The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-16
Suggestions for Prevention of sun-tro,se.


In note addressed the President of the Metropolitan
Board of Health "Wednesday afternoon Dr. Harris the
gests the following brief precautions against snn.roke
ton or sweating must not be checEed dow,
aud do not throw on all the flannel garments
and Il exposed the very hot place, wear
Thin folds of cloth wet with cold water
tina, the head and meek s %S be kept cool and
SIf headache dizziness feeling Of ghnes across the
ans OF ffs s OF
cool lie down with the back and se feet
S upon The neck Ss symptom.
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tea is best But Il sweating has there sre.
danger Then the head face neck and entire ene so c
well towel should be kept under the head and
MONA (hatshorn) and mura,e of ammonia, esh or ten
each water every ten or fifteen minutes n Sn'
A WORD OF CAUTION AND EXPLANATION.
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day Labore and others who have much 70 do should
shade IN four 10 these hot lays: and {.
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In his note to the President Of the Board OF Health
and other great employers Of labor should be urged
to be considerate to their men and give them the ad
vice and the opportunity for rest which tney nov now
have had average or mean temperature ten de-
erees higher than has been experienced In more than
to use every possible to encourage or enforce
sanitary cleansing and the observance OF tne rules
OF health. Especially should these suggestions con-
corning snnstroke be heeded.
Tho Weather Throughout the Country.
CLEVELAND, ohio, J1ly IL, 1868.
Reports from all points represent the heat - very
great and OF longer duration than was ever before
known. Sunstrokes ore very numerous
PoUaaKRsPsrs n. r.. July Us, 1893
At three daderent points In this city yesterday the
thermometer marked 1906 degrees h the shade The
mercury irl the thermometer under Dan Rce'a tent
marked ia Several cases Of prostration by heat
have occurred. stewart Douglass OF Kingston,
dropped suddenly in De,srea s Rss u and d,ed u
dead in hs field yesterday afternoon. Seorching
heat prevails again to-day the thermometer ct noon
night Tue sssomster Is falling rapidly, but no
| storm clouds are visible.
GpBKSFrRLp, Mass, July Is, 1893
TAomas Mahen was fatally sunstruck yesterday.
RICHMOND, Va. July rs. 1858.
The weather Is excessively hot. The thermome
ter last night reached 90. Samuel Hueston
clerk in the Spotswood Hotel, died to-day from the
4 effects OF sunstr0ke.
| wORcssrBR, Mass, July rs, 1858.
Hugh Keany. aged forty-nve and Thomas whslan
aged thirty five died In this city yesterday from tn,
effects OF sunstroke. Several cases Of prostrator
| are reported. For four days the mercury has re
| mained 1T about 90 In the shade and fall
| Ing only few degyees during the night.
| BALTIMORE, July 49, 1858.
Eight cases Of sunstroke have been reported her
| yesterday, none fatal. The thermometer reache,
once sssss y sca 10 degrees ss
| ROCHESTER,, NJ r., July 10. 1885,
There were four cases Of sunstroke In this cit
| yesterday, two OF which were fatal. The thermom
afternoon.
L MoNrR1Af, July Is 1888.
TAsee TVv twelve fatal sases Of gspstroks yester