The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-12-06
8amorous Shetth.
A CoMICAL CURE.

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was once sent for, in great haste, to
attend a man of responsibility, whose wife,
a lady of intelligence and refinement, had
discovered him in his room lying senseless
upon the floor
On arriving at the house, found Mrs
Harris in great distress of mind.
"What is the matter with Mr.. Harris?"
| asked on meeting his lady, who was in
tears, and looking the picture of distress.
"rm afraid it is apoplexy," she replied
81 found him lying upon the floor, where
he had, to all appearances, fallen suddenly
from his chair. His face is purple, and
though he breathes, it is with great diff
Guilty"
went up to see my patient, He had
been lifted from the floor, and was lying
upon the bed. Sure enough his face was
purple, and breathing labored but some.
how the symptoms did not indicate apo
plexy. Every vein in his head and face
was filled, and he lay perfectly stupid but
still saw no clear indication of an actual
or approaching congestion of the brain.
Hadn't he better be bled, doctor ?"
asked the anxious wife.
| don't know that it is necessary, |
replied ~ think if We let him alone it
will pass of in the course of few hours
"a few hours? He may die in half
an hour, she exclaimed
al don't think the case so dangerous as
that, madam
Apoplexy not dangerous ?"
~ hardly think it apoplexy, replied.
Pray, what do you think it is, doctor p
Mrs Harris looked anxiously into my
face as she spoke.
deliberately limited that he might, pos.
sibly, have been drinking too much brandy,
but this she positively and almost indig-
nantly objected to.
No, doctor ought to know about
that, she said Depend upon it, the case
is more deeply seated, am sure he had
better be bled. Won't you bleed him,
doctor? A few ounces of blood taken
from his arm may give life to the stagnant
circulation in his veins"
Thus urged, |, after some reflection,
ordered bowl and bandage, and opened
vein, from which the blood flowed freely.
and relieved him of about eight ounces of
his circulating medium. But he still Law
as insensiblo as before, much to the dis
tress of his poor WIFE
" Something else must be done, doctor
she urged, seeing that bleeding had nc.
complished nothing. :. If my husband is
not quickly relieved he must die.
by this time several friends and relatives
who had been sent for arrived and urged
upon me the adoption Of some more active
means for restoring the sick man to con.
seriousness. One proposed blisters all over
the body; and another blister on the
head; another, Immersion in hot water.
| suggested that it might be well to use
stomach pump.
"Why, doctor?' asked one Of his
friends.
perhaps he has taken some drug"
replied,
Impossible, DOCTOR" said his wife.
al He has not been from home to-day,
and there is no drug of any kind in the
house
"No brandy?' ventured the assertion
again.
"No, doctor No spirits of any kind,
not even wine, in the house" returned |
Mrs. Harris in an offended tone.
| was not the regular family physician
and had been called in to meet the alarm-
ing emergency, because my house happen
ed to be nearest to the dwelling of Mr..
Harris, Feeling my position to be diff
cult one, | suggested that the family ply
scian had better be called.
But the delay, doctor n urged the
friends
No harm win result from il, be assur-
ed ! replied
But my words did not assure them.
However, as was firm in my resolution
not to do anything more for the patient
until DR.. Solly came, they had to submit.
! wished 70 make a call Of importance in
the neighborhood, and proposed going to
be back By the time Dr, solly arrived
but the friends Of the sick man would not
suffer me to leave the room.
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