The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-08-25
Perlls Of Warm Weather.

Sunstroke is caused by excessive heat,
and especially if the weatheris' 'muggy."
1t 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, pFedispose to it.A 1t is more
apt to attack those working in the sun,
and especially between the hours OF
eleven 8 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, laundries, ETC., see that the
room is we'll ventilated. If feeling of
fatigue, dizziness, headache or exhaus-
ton occurs, cease work Immediately, lie
down in shady and cool place, apply
cold cloths to and pour cold water
over head and neck. If 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 cold
cloth on the head, and pour cold water
on it as well as on the body. If the per-
son is pale, very faint and pulse feeble,
let him inhale ammonia for a few Sec
onds, or give him a teaspoonful of aro-
matte spirits of ammonia in two table.
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Overlooking infants does more harm
than anything else. Nurse an infant
a 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 ppre water, or barley
water; no sugar. On the hottest days
II few drops Of whisky may be added
to either water or food, the whisky not
to exceed q teaspoonful in twenty-four
hours. IN relation to the feeding of in
fants: Boil teaspoonful of powdered
5barley (gronnd in coffee grinder) in
one-half pint of water, with y little
salt, for fifteen minutes; strain; then
mix it with half as much boiled milk,
add q lump of white sugar size of a
walnut--and give Il lukewarn 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 hall
boiled milk, with salt and lump Of
sugar. For older infants. very costive,
give oatmeal instead Of barley. Cook
and strain as before. When your
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change off between breast milk and
this prepared food. In hot weather, il
blue litmus paper applied to the food
turns red, the food Is too acid, and you
must make fresh mess or add asmal
pinch of baking soda. Infants of si1
months may have beef tea or beef soup
once a, day, by itself cor mixed with
ether food, and when ten and twelve
Kaonths old crust of bread and piece
6t rare beef to suck. No child undel
two years ought to eat at your table
Give no candies-in fact, nothing that
is not contained in these rules without
DOCTORS order. Summer complaint
1t comes from overlooking and hot and
foul air. Keep door and windows open
Wash your we'll children with COO
water twice day, or oftener in the no
season. Never neglect looseness of tbs
bowels in an infant; consult the family
or dispensary physician at once. anC
he will give you rules about what j
should take and how it should b.
nursed. Keep your rooms as cool a
possible, have them well ventilated
and do not allow any bad smell to COM
from sinks, privies, garbage boxes o
cutters about the house where you live
See that your own apartments ar
! right, and complain to the Board Q
Health if the neighborhood is offensive
Where an infant is cross and irritabl
in the hot weather, a trip on the waite
will do it great deal of good FERRY
boat or steamboa0, and may proven
cholera infantum.-Boston Herald.