Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-23
Protection Against Heat.

The intensely hct weather in July ADD Au
gust, co. unfrtqueDtly results 10 physical pres
tration and sometimes &c ual suDstroko-not,
h1wcscr. TO thattx!cnt that is reported n the
largo cities Of the North. 1t may cot therefore
be without interest to many Of Cur peop,o to
publish tho following circular issued by the
Now York Sanitary Commission, as matter
of Information ard precau.ion 10 thos, whose
occupation keeps them much in the sun.
''Suns;roko is caus,d By excessive heat, aad
ceptcal!y it tho weather is 'muggy.' 1t is moro
apt to tc,ur on the second, third, or fourth day
OF heated term than % the first. LOSS of sleep,
worry, tXCltcmc2t, close s!eopiog ROOMS. &c
billty, abuse OF stimulante, rredisposo to it. 1t
is moro apt to attack those working in tho SUD,
and especially between tho hours Of ! O'Clock
ID the morriog ard o'c,Cck 10 the after
noon. "a hot days wear thin clothing.
Avoid ea9 Of sleep snl all unut cossary
fatigue. If working 10 doors AID wbclo there
is artificial heal-laucdrcs, SO soc that tho
room is we'll ventilated. 1t working 10 tic sdu,
wear light la, mot black. as it etso.bs heat),
straw, VI, end put icsido CT it. 90 tho head,
vet cloth, or aargo green leaf +; frequently If,
tho hat from the bead and SEQ lhet tho Goth is
vet. d. cot check Precipitation, tu; drink
what you need to keep it up as p:.stira,iou
prevents tho body from t,ins overhratci
Have, whenever pols bic, az additional shade,
as thin umbrella, When walking, carvas or
board clVtr when working 10 the sun When
m1oh tatiGusd do not 60 TO work. but be
tx!uscd from wOlk. especially sttr II o'clock
10 the morning 90 very hot days. il mo work is
in the SUD. If feeling If fatigue, dizziness,
hesGa,he or exhaustion occurs, ceasu work
Immediately. lilo down in shady AID cool p.aot;
apply Geld cloths to and pour cold water over
hoad and nick. If anyone is ovcrcsme by tho
heat send Immediately for tho nearest coed
physician. While waiting for tho physician
give tho person cool drinks of water or c,d
black ter or cell coic il able 10 swsl,w. If The
skin Is bot or dry sponge with or pour cold
wafer over tho body aud limbs aud applS TO the
head pounded lc) wrapped 10 towel or 0thtr
cloth. Ii there is no &c, ct hard keep cecil
cloth en- The head ard pour cold water 90 it as
we'll rs on tho body. Ii the person is pao,
very iaiDt nnd pulse feeble. let lin iuhalo
ammonia for lew seconds, or give him tea
spoonful ct aromatic spirits OF ammonia 10 Wo
tablespoonful of water, with littlo sugar"
LIVING ON A VOLCANO. -Lordoa has dis,
covered, Gays tho Daily Telegraph tia: it is IN.
dermirod 10 every direction by network Of
pipes filed With q gas which, when mixed 10 a
c.rRin we'll known proportion Sith air. becomes
at orc, terribly explosive =; tia. this network is
divided cit according to the districts served by
tho different gas com Danies into special sections,
and that each section is liable, from single act
oil catcles;nes5 at any point within is area, TO
be suddenly Involved 10 common ruio. No |
matter how careful the individual household may |
be its safety lies practically ct tho mercy Of a |
stupid workman mile of; for any day when O |
flaw 10 the pipe 10 some distant street or tu1aro |
is bcirg repaired, the fatal raio may b, igultaI,
aud sullen roar rolling down tho centre of |
the thorouphfsre aGd tuning corner sitter cuner,
may announc, tho rush of the exploding g:s as
it plougbs up street by street, ard tic houses |
Oh 5oth sides are shaken aud shattered by The |
awful force of the swiftly travelling devastation,
Such an accident ss this may, it appears,
happen 10 tho mCss crowded thoroughfares
of the city or tie most aristccralc quarters
of the West End, may iucludc railway station
IN it's radius OF havoc or a crowded opera
house, and, Instead of wasting its violence on
such comparatively untrtquened spots as Char
|otte street acd Pelc7 street, my reyel in the
carnage cf the Strand or Picc;dilIy, or The
great busiocss centres round the Royal Ey-
change. 1t is 20 ezaRgera!icn to gay that such
4 disaster is always possible, and that witho1t
10 iustsnls warning, or from co neglipero, Of
heir owo. whole rows Of hous .holds may be
oVertskcn by sudden ruia AID whole street.
uls It human beings blown suddenly in.
o the air. We arc speaking literally
Hlthin the facts. for so long as gas has to
70 used toT light the public must live
slth this new danger added to their already too
dangerous existence. The explosion Of Mon
lay evening is but the repeli,ioa o. q large
Gale OF what Is BY 90 means UNUSUAL 10 small i
Vay With gas laying. Any foreman of works
ould tell 40 inquirer Of dcz.us Of similar &C.
ideuls, which have fallen short of tho present
catastrophe only by slight differences 10 tho
attendant circumstances.
he who reads men and newspapers to pro.
d % iko b. Il Ii.