The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-08-11


One Of the sacred promises to those
who are to inherit the better life is
" That the sun shall not light upon them,
nor any heat To the inhabitants of
the "dry and thirsty lapd," it is well
remarked by an author on sunstroke,
this promise was full of meaning. This
disease, or rather accident, has undoubt
edly been recognized in some form
fom the earliest periods Of history
The sufierings Of armies in tropical eli.
mates, or during the hot seasons in
higher attitudes, is frequently due to
the effects of heat. Laborers exposed to |
the steady action of the suns rays 10
summer, and so situated or clothed as
to interrupt free pcrspiration, or by
their habits raising the temperature Of
the blood, are liable to sunstroke. 1t
follows that sooalled suhstroke may
occur without exposure to the sun, and
such is the case quite frequently. All
the conditions may be present in the
shade, and even when the person is 10
state Of rest.
Though not strictly correct, sunstroke
may, for practical purposes, be defined
to be an affection OF the nervous system.
due to over heated blood. The term
overhcated must be taken in a relative
and not literal sense; for if tho func.
tiou is 10 good condition, aud the func-
tions Of the body otherwise well per.
formed, the temperature of the blood
may be very much increased, without
dangerous, or even injurious results.
But if the individual is greatly faiigued
or poorly nourished or weakened by
disease, so tn It the nervous system is
depressed or cnfeebled, the effect Of the
sudden elevation Of the temperature Of
the volume of the blood may prove most
disastrous. This result is produced
not by over stimulation, but by actual
depression, for this is the recognized
effect Of over. heated blood upon the
nervous centers. Whatever other aud
more subtle causes may be operating
upon the individual, this one will be
most apparent, aud if avoided, will
soye the exposed person Crom an at.
tack.
By far the larger number Of victims
Of sunstroke are the incorporate they
are predisposed by an induced depres
sion of the nervous system, TO poor
nutrition, and super-heated blood from
the use Of stimulauts. They often fall
dead 10 summer from the effects ofheut,
even while sitting quietly ia the shade
Among iabJrers and soldiers the intem
perate are the subjects Of suustroke
The aged aud iDfrm are liable To be
prostrated by heat during the rise Of
temperature Of the blood, excited by the
heat Of external air Feeble children
also, often sink from pure exhaustion
due to the depression of heat
The prcmonitory SYMPTOMS are heat,
dizziness, great thirst, suffusion of the
eyes, followed by fainting or insensibil-
ity, like an attack Of apoplexy.
As sunstroke depends upon several
conditions of varying intensity, so its
attack may be slight or great, according
To these conditions In soma e,sas !, i
butu transient rain,ing or nerbons onIv IL = :
feeling of slight den,ess;dn ias,;no ~
several davs while IN The ssveror form.
death follows quickly, as though there
stroke Of tho sun "
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.d,'s.;,. ~ sne na"asenlen. ;., q tpls disease
p'e,e"sron gsa,, - e%'n9n.ly ,i important. IL
,..u.as . ~ ,Ioe'.ou L' mn'on eau Always DC pre-
Veu'eu ~ proper precautions, ana the
everv ono The ono M nr;n,o ~ la.s'.eu ~, -, ~
bs 10 / tesn cool ,na ,iha,a h. ~ .e' -. mus mus
The head ,he sna, Of H. 80, 80, " ' ~eeP
centers cool II will mt a. - col m yHo tbe
ox,rom;,;os s;n,nlr e. III IL W ~ eo1i I'm 'ns
l. driven in On tho bra;o M I nn5 ,'',' '"e U'oo1 1
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