The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-07-13
mo. 46.
sUNsTRoKEs.

SOME COOL READING FOR WARN WEATR-
ERA HISTORY OF THIS DIsEXsE
IRIS CAUSES, PREvEN.
TlvEs AND REM.
EDIEs.
From the remctest antiquity fatal
instances Of this disease are recorded
By the sacred writer's, and ono Of Che
rewards promised to those who shall
partake of a better life is that ''the sun
shall not light on them-,,or the heat"
We read in modern history, chiefly
where armies are icing moved under
tile torrid heat Of East Indies, Africa,
and other warm regions, that cases of
insulation have often stayed thep
march and prevented operations; yet
the disastrous results of snnstroke arc
not limited to the regions named, and
in Belgium, a country Of oven less
Than Temperate cRnfe, d regiment Of
1900 strong, on a march bot exceeding
20 miles, in the month Of July, 1885,;
lost 700 men, Of whom over 20 died on
the road and many persisted in llospi-
tai of lelirium tfemens-a Proportion
never attained by the English ii Ceh'-
trail india or tie French in Algiefs.
Neither is it under the actual rays
of the sun that men suceun,b... MaHy
are the instances, as lately III New Or.
leans, where the victims have not for
wlInle days been out Of their rooms,'
aud yot fell dead under oppressive
heat exclusively. i2"
DR.. W. G. Mclean, an English sur
geon Of great eminence, reports, from
personal observation, the terrible shf-
feriugs Of the EnglisI, army in China
during the campaign Of 1872, and Df.
Bassier, of the French navy, gives the
history Of eighteen deaths out Of
crew of seventy. eight, on board of d
French man. of.war of the southern
coast Of Spain, and another visitation
of 100 cases out of 600 men, on board
another war ship.
In our own country, the range Of tl.H
attack extends from the extreme North
to the extreme South-yet, except this
year, the States more or less bordering
OH the gulf have been more generally
exempt, while those regions higher DIP
the great water c0urscs-snch as Mis-
souri, last year-have been moro liabls
to its ravages. This year cases Of IN
ISOLATION are comparatively few North
and West, and New Orleans seems t.s
be more sorely tried thah any otBev
large city, while Mobile has been en-
tirely free from invasion.
PaEvENrIGEs.
First of all, absorption of all alco.
holic liquors aud the absorption of ais
much cool iced - water as the
81 will carry; the system being
saturated with liquid, facilitates ain
abundant perspiration, carrying OF
with it the extra heat of the Blood.
Next, clothing loose aud cool, avoid
ling any pressure on the respiratory dv
othe, vital organs. Tho immense pre-
portion of deaths in the English and
other armies is attributable to the
heavy, tight regulation uniform, and
chiefly the heat resulting From that
martinez pet and soldiers abomination
IA close fitting, stiff collsr. The
Fre6ch were not SO slow as the Eng
lish in reforming this abuse, and old
Marshal Bageaud, when Governor of
Algeria, introduced at once amongst
!, bis troops the loose flowing garment of
the Spal,i turce and tho zouave.
!, It is respectfully suggested here that
our military parades during thg hot
scissor, generally passing of without
accidents of this character, demon
strates tue "tougl,ness" Of our brave
I, boys, but should, however, be averted
: as far as possible with public service.
t Sleeping or lying down in ill-venti-
ieted rooms, without a constant draft
/, to renew The atmosphere, is at least as
, much dangerous as remaining exposed
Z to tho direct rays of the sun.
SYMPTOMS,
II fhoy arc SO rapid ana striking as te
y leave but little room. for definitions
J but some Of the't5ost characteristic ar,
; the dryness of the skin, the suppress
y sion OF perspiration and .'micturition,'
> Or looseness Of Che kidneys. II is, i,
4 fact, a disease Of the nervous system
3 preceded by thirst, heat, vertigo, con
u gestiou Of tue eyes, Of tho brain and 0
the lungsq and ppt unfrequently &C
coppanied by syncopes and convul
IS sfons, while in many instances it bring
It on fits Of insanity.
n TREATMENT.
g First of all, remove all the clotLinI
II which bears on the upper portion q
a. the body and dash cool water in uu
l. limited quantity over the sufferer 90
lg til the skin has become normally COO
ID II even ice water thav be procured, Us
L it also, but with more moderation an
10 ouly az q reactive. Encourage fire
lg drinking Of cool beverages, chiefly wa
70 ter, 60 as to induce vomiting. II tl'
i'll spasms continue, use light stimnlant
ar but with great prudence and moders
y, ton. If, however, reaction Of the ski
d. cannot be brought on, a blister apple
he to the pape OF the neck may be resor
!; "a ed Ia aud often succeeds. In case ,
IT. tho misunderstanding followed by cpl
epsy, this symptom Is not aIarminj
but the contrary. Only keep the su
w. ferer in the shade, aud in as cool az
're we'll ventilated place as can be pr
Ter v;da1. Rut the wnraf--and almnaf i