New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-08
THE TRIBUNE e.
shocking Acoidens-yvet Sheets.


Tt The Editor ef TIE TrG4ne
As you were the frs Of the "quill IN this coun
,,s 10 give u hearing 10 the new system oi Water
cnre. and TO give it as youropinion that important
md beneficial results are destined flow from this
norm" will you please insert th2 following The
,coun, is ths gwen III the Evening Post:
.P.,>yrl LxAr AND NARROW ESCApE.-Thc North
acton Democrat OF luneh contains a nccoun oi cu!i
~ but pctous accident which occurred few days HGce IN
=, vicinity On Friday murng last al the Silk tact"ry III
y Northampton Association building ion STORES III hisht
-rre Washington sullivan. youn. iln connected WIN
n up nlner which he had accidentally Dropped theIe
e standing IN the bellFy secure himself from iuilne
took off hs shoes Notwithstanding ths precautiuii. alter
cending the roofa few steps. hndng himself slipping he
all off OF his stockings. bu, whist attempting 10 take on
X other. his motion became much rcceleated that farther
ss,rts himself from al!ng were useless. ,e
lie then, with renn hebs presence {" nnd Ioied himself
Ling upon the pltolm nnd when he reached the en'eS
nug rst drawn and held ls breath cenctet M tseth
hands aud contracted his muscles he enpcd to The grouno
dancc 10 - icci The cUnciSion was Su great n
np0runly deprive hun Of the power Of standing lie was
T,mnci by surgeun who cd-d that n- bones were broken
I'd no FONTS di,lncat-t although there 10 uppe
asacd be great he young nuns friends then
red sheets wet cold water alter the rnqnner pre-
inioa A cold blth afterwards administered. la the
.i,rnoon OF the day. he walked ont without aSance
"a the next day running ahuut with iis usual hnrity
-uoainng Ui 10 unpleasant effect from III, Ia excepting
,hi a,enes of l> feet. y remarkable tact CONNECTED
sh TN. occurrence that symptoms o. sernus dse,o with
~ n he was previously suffering have
an Disappeared II seems rs Il the change OF acton which
20 nrUlce IN so unusual has been sauiury and
M instead OF so ghu accident being fatal IN l;s effects
might be expected has been the means oil restoring nun 10
The ridculed wet sheet of PriesSniz is one of the
cNerful engines of the treatment by water. lgnor-
,ny there is much prejudice against ii. 1t can b.
,.sily used with great benefit, and TO produce di-
sc,ly opposite results. But it is also liable 10 be
ie means OF great mischief, and ii has produced IT,
(Tte indications for its use, however, plain, and
an be understood BY all Every ono knows what
would be likely TO result if person should lie
,rhile in an ordinary bed with wet sheet. Very
ty, in health could endure it with impuny. II
5oe by accident or otherwise, has induced IN The
lostem high general fever in which the animal
xDpetature is always too much raised and the CIR
l.eIaton too active then The c00iing wet sheet for
I4,ets) are to he used. BY changing them as fast
I.slhey begin 10 be warm, any necessary amoont oi
.oric can be distracted from The body, and by do
a, this the fever is with positive certainty reduced
Il the patient remain awhile in the sheet after the
rer is sufficiently reduced, the body beng also
hsely enveloped in number of WOODEN blankets
'er the sheet, so as 10 retain the heat, u very
psasan, sensation of warmth is produced, gentle
aspiration takes place, and pains are removed Ii
5as produces most soothing effect over The whoie
5dy, the same as produced by warm poultcc. on
ny painful part. Sleep is often in this way brought
a. when all other means fail II there is excess OF
a, it is always safe and useful. If there is an,
hAness present, the body should be warmed by
ntiop, wrapping in warm blankets or otherwise,
x6re the wet sheet is used, aud then u number OF
,um blankets should be closely packed, one by
n, about the person to retain the warmth. Those
'5o try it in this way find it no uncomfortable
.sg 10 sleep IN In this country already there
ne bccn cases where mothers have thus wrapped
sinfants in a wel-wrung cloth, and with The most
lqpy results.
It's highly gratifying that this invaluable agent
an this country beginning 10 be used. The preJu-
re is fast wearing away. Physicians and surgeons
aas use il, aud thus acknowledge the honor due
siessnitz, or the people wW. There is no getting
Hund the matter. There is no substitute.
| J. SHEw, NJ. ID.