Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-21
AND TREATHEENT OLE
YELLOW FEVER.
SYMPTOMS.

SYMPTOMS AND TREATME NT OF III
YELLOW FEVER h
SYMPTOMS. Ell
Flushed face, eyes infiamed, skin .,
dry and feverish, headache, pain IN n
the back and loins, chilly sensations, g
sometimes sick stomach. a
TREATMENT. a
First, dissolve bit of CASTLE soap l
in about gallon warm cistern !
water, and inject into the bowels a !
sufficient quantity to produce an |
evacuation. Then prepare a mus
tard bath-one-fourth pound best
mustard, pint ors Of strong wood
ashes, water as hot as the patient
can bear it, vessel large enough TO
admit the feet and legs nearly TO
the knees open seated chair; wrap
a blanket around the vessel ana
chair, so that the steam passes from
the vessel to the body. The patient
must sit still, closely wrapped up,
hands and arms under blanket;
perspiration will appear on the face;
if hard to sweat, add more hot
water. AS soon as perspiratiOn APP
pears freely on the face, take out
the feet, wipe dry, put the patient
, ON a bed, cover with sheet and
blanket, put bottles of hot water to
the feet. If the perspiration checks,
put hot brick wrapped in strong
vinegar to the knees this will re-
new the perspiration. Great care
> should be taken to keep the patient
:. well covered during the sweating
0 process. Let the room be well vent
Hated. During the sweating never
, touch the patients body with cold
" hands or cold water. Avoid draft
= of air.
= Next have ready a bowl of cistern
: water-say quart OF water-put
- into it one tablespoonful spirits OF
= camphor, one tablespoonful spirits
= of ammonia, one tablespoonful
- common salt and large lump Of
=. ice; water as cold as ice will make
= it; have three. or four cloths Of cot
:" ton about three inches wide, anc
= three thicknesses, and long enough
to reach from temple to temple
- wiring the cloths out of this prepare
' ton and apply to the forehead a
la rapidly as possibly. Keep the pa
~. tent perspiring freely, until yo'
nc freeze out the fever with the coit
o cloths applied to the forehead. A
: the ice melts, put in more camphol
salt and ammonia to keep up Tn
az strength OF the ice mixture. Car
III should be taken not to wet the pi
low.
'ul Give the patient good Lemonade
as cold as ice can make it, of abou
In one-half gill at a time; it acts o
the kidneys, a great item in yello'
fever, and ice in small pieces to ca
- if desired. Keep up a watch thu
: ;, the perspiration goes on gently II
~ the fever is reduced, which TAX
ing from twelve to thirty-six hour
~ Usually, with the above miXtur
O. the fever will be broken in abol
- twenty-four hours. Just as long
az there is any fever in the head, a
: - ply the ice cloths and keep up Il
80 strength with camphor, salt al
'' ammonia and ice.
AS soon as the fever is cool
ga 60 down give an injection OF este
no water; it relieves the bowels al
prevents a return of the fever.
nv, Wv" about two or three hours after t
fever is cooled off, a little chickt
~ water, or rice water, may be give
wv, bit nothing to eat, or the fever IN
80 return. In about three or four hol
= - after this, cup of good coffee, wi
- out milk, may be given.
80 In about one-half day after
io'i fever subsidies, the patient may
~ y spunged down with warm. wa
Do"' and brandy, the face and lin
iieiT spunged first and wiped dry, 8
very -, H. bod cIo+bas Fl
t my ~ -, H., ,rou driad cloths ,
ever change the bed clothes keep to
can't ~aanF Gov +,yo or +brae DAVIS. k
Ugh l 4So hou,ols onop avarv twentv-f
ways - ont sroringIv of Iioht.
'olle gestable food, and taste no viii
Liiioo' or brandy. l have had vel
whip 80 oni 7 know whereof spe
III De- s. r. p.
for a GAINESVILLE. Tenn.
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