Show Camphor Good For Cholera At the meeting of the Homoeopathic Medical Society ot the Ophthalmic Hospital Hospi-tal in New York last week four papers were read which were devoted to cholera Drs Lilienthal Ball Belcher and Hal lock all spoke highly of camphor as a remedy especially in the early stages of the disease Instances were given in which extraordinary doses had been taken with excellent results Dr Lilienthal said that when an epidemic of cholera was raging in Europe on one occasion 2000 people each of whom carried camphor cam-phor in a bag suspended over the chest all escaped the disease although exposed as much as others who died by the score Dr Schley counseled the people to avoid excesses in labor food and drink and exercise He said that the drinking the of avoiding diar of brandy in hope bad but for a rhcea would be especially person accustomed to moderate drinking to stop entirely would be bad also The speakers did not expect any serious epidemic in New York |