The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

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patlent until DE. ). came. they had q
submit.
! wished 10 make a call of impor-
lance IN The neighborhosd, aud propos-
ell gong. 70 be back when Dr. $. arris-
ell but The friends of the sick man
would not suffer me to leave the room.
when Dr. ). came. we conyersed
aside Tor q few minutes, and 1 cave him
my views Of the case. and stated what
had done and why | had done il. We
Then proceeded 20 the bedside Of our
patient; there were still no signs of
approaching Consciousness. .Don't
you think his head must be shaved and
blistered IL" asked the wife anxiously.
Dr. ). thought a moment, and then
said. Yes. by ali means; send Tor a
b'rber. and also for a fresh fiy bills.
ter, four inches by nine.s
| looked into the face Of DR.. S. with
surprise; il 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 re-
suit, 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
IL was shaved, and DIR. s. applied
the blister with his own hands, which
completely covered the scalp from fore.
head 20 occiput. Let it remain on
Tor two hours, and then make use Of
the ordinary DRESSING" said DIR. s.
"lf he should not recover during the
action OF the blister don't feel uneasy !;
sensibIlity will be restored soon alter"
l did not call again. but heard from
DIR. ). the result. After we lett the
friends stood anxiously around the bed
upon which the sick man Law; but
though the blister began to draw, no
signs of returning consciousness show
ed themselves, further than an occa>
slonal low moan or an uneasy tossing
OF the arms. For full two hours the
burning plaster parched The tender skin
OF HIS shorn head, aud was then re
moved; il had done good service.
Dressings were applied, repeated aud
repeated again. but still the sick man
lay IN a stupor. '"It has done no
eaAA4l ha,in,. v.... h..,-.----.f.. - -,i,
Jtst Il ialeqii eqiistsestyess u H- opened,
and he looked with half stupid surprise
from face to face of the anxious group
that surroundedr the bed. "What in
the mischief is the matter" he at
length said. At the same time, feeling
a strange sensation about his head, he
placed his hand rather heavily thereon.
!" Heavens and earth y (he was now
fully in his senses.) Heavens and
earth, what ails my head ?" For mer-
cy's sake keep quiet" said the wife,
the glad tears gushing over her face.
i" You have been very i'll /; there, there
now !" and she spoke soothingly,
"don't say word, but lie very still"
/" But my head What's the matter
with my heads II feels as if scalded.
Where's my hair? Heavens aud earth,
Sarah, don't understand this. And
my arm, what's my arm tied up in this
way for :" "Be quiet. my dear hus.
band, and I'll explain it all. oh, be
very quiet; your life depends upon it,
Mr.. 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 felt it tenderly all over.
from temple to temple, and from nape
to forehead. lis it hlister." he at
length asked. i" Yes. dear /; you have
been very i'll; we feared for your life"
said Mrs. H, atfectionately; "there
have been two physicians in atten'
dance"
H closed his eyes again; bis
lips moved. Those nearest were not
much edited by the whispered words
that issued theretrom. They would
have sounded very strangely in 7
church or to ears polite and refined
After this he lay for some time quiet
"Threatened with apoplexy, ] sup
pose !" he said interrogatively. Eyes,
DEAR" replied his wife. 81 found you
lying insensble upon the floor, on hap.
pening to come into your room. 1t was
most proyidential that | discovered you
when did. or YOU would certainly
have died"
/ H shut his eyes and muttercl
something with an air Of impatience
but its meaning was not understood
Finding him out Of danger. friends and
relatives retired, and the sick man wal
left alone with his family.
! /" Sarah he said, "why in the name
-of goodness did you permit the doctors
to butcher me up in this ways I'm
! laid up for aSeek OF two, and all for
nothing"
+" 1t was to save your life, deaf"
Save the devil"
i Hush! there, do for mer<I = sake
be quiet; every thing ,lepentsaPS u,
/ With a gesture Of inpati=ncf -
shut his eyes, teeth. andihandE ~ a
perfectly still for solsc minux Hci
he turned his face to the lsf'ea
ing in low retuIcnt scicSss
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