Acetic Acid in Cholera
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The treatment of cholera by acetic acid, suggested by Dr. Greene in the September number of the Indian Medical Gazette, deserves, I think, to be put to the test by the profession. When I perused Dr. Greene's article, it struck me that, from its strong antiseptic property, acetic acid may do good by counteracting the morbific influence of the cholera miasm in the blood. Besides, being a stimulant of the cutaneous and renal capillaries, it may, by equalizing the circulation, prevent the system from succumbing under the poison whilst it is being
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