The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-09
tn Yellow Fever Patients.

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In YOU are where yellow fever Is, aili be5m 70 lee
s,it in any wav look out and be your guard Have
mustard castor OIL orange leaves, or some ohef ma
terias for making sweating tea, on hand, ready at
moments call. You may resist all temptation 10 OF
sick while you feel we'll; but if you feel un"ei' 1t i
foolish to try to persuade yoursei thae you arc "e'
Go to bed at once
When YOU find that there is fever, burning eyes
aching forehead and pains in the back OF the neck ant
different parts of the body go to bed at once ant
then pursue the following course:
/ Take something to open the bowels as soon as
nossible. -Four or FIVE tabespoosful of castor Gil fo
= man and doses in proportion for women and chill
dren. Castor oil is better than anything else but
ANYTHING which will open the bowels Will DO. Inc
bowels must be enptied as soon as possible
9. Take strong bath of mustard and warm water
living fiat on your back in the bed, and the BODY cose
" covered up just draw up your knees as you lie
so that your feet may stand in the bath tub II per
spiration does not break out keep putting IN more
warm water and mustard and dip out when the vessel
is about to become too full Keep in this position
until you are sweating. 80,
= At the same time that you are taking the bath,
drink orange leaf tea other sweating teat, III
small Quantities every few minutes Remember ,tha'
YOU wish to sweat but that you do not wish TO HI the
stomach too full
4, When YOU have emptied the bowels aud started
the perspiration you have nothing more TO do IN ofu
nary yellow fever but TO keep the temperature OF the
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and let the fever run its Sweat freely the hrst
few hours and afterwards keep up gentle moisture
which will sometimes break into perspraton, upon
the skin If perspraton, or moisture, dries up, put
on more cover and give more tea, and II these 1a re-
sort aeaju to the mustard bath But remember that
ron NAV sweat the patient too much, rather too
lone Keep the room well ventilated but let no draft
Of mir strike the patient Keep everything quiet ana
cheerful. Let nobody enter the room from hrst to
last but the doctor and the nurse. l5ltors ana
friends who come to see the patient and talk with
linn or her are mere messengers OF DEATH Ihey
have killed their thousands ana their eiS u 'no"o'
ands.
( When the fever entirely subsidies give the pa
tient beef tea and brandy-about a tablespoonful OF
beef tea, and about teaspoonful OF brandy every
hour Here again you must remembered that IL Is
absolutely necessary not to irrtate the stomach.
Combine both these ends as much as possible. As the
natent becomes stronger you can increase the amount
eff the beef tea and brandy, though IN the same pro
norton a. before Look out for the increase of
strength and the qetude of the stomach both at the
same time and govern yourself accordingly.
G. To make beef tea take lean beet, the round or
flank cut out every particle Of fat vein membrane or
orstle: cut it up into very small pieces, and fill com
mon hottie about two -thirds full with it and cork it
I'd then put it into a vessel Of boiling water Let
the water come up high the neck ct the bottle
always keep it CHER than the meat III the bottle and
let it boil for at least three bOursonger will be bet
ter Then strain it, let it COOL skim off every bit OF
grease, and then it is ready for Chicken tea can
be made in the same way. if it is more paatable to
the patient. Y GU need no ice. If the stomach be-
comes troublesome, put mustard plaster on it, in
time
Watch the temperature Of the room, and do not al
low the patient after the first few hours, either to
sweat too much, or to become chilled. But sound,
hearty sweating is necessary for several hours at the
start The patient whether it be an old person or a
babe must lie quietly in bed, and must not get up for
any cause whatever. Quietude must be enforced if
necessary Cenvaesceuce is critical as the fever
ITSELF Relapse from yellow fever is caused by the
slightest exposure the slightest excess in eating or
drinking, the slightest excitemsnt of nind or body
from any cause whatsoever And no yellow fever pa
tent will be prudent when convalescent unless made
to be So Relapse is far dangerous than the Or
ignal disease.
Nothing but'tle most viglant nursing can carry out
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