Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-03-29

1 ~ COuSClOuSHeSS. OHe pTOpoScu HuSldTu
plasfers all over his body. another his i'm
/ mersion, in hotw / suggested that j,
might be we'll to use a stomach.pump.
"Why," doc,ora" asked one of his
friends. .... ........--. ...t,.>
''Perhaps he has taken some drug re.
piled 500 s.s's-a u. '@
= ssImpossible,i doetor!" said the wife, she
has been home all day, and there is no drug
Of any kind in the house,. .-...-...
."No brandy?"I ventured the suggestion
again.
ssNo doctori No.spirits Of any kind in
the house," replied Mrs. FL, in an Of
Tended tone. .@t>..zA -: -s;.,. .-.....-
Twas not the regular family physician,
and had been called in to meet the, alarm
ing emergency because my Office happen
ed to be nearest to the dwelling Of Mr..
H -. Feeling my position to be a diff
fieult one, suggested that the family ply
sician had better be called. ,....r..-- :.
"But the delay, dcctor,'' said the friends.
"No harm will result from it, be assur-
ed," Ireplied. -
But my word did not assure them
However, as was firm in my resolution
not to do any more for the patient until
Dir: S. came, they had to submit.
wished to make call of importance in the
neighborhood, and proposed going, to be
back by the time, DR.. s. arrived; but
the friends of the sick would not suffer me
to leave the room.
When DIR. s. came, we conversed
aside for few minutes, and gave him my
views Of the case, and stated what | had
done, and why l had done it. We then
proceeded to the bedside Of our patient -
There was still no signs of approaching
consciousness.
"Don't you think his head ought to be
shaved and blistered?'' asked the wife anx-
iously
DR.. s. thought moment, and then
said 80.
'.Yes. by all means. Send Tor barber;
and also for fresh fly blister, four inches
by nine."} .-.ir5s=1e -
looked into the face Of DR.. S-,with
surprise. He was perfectly grave and
earnest | hinled 10 him my doubt of the
good that mode of treatment would do
But he spoke confidently of the result,
and said that it would not only cure the
disease, but, he believed, take away the
predisposition thereto, with which Mr.. H
was affected to high degree. .
The barber came. The head of MIR.
fl was shaved; and Dr. S-appli-
ed The blister with his own hands, which
completely covered the scalp from fore.
head TO occlput. ..-....-...
''Le, It remain on for two hours, and
then make use of the ordinary dresslng,"
said r. s. eff he should not recover
during the action of,he blister, don't feel
uneasy. SeHsibility will be restored soon
after.'' egs..,E u E{E.{"E|E GfA
I did not call again; but / heard from
Doctor S -- the result. 51
After we left the friends stood anxiously
around the bed upon which the sick man
lay; though the blister began to draw, no
signs Of returning Consciousness showed
themselves, further than an occasional low
moan, or an uneasy tossing of the arms.
For two hours the burning parched the
tender skin of Mr.. H-'s head, and was
then removed lthad done good service.
dressings were then applied; repeated and
repeated again; but still the sick man lay
in deep stupor. .sssestere
SIT has done no good. Hadn't we bet
ter send for the doctor?" suggested the
wife. 80 eE.;s-. siss; q
Jua. then the eyes Of H .opened,and
he looked with half supplied surprise from
face to face of the anxious group that sur
rounded the bed
''What in the mischief's the matter?"
he at length said. At the same time feel
ing n strange sensation about his head, he
placed his hand rather heavily thereon.
'sH eavens and earth!" He was now full
1y in his senses. ''Heavens and earth!
w hat ails my head?'
-. "For m1ercy's sake, keep quiet" said the
wife, with glad tears rushing over her face.
'.Y ou have been very ill: There, there,
nowp' and she spoke very soothingly.
t'sDon't say word, but lie very still!''
- 'sBut my head. 1t feels as if scalded.
Where's my hair2 Heavens and earth Sa-
rah! What's my arm tied upin this way
rfor?n .sa1as5 a.s:gzri kigg ssarz . s.,.1zs
'"s.Be quiet my dear husband, and Pll ex-
plain it all. Oh, be very quiet; your life
depends upon it, $50
MIR. H. sank back upon the pillow
from which he had risen, and closed his
eyes to think. he put his hand to his head,
and fel. il all over from temple to temple,
to and from nape 10 forehead
u as il blisters'' he at length asked.
dear You, have.abe very i'll.
We feared for your life, y said Mrs. H
,,fectionately.7 There have been wophy-
sic;a,,s in attendance /"
Closed his eyes again. His lips
moved. Those nearest were not much ed
ifed by the whispered words that proceed,
ed therefrom. They would have sounded
strangely in church or to ears polite ana
refined. After this he lay for some time
sa"Fhreatened with apoplexy, supposed"
he then said, interrogatively. 7a asE
''Yes dear,''a replied his wife, II found
you lying insensible upon the floor, upon
happening TO come into your room. 1t
was most providentiaf tina, discovered you
whensI did or you certainly would have
died. =
H shut his eyes and muttered some.
thing with an arr of importance. But his
WINS nots understood Finding
/. r. i, friends and relatives re-.