Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-09-25
TIMELY WARNING.
THE RISK THAT IS RUN IN CHECK.
ING PERsPlRATloN.
What Killed a Noted OFasoF-How Cold
Is Taken-A Few individual Gases
Which Teach a Significant
Lesson.
Halls Journal of HEALTH

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Edward Everett, the finished scholar,
the accomplished diplomatist, the orator,
tne statesman, the patriot, became over
neated In testitying In o courtroom on
MONDAY morning, went 10 Faneuil hall,
which was cold, sat in a draft of air until
hls urn came to speak; "but my hands
ana 1eet were ice, my lungs on fire In
TINS condition | had to go and spend three
hours In the courtroom. +" He died IN
less than a week from this checking of
the persplration. 1t was enough to kill
any man.
PROFESSOR Mitchell, the gallant soldier,
and the most eloquent astronomical lect.
urer Thai has ever lived, while In a stats
OF Precipitation in yellow fever, the Ger.
tam sign OF recovery, left his bed, went
INTO another room, became chilled in a
moment, and died the same night
II while perspiring, or while something
warmer than usual, from exercise or a
heated room, there is a sudden exposure
IN stiffness to a still, cold air. or to q raw.
damp atmosphere, or to a draft. whether
an open window or door or street corner.
an inevitable result is a violent and in.
stantaneous closing Of the pores of the
SKIN, by which waste and impure matters,
winch were making their way out of the
system, are compelled to seek an exit
through some other channel and break
through some weaker part, not the natural
one Inc idea is presented by saying that
tne cold has settled in that part To
illustrate:
A lady was about getting IMP a small
Doat TO cross the Delaware; but wishing
nrst TO get an orange at q fruit.stand. she
ran up the bank of the river, and on her
return to the boat found herself much
heated, for it was summer, but there was
a little wine on the water, and the cloth.
ing soon felt cold to her. The x
morning she had q severe cold, which set
tied on her lungs, and within the year she
died Of consumption.
A stout, strong man was working In a
garden in May; feeling o little tired about
he sat down in the shade of the
house and fell asleep; he woke UP chilly;
Inflammation of the lungs followed, end,
ing, after two years of great suffering, in
consumption.
A Boston shipowner, while on the deck
OF one Of his vessels, thought he would
e a hand" in some emergency; and
pulling of his coat worked with q will I'M
I'll he perspired freely, when he sat down
10 rest awhile, enjoying the delicious
breeze from the sea. On attempting to
rise. he found himself unable, and was so
still in his joints that he had to be carried
nome and put to bed, which he did not
until the end of two years, when he
was barely able to hobbie down to the
on clutches
A lady after being unusually busy all
day. found herself heated and tired to.
ward shutdown of a summer day. She
concluded she would rest herself by tax.
a drive to town in an open vehicle
The ride made her uncomfortable cool,
but she warmed herself up by an hours
shopping, when she turned homeward: it
being late In the evening, she found her
self more decidedly chilly than before. At
midnight she had pneumonia GnAamma-
Ion OF the lungs, and in three months
lad the ordinary symptoms of confirmed
consumption.
A lady OF great energy of character lost
Ter cook, and had to take her place for
our days; the kitchen was warm, and
here was a draft of air through it. When
he work was done, warm and weary. she
vent to her chamber and laid down on
he bed to rest herself. This operation
repeated several times q day. On the
nth day she had al attack of lung fever;
the end of six months she was barely
'ble to leave her chamber, only to find
herself suffering with all the more pr ON.
nent symptoms Of confirmed consump.
ion; such as quick pulse, night and morn
ng cough, nightsweats, debility, short
'reath and falling away.
A young lady rose from her bed on a
night, and leaned her arm or
he cold window-sill to listen to a seren.
de, Next morning she had pneumonia,
nd suffered the horrors of asthma for
he remainder of a long life
Multitudes of women lose health and
te every year, in one of two ways; BY
themselves in a warm kitchen
nlil weary, and then throwing them
elves on a bed or sofa, without covering,
nd perhaps in a room without a fire; or
y removing the outer clothing and per.
APPS changing the dress for a more com
ION one as soon as they enter the house {
fter a walk or q shopping. The rule '
lould be invariable to 60 at once to a
arm room and keep on all the clothing !
least for five or ten minutes, until the |
'rehead is perfectly dry. In all wealth. |
If you have to walk and ride on any S
.,casion. do the riding first
And 1t Always VIII Be. =
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