Connecticut western news., 1883-06-13
THE HEATED TERM.
What to do in Case of SunstrOke - Tho
 Children.

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:
 Sunstroke is caused by excessive heat and especially if the weather is "muggy." It is more apt to occur on the second, third or fourth day of heated term than on the first Loss of sleep, excitement, close sleeping rooms, debility, abuse of stimulants predispose to it. It is more apt to attack those working in the sun, and especially between the hours of II o'clock in the morning and in the after noon. On hot days wear thin clothing. Have as cool sleeping rooms as possible. Avoid loss of sleep and all unnecessary fatigue. If working indoors and where there is artificial heat t-Iaundries, etc. see that the room is we'll ventilated. If feeling of fatigue, dizziness, headache, or exhaustion occurs, cease work imme- diately, lie down in 8 shady and cool place, apply cold cloths to and pour cold water over head and neck. If anyone is overcome by the heat send immediately for the nearest good physician. While waiting for the physician, give the per son cool drinks of water or cold black tea, or cold coffee, if able to swallow. If the skinis 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 8 cold cloth on the head and pour cold water on it as we'll as on the body. If the person is pale, very faint and pulse feeble, let him inhale ammonia for few seconds or give him 8 teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of am- monia 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 teaspoonful in twenty-four hours. In relation to the feeding of infants, boil a teaspoon ful 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 8 lump of white sugar, size of a walnut, and give it luke warm from nursing bottle; keep bottle ftA1u uOuuI1PAOCS III b UOWl OI WdG0T WQ6O not in use, to which little soda may be added. For infants five or six months old givehalf barley water and half boiled milk with salt and lump of sugar. Fo1 older infants give more milk than barley water.
 Summer complaints come from over. feeding and not foul air. Keep doors and windows open. Wash your well children with cool water twice day. ol oftener in the hot season. Never neglect looseness of the bowels in an infant consult the family or dispensary physi elan at once and he will give you rules about what it should take and how il should be nursed. Keep your rooms as cool as possible, have them we'll ventila ted and do not allow any bad smell te come from sinks, priVies, garbage boxes or gutters about the house where vol live. Where an infant is cross and ir ritable in hot weather, trip on tn, water will do it great deal of good ant may prevent cholera infantum.