The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-20

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draw attention and gain consider
alton but to-day, theg seem to
have changed their opinion, for
nov, 4 learn. another physician uses
it here besides myself. Knowing
it's effects, I fortunately had time,
before losing consciousness, to re-
quest Mrs. Hall ION whom I had
successfully practised hYpodermic
medication, and who had read its
description in the medical sciences)
to use Il as long as there 3cu8 breath
in noe and thanks to her kind,
brave heart and noble determine
ton, / was saved from certain
death, as She had the courage and
perseverance that evening and
during the night to inject hypo-
acknowledgements, morphine and
tinct. ergot fifteen TINES, before she
could obtain the desired result
that is, the decomposition Of the
poison, and to nullifv its effects
tits proper TO be noticed here, that
every time an injection Of either
morphine on ammonia was made,
the skin before the decomposition
of the poison was effected imme-
diately turned black, nearly as
large as the palm Of my hand,
which in eight or ten days began
to detach itself from the sound
flesh, the other being mortified, it
sloughed away gradually, forming
an ulcer around and under il, eat
ing into the flesh, causing an
undue suppuration, which it took
two months and a half to heal.
During that time a swelling began
at my knee, caused from an old
scar, extending down to the ankle,
profusely suppuratirg all the way
up, lasting about FIVE weeks; then
another from the knee to the hip,
suppurating as white swelling.
Through the pain Of my leg, and
the great weakness caused by the
loss of so much vital substance, I
had to remain over two months
lying flat on my back, not able to
move an inch. What / suffered,
God alone knows, though my kind
nurses have some idea. And here
I must give credit to those self
sacrificing souls, who, through my
long illness, attended me so.failh-
fully. To the untiring care in
nursing and dressing my wounds
do / owe my life, first, after God,
to Mrs. Hall-the courage and
perseveranceshe has shownin dres-
sing my numerous wounds, where
other ladies yea, even mem could
not find the heart to help to dress
them, feeling faint at the ghast-
w sight Mrs. Halls true Christian
devotion would surmount all OBJ
stacles, and twice and three times
in twenty-four hours did she per-
form these selyices-charities that
will on can only receive their full
reward in heaven.
To Mr.. Nottlerode I owe more
gratitude than I can express for
his noble generosity in receiving
and keeping me 10 his house, and
giving me all the comforts and
care, and much more than could
be expected in a country place,
where it is often difficult to obtain
even ordinary necessaries Of life,
while, besides medicines, costly
artificial land spirituous nutriments,
were, in a case of the most ex-
IRENE debility, like mine, constantly
needed to Sustain life, and finally
effect recovery. Everything Tint
could be done for my comfort was
done by him and his kind family.
In such deeds men show the purity
and noble sentiments of a true
Christian soul and il can be said
here, as Id the case Of King David,
/" He has d heart after Gods own
hearth
/ also owe more thanks than I
can express to tho Rev. M. Lieaer,
who, although living quite a dis
tance from town, was, good or bad