Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-26

An incalcnlabie amount Of sickness,
sufering and premature death would De
avoided every year If We could be in
duced to heed the warnings Of the pre-
monitions, which Nature kindly gives,
81 the coming on Of the great enemy
Disease. Many = mother, especially,
has lost darling child, to her lifelong
sorrow, By failing TO observe the ap-
proach Of disease, IN some unusual act
on circumstance connected with her IL
spring.
!. If an adult or child wakes up {
thirsty in the morning. however appar- I
emily well at the moment, or the preced-
ing evening, there viii be sickness be-
fore noon, aiways-infallibIY Hisgen- I
orally averted By remaining warn 70 +
bed, in a cool, well ventilated room, +
easing nothing, bat drinking beautifully
Of some hot tea, all day some little may
be eaten in the afternoon By 3 ehiid
Bat az long as a person wakes win /
thirst Ia the morning. there - an ADJ |
sence of healfh-there is fever.
D RI when not habitual to him, one is
wAked up early in the morning With an
inclination to stool, especially If there
i 3 feeling Of debility afterwards, il. Is
complaint, dyseutsry, or cholera. There
shove; In addition, piece Of warm,
thick, WOODEN flannel should be wrapped
tightly arouud the abdomen, fbelly), The
drink should be boiled milk; or far bet
ter, eat pieces Of ice all the time, and
thus keep the thirst perfectly subdued !:
eat nothing but boiled rice, corn starch.
sago or tapioca, and continue all these
until the tiredness and thirst are gone.
the strength returned, and the bowels
have been qniet for twelve hours, re-
turning slowly to the usual activities
AID diet
3 If q childis silent or hangs around
ia mother, 70 lay its head on her lap o.
is most unusually fretful, or takes no IN
serest in1ts formes amuaements, exeepf
for htful moment At astime, il is Ger
tainly sick, aud not slightly SO Send D
once for physician, for you can't tsl
where or in what form the malady vii
break eut; and 10 children especially
you can never tell where any particula
aimenewill end
4, When there 10 Httle or no appetite
for breakfast, the contrary having beel
the oase. Che child is sick and should b
PIT 10 bed, drinking nothing but warn
teas, eating not an atom until noon, the
act according to Developments
IS. II child manifests a most VI
usual heartiuesa for supper, for sewers
nights in succession, it will certainly b
sick within week unless controlled.
O. II there is az instantaneous Bensn
ton Of sickness al the stomach during
meal, eat not a particle more; If jus
asler meal, 20 outof doors, and kee
cut IN active exercise for several hours
and omit the next meal, for all thes
things indicate an excess Of blood q
bile, and exercise should DO taken /
work IL Off, an abstinence, 10 cut off ii
additional supply, until the healthfu
equilibrium is restored
Z, a kind Of glimmer before the eyei
making reading or sewing an eifor
however we'll you may feel, will certain
y be followed by headache or other dii
comfort, for there is too much blood, Z
Il is impure. exercise il of in the one
air, and omit meal or two.
:, IL you are not called to stool at Ii
accustomed hour Except when trave
ing, then let .hings take care Of then
selves--do nothiug) eat not an atom "a
I'll II is done, for loss OF appetite. {
nausea, or loose bowels, or hiliousnes
saa is certeiuly impending Exercise freel
out Of doors, and drink cold water 6
hot teas 10 the fullest desired extent
8. If there il most unnatural indi
position TO exertiou, you need rest quiz
and abstinence, exercise in wearlnel
never does any good, always harm b
II eauaelessly respondent, or there is
81 generalfeeliug Of discomiort, the bloc
ae is bad. warm the feet, unload the bowel
eat nothing for twelve hours, and be Of
Of doors ali day
10 If without any known cause,
special pain, you are exceedingly rea
less cannot sleep, or if you do, it
dreamy, disturbed or distressing, II
have eaten too much, or are on the vers
of some ILLNESS. Take nothing next dt
but hot drinks and toasted bread aud
plenty OF out door exercise In all the
cases thorough washing with soap au
hot water, and vigorous bodily irictio
greatly expediate restoration.-HqH
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