The Portland daily press., 1863-11-03
ITuesday Morning, November, 8 1863.
How to Cure Fever.

we copy lle lonoWlhg eNtrNt from au ar
ticle on the treatment of levers which we find
in the Nav yorl Tr;h,ne 7, contains s,o-
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ses'ions wen "or'" cohsiueiips' pu' IKE al
other remedial processes that are received and
applied as infallible liable to more failures
than successes. Eyervbodv excent nhysicia,s
.,.-,-,.,
VINO are liorouShy re"u III iheir proiessioh'
know just what should be done TO cure almost
every case of disease. Long exnerience and
"a.
eAen''. p'".u's 'eaus '"e piae'''''uei W oe
constantly in doubt as to the success OF any
particular remedy having failed so often when
ha ,yas con6dant of sucoass and s,oooadad
"neh success see'heo iu'possioie. Inc writer
IN the Tribune says:
"Feyer is nothing but an excitement of The
system which calls to be reduced. IL Is sim
ply1Nilr to be put out. -Four things will throw
OF and prevent fever. when an Individual finds
himself. however seriously. immediately threat
ened with il. First. FASTING. refusin9 10 add
fuel to the fire Secondly. RESTING remaining
oniet. refusing to add To the excitement bv
whatever exertion. Thirdly. bathino botb IN
cool the system. and 10 cleanse Tho Skin and
omen the pores. But even moro imnort,nt IN
both thr ends of cooling and nnridca,ion thar
this eyternaI batbing l. nm internal batb drint.
Gnnl0nSiN PDld N "a IA
The impurities and moro efIectuallv reduce the
temnerature Fourthlv tborough and fre-
onantiv rene.tad fr;c,ion of tha ,,Sola snrcaao
rnhbing the hodv over with tho hand 7, ~
almost mast belief hnw certsinly and ranidIy
taver can in tbis wav ba rnbhaJ ont Of !. ,na,1
One nerlect. long. continued oner,,ion would
alone lorestall many nm entire fnvar
An three things will cnre anv fever bowav-
or violent the attack and however f;rr, a hold
>.
sll Won have to do il IN nnt ont that fira-2cool
off Air alone in a mnfitude or rssas would
he sufficient 10 producr the rasul, Absence
of air would in one minute make Won have n
fever. as If Won were shut nm in glass receiv-
er or tight chest. and then restoring Won Ia
the air In one minnie would cnre yon' So air
alone will in n short time. and almost inevita-
bly. cure a man whom fever has made no mat
ter how sick. First. omen all the doors and
windows. and let a perfect current of fresh
air bless and cool him. Next. throw off the
bedclothes as much as possible. that this pure
air NAV strike through TO his suffering body.
Thirdly. grasp the clothes in The center of The.
bed. and repeatedly and quickly raise them.
that the air may suck through Fourthly,
Law hold with both hands of the clothes at his
shoulders. and lift them nm and let them fan
thus not only letting the air draw under. but
tanning him. And nlthly. if the fever re-
auires. strip of all the clothes from the bed.
and his garment beside, and let him have a
perfect air bath. 1t will soon cool him. and
he cannot take cold till he is cool, when you
must cover him up again. These live things,
followed up constantly from day to day and
from hour to hour, as there was need land
perhaps some of them from minute TO minute)
would save the life of any man in fever. if he
was not already as good as dead from its long
raging before you commenced. This is the
way to reduce lever-this is reduction.
Water alone would cure any man in a fever.
First and principally have him drink - drink
cold. fresh water. Let him drink quite freely
and often. If he will. but if MOI. p tumhlrr
full every fifteen minutes. for every bour anJ
thus fifty in the course OF half n day will he
sufficient. most wonderfully aud perinaneniIv
to reduce his temperature and cool him oil
An internal hath Is ten times more el,icacions
than any external one. And If the drinkin~
yomits him. ali we'll. il will be because he
needs TO yomit. But this nrescription i for
very high fever: if the excitement and heat
tbo ssstan, az, iosn Iii ,'. Inv II;. hoe'
mucb,
Rut secondlv ifit is nacasSa,y ~, desirable
annIv cold water extornaiI, La;h;n,, tha s,,,
face with wei snonge towel or he,tar W.,
vour hand. This can easily he done wbile ,he
1atian, iios ooyoroJ IN ,ho bo5 49,, ,.;,I.s.,,
rina,,;,s, ,na baJoIo,has n. ~ H. ~ w. 's
. "e.'ns Wy ~ ~ 80, ~, .ne hca. oc
go .,,o 80, a.iu .I ,i,. ~ u .lo pa,iet .
Ia 'annosad s,r ia,;nr ~ a'''u .ne
na, -, d;.a,o,;o, ann1i; ~ o;i,', taei0
o' uisoi e'ioii, W eiieun's'aii- aii
oOIr ort w easi 'iu "nuo @ 1ouy az once, 9i
the trunt and ;ho Love- IimhS onlv rar,
therefore beino exnosed and aIrthp rest nro'
teclea. Or the discretion may be as to bath
ny .ne mno,e pouy at All, or only the trunk,
"hcte .ie iefei u, anu not tue eXtremllles