Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-11-09

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happened TO be nearest the dwelling
of Mr.. H --. Feeling my position
TO be a difficult one, / Suggested that
the family physician had better be !
called. ilsa's ,se 81 PA
B Bat the delay, doctor said the
No harm viii result from ii, be as.
lsured, lreplied. Ne es on ,a
But my words did not assure them.
However, as ] was firm in my reso-
luton MOTTO do an thing more for
the patient until DIR. S. came,
they had TO submit. wished to make
q call Of Importance in the neighbor-
hood, and proposed going, to be back
by the lime DIR. S. arrived. but
The frient's ofthe sick man would not
suffer me TO leave the room. s6e1 1s
When DIR. S. came, we con-
vcrsed aside few minutes, and /
gave my views Of the case, and sta
ted what had done and why had
done it. We then proceeded 10 the
bedside Of our patient. There were
no signs of approaching conscious
ness.
Don't you think his head ought
to be shaved and blisteredl asked
the wife, anxiously. al a
DIR. S. thought a mement,
and then said,
Yes, BY all means. Send for
barber. and also fora fresh fly blister
four inches hv nine.'
] looked into the face of Dr..S--~,
with surprise. He was perfectly
grave and earnest. limited to him
my doubt of the good that mode Of
treatment would do. But he spoke
confidently Of the result and said thai
II wonid moi only cpre The disease,
but be liable to take away the pre-,
disposition thereto, with which Mr..
c. was affected to high de-
gree. 81 HagI Z, l.. nA I'm
The barber came. The head Of
the patient was shaved: and Dr. S.
applied the blister with his own hands
which completely covered the scalp
from forehead to occinut. tos @s
LET 1t remain OH for two hours
and then make use of the ordinary
dressing, said DIR. S. -.' sIf he
should not recover during the action
ofthe blister, don't feel uneasy. Sen
sibilitywill beTestored soon after
Idlf not call again, but j heard
from DIR. S S---77-7 the result. STR
H. After we leftthe friends stood anx-
iouslv around the bed upon which
the sick man lay, but though the
blister began toYdraw. no signs Of re-
turning gIconsciousness c showed them
selves further than an occasional low
moan. or an uneasy tossing of The
arm. For full two hours the bnrn;pr
PLASTER parched the tender skin OF
Mr.. G-'s shorn head and was
then removed. 1t had done good SER
vice. Dressings were Their. applied:
reneated and repeated again: but
still the sick man lay in deep stu
por. g x II
j; has done no good: hadn't we
better send for the doctorl' sugges-
ted the WIFE av s.a
just then thieves of c. open
ed, and he looked with half stupid
surprise from face to face ofthe anx-
ious group that surrounded The bed.
What in the mischief the mattcr7
he at length sad. AT the same
time feeling strange sensation about
his head, he placed his hand rather
heavily thereon.
Heavens and earth!' He was
now fully in his senses. Heavens
and earth! what ails my headl'
For mercy's sake keep quiet
said the wife, the glad tears gushing
over her face. You have been very
il'. There, there. now!' and she spoke
soothingly, Don't say word, but
lie very still as
! s'But my head-it feels as if seal
,ded where's my bairl Heavens
and dearth Sarahl j don't understand
this. And my arml what's my arm
tied pin this way fort l'E q
BE quiet, my dear husband andlll
explain it al. Oh. be very quiet
Your life ocpends upon it!'
Mr.. c. sank back upon The
pillow from which he had arisen, and
closed hiseyes to think. He put his
hand TO his head and felt il tenderly
all over from temple 10 temple, and
from nape TO foreheadl ciog arioL
Is it a bisterN he atlength asked.
Yes, dear-you have been very
rill--we feared for your life, said Mrs
!s5S7 affectionately. There have