Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-11-12

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the worst Small Pox cases you ever
heard Of will prove fatal. And all
this without doctor ever seeing them
at all. Now for the nodus.
/. The patient begins to feel queer,
lsnguid, out OF sor;s-but cannot tell
why. Shortly the head begins to ache,
nexts chilljncss creeps mp the back,
next aches, perhaps circulating in
intensity seiZes the limits, and the
head by this time is in perfect agony.
This IS the first opportunity to adj
vance against the Disorder AT once
get the patient TO the room always
used for sleeping-ior his or her LIES
sake do not, ~ is generally done.
knock mp 81 pallet away up in a lum-
Der room or dreary garret-->O as TO
prevent the spread OF the cuntagion to
the rest Of tn family; for by that time
every member Of That household who
is susceptible Of the disease at all has
got it, and will go through the course
OF the disorder though you send him
instantly fifty miles away. Such All
act OF haTbarity aud cOwardice takes
away the very hope and encourage
ment that the sick one needs.
2 Now give a strong emetic-mus-
tard water. tartar emetic, or ipecacuan-
ha.
3. When the stomach is thus cleared,
let the patient rest ten or fifteen min
utes. Then put the feet and legs into
bucket Of strong mustard water
hot-at least eight ounces of the most
powerful mustard i'm the bucket. Lave
the legs with this water up To the
knees. Do this ten or twelve minutes.
!. Cover the patient up with the
bed cioiiss. Presently he or she is
chilly or hot; put Oh or take Off COW
erlets 10 suit.
). Now, then, the skin is beginning
to get red spots like pin points upon it,
scattered evenly, or gathered into
patches. If the latter. the case is
called bid, Or by physicians, o3afiuent.
6. Drink! water! water. is the
plaintive OF wildly shouted plea. Give
it promptly; not ia huge aragghts at
long intervals, bat n iii,,c sips every
few minutes. Explain kiudly to the
patient the reason for this, and that
you will give him one of these little
drinks just as often as he wants. Du-
ring the next twenty-fOur or forty
eight hours give three or four hot mus
tard water foOt-baths, and every now
and then, when drink is wanted.
change the plain cold water for toast
water, plain black cold tea, or thin,
cold oatmeal Cruel in which there Is
10 butter. Whichever Of these the
patient prefers give him till he lireS of
it. The Cruel is the most strengthen
ing. Between these give him sips Of
cold, strong beef tea with Il pinch of
salt in it, or chicken tea. If he falls
asleep don't leave the room, but watch
carefully till he wakes, when at once
address some kind words of the hope
and assurance to him.
Watch carefully for what may be
called the -" turning craving" of the |
disorder This is the Sudden express |
sion of a desire by the patient for some !
particular article of food or drink |
egg, q broiIed bcefsteak, q raw onion, |
n fried pOtatOe, an apple, &c. The |
moment the wish is made known, give |
it promptly, but carefully, in small |
quantities. As a general rule, though |
the patient starts to eat this with ayi,ii~ !
ty, a few bites or sips will satisfy him, !
and he pushes it away. Sure recovery |
has not set in, and the only care there
after is to keep the patient clearly and |
moderate in his eating and drinking.
TO prevent itching aud pitting: As |
soon as the pustules begin to fill up /
pat them with a small cloth dipped re- |
peatcdly in barley water, and then .
anOint them we'll with sweet oil APP /
piled by means OF stout feather. In |
eases of children, inclose the hands
and forearns in old, soft, but strong
linen or muslin bags well oiled. Don't
be afraid of the bed-clothes, for they
are generally destroyed.
As TO what are termed disinfcctants,
if / could nos obtain cromo-chioralum,
or SuTne other odoriesS diSinfectaIt. ! !
would not use any at all! CarbOlic
acid and chloride of lime, the most
used, are far more nausea
ting than the smell of smallpox it.
self | firmly believe that more peO-
pie died of carboIic acid in PhilRdel-
phia here last winter than of small
poX.
From the moment Gf attack the room
should be kept dark, and morning and
Iight it should he thoroughly ventila-
ted, the patient being covered cCm-
pletCly over with the bed-clOthes,
while the windows aud doors are open
ed for at least ten minutes each time.
Now. sir, | would like To have all
who may follow this advice report the
results To you for publication; for
feel certain that if the people can once
be taught to lose this COwardly fear
Of smallpox, patients will receive
proper nursing, and. getting that. the
fatal cases Will be reduced to as low
nh average as that of any ordinary
Of which man, in the course
Of nature, must at sometime die.
&. w. ALEXANDER.