The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-11-17
How to Get Sick,

IL. ii. Nj. writes, 4 slept in room one
night which bad been washed out during
the day, and was not quite dry. awoke
IN the morning with sore throat, which
has continued ever snce."-The result is
he has had to abandon his theological
studies, and place himself under treat
ment. after having lost t~o years time.
Ii. NJ. writes, Il went to sleep, in q
warm day, on the top of an ice box, and
have never been well since" He shortly
after died of consumption.
/. Ii. took very severe cold, conversa.
ton WAS laborious, but he had an appoint
ment to preach, and felt AS if he must
fulfil it. lie made the attempt, but utter
ance was attended with pricking pain
in the throat, and then dull hurting
came on in the throat, with subsequent
"hemming" and fruitles clearing" lie
was permanently disabled.
A modest man walked until quite fat-
gued, and perspirIng freely, entered an
omnibus, sat next n lady who opened a
window TO get some fresh air for herself
He soon became chilled, and was i'll for
! three weeks.
Ii. z. got up at night and boosted the
window to look at burning house the
cold air dArteI in on the unprotected
body, just from a warm bed. \ twelve
months illness resulted in drorsv.
strong, hearty man came in On hot
! summers day, Immediately took off his
coat and ha,, aud sat in the open win
dow, looking out upon beautiful garden,
over which the ocean breezes came to fan
! him. Before he was aware of il he was
chilled, was attacked with inflammation
Of the lungs, and died within week.
A delicate young lady, an invalid, pa
! tient OF ours in an excursion with several
others, was "overtakcn" Ivy night6,ll, and
by Young gentlemen. They were in a
boat, and the boat was in the mud the
tide having gone out IN a visit 20 the sea,
and There they were." mile from shore.
and several miles from home, that mile
WAS extraordinarily long AMI short. Only
! think OF II A Whole mile over n Jersey
/ aat ! covered with water, mud and bul
rushes, carving in the arms, n young
/ eighteen, with one Of the sweetest voices.
faces and forms, to Le in or out Of Jersey
BE spattered with mud, dripping with
| fog, and dew, and slush, steaming with
! perspiratiou, aud weared with hunger,
thirst and fatigue, delighted and excited
! by the novelty OF the ;hing, they reached
home ut midnight. The next day she
"didnt have anything the matter with
her at all! Why ! Sire had taken les
sons "i us. Instead Of pulling oil her
bonnet and shawl, and sitting in n cool
place, or instead OF undressing at once,
and thnS letting the AR che ok the perspi
ration, she went INTO warm room, closed
the doors aud windows, sat some mo
mentS, laid aside the garments one by
one, at intervals, and when cooled oil IN
The course oil an hall hour, retired to
sound sleep and healthy %"sS'ng.
Another man rode three miles with a
little child sleeping IN hls lap, which pres.
sing against his s'om"ch caused UNUSUAL
warmth there. 1t VAS chill, raw No,
'emocr evening Ia walking hundreI
yaf"s 10 the mouse. the child moving
Slowly ana WIND blowing, the whole
abdomen was chilled IN moment, lhe
next morning he awoke with The om'n
'oas pa'hs ot periionea' Inflammation,
"h,ch Is often i"'aI III three or four days.
man had some "cco"nts TO draw on