Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-03-19

decay, that the yellow matter was scoop
ed out by the cup-full.
A Boston ship-owncr, while on the
deck of one of his vessels, thought he
would lend a hand in some emergen.
lcy; and pulling off his coat, worked
with will, until he perspired freely,
when he sat down to rest awhile, enjoy
ing the delicious breeze from the sea-
On attempting to rise. he found himself
unable, and was so stiff in his joints that
he had to be carried home and put to
bed. which he did not leave until the
end of two years, when he was barely
atl5 to hobbIc down to the wharf on
crutches
A lady, after being unu sually busy
all day, found herself heated and tired
toward sundow of Il summers day. She
concluded she would rest herself by TAX
ing a drive to town in an open vehicle.
The ride made her uncomfortably cool,
but she warmed herself up by an hour S
shopping, when she turned homeward ;
it being late in the evening she found
herself more decidedly chilly than be-
fore At midnight she had pneumonia,
(nhamation of the lungs and in three
months had the ordinary symptoms ef
confirmed consumption.
a lady of great energy of character
lost her cook, aud had to take her place
for four days the kitchen was warm
and there was draft of air through it.
When the work was douc, warm and
weary, she went to her chamber and lay
down on the bed TO rest herself This
operation was repeated several times "A
day. On the fifth day she had an at
tack of lung fever: at the end of six
months she was barely able to leave her
chamber, only to ind herself sufT ring
with the more prominent symptoms oI
confirmed consumption such as quick
pulse, night and morning cough, night
sweats, debility, short breath, and fall
ing away
A young lady rose from her bed on a
November night, and leaned her arm on
the cold window sill to listen to sere-
made. Next morning she had pneumo-
MIA, and suffered the horrors of asthma
Cor the remainder Of a long life.
Farmers wives lose health and life
every year, in one of two ways by busy
ing themselves in warm kitchen until
weary, and then throwing themselves CT
bed or sofa, without covering, and
perhaps changing tn. dress for a IN or,
common one, as soon IS they enter tht
house, walking or working. The rule
should be inVarlaolC, to 20 at once to
worm room and keep on all the clothinG
al least for FIVE or ten minutes, until til,
forehead is perfectly dry. In all wealth
ers, if you have to walk and ride on any
occasion, do the riding first
An engineer in the vigor of manhood
brought upon himself an ncurablc dis
ease through cold taken by standing
on zine floor as s9on as he left his bee
in the morring, while he washed himself
Many farmers wife or daughter has
lost her life by staining on damp floor
far hours together on wasting days.
A young lady, the only daughter of 4
rich citizen, stood an hour on the damr
grass, while listening to the music in
the Central Park; the next day she was
attacked with inflammation OF tho lungs
of which she died within a week.
: An cstnabIo lady, farmers wife
bu,ieJ herself in hou ehod affairs on ;
summers day; late in the afternoon
) having p rspirel good deal. and being
weary, she rode to town in IN open We
) hicie to do some shopping finding her.
self little chilly, she walied rapidly on
leaving her Garage, and soou became
comfortably warm again While shop
ping it rained. Ailer the shower see
started homeward in cool wind ; this
checked the pcrspi ration the second time
and with all available precautions she
reached home, chilled through and
through, and died the victim Of con
sumption within the year.
A farmers daughter event abcrry
ing - the ground was fat aud Il little
marshy; her shoes wnre .tain, and by
the excitement If company she remained
several hours She was i'll next day, -
Four years | ter she stated tc her physi
elan tha she had not seen well hour
since. 81. vas then in the last stages
of hopeless decline, and died coon after.
A little attention would avert vast
amount of human suffering in these re
CARDS. Sedeu:ary persons, invalds, and
those in feeble health, should ga direct
ly to a fire after all forms of exercise,
and keep all the garments on for few
moments or, il in warm weather, to a
closed apartment, and, il anything,
throw on an additional covering. When
no appreciable moisture is found on the
forehead, the outdoor garments may be
ramoved. The great rule is, cool off
very slowly always after the body has in
any manner been heated beyond its or
dinary temperature:
The moment a man is satisfied be has
taken cold, let him do three things .
First, cat nothing second, 60 to bed /,
cover up warm in a warm room third,
drink as much cold water as he can, or
as he wants, or as much hot herb-tea rs
he can and in three cases out of four
be will be almost well in thirty-six hours:
if not scud for an educated aud expert
cnccd hysician at once, for any ''cold'
which does not "gct better" within forty