The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-01
TREATING A CASE ACTIVELY.
nv WALTER BR0wSLow.


Ha8yl nv WAITER BRowSLow. aa1 q ei
was once sent Tor. In great haste, TO at
senl 4 man Of responsibility, whose wife. a
lady Of intelligence and refinement, had dis
covered him In his room Tying senseless.uP'
on The floor. ... -
On arriving al the house. [ found Mrs.
H in great distress OF mind. :.
What ID the matter with Mr.. H:
asked on meeting his lady, who was IN
ttars. and locking The picture Of distress. .s
Pam slraid il is al'apIexy." she repi-
ed. I'll found him tying oa the door,
where he had. to all appearances, fallen
suddenly from his chair. His lace is par.
pie, and though he breathes, il is~ith great
difficulty. -.
1 went up, 10 see ms patient. Tie had
lbeea lifted from the Aoar and was lying
upon the bed. Sure enough, his face was
purple, and breathing labored; but sone.
how the symptoms did not indicate sp"plery.
Ever, VEIN IN his head and face was filled.
and he lay perfectly stupid bu. still Lao
no indication ~ an actdalor approach 81
congestion OF the brain. A
"Hadnt he better be bled doctor = ask
ed the anxious vile. r*
81 don, know that Il Is ncces.ary." I
3 replied, {" 1 think if we will let him alnpe
il will pass of IN the course of few hours >
a few hours. lie may de in hall an
hour" @#
81 don't think the case 50 dangerous
madam" @""s# a@
- Apoplexy not dangerousY
al hardly think il apoplexy." replied.
PRAY what do YOU think IL -. doctor" p.
Mrs. H looked anIiously into my
face. 80.
1 deliberately limited tina, he might. pos
siblv, have been drinking too much brandy
but this she positively and alnost 'nd'g
uautIy objected 10.
a"No, doctor. | ought TO know abCu
- that" she said. i" Deprnd upon Il. the eas'
is more deeply seated. am sure he hat
better be bIed. Won't you bleed him. doc
tori Alew ounces oi blood taken from hl
arm may give liie TO the circulation Of The
blood in his veins" i 'F-
THUS urged. l, after some reflection. or
.lered a bowl and bandage, and opeaed I
vein. from which the blood howed freely
and relieved him Of about eight ounces .
his circulating medium. But he still Ia!
Insensible a. before, much to the distress
hIs poor wife.
"Something else must be done, doctor.
she urged. seeing that bleeding had accom-
plis,ed nothing. /" II my husband i no
quickly relieved he must die"
T,y this time several friends and relatives
who had been sent Tor, arrived. aud urge
upon me the adoption Of some more aeiiv'
meaus Tor restoring the sick man to con
sciousness One proposed blisters all owe
the body and another blister on the mead
another, immersion in hot water. sug
ges,ed that il might be well to use = sto
mach pump" :.
"Why, doctor I" asked one OF his friends
i" Perhaps he has taken some drug re
piled. -.
Impossible, doctorf" said his wife
/" lie has not been from home to-day, an
there is no drug ofany kind in the house.
4" No. brsudy I" | ventured the asser
ti"n again.
a" No, doctor! No spirits Of an, kind
not even vine in the house" returned Mrs.
H. In an offended tone.
Twas not the regular family physician
and had been called in to meet the alarm
Ing emergency because my Office happene
iobe nearest TO the dwelling Of Mr.. H.
Feeling my position to be difficult one.
suggested that the Iamily ply ysician had bel
ter br called.
But the delay. DOCTOR" urged III
friends.
mo harm will result from II, be assur
ed" replied. n
But my words did not assure them. How
ever. ss was firm In my resolution not
do anything more ior the patient until Dr
g. cane, they had TO submit. Ivishe
20 make call Of importance in The neig'
borhood. and proposed gCing-,o be bac