Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-02-02


to occiput.
Let it remain on for two hours, and
then make use Of tie ordinary DRESSING
siad DR.. $ .If he should not recov-
err during the action Of the blister, don I
feel uneasy. Sensioiiity viii be restored
soon after
Ibid no, call again, but heard from
DR.. s. the II suit
After we left, our friends stood anxious
~ around the bed upon which the sick man
lay; but though the blister began 10 draw
no signs Of returning consciousness show
ed themselves. further than an occasional
low moan, an uneasy tossing Of the
arms. For two full hours the burnin 9
plaster par4hcd the tender skin Of IL
shorn head, and was then removed. 1t
had done good service. Dressing was
then applied; repeated and repeated again;
but still the sick man lay in deep stupor
1T had done no good. Hadn't we bet
ter send for the Doctor!' suggested the
wife
Just then. the eyes of Il opened.
and he looked with half stupid surprise
from face to face of the anxious group tn al
surrounded the bed
'What iii the misclief's the mafter!' he
at length said. At the same time fec linz a
strange sensation about hi, head he pla-
ced his hands rather heavily thereon.
Heavens and cartI.' He was now full
ly in his senses. 'IIcaycns and GARTH
What ails my head!'
For mercy's sake keep quiet said the
wife, the glad tears gushing over her face
y GU have been very i'll. There, there
now!' And she spoke soothingly Don't
say word; but be very STILL
But my head, What's The matter with
my head. Itfeels as fscaldcd Where's
my hair! Heavens and earth, Sarah, |
don't understand this. And nv arn!-
What's my arm tied up in this way for1'
BE quiet, my dear husband. and I'll
explain it all. Oh, be very quiet. Your
life depends upor it,
Mr.. Il sunk back upon the pillow
from which he had arisen. and closed hi;
eyes TO think. He put his hand to his
head, and felt it tcnderlv, all over, from
temple to temple, and from nape to fore
head!'
is it blistcr' he at length asked.
sXoc
We fcard your life said Mrs. IL, aE
fectionately. There have been two physi-
clans in attendance
Il closed his eyes again. His lips
moved. Those nearest were not much
edited by the whispered words that issued
thercfrom. They would have sounded
very strangely in church; or to ears po-
lite and refined After this, he lay for
some time quiet.
Threatened with apoplexy, | supposed
he then said interrogatively.
yes. DEAR replied his wife. Il found
you lying insensble upon the floor on
happening to come into Your room. 1t
WI IllOSt IoN lildt L OlSCONtIcu
YOU when did. you would certainly have
died.
H shut his eyes and muttcrcd some
thing, with an air Of Impotence. But its
meaning was not understood.
Finding him out of danger. friends and
relatives retired, and the sick man was
Lot .,1,po with hi f:.p,ily
SARAH he said, why in Heaven name
did you permit the Doctors to butcher me
in this way' I'm laid up for week or
two. and all for nothing
III was to save your life. dear
Save the -v
Hush! There! Do. for Heavens
sake be quiet. Every thing depends up
on it
With gesture of impatence. Il
shut his eyes. teeth and hands. and lay
perfectly still for some minutes. Then
a low. petulent voice
Too bad! Too bad! Too badt'
had not erred in my first and my last
impression of IFS disease. neither
had DIR. s.. although he used very
mode of treatment. The
facts Of the case were these:
H. had weakness. He couldn't
taste wine or strong drink without being
tempted into excess. Both himself and
friends were mortified and grieved at this;
and they. by admonition. and by good res
olutions. tried to bring about a reform.-
But, to see was to taste. TO taste was to fall.
At last. his friends urged him to shut HIM
self up at home for a certain time. and see
if total abstinence would not give him
strength. He got on pretty well for few
DAYS, particularly SO. as his coachman