Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-23

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ality recommended. and did hot stop till 1
he wind, even with its Accomplishments
,f SCOT and rain, was again allowed free
The circulation Of fresh air
10 fever chamber by open doors and
windows must therefore be produced sew
rrval times day, leare being taken that
the patient be not directly exposed to the
draught,) or, still better, lie! the upper
part of window be kept permanently
open, and it the patient be in a box-bcd
let there be several holes bored through |
the roof of the bed, to allow the exit Of
infectious yapor in the direction Of the
open window.
.. A person may breathe infection a
thousands times over without any bad re-
suits; the poison is innocent unless it eu-
ters the blood. The thin delicate skin of
the lungs composed of minute cells, is an
active ABSORBENT, and whatever is inhaled
comes in contact with the absorbing sur
face, and is liable to pass into the blood.
A medical mau may be exposed to iufee-
tion ninety-nine times with impunity, but
on the hundredth occasion the absorbent
vessels may be peculiarly active, they
suck in the poison, and he falls victim.
When the pulse is weak absorption is
strong and active; when the pulse is
strong absorption is weak; regular and
nourishing food and fresh air will, there
fore, diminish the risk of the poison en-
tering the blood while want of sleep, and
fasting, and dimpure air will Of course great
ly increase it. Cold, damp, and shivering
chillness also produce debility, which will
render the absorbing vessels active; the
use Of flannel next the skin is therefore
of the greatest Importance.
It is stated that the ancient Italian:
who lived near the poisonous PontinC
marshes Of Italy, suffered less from fever
than the moderns, as they wore warm ant
heecy clothing, and that now the evil hai
seen arrested by flannel again coming in
to use. Laborers III such places fall vic
tins in great numbers unless this precau
ton be adopted.
Fear is also fruitful source of infec
ton, for it weakens the pulse and tn
whole frame. Travellers in the East hav
told that when dog is suddenly bite
by rattlesnakc, the wound is not consid
cred halfso deadly as when the dog ha
been the reptile, and stood trembling be
fore it foar in this case aids and quicken
the poison. Charms and amulets, me
with occasionally among the poor of ou
: country, and frequently in foreign ope'
Il may thus actually be useful by inspirin
: confidence, although it is the confdenc
+ CT superstition. How much need to po'
5 sess ourselves of the amulet Of trust
s Him who can keep US safe from the ''pe
Il thence that walkelh in darkness, and th
\ destruction that wastcth at MONDAY"
= so.called confidence in God, howeve
T. while we dsobey his will by ncglectir
means which he puts within our powe
would only be another form ofsupersitro
There is much wisdom in the beautifi
l. old proverb, "God helps those who he
r themselves"
4. When infection is uot destroyed or di
1t persed By proper ventilation, it adher
d to articles of furniture and clothing, b
t. especially to cotton and woolen materia
ic and everything must be done to secure
is dispersion by vcntilating these also. Th'
he shohld be exposed to free current
Us air, or stepped for twelve hours in co
is water before washing, and not folded I
y for some time. Black or dark substanc
IN absorb infection more easily than white
III light dresses are therefore safest for nu
Iy ses, and hence, too, one ofthe advantag
as of white-washing in the dwellings, of t
ir poor.
rs "Finally, attending to these simple Fl
d, cautions, 60 boldly forward when du
of calls, without the slightest fear. To a
i'll propriate means God never fails to az
n his blessing, and the same hand viii
ds guides the thunderbolt guides also the ii
shaft and tells the atom where to strike
Is Home and Health.
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be Mr.. GilmOre's great Information
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