The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-10-26
sTAUNTON, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 2e, 1882.
Fatcs Worth Remembrance

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s udden deaths do not come from heart dis
ease one case in twenty, but from congestion
of the lungs or brains. More die from con
gestion of the lungs than brain and more Of
congestion of the brain than from apoplexy.
Sudden death from heart disease is usually
caused by rupture of some large artery near
the heart from congestion of the lungs by
instantly stopping the breath from conges-
ton of the brain, by causing pressure on the
brain which paralyzes and instantly destroys
life; from apoplexy, by hemorrhage in the
brain.
Heart disease most frequently results from
neglected or improperly treated rheumatism.
1t more often follows mild rheumatism than
the severe kind, because severe rheuma-
tism receives prompt treatment, while the
mild form is often neglected and left to work
its way to the heart.
Persons who suppose themselves suffering
from heart disease because they have pain in
the region of the heart, or paIptation, seldom
have any disease of that organ. In nine cases
out of ten they are. sufferers from dyspepsia
nothing more. Congestion of the lungs is
most frequently caused by the sudden change
from the heat of an ill-ventilated room or rail-
road car, or horse car, to the cold air outside,
without beiEg protectedeby sufficient cloth
ing hence, many persons thus seized, drop
dead in the streets.
Congestion of the brain most frequently 1e-
suits from trouble and anxiety Of mind, pro-
ducing sleeplessness, followed by the engorge-
ment of the small blood vessels of the brain.
sudden loss of vital power and almost in
slant death. Apoplexy may be an inherited
disease, or it may be induced by too free liv-
ing, or its opposite, too great abstemiousness.
Paralysis mayEaffect only small portion of
the body, from a finger or toe to an entire
limb, or it may disable half the body, or the
whole body. when death follows. When half
the body is affected by paralysis we may be
certain that the seat of the disease is on the
opposite side of the brain, because nerve
fibres cross. Partial paralysis is often tenn
porary when caused by the rupture of small
blood vessel, if the clot is got rid of by alb
sorption or otherwise. Although this is
disease that all classes of people are liable to,
its most destructive work is done among the |
depraved and dissipated There is no doubt
that the habitual use of tobacco is one of the
most prominent causes of paralysis and other
nerve diseases.
A severe cold can be soonest cured by re-
mo- niro wit I'M ~,
near the fire, until all signs of it haye disap-
peared. Then care should be taken to prevent |
relapse by having the feet warmly clad and
the.s whole body, and particularly the chest
and the back of the neck, well protected when
going out.
A recent cough will almost yield to the fol-
lowing treatment within two or three days
Mix in a bottle four ounces of glycerine, two
ounces of alcohol, two ounces OF water, two
grains of morphine. Shake well. Dose for
an adult, one to two teaspoonfuls every two
or three hours. Half this quantity to chill
dren from 10 to Is years old. 1t is not safe to
give it to infants or children under 10 years
of age
Tostop bleeding, iffrom cavity in the jaw
after tooth has been extracted, shape cork
into the proper form and size to cover the
cavity and long enough to be kept firmly in
place when the mouth is closed. This, we
believe, is our own invention, and we have
never known it to fail. 1t has served us in
desperate cases
When an artery is cut, the red blood spurts
out at each pulsation. Press the thumb firm
ly over the artery near the wound, and on
the side toward the heart. Press hard enough
10 stop the bleeding, and wait till physic-
ian comes. The wounded person is often able
to do this himself if he has the REQUISITE
knowledge.
Simple fractures may be adjusted by almost
any one. Get the limb as nearly as possible
in the natural position and then send for the
doctors. There is no great urgency in such
cases.
In fracture of the skull, with compression
AND loss OF consciousness, examine the wound,
and, if possible, rxse the broken edges of the
skull, SO as to relieve the pressure on the
brain Prompt.action will often save life ).
In case of poisoning the simple rule lis to
get. the poison out of the stomach as soon as
possible. Mustard and salt act promptly as
emetics. and they are always at hand. Stir
tablespoonful in glass of water, and let the
person swallow it quickly. If it does not
cause vomiting in five minutes repeat the
dose. After vomiting give the whites of two
or three eggs, and send for the DOCTOR
Burns and scalds aressoonest relieved by an
application OF cold water. Dry carbonate of
soda, or baking soda ,sprinked over the burned
spot is the latest remedy, and is SAID to be
vrey effectual. These means are only tempo
rary. In severe cases physician should be
sent for