Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-05-28

hersef suffering with al the more promi-
nent symptoms Of confirmed consumption
such as quick pulse, night and morning
cough, nightsweats, debility. short breath,
and falling away.
A young lady rose from her bed on
November night, aud leaned her arm on
cold wudow-sill to listen to serensde.---
Next morning she had pneumonia, aud SUI.
fered the horrors Of asthma for the remain
der Of a long life 'a ea
Farmers wives lose Leaith and life every
year in one of two ways: by bnsyiug them
selves in a Wnrm kitchen until weary, and
then throwing themselves on bed or Sofa
without covering. and perhaps 10 q room
without hre F; or by removing the outer
cioi hing, and perhaps changing the dress
for more common one, as soon as they
enter the house after walking or working.
The rule should be invariably } GO al once
to warm room aud keep on all the cloth
ing ut least for five or ten minutes, unt |
the forehead is perfectly dry. ln all
wea, hers, il you have to walk and ride on
any occasion, do the riding first
An engineer, 10 The vigor OF manhood,
brought upon himself an incurable disease
through cold taken 10y standing on znc
floor as soon as he left his bed in the morn
ing. while he washed himself. Many a
farmers wife or daughter has lost her life
by standing on damp floor for hours to-
gcther on washing days.
/ A young lady, the only daughter OF a
| rich cIiz,n, stood on hour on the damp
grass while listening TO the music in the
Central Park the next day she was
attacked with inflammation Of the lungs, Of
which she died within week.
An cstimabe lady, farmers wife,
| busted herself in household uifairs on a
summers day ; late in the afternoon,
having perspred good deal and being
weary, she rode 10 town in an open vehicle
to do some shopping |; 6ndiug herself
little chilly. she walked rapidly on leaving
her carriage and soon became comfo tably
warm again. While shopping 1t rained.--
fer the shower she starred homewurd IL
a cool wind this checked the peFsp'ratiot
the second lime, and with all asllaole pc
caution she reached home chilled through
aud through, and died The victim OF con-
SUMPTION within the year.
4 farmers daughter went berryIDg !;
the ground was AT aud little parsny
her shoos were thin, and by the excitement
of company she remained several hours -
She was i'll next day. -Four years late
she stated 10 her physician that she bsc
not seen we'll hour siuce. She was then
10 the last stages Of hopless decline, and
died soon after.
A little attention would avert vas
amount of human suffering in these regards
Sedentary persous, invahds, aud those ii
feeble health, should 60 directly to hre
after oil forms Of exercise, and keep all tn
garments ON fer few minutes or, it war;
weather, 10 closed apartment, and. 1t any
thing, throw Oh an additional covering. :
When no apprcclable moisture is found U
the forehead The outdoor garments ma
be removed. The great rule is cool Q
very slowly always after the body hes
any manner been heated beyond its ordna
ry temperature.
The moment man is satisfied he ha
: taken cold let him do three things : Frs
> eat nothing second. go to bed, cover U
= warm 10 a warm room third, drunk Il
much cold waller as he eau, or MS he wants
or as much hot herb tea as he can. snd !
three cases out of four he will be almo'
we'll in thrIy-six hours If not send Tor a.
educated aud experienced physician
once, for any cold which dues not 'gt
better WITHIN forty eight hours is ne'th,
10 be trlfed with nor experl,nented apos