East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-07-19
PREMONITIONS.

An inceicurable amount of sickness
and premature death would be avoid
ed every year if we could be induce,
to heed the warnings, the Fremont
tons, which kindly nature gives o
the coming on of the great enemy
disease. Many a mother especial,
has lost a darling child, to her life
long sorrow, by failing to notice thu
approach of disease, in some unusua
act or circumstance connected with
her offspring.
l. If an adult or child wakes VI
thirsty in the morning, however ap-
parently well at the moment, or the
preceding evening, there viii be i'll.
ness before noon, always infallibly.-
1t is generally averted by remaining
warm in bed, in cool, well-ventilated
room, eating nothing, but drinking
plentifully of some hot tea all day
some little may be eaten in the after
noon by child. But as long as q
person wakes with a thirst in the
morning, there is an absence Of health
there is fever.
2. If when not habitual to him,
one is walked up early in the morning
with an inclination to stool, especially
if there is feeling of debility after
wards, it is the premonition of diar-
rhea, summer complaint or cholera.
There should be perfect quietude, ETC.,
as above; in addition, a piece OF
warm, thick, wooden flannel should be
wrapped tightly around the abdomen
belly; the drink should be boiled
milk; or far better, eat pieces 81 Ice
all the time, and thus keep the thirst
perfectly subdued; eat nothing but
boiled rice, corn starch, sage or tapio-
ca, and continue all these until the
tiredness and thirst are gone, the
strength returned, and bowels have
been quiet for twelve hours, return
ing slowly to the usual activities and
diet.
3. If a child is silent or hangs
around its mother to lay its head on
her lap, or is most unusually fretful,
or takes no interest in its former
amusements, except for fitful mo-
ment at time, it is certainly sick.
and not slightly so. Send at once for
a physician, for you can't tell where
or in what form the malady will break
out; and in children especially, you
can never tell where any particular
ailment will end.
4. When there is little or no appe-
tite for breakfast, the contrary having
been the case, the child is sick, and
should be put to bed, drinking moth
ing but warm teas, eating not an
an atom till noon, and then act accord
ing to developments.
5. If child manifests a most unu-
sual heartiness for supper, for several
nights in succession, it will certainly
be sick in a week unless controlled.
6. If there is an instantaneous SEN
sation of sickness at the stomach dur
ing meal, eat not particle more !;
if Just before a meal, omit it; if after
a meal, go out of doors and keep out
in active exercise for several hours,
and omit the next meal, for all these
indicate an excess of blood or bile,
and exercise should be taken to work
it of, and abstinence to cut off an ad-
ditional supply, till healthful equiib-
rum is restored.
7. A kind Of glimmer before the
eyes, making reading or sewing an
effort, however well you may feel, will
certainly be followed by headache, or
other discomfort, for there is too much
blood or it is impure; exercise it off
in the open air, and omit meal or
two.
8. If there is a most unnatural in
disposition to exertion, you need rest,
quiet, and abstinence exercise in
WEAKNESS never does any good, always
harm. But if causelessly Respondent,
or there is a general feeling of dis
comfort, the blood is bad, warm the
feet, unload the bowels, eat nothing
for twelve hours, and be out of doors
all day.
8. If without any known cause, or
special pain, you are exceedingly rest
less, cannot sleep, or if you do, it is
dreamy, or disturbed, or distressing,
you have eaten too much, or are on
the verge of some illness. Take moth
ing next day but hot drinks and toast
ed bread, and plenty of outdoor exer-
else. In all these cases a thorough
washing with soap and hot water, and
vigorous bodily friction greatly expe-
dite restoration. Halls Journal Of
Health.