Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-11
Perils of Warm Weather.

Sunstroke is caused by excessive heat,
unexpectedly if the weather s'muggy."
1t is more apt to occur on the second,
third or fourth day of a heated term than
on the first. Loss of sleep, excitement,
close sleeping rooms, debility, abuse of
stimulants, predispose to it. 1t is more
apt to attack those working in the sun,
and especially between the hours of
eleven o'clock in the morning and four
o'clock in the afternoon. On hot days
wear thin clothing. Have as cool sleep
ing rooms as possible. Avoid loss of
sleep and all unnecessary fatigue. If
working indoors, and where there is ar
tificial heat, laundrics, etc., see that the
room is we'll ventilated. II q feeling Of
fatigue, dizziness, headache or exhaus-
ton occurs, cease work Immediately, lie
down in a shady and cool place, apply
cold cloths to and pour cold water
over head and neck. II any one is over
come by the heat, send Immediately for
the nearest good physician. While wait
ing for the physician give the person
cool drinks of water or cold black tea,
Or cold coffee, if able to swallow. If
the skin is hot and dry, sponge with or
pour cold water over the body and
limbs, and apply to the head pounded
ice wrapped in a towel or other cloth.
If there is no ice at hand, keep q cold
cloth on tho head, and pour cold water
on it as well as on the body. If thcper-
son is pale, very faint and pulse feeble,
let him inhale ammonia for a few sec
pnds, OF give him q %teaspoonful Of aro-
matte spirits of ammonia in two table,
spoonfuls of water, with a | tile sugar.
Overlooking infants does more harm
than anything else. Nurse an infant
= month or two old every'two or three
hours. Nurse an infant of six months
and over five times in twenty-four
hours, and no more. If an infant is
thirsty give it pure water, or barley
water; no sugar. On the hottest days
. few drops of whisky may be added
to either water or food, the whisky no.
to exceed q %teaspoonful in twenty-four
hours. In relation to the feeding of in
fants: Boil a t%easpoonful of powdered
barley tground in cotfee-grinder) in
one-half pint of water, with a little
salt, for fifteen minutes; strain; then
mix it with half as much boiled milk,
add a lump of white sugar-size of a
walnut-and give it lukewarm from a
nursing bottle. Keep bottle and mouth
piece in a bowl of water when not in
use, to which a little soda may be
added. For infants five or six months
old, give half barley water and half
boiled milk, with salt and q lump of
sugar For older infants, very c%ostive,
give oatmeal instead Of barley. Cook
and strain as before. When your
breast milk is only half enough,
change off between breast milk and
this prepared food. In hot weather, if
blue litmus paper applied to the food
turns red, the food is too acid, and you
must make a fresh mess or add a small
pinch of baking soda. Infants OF six
months may have beef tea or beef soup
once q day, by itself OF mixed with
other food, and when ten and. twelve
months old a crust of bread and q piece
of rare beef to suck. No child under
two years ought to eat at your table.
Give no candies-in fact, nothing that
is not contained in these rules without
a doctors order. Summer complaint:
It comes from overlooking and hot ana
foul air. Keep door and windows open.
Wash your well children with cool
water twice a day, or oftcner in the hot
season. Never neglect !ooseness of the
bowels in an infant; consult the family
or dispensary physician at once, and
he will give you rules about what it
should take and how it should be
nursed. Keep your rooms as cool as
possible, have them well ventilated,
and do not slow any bad smell to come
from sinks, privies, garbage boxes or
cutters about the house where you i've.
See that your own apartments are
right, and complain to the Board Of
Health il the neighborhood is offensive.
Where an infant is cross and irritable
in the hot weather, a trip on the water
will do it a great deal of good Gerry.
boat or steamboat), n may prevent
cholera infantum.-Doston HeT@H