The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-12-24
cHOKED TO DEATH.

*@An that we eat anu 0fiHh pdsSFo VNC'
the top of the open ~indpipe, without a
particle ever entering It, although the open
ing is larger than a dime, beca4se the very
effort of swallowing draws over the oren
top a heshy trap,d0or, which fits so cl"seIy.
that not even a particle of air can pass:
but the instant what is swallowed has pass
ed over the tran-door d0wnwards, il opens
up with a -pring, and we go on breathing
as if nothing had ever happened but if
we attempt to swallow anything too large.
this trap door being at the narrowest part
of the passage. is kept closed, GOT Il particle
Of air can enter the lungs, and we die in a
moment Of sufocation, as in drowning Or
snlothering.
If You chew a piece Of dried beef for
some line, there will be a white remnant
left which there is no inclination to swal-
low; if it be taken and licked apart, it
will appear to be made of little strings.
tough and strong these were attached to
the more flesh like parts, which were chew
ed and swallowed. II, in eating, a mar has
a sharp knife, and cuts his meat wh"lly i'll
two, he may put two or three of these
pieces in his mouth, and chew and swallow
without danger; but if tile knife is dull.
and does not divide the pieces wholly, tw"
pieces may be tied together with one nf
these little strings, and while yo" lave
swallowed one part nearest the swallow,
the other part may be near the. tee h.. end
both held by the string, which, holding
the two parts together, and hanging across
the trap.door, prevents its opening, and
death follows in an instant; hence tie
practical value of sharp knives at tli. In
ner table.
A long hair in n mouthfal of food may
so entangle it in the act Of swallowing, as
to cause a choking to dea,h; this s What
is meant BY being 'strangled by a hair.
"String beans" may occaSi n q choking t."
drath in the same way, if not carefully
"strung." Hence all food should he cut
fine should be thoroughly divided with a
sharp knife; shnuld be taken int" the
mouth in small pieces, chewed thoroughly,
swallowed deliberately.
Most readers have suffered considerable.
Inconvenience from smelling going the
wrong way this is occasioned by a
single drop Of eater. or atom of solid food,
a crumb or other thing slipping into the
win5p'pe, and falling down to the lungs,
caI4iDg an instantaneous. spitcfui angry.
dry cough; it is because nature was alarm
C0f Uy all HitliaShfdl HiIu uIIA tictIlt NteItGT.
and takes this, her only means of ~cjeetins
the intruder. III the particle is. large o.
heavy, the surgeon mnst. be called TO cut
open the windpipe and remove the sub
stance.
A person mo laugh or speak a word,
unless the top Of the windpipe is uncover
ed; but if a laugh is pr, voked, or a word
attempted to he spokcn-while in the act of
swallowing, and just before the particle has
fully passed over the trap door, it is raised
a little, a drop or crumb falls into it, and
hence the mischief Hence; in eatin,, d"
net attempt to speak until the "swa!low"
is clear.-tHalas Journal of Health.
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CREAM CHEEsE.-A correspondent of the
Rural New Yorker fur Dishes the following
recipe for making cream cheese For two
cream cheese take six quarts of new milk
and one of sweet cream, to which add two
or three spoonfnls of r%ennet; let. it stand
until sufficiently firm. Spread a linen
cloth In a la-ge basin Of coli water, lay the
cnrd gently on it, tie the ~elotil, and hang
it up to drain for four or five hours IN a
cool place then change the cloth and pat
the curd intn a vessel the circumference of
a common plate press it moderately eight
hours, when it must be taken oLI aud spli,
horizontally with a thread; lay the elolt.
between the two cakes, and aga n Iut them
in press for twelve hours if then D essed
enough, which can be asce1tained BY their
flrn1ness, keep them in fresh grass for a;
few days, turning them morning. and even.
ing. They are excellent. Tie grass pro.
cess IS not absolutely necessary"
.kA%TE @G& 49, fsEAE# ri EF
scARLEr FEyEa-Dr. BeardsIey SAYS
thatswhen this fever m ikes its ats9 earance
in q family, the patient should be washed
ali over once or twice "a day with dilute
carbonic acid; witch will always prevent
the disease from SPREADING. 1T should s.
used of the strength Of one dfachnl to the
p~intsofSwatcr. If chlorine gas be properly
used IN thesiek roam, the .ctoiptagion vii
be confined to that room. Large cars,
towels should be. saturated with d solution
Of chftride Or lnne, a ID hong aoyers toe
backs Of chairs, and , sheet IN front or tie
bed room door,; which process should be
continued1 tlnoaghbat the con,se Of The
fever. The stomach being relieved by,
vomiting, auinine II then the sheet anchor.
az i. u as powerful in destroying the seaiia
final germ as ii Isl potent In the cure Of
agle..xIt should be gives In one grain
duses to p Guild aged eight years, wirhsa
few drops sf salphnrie aid and slyrsip If
orange peel. I'M water; repeated every six
hours. The pnlse will becs,itic less fri-
qs1enf, and the soreness and diifi ults of
swallowing be removed. III TIL. worst.
forms, iron may be- combined with the
qtinine. aWhe this treatl ent. is pursued
it's necessary that street attention shaaalI
DC paid 70 procuring 4 daily alsine eyacua-
tion.-EDr@P. Hood. .asiss
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GURE ron WHooPrsc Ceuan.AA physi-
chm nsitcst Demortsts& Monthly Maga-
z'ae an Interesting comfn,anfcatian Oh liz.
natife and Treatment of ahoopiiig cough !,
The remedy fnrs the cure Of this Ter,
rible discase il simple. It is in reach and
procnrable BY aIlI. Perhaps its very sif
plicity viii calr~e 1T to be neglected.. ii il
simily ID administer the .decogiion .sor III.
fnsiea Of the common casas,sea resraL chest
natiaaftea The Infusion ii prepared In
The ordinary manner that ten Is daily lre,
pared for domestic purposes, I'd wit: poari
one quart af boiling water on one Aeaissce uf
the chestnut leaves and keep covered
When cold, an ordinarily ~teacnpftif may be
given three or four TIMES L Hay. tie lnst
asstlln Time DC the patient retiring ii rest
fas tassfuighe. Sugar ard mix nay BIZ
added u necessary 70 deceive the patient.
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CUR FOR SMALLsPox AND ScAnLEr F.
vEK-AY'he London Scalpel. the III hest
nledicai authority III HE world. eires ia
following as All infallible cure for small nov
and scarlet feyer:s Sulphate ziac. one
grain foxglese, Migifalis) one gain /; half
= t~easpoopfal of sugars mi with tw1 tea
spoonsfpl of Easer.~ IaakeMa teasfsool,f.,i
every hour. Either disease win disappear