San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-13
TREATING A CASE ACTIVELY.
ny WALTER BRowNLoW.

WAS once sent 1OT III oIesO A"9lS
n attend a man of responsibility whose
wife, a lady of intelligence and refine
ment had discovered him in his room
WING senseles3 on the floor.
"Whav is the matter with Mr..
U-?" asked on meeting the lady.
I am afraid it is apoplexy," she
rerlied. Il found him lying on the
floor where he ha&!, to all appearances,
fallen suddenly from his chair. his
face is purple, and though he breathes'
it is with great difficulty. "
went up to see my patient: Sure
enough, his face was purple, out
somehow the symptoms did not lndl-
cate apopls1y. ,,a aoo4o.or
asked the anxious wife. :,
Il don't know that it is necessary
I replied. Il think if we let nm nm
alone it will pass off in the course OF
q few hours" ;. ,e
"A few hours! He may die in half
on ho,1r." :, ..h '. - g..
Il don't think the case so danger
Gus, madam" .naa .,..
"Apoplexy not dangerous?"
~ 4 hardly, think it is apople1y' l
replied. - ,.,. = =
doctor?"
Mrs. H looked anxiously into my
face.
[ deliberately limited that he might
possible have been drinking too much
brandy; but this she Indignantly OBJ
iected to.
No, doctor, l ought to know about
that" she said. Depend upon it,,
the case ID more deeply seated. l am
sure he had better be bled. Won't
Won bleed him, doctor? A few ounces
Of blood taken from his arm may give
life to the circulation of blood IN his
veins"
Thus urged, [ relieved him OF about
eight ounces of his circulating medl-
UNI. But he still lay insensible as be-
fore.
"s5omething else must be done, doc
tor" she urged. If my husband IS
not relieved he must die"
By this time several friends and
relatives who had been sent for al
rived. One proposed blisters all over
the body; and another blister on
the head; another, immersion in hot
water. l suggested that it might do
well to use stomach pump.
why, doctOr?" asked one OF his
friends. >,
Perhaps he has taken some drug
1 replied.
Impossible, DOCTOR" said his wife
He has not been from home to-day
and there is no drug of any kind III
the house. :"
"No:brandy?" 1 ventured the as
sertion again. =. e,
No, doctor; no spirits of any kind
not even wine, III the house" returned
Mrs. H. 9.
l was not the regular family physl
cian. Feeling my position to be
difficult one l suggested that the fam
ily physician be called.
But the delay, doctor, urged thu
friends.
No harm will result from 1t, b
assured" l replied.
When DR.. s. came, we conyerse'
aside for a few minutes, and L CAV
him my views of the case.
Don you think his head ought t.
be shaved and blistered?" asked tn
wife, anxiously.
DR.. S. thought a moment, an
then said.
"Yes, by all means. Send for
barber and also for a fresh blister
four inches by nine.
l looked into The face OF DIR. D.
with surprise. It was perfectly gray
and earnest. l limited to him "a
Ioub. of the good that mode Of treat
ment would do; but he spoke conf
IDENTIFY Of the result, and said that
would not only cure the disease, br
believed would take away the predl'
position thereto, with which Mr.. IL
was affected In a high degree.
TIE head Of Mr.. H was shaved
and Dr. S applied the blister vii
his OWL hands, which completely coy
cred tue scalp from forehead to Oce
nut.