Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-11-05
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TmINGs 40 REMEmBER.

EdWard Everett became 0Yefheated IN
iestyfying in a court room, went to Faneuil
Hall, which was cold, sat in a draught Of
air until his turn came TO speak; "but my
hands and feet were ice, my lungs on FIRE.
In this condition l had to go and spend
,hree hours in the court room" He died IL
less than week from thus checking the
perspiration. Ii was enough TO kill any
man.
Professor Mitchell, while in state of per-
spiration in yellow fever the certain sign of
recovery, left his bed, went into another
room, became chilled in moment, and died
the same night
If, while perspiring, or while warmer than
usual from exercise or heated room, there is
sudden exposure, from still cold air, to
a raw, damp atmosphere, or to a draught,
whether at an open window or door, or
street corner, the inevitable result is VIC
lent and instantaneous closing of the pore
Of the skin, by which waste and impure
matter, which was making its way out OF
he system, is compelled TO seek an exit
through some weaker part The idea Is
presented by saying that the cold had set
tied in that part To illustrate: A lady
was about getting into small boat TO cross
the Delaware, but wishing first to get an
orange, at a fruit stand she ran up the bank
of the river and on her return to the boa,
found herself much heated, for it was sum-
mer; but there was little wind on the
water, and her clothes soon felt cold, which
settled on her lungs, and within the year
she died of consumption.
A strong man was working 10 his garden
in May; feeling rather tired about noon, he
sat down in the shade of the house and fell
asleep; be awoke up chilly; Inflammation OF
the lungs followed, ending, after two years
of great suffering, in consumption. On
opening his chest there was such an exten
siFe decay, that the yellow matter was
scooped out by the cupful.
A Boston ship owner, while on the deck
of one of his vessels, thought he would lend
a hand in some emergency, and pulling of
his coat, worked with will, until he per
spired freely, when he sat down to rest
awhile, enjoying the delicious breeze from
the sea- On attempting to rise, he found
himself unable, and was so stiff in his joints
that he had to be cerried home and put to
bed, which be did not leave until the end Of
TWO months, when he was barely able to
hobble down to the wharf on crutches.
A lady, after being unusually busy all day,
found herself heated and tired towards sun
down of summers day. She concluded to
take a drive to town in an open vehicle.
The ride made her uneomfortably cool, but
she warmed herself up by an hours shop
ping, when she turned homeward; it being
late in the evening, she found herself more
decidedly chilly than before At midnight
! she had pneumonia inflammation Of the
! lungs, and in three months had the ordina-
/ ~ symptoms of confirmed consumption.
| A lady of great energy of character lost
/ her tsouR ana naH 70 uage rer place Tor roui
days; the kitchen was warm and there was
a draugLt of air through it. When the
work was done, she, warm and weary, wen;
! to her chamber, and lay down on the bed to
rest. This act was repeated several times.
| On the fifth day she had an attack of lung
fever; at the end of six months she was
barely able to leave her chamber, only to
find herself suffering with all the prominent
symptoms of confirmed consumption, such
as quick pulse, night and morning cough,
night sweats, debility, short breath, and
falling away.
A young lady rose from her bed on No
vember night, and leaned her arm on the
cold wiudow-sill, to listen to a serenade.
Next morning she had pneumonia, and SUI
tered the horrors of asthma for the remain
der of long life
Multitudes of women lose health and life
every year, in one or more ways, by busying
themselves in warm kitchen until weary,
and then throwing themselves on a bed or
sofa, without covering. and perhaps in q
room without fire; or by removing the outer
clothing, or perhaps changing the dress for
a common one, as soon as they enter the
house after walk or shopping, The rule
should be invariably to go at once into a
warm room, and keep on all the clothing
for at least five or ten minutes, until the
forehead is perfectly dry. In all weathers,
if you have to walk and ride on any occa-
sion, do the riding first.
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