Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-02-11

From first paacl
also for fresh H. Blister tunr inches by nine.
looked into the face Of DR.. S. with sur
PRISE. lie was perfectly grave aud earnest.
iillitcd to him my doubt ul the rood that mode
vi treatment would do. But he spoke confident
iy of the result. and said that it would not only
cure the disease. but. he believed take away the
predisposon thereto with which Alr. IL
was affected in high degree.
The barber cane. The head of II was
shaved and Doctor S--applicd the blister
with his own hands, which completely covered
the scalp from forehead to occpu.
Let it remain on for two hours and then
make use Of the ordinary DRESSING said DIR.
s.. aft he should not recover during the
action of the blister don't feel uneasy. sens-
bility will be restored soon after"
did not call again, but | heard from Doctor
S. the result.
After we LETT, the friends stood anXiously
around the bed upon which the sick man lay:
but though tie blister began to draw, no signs
Of returning consciousness showed Themselves.
further than an occasional low moan. or an
uneasy tossing ul the arms. For iull two hours
the burning plaster parchcd the tender skin Of
lis shorn head and was then removed. II
had done good service. Dressings were then
applied; repeated and repeated again but stjiI
the sick man lay in deep stupor.
sit has done no good. Hadn't we better send
for the doctor ?" suggested the wife.
Just then the eyes Of Ii opened, and he
looked with half stupid surprise from face 10 fac,
of the anxious group that surrounded Wt bed
"\Nlpt !" tho i,.t'oh;et'o tI,u matter : ne If
length said; at the some TIM, feeling strange
sensation about his head, he placed his hand
rather heavily thereon.
" HEAVEN ard earth" he was now fully in
his SENSES. Heavens and earth What ais
my head p
For mcrcy's sake keep quiet said the wife,
the glad tears gushing over her face "Nou
have been very i'll. There, there now and she
spoke soohngy, don't say Il word, but lie very
still"
I" But my head, WHAT'S the matter with my
head 1t feet, a. il >caIdcd. Where's my hair !!
Heavens and earth, Sarah! | don't understand
this. And my arm, what's my arm tied up in
this way for p
BE quiet, my dear husband. and I'll explain
itall, Oh, be very quiet. Your life depends
upon it =
Mr.. lI-str back upon the pillow from
which he HAD arisen, and closed his eyes to think.
lie put his hand to his head, and felt it tcnderiy.
all over, from temple to temple, and from napc
TO forehead
Ista blister p he at length asked.
Yes, dear. You have been very i'll. We
feared for your Iilc,'' said Mrs. IL, affection
ately. "lhrrc have been two physicians in at
tendance"
IL closed his eyes again. Ills lips moved.
Those nearest were not much edited b. the
whispered words that issued therelrom. They
would have sounded very strangely in a church,
or to ears polite and refined. After this he lay
for some time quiet.
Threatened with apoplexy, suppose ?" he
then said ncrrogativcy.
"Ies dear, replied his wife. 81 found you
lying insensblc upon the floor on happening Ia
come into your room. Il was most pruvldcntinl
that discovered you wien did, or you would
certainly have ded.'
IL shut his eyes and muttercd something,
with an air OF impotence. But It's meaning was
not understood
Finding him ont of danger, the friends and re-
latvcs retired, and the sick man was LETT alone
with his family.
"Sarah - he said, "why in Heavens name
did You permit the doctors to butcher me in thi.
way I'm laid up or II week or tAu, and all
for nothing"
at was to save your life, dear
"Save the--!''
"Hush! There, do be quiet. Everything
depends upon it,"
With a gesture OF Impotence. Il shuthi
eyes, teeth and hands and lay perfectly -tIIl lol
some minutes. Then he turned his ace 10 the
wall, muttcring in low petultnt voice
"Too bad Too bad :"
had not erred in my first and my last impress
sions of lis disease, neither had DR.. .
although we used Il very extraordinary mode
treatment. The facts of the case were tIese-
II had weakness. He could II taS''
wine or sir,nr drink without being tempted int
excess. Both himself and friends were mort
fled and grcvcd at this: and they, by ednomuon
anal mo Ir r,,I resolutions tried to BRING dDUii