Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-07-11

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ash'u "h h'el'hs h,s 70
az, who was !, Tears, ana '0VA'"5
We picture OF uislfess'
=" ~ afraid I - apoPleSy, chs
repiled, II lnnhu hlm nihs on lhs
noor, where he had, 10 all aplear'
anoes' iallon sndd'h IRON h's chair
HE l,ce - parrle' and 'loash h'
srsa'hes, It Is with great d'ilirnl,y
] went up Ia see my patient lie
had been lifted from tho floor and
was lying upon the bed, sure
enough, hls face Was purple, and
breathing laboredi bat somehow
mo symptoms did not Indicate apo,
plexy, Every vein Ia his head AMI
face was filled, and lac lay perfectly
stupid but still | saw no clear Ia
dicalion of an actual or approach
nv congestion OF the brain,
"llad nt lac bcllerhv BLEED doctor 2
asked the anxious wife,
~ dont know that II Is neeessa'
~" replied II think II We let
him alone Il will pass or In the
course OF TOW hours
- few hours lilo may die in
half mn hour"
81 don't think the case 80 dan
gcrons, madam
"ApoPleNy not dangerous
~ hardly ihink II apoploNy, !
replied.
Pray what do you think II Is,
docl"ry
Mrs Il looked anXiou ly In
~ my face.
l. deliberately limited that ho
might, possibly, have been drinking
too much brandy but this she pos
hNcly ANA almost Indignantly Cd
Jtcird TO,
mo, doctor i ought TO know
about that, she sad "p,epond
NJ on u, The case Is more deeply
seated. ] am sure no had better be
blod. Won't you bleed nm, doc
nrE "A lew ounces OF blood taken
rom ms arm may, give me 70 inc
circulation OF the blood IN his v'ens'
hhas urged, i, aitcr some rchec'
zion, ordered bowl and bandage,
snd open wen irom wl''en inc
niood howcd freely, ana reiievod
him, OF about eight ounces OF ms
circulating medium: But nc sun
ny insensioic MS before much 10 inc
distress OF his poor wlie'
something eiSe must DC uohe'
DOCTOR she urged, seeing that
bleeding had accompiishe" hothihS'
IF my husband IL not quickly re-
Nevcd he must dic'
by this time several fr'ends ana
relatives, who had been sent ior ar
rived, ami urged upon me the auop-
T''n OF some more active means Tor
restoring the sick man TO conscious,
ness. One proposed biisters al
over the body; and another a DIS
ter on the mead "notner, III, INNER ,nat
SION IN not wafer suggested lhae
it might be well to use stomach
pump: ., ;.
"Why, doctor?' asked one OF his
friends.
"Perhaps he has taken some
drug" l rel lied. :.
impossible doctor, sa'u MS
vito. sic has not been from nome
to day, and there is no drug Oh any
kind in the house.,
"No brandyY 1 venturcd the
assertion again.
."No, doctor! No spirits OF any
kfna, not even wine, in the house."
ncturned Mrs. Il IN an oltchded
tone.
j was not tho regular family phy-
stefan, and had been called in TO
meet the alarming emergency be-
sause my Office happened to be
nearest to the dwelling OF Mr..
II. Feeling my position to be
Il difficult one, | suggested that the
family physician had better be call
cd. t..-g ,n,...s. ~
tBnt the delay, doctGr," urged
the friend"
ono harm will result from IL, De
assured" replied.
But my words did not assure
shem. However, as was firm IN
my resolution not to do anything
more for the patient until DR.. 5
came, thoy had to submit. l wish
ed ts mako a cali Of inn ortaneo in
tlie neighborhood, and proposed go
ing--to be back by the time DR..
S. arrived; but the friends of
the sick man would not suffer me