Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-09-28
Directions for Treatment of
Yellow Fever.

i As soon as taken, put patient in
bed and give a foot bath mustard
Iif you have it, or salt and ashes) ;
Ilsut the foot tub under cover, in
he'd, so as to prevent air-do not
Wipe feet too dry on taking them
out; threw a towel over the feet to
absorb dampness from sheet. Give
at once a dose of castor oil or salts.
As soon rs medicine operates. give
.l0 grains snlphale quinine. One
hour and half afterwards give III
grains more.
| If bowels are not moved at the
end of six hours after the first dose
of medicine, give an enema of tepid
water and when bowels have oper-
ated, give quinine as above stately
| GENERAL DIRECTIONS. Keep pa
tient well covered, but do not sweat
too heavily. If perspiring toofreely
take off one blanket, and regulate
quantity of bed clothes accord
ing to state of patient. During the
fever give warm teas of orange leaf
or elder flower, or any kind that is
palatable. If hot teas are not pala-
table, a little water, occasionally
but not too much or in quantities.
If patient suffers from headache,
battle head in cold or warm water
or wet cloth laid on head, if found
agreeable.
The kidneys should be very care
fully watched, and If not active give
flax seed tea, or table spoon of fax
seed to q glass of cold water with a
teaspoon of sweet spirits of nitre.
Flaxseed poultice on lower part of
abdomen tea OF horse radish;
parsly roots; pumpkin seed or
watermelon seed, viii act on the
kidneys. When tendency to sup
preston of urine use ! OF. of cream
tartar to pint Of water-tablespoon-
Iful every 3 llours.-Use only one
iremedy Mt time.
Pass your hand under the feet,
and if patients feet are cold, put a
hot brick or bottle of hot water to
feet. Bricks or fat iron preferred
Too many foot batlles wearies
the patient and causes too much
sweating. Do not lift the head from
the pillow for five days, as the
heart is so weak that i'll some cases
it has caused instant death.
Do not change clothes or bed
clothes until after the fifth day
after the cessation of the fever.
Warm the fresh clothes and slip
them on without exposing patient
to air.
Use no blisters-a small mustard
plaster put on for Is minutes pro-
dnces all the desired effect if any
thing of that kind is needed. Mix
mustard with water instead of vim
egar. If the patient is full blooded
leech or cup, according to symp-
toms.
DIRECTIONS FOR sIcK-RooM.
Keen a current of air through the
room, but do not LET it strike the
patient. If the weather is cool have
a little fire. For disintecting pur-
poses, slice an onion and put on a
saucer in the farthest corner of the
room from the patient. Change
daily.
Do not allow any one in room
except nurse. Be careful that no
conversation is had with patient or
influence that is likely to uxcite
him.
If patient has sick stomach and
vomiting in the first stage of the
disease, give dose of ipecac. After
half hour, give 5 drops of nitro mu-
riatic acid to a trmbler OF water
take little occasionally through a
straw or glass tube Do not put III
glass spoon of any kind of metal
Bathe over the liver teaspoonful of
same acid to J pint of water. BE
careful not to use anything but old
clothes as the acid ruins them and
causes them TO fall to pieces when
washed.
SECOND STAGE OF DISEASE.
When fever goes off if pltient is
very week, Il little brandy and
water and teaspoonfns now and
then of champagne or ale is also
good. Second day after fever has
disappeared a little chicken water
or weak beef tea; once in two hours
a tablespoonful. Do not give any
bath after o'clock in the evening
The next day make broth II littte.
richer. with little rice or barley
boiled in it. Repeat the s;lm'
routine us above directed. The
fourth day broiled beef-steak with
out any butter, which can l@
ehewed without swallowing theI
slightest morcel. Give nn rlselt
bre;pi until the ninth day has
passed. a soda cracker iuisy be-
given four days after fever has
nasseI but, every care should be