The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14
Keeping the Patient Quiet.

Keeping the Patient Quiet.
:" He seems to be much worse to-
day., said the doctor, as he contem-
plated the patient. s'Did you keep
him perfectly quiet, as I directed,
nurse p
'sSakes a massey! Of course 1 did,
replied the nurse. Goodness gra-
cious! he hasn't moved all night
Anything going on in the house to
disturb him q
Ny sakes, of course not. They
had little dancing party in the par
lor. and fight upstairs, and some
burglars got into the basement, and
the servant girl set fire to her bed,
and the fat boarder fell down the Sec
ond flight, and the man in the next
room licked his wife, and the water
pipe busted on the floor below, and the
gentleman in the back parlor gave a
little supper, and there was some mu-
sic in the third story, and the cats got
out upon the back fence, and there
was baby born in the second floor
front, and the little girl up@ he third
pair died in the night, but he never
moved. Bless your heart, he was the
quietest man you ever saw y
Quite right; quite right; did you
give him the pills?''
"My gracious! I forgot the pills,
but [ gave him all the powders, eight
seldleitz powders, four Dover powders
and all the quinine powders and the
mixtures, three of 'em, and all but the
pills. - r.....
''Just so. Did you change the
bandages on his head?''
cit wasn't any use. He wouldn't
keep 'em on. You never saw any,
thing like him. I put four pillows on
his head, and he kept as still as mice
after that
81 see. Was he delirious during
the night?"
sob! wasn't he? But he hasn't
hollored much for two hours. He has
been pretty quiet since he fell out of
bed. Before that he was awful rest
less.'' "
"Of course, naturally. Any of his
friends been to see him p
''There were ten or a dozen here all
night, playing cards and enjoying
themselves. But he paid no attention
to them.'
II suppose not. Hain't asked for
anything, has he?''
"Not for long time. He's doing
well, isn't he, doctor e.
"Yes, yes; as we'll as could be
expected. AS near as I can judge he
has been dead about twelve hours.
You need not continue the medicines.
just keep him quiet and don't let any
body talk to him. What he wants
now is rest"
And the doctor certified to the relia-
bility of the nurse and Departed
Brooklyn Eagle.
Typhoid Fever From Infected Milk.
The British Medical Journal. of
December II, reports two epidemics
of typhoid fever from infected milk.
The first was at Worthing, where the
son of the occupier of one of two
adjoining houses-the other occupier
being a dairyman-returned from
London in good health on September
l6, and on September "a, he fell i'll Of
typhoid fever.
The two had in common well,
which had been in use for forty years
OF more. Examination of the interior
after the outbreak occurred, showed
palpable soakage into it from the out
side, little above the water line,
| and on the same side as, and just be-
meath, the drain Of the other house.
For the washing out of mllk.cans
the well-water was used. About the
middle Of October cases of typhoid
began to appear in the town, in some
cases in houses where there were no
sanitary defects, but always where
the milk supply came from this dairy.
In all fOrty-fOur cases occurred from
this cause, eight of which proved
fatal. The well was filled up Novem-
Der 4th, and the last case appeared
November 9th.
The second epidemic was at South
port, where thirty two cases of typhoid
occurred from infected milk-the
further spread of the disease being
prevented by stopping the sale of
have in this country, and especially
in our large cities, typhoid fever from
milk contamination, but it has not
been established. When typhoid
fever occurs which is not traceable to
water supply look out for the milk.
American Extravaganza.
The travelling American is the le-
ultimate prey Of foreign hotel keepers,
and he has his own prodigality to
blame for the fact. The majority of
Americans are not in the habit Of
looking over the items Of their hotel
bills when they pay them, but, glanc-
ing at the sum total, they hand out
the gold with an alacrity that makes
the hotel keeper regret for hours after
ward that he had not made the amount
a third larger than it was. When he
resumes his journey, and for the want
of something to occupy his attention,
looks over the paid bill, he finds that
he has been swindled in almost every.
item. But he does not grieye over it,
for he is accustomed to being
!" plucked.' He must learn wisdom
by experience, and by-and-by become
sharp enough to fight foreign
sWindlers with their own weapons.
In the very cold weather which