Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-11-29

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hs winter j. fact approaching, aud l.G,bs will
pseb-bi, BIO frozen, drcm 1t 40 act OF mere hu-
msnily to give lew words Of advice. which nny
possibly, some fingers aud toes; and tie read
er may be certain thal speaa tho words Of expe-
uen-o
Vicar loose sa,es which viii give The bones
and muscles Of the feet fair play. The ANIMAL heat
Sufficient unless at very low iempcmluro.-
Indian ,oocassns ale still better. In dry weather
they perfect defence against cold la vet, n
is never cold enough to paralyzc the syslem.
IT YOU should chance TO ficrze . hind foot.
never 90 near fire 10 thaw 1t, un'ess you wish 10
lose finger or o toe. STAY tlI tub at lce-coid
water be pfocured, and ihen plunge the frozen
meGter Utu u. Then you viii feel acute pain,
and lose The skin Of the frozen part perhaps The toe
or finger naiIs--nevcr mln5--Ihey viii soon be re
newed.
II, on the other hand, you ;haw yoor frozen dig
It's at FIRE, they will shortly eXhb bit one black mass
Of corruption, the flesh Will fall from the bone and
the dry bones will prolrude. TIL modification OF
the surgeons knife removes them.
There is danger that modification may take
pace, even when proper course of thawIng has
Keen used. 10 sJch a case wear q loose glove or
it viii hold. It's most powerful anti putresccui,
and We have known Il to prove eifcaciors great
many instances.
II you freeze your or ears. apply "a handful
Of snow to them. 1t is the sudden change Of solid
to fluid, that Is dangerous. Fishes may be kept
years 10 frozen stutc aud be restored To life by
gradual thaw. We have more than once witness
ed the fact.
II The effect Of cold should render YOU sleepy OF
apntheiic. beware how ypuyield to Your benumbed
fceh"ya, 20" a~o e-~.4~. A'.' may, t~~h-r-,
member the case Of Drs. Banks aud SolaAdcr lost
and benz GIFTED in Terre del Fucgo--uf not, we wi
give you example the danger Of sleeping from
the effects OF cold, from personal experience
Halt q score Of years ego, party OF soldiers
were descending Rum River, on the ice. The day
Mas intensely cold, aud toward the close of II, a
private observed to lag behind. No notice as
taken OF TINS, as ii was a thng If frequent occur
renee, aud the party proceeded to encump. But
when the night grew dark and tie struGeler did not
appear, oil were in alarm. In the morning few
men went back to find the absentee. They found
that the man had turned into the woods and had
. attempted TO make fire. lie had stricken spark,
placed handful of twigs upon II, and had knel
dowL to blow tie Ganie. In this posture Desth
laid cold hand upon him aud the ravens had pick.
ed out his eyes. He was buried N his bent posture
and We saw tue thee so4lc5 G.cd over hiD. Tie
same e&erton which this man used to strike light,
would Aave enao.ed h.a 80 reach tie camp, shch
( sas only mile distant
/ We once ffoze our feet. % all appearance stiff,
/ to the snclcs: but we did not run to the fire. Ga
the contrary, We danced barefoot in the snow. tho
here was no feeling till cold water was obtained.
when we put them into tie tab, u thick scum of ice
rose 10 The surface. We lost The skin and the
ha''s'ou' not JOINT. We have never stood upon a
warm loot since. The eject Of one thorough fee
zlng adheres forever.
ia'ng iised years 10 much colder climate than
'"''' We nave hsd some opportunity to study the
operation ofexreme cold and fexpefience ,,,,nun,.
TO any thing. We can ca, that The precautions No
have recommended are iuialhbie.-THe B,lopcc