The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-07-08
sun-stroke-Its Symptoms and
Remedies.

Remedies.
The present brings with it the usual her.
vest Of hot weather mortality, or suffsrAg
from sun stroke.
The symptoms OF sun.stroke generally
indicate constitution previously impaired.
Sometimes there is active congestion and
apoplectic efusion within the Uranium, and
in such cases death generally ensues. But
more often the signs are those OF physical,
snd, particularly, cerebral prostration; the
pulse Is feeble, the cheeks. and, in fact, the
whole surface Of the body. are pale and
CHASTITY. The blood Is defective in quality,
thus impeding the vital processes. The
heart is ently the organ at fault, having
suddenly ehccunbed under fatigue and ex
haustion, though the head gives the first in.
timations Of danger. This premonitory
symptom OF sun.strOke mentioned in the
frst instance is recorded in history. which
may be found in the Bible: "And when
the child wSs grown, it fell on day that he
went out to his father, to the reapers. And
he said TO his father, "My head, nv head!"
And he said to a lad, Garry him to his
mother" And when he had taken him rnd
brought him to his mother, he sat on her
knees till noon, and died. Kings w.,
1920.
Manassas, also, the husband Of Judith,
the heroine. (chap. vii; 9, 81 died IN n sim.
liar manner: "Manasees WINS her husband,
of her tribe and kindred, who died in the
barley harvest. For as he stood overseeing Q
them that bound sheaves in the field, the
heat cnme upon his head, ond he fell upon
his bed and died in the city Of Bethulia."
Commissions sometimes occur. and In the
intervals there are tremblings Of the mus.
cles and limbs, not greatly unlike those ot
delirium tremens. These are very common
in diseases of debility, where the nervous
system is largely involved, but generally do
not require specific attention. Even during
the progress of recovery, there Is sonletimes
considerable mental alteration.
/ The premoDitions of on attack are readi.
ly recognized. There is feeling of pres.
sure upon the head, the blood tingles in the
vessels, the air seems too hot and tenuous
for breathing. A person who was once
thus Infected tells Us that he was cured BY
Immediately bathing the head, arms and
shoulders in water. While undergoing thi:
process, he experienced a sensation as i
} burning Goals were spread over the whole
, scalp, but in less than an hour every oppres
sive symptom had passed away. A, brother
OF the same gentleman, similarly attacked
was not so cautious. He fell to the grount
l insensible, while at labor in the harves
} field, and after lingering two or three days
much OF the time Comatose, and with wha
a physician mistakenly termed and treatet
as typhoid fever, was suffeged to die.
, The remedies -" laid down in the books
| MI ha1s
these being "diffusive and causing al
equable circulation of blood throughout tn
body, and particularly to the surface. Tn,
patient is advised to swallow the medicine
but if he is " out Of his head" it can b,
+ given by enema. Washing the head will
cold water, and rubbing linments upon th
surface with the hands, keeping up th
friction as long as my be necessary, will
: generally answer the purpose. When mucl
dullness or stupor remains, coffee and stron!
tea nre efficacious.
The means of prevention ore simple
I Persons in sound health are seldom attack
ed; previous debility, general depression o
the vitnl forces, unusual and excessive ply
sical eXertion violent gusts Of passion, ex
? cessive drinking Of cold water, or of alco
hoic beverages, superadded to exposure t
the summer sun or hot fire, create tn
danger.
u Careful moderation in tAese particular
e will generally secure exemption. Th
Arab, wandering in an arid desert, subsis,
ing on camel's milk and few vegetables
usually enjoys immunity; his blood is no
= vitiated by stimulating food or unwhoIesom
r drinking. Sir Joseph Banks spent twent
' minutes in an oven where beef was cookin
without harm. Fishermen for the sake q
i protection sometimes fill their hats wit
Q moist sea-weed; though any large leaves, O
d even wet cloth upon the head will unswe
3 as we'll. This is un infalible preventiv
and should be more generally observed b
laboring men.-Nsv York Eusning Post.