St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-17
esss..e.sa.-av ey0W Fever.
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BY MRS. NJ. T. DUGAN.

=. It is folly to leave the city in order to
escape the yellow fever after it has APP
peared. In I'LL probability the germ of
tie disease is il the system for days
before it shows itself. The fatigue aud
exposure. WHICH people are subject to
while travelling, cause the matady to
devel0pe itself more rapidly. and II
taken with the fever where neither doc
tors nor nurses know anything OF the
disease, death is almost certain.
Whereas if people stay IN their com
Portable homes, attend regularly to
their affairs, not expose themselves to
too much fatigue, keep as much as pos
sible out of the SUI and the night ar,
they will very likely escape it.
We should not be afraid OF visiting
or attending our neighbOrs who are
sick for. fear thedisuase is contagious:
The malaria isin the atmosphere, AMI
il the System is in a condition to re-
ceive it,, it will do So otherwise one
may sleep in bed with a yellow fever
patient and not take it. Besides 1t Is
very sinful to avoid doing al we can
for the sick. Are we not strictly COM
manded in the word OF God TO VIslC
the sick2p Let us at ali times 90 our
duty and leave the result il the hands
Of our Heavenly Father--"'who doeth
all things we'll" c"
The Treatment of yellow fever is so
simple that any one can learn 1t III
short time with a little care and atten-
ton. It should be the duty Of every
one who intends to make New Orleans
his home to lose no time in learning
how to take care of the sick. The city
authorities. should provide means of in
structing'every one who wishes to learn
by appointing competent persons to
lecture for an hour each day in differ
ept parts of the city for at least one or
two months, and this should be kept
up every year.
Il fully believe that almost every
death that occurs from yellow fever is
caused by not attending to it in time,
or by giving injudiciOusfnourishment OF
ignorant nursing. I lave a patient, a
little orphan girl 10 years old, that
cured with fifteen CENTS worth of medl-
cine, (magnecia and mustard) and
have enough of it1eft to cure another
Ice and lemons are luxuries; they arc
not necessary in yellow fever A
simple purge at the beginning OF the
disease, d mustard foot bath, and blan-
kets to produce Precipitation, orange
leaf tea as beverage, and perfect
quiet, ARE all that is necessary. Nc
stimulant or food of any kind should
be given while the fever lasts.
After the fever leaves the slightest
kind of nourishment and perfect quie1
during several days to prevent a re
1apse. 1rQuinihe should never be givel
while the fever is on; when the fever
has left it may be given in small quaint
ties as a. tonic, There seems to be
great deal of conjecture as to what
kind Of fever prevails here now. Il
matters little what name is given to it
provided the remedies are known anG
Applied. While we are waiting for al
the symptoms Of yellow fever to be
come developed, the patient may be
past recovery.
Tie Picayune of last Sunday con
tains O. communication referring to ar
article of Urine on yellow fever, which
Would lead those who are not acquaint
ed with me TO think am pro tesslona
narse. Fer 1.-THE benefit OF such viii
saw, that although | have n.lrsed g;
gS5pd many +relatiges and friends through
WELDON feveE and other sickness nesei
charged nor was ever paid one cen
for any aid I gave the sick, IN all my
life. Ny only object in writing tlit
article in Question was Il desire to- allie
viate tile sufferings OF many poor PEG
nile who were unable to indulge IN thu
luxury Of, physician, and from tb'
very extensive circulation given 1t b,
the press OF this city and the S0ut!
generally, + am convinced it has done
good ~ - ~ r. T. -" N'.F 49,