The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-19
The Heated Term.

The report of the sanitary committee
OF the New York board of health upon
sunstroke as approved and published by
the board was as follows:
Surstroke is caused by excessive heat
and especially if the weather is "muggy."
1t is more apt to occur on the second,
third or fourth day of heated term
than on the first. Loss OF sleep, excite.
ment, 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 II o'clock in the morning and 4
in the afternoon. On not days wear
rooms as possible. Avoid loss of sleep
and all unnecessary fatigue. If working
indoors and where there is artificial
heat-laundries, etc.-see that the room
is we'll ventilated. If feeling Of
fatigue, dizziness, headache, or ex.
haustion occurs, cease work Immediate
ly, lie down in shady and cool place,
apply cold cloths to and pour cold water
over the head and neck. If anyone is
overcome by the heat send Immediately
for the nearest good physician. While
waiting far the physician, give the per-
son cool drinks OF water or cold black
tea. or cold coffee, if able to swallow. II
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 towel or other cloth. If
there is no ice at hand, keep a cold cloth
on the head AMI pour cold water on it
as well Us on the body. If the person is
pale, very faint and pulse feeble, let
him inhale ammonia for few second or
give tablespoonful of aromatic spirits
| of ammonia in two tablespoonfuls Of
water with little sugar.
The New York board OF health again
issue their rules for the care OF young
children. They are as follows:
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 not to exceed teaspoontul in
twenty-focr hours. In relation to the
feeding of infants, boil teaspoonful of
powdered barley. (ground in coffee
grinder) and one-half pint of water, with
little salt, for fifteen minutes, strain,
then mix it with half as much boiled
milk, add lump of white sugar, size OF
nursing bottle; keep bottle and mouth
piece in Q bowl of water when not in
use, to which little soda may be added.
For infants Ave or six months old give
half barley water and half boiled milk
with salt and q lump of sugar. For
older infants give more milk than barley
water.
Summer complaints come from over
feeding aud not foul air. Keep doors
and windows open. Wash your well
children with cool water twice day, or
oftener in the hot season. Never neg
lect looseness of the bowels in an infant;
consult the family or dispensary physi-
clan 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 venti-
lated and do not allow any bad smell
to come from sinks. privies, garb-
age boxes or cutters about the house
where you live. Where an infant il
GROSS and irritable in hot weather, . trip
On the watsr will do it q great deal Of
good and may prevent cholera infsntum.