The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-02-03
A APHYsECfAN'S SToRY.-TREATs
,Ha ING "A CASE ACTIVELY. 2

| WAS scNt lOV Il great nbSte 10 ulleUC
a gentleman Of responsibility, who had
been discovered in his room lying sense
less onthe floor. On arriving a. tho house
| found Mrs H. in greut distress ol
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"Whai is the matter with Nj, H --.es -
! asked, on meeting his lady, who was in
tears IND locking the picture of distress
II am afraid it is apoplexy," she replied
81 found him lying upon the floor, where
he had, to all appearances, fallen sud.
denly from bis chair. His face is purple
and though he breathcs, i, is with great
difficulty" ... as,is,es b h
lwent up TO see my patient He had
been lifted from the floor, and was now
lying upon the bed. Sure enough his
lace was purpled and breathing lnbored,;
but somehow the symptoms did not indi.
cate apoPlexy, Every veinin his head
and face vas turgiJ, and he lay perfectly
stupid; But still saw no clenr Indications
of any approaching congestion Of the
brain. s.,l n.a.I er..
"IIadu't he better be bled, doctor9"
asked the ANXIOUS wife. al don't know
ilint IFS necessary Il replied. "L think
if we lei him alone il will pass off in the
course of a few hours.'' "A few hours |.
lilo may die III half an hour" ~ dom,
think the case is SO dangerous, madam =
"Apoplexy no, dangerously ."I hardly
think il is apoplexy." "Pray what do
you think it is, docloi9" 1y qad 'Is 20 lev
Mrs. II looked 'anxiously into my
face, ldelicately hin,ed tha, il might
possibly have been drinking 100 much
brandy ;but 10 this she Indignantly sob>
jccted. "No, doctot,a ought 70 know
about that" she said. '.Depcnd upon il,
the disease is more deeply seated, 4 am
sure he better be bIed. Won't you bleed
him, dociorgp A. few, ouaces ofblood ia.
ken'Iom hisarm may give life to the nov
atagnaht circulation Of The blood" ".'2'e,o
Thus urged, I, after some y Gcclion, or
leeEed bowl and > bandage, aadl open-
ng asvein n,reGeved him ofabou. 8 ounces
uf blood. yBu, helay as insensiJle as be-
fore, much TO the distress Of his poor wife.
Something else muat be done, DOCTOR"
she urged, seeing thu, bleeding had &C.
comPlishcd nothing. "If my husband is.
not relieved quickly he must die, ",IIiqs.
this lime sevetal relatives g. friends
who had been seut for arrived, and urged
upon me the adoption Of some active
means Of restoring The sick man 10 con
sciousncss. One proposed mustard plas.
iers oil over bis body; another ablister
ON tho llesd, and u tIlitdyhis immersion IN
hot water. 'fsuggcsted iliati, nigh. be
well 70 use 9 stomach pump. "Why,
doc,ors' asked one of his friends, .aPer-
haps he hasinken some drug" Ireplied.
"lmpossible, ductor,p said The vile; ''be
has no, been from home ID. day, and there
is no drug III the house" "No brandy Z"
! ligPhAl iygePhAllured this suggestion again. "No,
doctor, no spirits uf any kind, NOT eEen
wine,in1the house," returnedoMrs H., in
an offended tonugoo a9sd cod. ods ,'he9 T
I@ns moi The 'tegiilar family physician,
ndlhad been caIledaindo meet.l lie iaIar-
ming emergency because my office hap
pened to be nearest to the dwelling of
NJ: Il r. r----. Feeling my N! position 10, be
Q difficult one. ! suggested that the fam
lily physician hadlbetter be called. "But
DOCTOR" urged the friends. .-
mo harm will result ftotn II, be assured,"
1 replied BiI my words did not assure
them. However, asal. was finn in hoy
resolutions no, to do anything for the pa.
,ient udlil Dr.. s. came, they had 70 sub
nit V@9i Y s,',I' 2,'' Ss,'''p'e,''.'J III ~
3n, OI. hssyqsjb !Q,H 90 cd " I'D, ,9lG Hiie
III wished 10 make q call Of Importance
inlthe peighborhood. and proposed going,
to be,dback bysthe time Dr.. s.. arrived !;
but the 4 friends Of the sick man would
not suffermes to5leaye the room.so4 ap,
when DR.. s.. came we conversed aside
fora few minutes, and gave him my views
Of the case, and stated What | had done
and why l,had fdonesihtaiW We, then pro-
ceeded toiho bedside of our patient ;ilere
was still no signs Of approaching con,
sciousncss, a"Don'ts you think bis head
must be shaved and blistered?' asked the
vile, anxiously. Dr.. S. thought aomo-
ment, and then said; ',Yss,' byIallmeans;
send FOR a barber, and also for a iesh fly
Sister, four inches 'by nine. ~, gp,a,o9
looked into the face Of Or. S. With
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