The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-07-13
The Heated Term. Hints on Ailments
Prevalent at this Season.

DIR. II. I. Trail furnishes the PHILADELPHIA
EeeHiag Star of Saturday with the follow.
ing seasonable aud valuable hints, which we
commend to the attention of all such read q.
ers who wish to get through the heated term
with the least possible suffering. The doc.
tor says; During the months Of July and
August bowel complaints are prevalent
among children, and adults especially liable
to sudden prostration from congestion of the
liver, or the more fatal sunstroke from
congestion Of the brain. The former all {.
ments will treat Of in future article, aud
IN this explain the rationale, treatment and
prevention Of sunstroke.
When the thermometer rises above 80 10
The shade, and the atmosphere is still, those
who exercise violently ia the sun, or over.
heat themselves in any maner, are liable
to sunsroke, provided the predisposition
exists. This predisposition consists in a
torpid state Of the excretory organs, the
skin and bowels especially, aud thick and
bilious condition Of the blood, rendering
II bible to clog and obstruct the internal
yiscera. IL the brain becomes suddenly
eouaested the result is called sun stroke
because it usually occurs 10 hot weather,
and mostly affects laborers who are exposed
to Tue burning rays of the sun during the
middle Of the day. II the blood aecalnu.
lated In tue brain more slowly the affection
would have the form and the name of
apoplexy. Pathologicaliy, therefore, there
is no essential difference in the two mala
dies.
The proper treatment Of the affection il
as simple and obvious as is the theory.
Fresh air TO breathe, and cold applications
to the head are the essentials. a crowd Of
persons should never gather around a per.
son proStraled with sunsiroke. He il
literally dying Tor want of breath, and 10
viliale the air all around him by crowd of
persons, each of whom il exhaasling a por.
uon oil It's oxygen, and adding to its suioea
ting carbonlc acid, is greatly TO lesson his
chance OF recovery. Cold water may be
poured on the head or cold wet cloths
applied. II tue patient is where il can be
attended to, It Is an additional advantage TO
balhe the whole surface with towels wet
with tepid or moderately cool water, follow.
ing by preserving but not violent friction.
~ was formerly the practice TO bleed in
sunsifoko, apoplexy, rush of blood TO the
head, mania aud similar affections, aud il is
occasionally resorted to nowadays. But
blood letting is always psrnicious. The
dllheulty Is not ia too much blood, but in
blood out OF place. The patient has too
much blood in the brain aud too little in the
surface. The rational medication consists
IN restoring the circulation TO the surface.
and thus relieving the internal organs.
The preventive measures all fond in
hygienic habits, or rather, the avoidance of
certain things which are injurious. Ii
would be well if all unnecessary labor were
suspended during the hottest part Of the hot
days; but there Is much necessary labor 10
perform. We must have our regular meals
and the daily papers, and those who are
! Obliged 10 toll, even all the day long, need
not lose their lives. They have only 10
abstain from the more lad; 1estibe articles
they are accustomed 10 use, as old cheese
plciies, salted meats, and fresh lermented
bread, avoid all highly. seasoned dishes. and
eschew alcoholic liquors. All greasy dishes
and all articles fried ia grease, whether
eggs, oysters, ham or potatoes, are extreme.
| y questionable.
Drinking freely ofcold water is only dan
gefoas 70 those who disregard the above
rules. Those who use only plain simple
iood, and do not provoke feyerish thirst
by the use OF stimulating beverages, irrita.
ting condiments indigestible ailments, arc
saie TO drink cold water adlibitum.
The morning nblrtion should never be
neglected BY those who are obliged to toilir
the heat Of the day. The pores Of the Skin
are the safty-valycs Of the system, ant
should lie kept free. A wet towel, rubbed
| quickly over the surface, followed b. dry
one, " oil that is required. The tim,
occupied may be less ihan Eve minutes
and he process gives an holr to man 5
workingcapacity TO shy nothing Of comfort.
| The Htndoos, who live ON plain unslim
ulating food, take no intoxicating liquor
and battle regularly as often as once day
seldom on never are troubled with sun
stroke nor are they liable to apoplexy aud
paraiy,icaTections, as Americans are. The
abIution may be taken IN the evening al
bed time, but it IS better If taken on FIRST
rising in the morning.