Huntsville gazette., 1883-07-28
Perils of Warm Weather.

Sunstroke 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, 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
Workipg indoors. and where there is ar
tlllclal heat. laundrleS, ETC., see that the
room is well ventilated If a 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 towel or other cloth.
If there is no ice at hand, keep a 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 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 not
to exceed teaspoonful in twentyfcur
hours. In relation to the feeding of in
fants: Boil teaspodDul of powdered
barley (ground in coffee-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 lump Of white sugar-size of a
| nursing bottle. Keep bottle and mouth
use, to which little soda may be
added. For infants five or six months
old. give half barley water and half
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
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 small
pinch of baking soda. Infants of six
months may have beef tea or beef soup
once day, by itself or mixed with
ether food, and when ten and twelve
nonths old a crust of bread and piece
ct 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
DOCTORS order. Summer complaint:
1t comes from overfeeding and hot and
foul air. Keep door and windows open.
Wash your well children with cool
water twice day, or oftener in the hot
season. Never neglect looseness 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 allow any bad smell to come
from sinks, privies, garbage boxes or
cutters about the house where YOU live.
See that your own apartments are
right, and complain to the Board of
Health if 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 (ferry-
boat or steamboat), and may prevent
cholera infantum. Boston Herald.