The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06
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From the New York Evening rost, June Is.
The present brings with il the usual harves
Of hot weather mortality, or suffering from sur
stroke. Seven Instances are reported nv hap
pcning on Friday, ten on Saturday, and twenty
or more on Sunday and to-day. A noticeatl,
case occurred during the Governors review Of
the Metropolitan police, when Gen. b. T. Bruce
the Inspector General OF the Militia, was pros
trated by . coup de soiiei, and was carried iron
the Park helpless.
The symptoms of sun stroke generally indi-
cate constitution previously impaired. Some
times there Is active congestion and apoplecti,
efiusOn within the Uranium, and in such case
death generally ensues. But more often thu
signs are those of physical, and particularly
cerebral prostration; the pulse is feeble, thu
checks, and, in fact, the whole surface OF tn.
body, are pale and CHASTITY. The blood is de-
fective in quality, thus impeding the vital pro-
cess. The heart is evidently the organ At fault
having suddenly succumbed under fatiguesanc
exhaustion, though the head gives the first in
timaiions OF danger. This premonitory symp-
tom of sun stroke mentioned ii the first in
stance is recorded in history, which may be
found in the Bible: "And when the child was
grown, it fell on a day that he went ont to his
father, TO the reapers. And he said 10 his ia
Their, My head, my heddr And he said TO a lad,
Garry him to his mother And when he had
taken him and brought him to his mother, he
sat on her knees till noon and died" - Kings,
iv, Is, 20.
Manassas, also, the husband Of Judith, the
heroine, (chap viii; 2,3,) died in similar
manner: 'Manasses was her husband, oil her
tribe aud kindred, who died in the barley bar
vest. For as he stood overseeing them that
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his head, and he fell upon his head and dec in
the city OF Bethulia.'
Commissions sometimes occur, and ID the in.
tervals there are ;remblngs OF the muscles and
limbs, not greatly unlike those OF det,ria,a ire.
mems. These are very common in di-eases OF
debility, whsre the nervous system is largely
Involved, but generally do not require specific
attention. Even during the progress OF recov.
cry, there is sometimes Considerable mental
alteration.
The pfemontions Of an attack are readily re-
cognZed. Taere is u feeling OF pressure upon
the head, the blood tinales IN the vessels the
air seems 100 hot aud tenuogs for breathing.
person WHO was thus once affected tells US
that he was cured by immediately bathing the
head arms and shoulders IN water. Whlle un-
dersosng this process, he experienced sensa-
ton as il burning Goals were spread over the
whole scalp, but in less than an hour every
oppressive symptom had passed away. A bro
Their OF the same gentieEaE, similarly attacked,
was not SO cautious. H. tell TO the ground
insens bic, while at labor in the harvest field,
and after lingering two or three days, mach OF
the time comatose, and with what u physician
termed and treated AS typhoid fever,
was suffered to die
The remedies "ad down in the books" are
alcoholic and ammoniacal stimulants; these be
ing "dlfusive," and causing an equable ciscula-
uon oil blood throughout the body, aud partic-
nlarly to the surface. The patent is advised
TO swallow the medicine, but if he IS Tout o.
his head, it can be given by enema: Washing
the head with cold water, and rubbing lnimcnts
upon the surface with the haAGs, keeping up
he friction long as may be nee ssary, will
generally answer the purpose. When much
iuness or stupor remains coffee and strong
tea are etficacious.
The means of prevention are simple. Persons
n sound health are seldom attacked; previous
debility, general depression of the vital forces,
unusual excessive physical exerton, violent
gusts OF passion, excessive drinking OF cold wa
er, or OF alcoholic beverages, superadded 10
he exposure TO the summer sun or hot fire,
create the danger.
Careful moderation in these particulars will
seherahy secure exemption. ihe Arab, wan
ierng IN an arid desert, subsisting on camel's
milk and a few vegetables, usually enjoys immu-
lity; his blood is not vitiared BY stimulating
God or unwholesome drinking. Sir Joseph
Banks spent twenty minutes in an oven where
'eef was cooking without harm. Fishermen for
he sake OF protection som times fill their hats
With moist weed; though any large leaves, or
'ven wet cloth upon the head, will answer as
WE'LL This is an iniaihbe preventive and should
'e more generally observed by laboring men