The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-19
pERlLsOFwARM WEATHER.

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PERlLsOF WARM WEATHER,
Against Sunstroke and
Rules for the Care Of Infants.
From the Boston Herald.
5unstroke is caused by excessive heat,
and especially ifthe 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, excite
ment, close sleeping rooms, debility,
abuse of stimulants, predispose to it. 1t
ia more apt to attack those working in
the sun, and especially between the
hours of IL o'clock in the morning and
4 o'clock in the afternoon. On hot days
wear thin clothing: Have as cool sleep,
ing dis possible. Avoid loss OF sleep and
ali unnecessary fatigue II Yorklng m
doors, and~where there is ARTIFICIAL heat
room is we'll ventilated. If
a feeling of fatigue, dizziness, headache
or exhaustion occurs. cease work lmme:
diately. lie down ina shady or cool
nlace. apply cold cloths to and pour
cold water over the head and neck. If
anv one ID overcome by the heat send.
immediately for the nearest goon physl-
clan. While wal ting for the physician
piva the person cool drinks Of water or
cold black tea, or cold coffee, if able to
swallow. If the skin is hot and dry,
snonge with or pour cold water over the
body and limbs, and apply to the head
rounded ice wrapped III a 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 person is PALE, very faint ana
feeble, let Kim inhaae an,moHla Tor Jew
seconds, or give him seasPoontrl OF
aromatic spirits of ammoniar In TWO
teaspoonfuls of water, with little 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 Whls-
XIV 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
fni of powdered barley ground in cof-
fee 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 walnut-and give it luke
warm from nursing bottle. Keep oot-
tie and mouthpiece in a bowl or WAFER
when not in use, to which nttie
soda NAV be added. For infants or
months old, give half barley water ana "a
half boiled milk, with salt and a lump OF
sugar. For older infants very costlye,
Give oatmeal instead of barley. Cook
and strain as before. When your breast
milk is only half enough, change OF De,
tween breast milk and this prepared
food. In hot weather, if blue litmus pa
per applied to the food turns red, the
food is too acid, and you must make a
fresh mess or add a small pinch of bak-
ing Soda Infants of six months may
have beef tea or beef soup once day,
by itself or mixed with other food, and
when 10 or IL months old a crust OF
bread or piece of rare beet to suck. NO
child under years ought to eat at your
table. Give no candies-in fact, moth
| ing that is not contained in these
| rules without d doctors order.
Summer complaint, It comes from
from overlooking and hot and foul air:
Keep doors and windows open. Wash
your well children with cool water twice
a day, or oftener in the hot season.
Never neglect looseness Of the bowels IN
an infant; consult the family, Or dis.
pensary 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, pri-
vies, garbage boxes or cutters about the
house where you live. Sea that your own
apartments are right, and complain &c
the Board Of Health the neighbor-
! hood is offensive. Where an infant is
cross and irritable in, the hot weather, q
trip On the water will do it a great deal
of good (ferryboat or steamboa), and
many prevent cholera infantum.
| He Resumed.
One of the biggest liars in the State of
Michigan in 1859 was an old citizen of
the County Of Wayne, who used to hang
out around the Dearborn hotel and
groceries. In the winter of that year
and 1860 he was brought low with sick
ness, and he made solemn VOW that ii
he got well he would quit lying. He re-
covered, and as soon as able to be about
he frankly stated his position.
Some of the boys could hardly believe
in the strange occurrence, and so one
night when he had the head of a sugar
barrel in his favorite grocery, some one
asked:
"Uncle Billy, didn't you once assert
that you had moved six acres of grass
in day." =
"Y-e-s, 1 said so, but = guess 1
didn't measure very close. guess the
lot didn't hold over three acres"
''And haven't you repeatedly said
that you were in the Mexican WARP"
I'll presume 50. but you see [ had
an uncle in it and suppose l kind O.
got mixed"
"And haven't you Dragged of cutting
five cords of wood per day."
"Did I say five cords? I probably
misspoke myself. reckon it was about
:hree."
"And haven't you claimed that you
once lifted 800 pounds of ola iron?"
'Let's see! Did l say 1900? There
might have been few pounds less, but
you see l had a powerful brace for my
I knees"
s. The old man felt that he was losing
4 prestige by scaling down lies which he
Lad made plenty of men believe, and
he was becoming very uneasy, but there
was one more question. The interro-
gator looked Uncle Billy square in the
eye and asked:
Snow, sir, do you admit that you lied
when you told story here eight weeks
ago about youi killing two robbers in
Texas?"
"No, sir! no. STRIP holly exclaimed tho
old man, as he slid off the barrel. GIVE
been sick and Pve had a narrow squeak
of it, and pve made a vow not to do any
more lying, but ii you chaps think I'm
going to hang ont here and play second
fiddle to liars who have never been out
OF the county you are badly sold! Vows
be hanged! Gentlemen, resume bus
iness!"
Horse Sense.
i A remarkable exhibition may be seen
daily at various points on several of the
Brooklyn car routes. 1t is never wit
messed for the first time without elicitine
EXPLANATIONS of surprise and explana-
tons from the car conductors that the
animal has been doing the same thing
regularly for years. He is a small gray
horse-nearly white in fact, about 10
years old, and is driven to butchers
wagon, Many of the car, routes in
Brooklyn. run double tracks through
streets too narrow to admit the passage
of the cars when an ordinary wagon is
drawn up at the sidewalk and it hap