The daily gazette., 1880-01-30
CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH.


Very few Of the sudden deaths which
are said to ariJe from diseases of the
heart do really arise from that cause.
To ascertain the real origin of the sud
den deaths, an experiment was tried and
reported TO the scientific congress at
Strasburgh, Germany. SIXty-six corpses
of sudden death were made subject of
thorough post-mortem examination; in
these cases only two were found who
had died from diseases of the heart.
Niue out of the sixty-six had died of ap-
poplexy, while there were fortysix
cases of congestion of the lungs; that is,
where the lungs were so full of blood
that they could not move, not being
room enough for sufficient amount of
air to support hfe. the causes thal prD-
duce congestion of the lungs are cold
feet, tight clothing, costive bowels, Sit
ting until chilled after being warmed
with labor, a rapid walk, going too sud
denly from close room into the air,
especially after speaking, too hasty
walking, or running to catch train.
No person of nifty years should run, ex-
cept in dangerous emergency. These
causes OF sudden death being known, an
avoidance of them may serve to length
an many valuable lives, which would
otherwise be lost under the verdict OF
heart complaint. That disease is sup
posed to be inevitable and incurabie,
hence many do not take the pains they
should 20 avoid sudden death, If they
knew 1t lay in their power.
Warm Rooms.
The great tendency in winter Is TO
keep rooms too warm. The foundation
of pneumonia, pleurisy, and pulmonary
consumption is.frequently laid in over
heated, ill-ventllated apartments. The
inmates become accustomed TO breathing
hot, close air, the system is toned down
and relaxed, and slight exposure TO
cold and wet results in serious illness,
A uniform heat of seventy degrees is
adequate from sanitary point of view
IN any weather. If that temperature is
not sufhcient to give warmth, it is an in
dlcation that the person does not take
spfhclent exercise, ana the cure for ii is
more miles and flannel. In the coolest
weather, when the ground is like stone
under the feet, when there is no drip
from the cave, and when the snow lies
on roofs, rooms should be ventilated.
Pure air should be admitted through
open doors and windows, so that the
oxygen consumed by flame and respira-
tion may be replaced and the eflete and
body thoroughly driven away.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
AS contrast to the exceeding mild
ness Of the present winter it may be IN
teresting to note the great degree OF
cold which prevailed in Mary land du.
ring the winter of 1850, Just one hun
dred years ago. Mr.. David Ridgely,
State Librarian of Mary land, in his D.
mails Of AnnannliG blish in
and printed by Gushing 81 Bro, of
Baltimore. says on page 1850: The
winter Of 1870 was one of unesual Sc
verify. The Chesapeake Bay was fro
zen from its head TO the mouth of The
Potomac. For many days together per.
sons travelled from Annapolis to Poplar
Island, Rock Hall and Baltimore on the
ice, and crossed to and from KEN
Island in carts and carriages, q distance
of seven miles across The ice was 81
or seven inches thick. 1t is said tt
have been one of the coldest winter,
ever known in our climate .--CetterUiH
Record.
Mr.. G. B. Richards, the engineer a
Colts, built, several years ago, a testr,
machine to be used in determining tn,
value in tensile strength and resistanc,
10 pressure of the materials employed il
the manufacturers of the Fconcern. ii
has since added a very ingen Gus auto
matte register, by which the force exei
ted in test is recorded at the end of tn
experiment, or the instant of rupture c
the specimen being subm tied to til
test This preve nts the possibility of tn
loss OF an experiment, or the necessit
of its repetition. The mgcbne aud il
appliances, with tests made are descril
ed in report of the Chief of Ordnanc
United States Army.