Washington telegraph., 1848-02-09
From The Saturday Ereaiag Past.
TREATING A CASE ACTIVELY.
a fnySIotANssroRy.
ny JonN IoNEs, Mn,

iehd man ai fespeelablilY whose wife, a
lady el Intelligence aud refinement. Ind
discovered him in his room lyug senscless
upon the hour.
On arriving al the holse. loaal Mrs.
II In great distress Of miud.
What Is tue matter with Mr.. IL
| asked on meeting hIs LADY, who was in
leats aud lonk.ng the pic'ure Of distress.
I'm a'laid ii is apapletl,' she replied.
i found him lying uponl the floor; where be
had, losll appearance, fallen suddenly from
his chair. Ills face is purple. aud though
he hrealh- Il IS with great difficulty
! went up la see my patient, Tie had
hr'n IiHfd 'Hain the ilaHr AMI was nov \.
my nm ihf had. sufr lHaard a|. iafs
s.- faH.r. AID he HaiHH# ri###H. haI
same aR 'HHsfmHam IIa aa' GHIla'c ap
aFrE9 Eua en- "a uts HFad aud hee
sas #aari aud he la perfectly siHnIl baT
z.i.. saw noelrar luiieauous uian actaaI
6t approaching congestion al iur brain.
liadn' he heller be hlrd nucaf assaH
the anxious wife.
I don't know thai il is ueresstfY.' fe
pied / lhink five let him alone Il will pass
off ia the COURSE OF few hours
"A few houfsl lie may de in half an
hour.
1 don't think the case is so dangerous.
madam
,pnpicIy mi dangerousl'
i hardly lhinlcit aptplrrY. replied.
PRAY what do you think It IS Daeiorr
Mfs. Il looked an.ipusly into mf
lace.
| deIiealrlf limited that he might. posi-.
hly, have hean drinking Too much brandi.
lnI Ia thu he positively aud almost inlis
nauiIs nhJrc'ed.
No. Doclaf. ought 10 knaw ahanl hat.
she said. depend upon il. Tie disrasc Is
more deeply SEATED am sure he had
better be bled. Wont you bleed him. Doe
tori 4 few ounces ui bioot taken ifam his
arm may give life 10 the now .lagnale cif.
enIalion Of the blood in his veins
Thus urged. |. after some reflection, or
derri a howl aud bandngr, and opening a
sr'n ifHm winch he blood nawed freely,
fel"vei ~ nf ahnul eight ounces oi hi.
circulating medium But he still lsy as
in-cn.ihir ~ brlofc. much Ia the distress
ul tl. poor vile.
'snnrihing else must be done, Doctor.
.hr urged, seeing that bleeding had ar
cmplishrd nothing. II my husband is moi
qnlrkiy relieved he must die
by Ibis time, several friends an1 r-n
ines whn hBd hren sent lot, arrived and
urged upon me the adoption oi some more
ar.iy- mean, lor restoring the sick man 10
cans uu-nr.. One proposed mustard
p.l,crs an "grr hi. hody; ann'brr blister
un h, bead; another his immersion in hul
salrr suggested that it might be- well
2" Use a =. mach pump,
'Why, Ducor' a,krd one ol hi- friends
Perhaps be- ha, taken some drug. re
piled
Impossible. Doctor. said the WIFI
lie has moi been from home to-day. and
there is no drug Of any kind in the house.
NO bandyf ycntured this suggestion
again.
'No. Doctor No spirits Of any kind, nor
even wine in the house., returned Mrs.
H in an offended tone.
was not the regular family physician
and had been called in To meet the alarming
emergency. because my office happened 10
be nearest 10 the dwelling Of Mr. Il.
frelng my position 10 be difficult one, ]
suggested that The family physician had bet,
ter be called.
'Bulihe delay. noctor, urged the friends.
'No harm will le.ull from it, be assured,
/ replied.
But ny words did moi assure them.-
However, "a. was 6rm in my resolution
not TO do ant hing more for the patient until
Doctor s. came, they bad to submit
| wished tn make call Of Importance in
lbr nriahbuhooi and proposed going. 2"
b. lura bt .Hr iur Dr. s-arr,ed
bots. .f-u.- .a n. mw w1HH n.i
-.Hrrm me .D |aN.. Ha aw0u
WH.r Uua1- s- rsme, vc con
,a.d aside lurr l,v mnucs, aud gave
tmm, view. OF lhc case aud stated what
had done and why had done H. We
then praceedcd 10 the hrdsidc flour patient
There we're still no signs Of approaching
consciousness.
Don't you think hi. head ought TO he
shaved aud blstercdl' asked the wife ami ,
ously.
Doctor s. thought a moment and
then said
Yes, by all means. Send for barber
and also lor fresh fly blister, four inches
by nine.
looked into the face Of Doctor s. |
with surprise. Il was perfectly grave and
earnest. hined to him my doubt Of the
good that mode Of treatment would do
But he spoke confidently of the result, aud
said that il would not only cure the disease
but, he believed, take away the predisposi
tion thereto with which Mf. Il was
effected in a high degree.
The barbcrcame. The head Of Il
was shaved. and Dortor s. applipd