Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-02-18

ed a bowl and baudage, and opening a vein,
from which the blood flowed freely, relieved
him Of about eight ounces OF his circulating
medium. But, he still lay as in,ensih.e "a
before, much TO the distress Of his poor viii.
Something else must DO done. Doctor
she urged, seeing shat bleeding had accom-
plished nothing. If my husband is rot
quickly relieved, he must die
by this time, several friends and relatives,
who had been sent for, arrived, and urged
upon me- the adoption of some more active
means for restoring the sick man TO conscious
ness. One proposed mustard piabters all over
has body another his immersion in hot wa
ter. | suggested tia; ii might be well to use
= stomach pump.
why, Doctor = asked one Of the friends.
Perhaps he has taken some drug l repli-
cd.
Impossible, Doctor said the wife. He
has not been from home to-day, and there is
no drug Of any Kind in the house.
No brandy | yentured this suggestion
again.
NO, Doctor! No spirits Of any kind, nor
even wine in the house returned Mrs.
II, in an offended tone.
was not the regular family physician. and
had been called in to meet the alarming sIner-
gency, because my Office happened TO be The
nearest to the dwelling OF Mr.. il.
Feeling my position to be a difficult one, |
suggested tina, the family physician had bet
ter be called.
But the delay, Doctor urged the friends.
NO harm will result from it, be assured
| replied.
But my words did not assure them. How
ever, as | was finn in my resolution not to do
anything more for the patient until Doctor
$ came, they had to submit. | wished
10 make a call OF importance in the neighbor.
hood. and proposed going, TO be back by the
time Doctor s. arrived hut tho friends
Of the sick man would not suffer me to leave
the room.
When Doctor - came, we conversed
aside for a few minutes, and | gave him my
views Of the case, and stated what ] had
done, and why 7! had done ii. We then pro-
ccedtd to'the bedside of our patient. There
were still no signs O; approaching conscious
ness.
Don, you think his head ought to be
shaved and bl!siered I asked the wife, ann
iously.
Dr.. S. thought u moment, and then
said
Yes, by all means. Send for a barber;
and also a fresh fly blister, four inches by
nine
| looked in the face Of Doctor s.
with SUNRISE. II was p.rf.ctlv rrave and
earnest. hinted IN him doubt Of the rood
thai, mode Of ,reotmer, wonld do. But he
smoke confidently Of the result, and said tha,
it womb moi onlv euro the disease. Init. he
believed. TAXA awav The n,sdisnosi,ion there.
to. with which Mr., IL was affected in
A., Lir, laa..
RE b,rhprrame. 'rbe head If Mr.. II
was shaved and Doctor s. applied
the blister with his own hands. which conn
pleteIv covered The sc.ln. from forehead To
! occipnt.
LET it remain on for two hours, and then
make use of tho ordinary drassinu.' said Doc
tor s.. If he should not recover du-
ring the action Of the blister, don't feel uhea-
sy. Sensibility will be restored soon after
did not call again, but l heard from Dr..
S. the result.
After we lett, the friends stood anxiously
around the bed upon which the sick man lay;
but though the blister began to draw, TO signs
of returning consciousness showed themselves
further than an occasional low moan, or an
uneasy tossing of tho arms. For full two
hours the burning plaster parched the tender
skin Of It's shorn head, and was then
removed. 1t had done good service. Dress
ings were then applied r~epeated and repeat
ed again; hut still the sick man lay in a deep
stupor.
1t has done no good. Hadn't we better
send for the Doator = suggested the wife.
Just then the eyes Of II opened,
and he looked with half surprise from face to
face Of the anxious group that surrounded the
bed.
What in the mischief's the matter?' he
at length said. 81 tho same time feeling a
strange sensation about his head, ne placed
his hand rather heavily thereon.
Heavens and earth y He was now folly
in his senses. Heavens and earth! Whar
ails my head =
For mercy's sake keep quiet said the
wife, the glad tears gushing over her face
: OH have been very i'll. There, there, now,