Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-17
ro yrILow FEyER patients.

FROM the Houston Telegraph.
II Won are where yellow fever is, and
begin to feel sick in any way, look outr
and. be on voar guard. Have mustard,
castor oil, orange leaves or some other
materials for making sweating tea, on
hand, ready at 3 moments CAL. l on
nav resist al temptation TO De SICK Wnlle
YOU feel well but if YOU feel unW.eil, II
Is foolish to try to persnsde yourseiI thst
YOU are we'll Go to bed at once.
When you find that there IS fever,
burning eyes, aching forhesd, a1d pains
in the back Of the neck and different
parts Of the body, go to bed at once, and
then pursue the following course
/ 7 Take something to open the bowels
As soon as possible. -Four or flve table
snoOnFuls OF castor oil for man and
doses in proportion for women and
children. Castor oil is better than any
thing else, but anything which will open
the bowels will do. The bowels must be
euutied SIS soon as possible.
.. Take 8 strong bath Of mustard anu
warm water, lying flat on your back IN
| the bed, and the body closely covered up.
I lust draw up your knees As yeu lie, 50
| that vour feet may stand in the bath tub.
| If perspiratiOn does not break out, keep
] Dutfipg in more warm water and mus
! tard, and dip out when the vessel if
| abort 10 become too full. Keep in this
pOsit;on until you are sweating.
g At the same time that you are tax
! ing the bath, drink orange leaf tea, OF
| some other sweating tea, in small guam
| titles every few minutes. Remember
| tbat YOU wish to sweat, but that you dc
not wish to i'll the stomach too full.
/ 4 When YOU have emptied the bowel;
and started the peTspiration, you have
nothing more to DO, IN ordinary yellow
| fever, but to keep the temperature OF th'
| room, and that Of the skin, at about an
even grade, and let the fever run il
course Sweat freely the first few hours
and afterwards keep up a gentle mois
ture. which will sometimes break int
perspiration, upon thsskin. Ii perspirs
ton, or moisture, dries up, put on NOR
cover and give more tea, ana II thes'
4 fau resort again to the mustard bath
But remember that you may sweat III
nstient too much, or rather too long
| fSaeD ths room well ventilated but let ~
draft or sir strike the patient. Keel
everything QUIET and eheeuul. Let no
tbodv enter the room from first TO last, bu
the doctor aud the nurse. Visitors ant
friendswho come TO see the patient an'
taIk with him or her, are mere messen
gers of death. They have killed thel
thousands and their tens ef thousands.
5 When the fever entirely subsidies
oSve tina patieut beef tea and brandy
shOut A tablespoonful Of beef tea, Sd
about a tsaspocnf,Il Of brandy every houl
Here again you must remember tha
tx is absolutely necessary not to trritat
the stomach. Combine both these end
ss much as possible. As the patient be
; comes stronger yOu can increase To
| amount OF the beef tea and brandy
though ia the same proportion as befor'
lockout for the Increase Of strength an
the quietude Of the stomach both at th
same time, and govern yourself sccorC
s. To make beef tea, take lean bee
the round or flank, cut out every partic
Of fat, vein, membrane or grtsle, cut
up into very snsh pieces, and NIL con
: mon bottle about twO-thirds fuu with
d and cork il up, then put 1t into a vess
: of boiling water. Let the water come U
: ] as high ss the neck Of the bottle-alTal
: keep it higher than the meat IN the DO
/ tie, and Ret It boil for at least thr'
i beurs-longer will be better. The
fstraln It, let it cool, skim of every bit
grease. and then it is ready for US
7 NJ
= wkv. if IL lis more palatabls to the p
Il tient. You need no ice. II the stomsC
> 1becames troublesome, put . mustal
e plaster on in time.
r : Watch the temperature Of the roo
h and do not allow the patient, after q
II first few hours either to sweat too muel
h or 10 beconfe chilled. Bot sound hear
e sweating is necessary for several hours
l, fthe start The pStient, whether 1t be {
. old person or q babe, must lie quietly
a bed, and MIST not get up for any eau
o whstever, Quietude must be enforced
e necessary. COnvalescence is as critic
r. as the fever itself Relapse from yeIlo
n fever is caused by the slightest expOsuE
= the slightest excess in eating or drinkin
or the slightest excitement OF mind
\, body from any cause whatsoever. Al
no yellow fever patient will be prude
when convalescent unless made TO be S
Relapse is far more dangerous than {
d original disease. ~
d Nothing but the most vigilant nursil
3 can carry out allthis.