xri;273, Station^1'V' !class, class.i class. class, class.! class.j From a.m.! p.m. p.m. From a.m. a.m.\ a.#- N. Tiil. 111 0 5 0 Pad.j JlO 0 MilRoad 11 13 5 14 Swm. «ej I p. R.Wcst.ill 23 5 24 Chel. de 1 20 f jfl' Clar.Rdill 36 — Glou. de 3 30 49 Nar.Udt ll 49 5 50 Chep 4 38 g jl Whit.|l2 16 0 New 5 2' StClears 12 15 Cardiff 5 « h" Car.Jnc. 12 37 6 27 Neathrfe 7 3r 4 Llanelly 1 23 7 6 Swan.dc 7 55 ^» Swan.de 1 45 7 20 Llanelly 8 5 J' "Neath. 2 22 7 51 Car.Jnc 9 s Cardiff. 3 56 9 2 StClears 9 5 New. 4 28 9 24 Whit 9 W Chep. 5 6 9 51 Nar.Rd+ 10 1 Glou. de 6 25 12 40 Clar. Rd 10 23 g 8» Ghel. arl&2 H.West 10 34 Swia.de 8 20 2 20 MilRoad 10 5" gJJ Pad. i: 15 35 N. Mil. 11 MILFORD BRANCH LINE OF RAIL" From Johnston (late Milford Road) to Mil/ UP TRAINS WEEK DA TS, I lur a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p. m. a- 14 '9 Milford. dep 8 35 10 55 1 50 4 55 6 40)1J. 0\& Johnston arr 8 45 11 10 2 5 5 9 J> 55 'J D0W TRAINS WEEK DAYS. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p. m, a* IS ort Johnston^ 9 10 11 35 2 15 5 20 7 5 XJ {1 S Milford.arr 9 20 11 50 2 30 5 35 7 20 llj £ <^ PEMBROKE AND TENBY RAILWAY* UP TRAINS—WEEK DATS. 11,2,gov. 1,2. gov. 1,2. gov. 1, FROM. a.m. a.m. p.m. P-nV Whitland 6 15 9 50 1 25 6 15 Narberth 6 30 10 5 1 40 6 30 Kilgetty 6 46 10 21 1 56 46 Saundersfoot 6 51 10 26 2 1 6 50 Tenby dep 7 20 10 35 2 10 ? Penally 7 23 10 38 2 1? Manorbeer 7 32 10 52 2 20 Lampney 7 40 11 0 2 31 Pembroke 7 45 11 5 2 35 Pembroke Dock arr 7 55 11 15 2 45 'Jli-— DOWN TRAINS—WEEK DAY^ lT^ix L,2,gov. 1, 2,gov. I, 2.gov. l,2,g°^. FROM — a.m. a.m. p.m. • I PembrokeDock dep 8 5 10 30 3 15 r'i3 Pembroke .dep 8 13 10 88 3 23 j? Lamphey 8 17 10 42 3 27 »j Mancrbeer 8 27 10 52 3 37 jj PenaLy 8 35 111 3 46 jj Tenby 8 45 11 10 5 0 5 Saundersfoot 8 54 11 20 5 9 g Kilgetty 8 59 11 24 5 13 „g Narberth 9 15 11 42 5 31 Wisitland 9 30 11 6" 5 45 Printed and Published by the Proprietors^ LI.KWELI.IN and THOMAS WHICHBR DAV^3 JTFFUT Office in High-street, in the Parish 0 fl(, ia the County of the Town of Haverfor Wedaesday, July 22, 1868.