The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-07-25
Sun.StrOke.

With the return of the long, hot, dry
days Of midsummer the recurrence of this
accident is TO be anticipated. and as many
Of our readers reside at some distance
from professional medical aid, perhaps q
short ccount of the latest theory of this
disease, with some plain and concise d.
rections for treatment may not be unac-
ceptable to them.
WHAT is IT?
Sum-stroks, insulation, coup dc soLeit, or
heat, apoptery, for it is known by all
these synonyms, is the result of sup
pressed Precipitation. For this advance
In medical science we are indebted to the
American surgeons OF the last war. and
this. the American theory. has been adopt
ed by some of the first English authori-
ties (Braithwaite. Jan. 1s7l.) The symp-
toms may be divided into three stages: z
lst. Loss of appetite, headache, feeling
of languor, attended with deficient per-
spiration. scanty secretion OF urine, and
an absolute rise of temperature from 9S
TO l0i degrees Fahrenheit. or more. The
blood thus becoming Initiated induces
ID. The seizure, or fit. This is essentially
congestion (of the brain or lungs, or kid
neys,) attended Observation-Disclosures
toms. IL Of brain. with coma or de
lirium, or commissions il of the lungs,
with irregular breathing, cough and spit
ting of bloed. /; if of kidneys, with severe
pains in the back, and the suppression of
their secretion.
lapse. whick generally proves fatal, and
is not really different from the same con-
dition of prostration in other diseases.
TREATMENT.
i. For immediate relief: Remove the
person to the shade divest the neck and
chest Of clothing; battle the face with
cold water, and. if agreeable to the patient,
shower the head.
2. For permanent benefit: Restore per-
spiration by any convenient means. To eff
feet this the warm bath Is recommended,
when attainable. In its absence place the
patient in bed and use hot bricks and wet
cloths. A tea-spoonful of spirits OF inter
may be given every hour. In English
practice a tablespoonful of brandy is
given at the same intervals. To these,
IL the patient is dclirious and moaning,
may be added enough choral hydrate to
produce sleep-say "A dram. divided into
three doses, and given at intervals of ff-
teen minutes, until sleep is produced.
There is nc physiological objection 20 the
use of opiates. although narcotics are not
as proper as stimulants on account of the
suppressed secretions. Such is the pound
of cure. as represented in current medical
literature and now for the ounce Of
PREVENTION.
L. Use no alcoholic liquors for the pur-
poses of support-that is as a substitute
for food-as this increases the difficulty,
which is the presence Of a super-abun-
dance OF carbonaceous matter in the blood,
the result of the d~isintegration of muscle
during exercise. The experience OF
British army surgeons in India fully JUS
titles this rule.
2. Eat a proper amoun Of nitrogenized
food, such as teefsteak. bread, milk,
cheese, &c, considering that though the
weather be hot a given amount OF labor
will require the same amount of food that
would be required were the weather cool
er; as only the n~itrogenized constituents
can be used for the production of motion.
8. Drink freely Of water. Ii is only by
the transformation of water into vapor
that the natural heat of the human body
Is restricted TO its proper modicum.
4. Resort to artificial protection from
the rays of the sun. Umbrella; wear a
high crowned straw hat with a broad
brim fill the crown with green leaves or
a handkerchief; attach a cape TO the back
part of the brim dip a part or the whole
of this arrangement in water and use wet;
and finally, to sum up the whole matter,
ii the thermometer stands above ninety
degrees in the shade, make no attempt to
labor in the sun.-Cor. Country Gentleman.