The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1878-08-31
Yellow Fever.
BY MRS. NJ. 7. DUCAN.

It is folly to leave the city in order to
escape the yellow fever after it has appear.
ed. In all probability the germ Of the
disease is in the system for days before it
shows itself. The fatigue and exposure
which people are subject to while travel
ing, cause the malady to deveIope itself
more rapidly, and if taken with the fever
where neither doctors nor nurses know
anything Of the disease, death is almost
certain. Whereas if people stay in their
comfortable homes, attend regularly to
their affairs, not expose themselves to too
much fatigue, keep as much as possible
out of the sun and the night air, they will
very likely escape it.
We should not be afraid of visiting or
attending our neighbors who are sick for
fear the disease is contagious. The mala
ria is in the atmosphere, and if the system
is in condition to receive it, it will do
so, otherwise one may sleep in bed with a
yellow fever patient and not take it.. Be-
sides i: is very sinful to avoid doing all we
can for the sick. Are we not strictly COM
mand-d in the word of God ITO visit the
sick 2" Let us at all times do our duty
and leave the result in the hands of our
Heavenly Father-"who doeth all things
WE'LL"
The treatment Of yellow is so simple
that any one can learn it in short time
with little care and attention. 1t 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 instruc,ing every one who wishes
to learn by appointing competent persons
to lecture for an hour each day in differ
cut parts of the city for at least one or two
months, and this should be kept up every
year.
fully believe that almost every death
that occurs from yellow fever is caused by
not attending to it in time, or by giving
lnjndicious nourishment or ignorant nurs q
ing. l have a patient, little orphan girl
10 years old, that l cured with fifteen
cents worth of medicine, (magnecia and
and have enough Of it left to
cure another. Ice and lemons are luxu-
ries; they are not necessary in yellow
fever. A simple purge at the beginning
Of the disease, a mustard foot bath, and
blankets to produce persprstion, orange
leaf tea as beverage, and perfect quiet,
are all that is necessary. No stimuant or
food Of any kind should be given while
the fever lasts.
After the fever leaves the slightest kind
Of nourishmeut and perfect quiet during
several days to prevent relapse. Qninine
should never be given while the fever is
on; when the fever h h,s left it may b, Civ
IN in small quantities AS tonic. Tnere
seems to be great deal of conf .cture as
% what kind of fever prevails here now.
1t matters little what name is given to it,
provided the remedies are known and ap
p led. While We are waiting for all the
symptoms Of !, elbow fever TO become de-
,e|oped, the patient may b. past recovery.
The Picayune Of last Sunday contains
. communication referring to an article Of
niue on yellow fever, which would lead
hose who are not acquainted with me to
hink am professional nurse. For the
benefit Of such | will say, that although
rave nursed good many relative and
riends through yellow fever and other
sickness, never charged nor was ever
,aid one cent f,r any aid gave the sick,
Il all my life. My only object in writing
he article in question was II desire to al
eyiate the sutfe'ings Of many poor people
who were unable to indulge in the luxury
# a physician, and from the very extern
i've circulation given it by the press Of
his CITY and the South generally; am
it bias done good.
Il you take one Of the new silver half
loIIars, pour little muriatic acid on the
irure Of the eagle, and set it out IN the