Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-23
Y. M. C. A. LECTURE.

A Practical Health Talk ny DIR. Rus
selI--A Discussion Illustrated BY Acc
tuaI Treatment.
Dr. Thomas H Russell gave very inter
esting and practical health talk in the Y. M.
G. A. hall last evening. He took up the sub
iects of hemorrhages, burns and scalds, sun
stroke, bites of rabid. animals and snakes,
fainting and nose-bleeding, etc., with the
treatment of each. The talk was especially
valuable, as it was illustrated by the treat
ment of actual subjects. The audience was
greatly surprised at the eheapn&ss of cloth
when the doctor seized a pair of shears and
cut the coat sleeve of his patient together
with the undertaking up the shoulder in
order to get at the burn near the mans ell
bow. Oil was then applied and to every ap-
pearance the burn and treatment were actu-
al. One of the audience afterwards re-
marked. cit was so real and the whole thing
so practicable that any one of us could do it
now"
In sunstroke all that can be done is to re-
duce the temperature of patient. He must
be moved but very short distance.
Never kill the dog that seems to have ny
drophobia, but conine him. In that case
you will know in regard to your own case or
that of the one the animal has bitten.
In cases of the bites of snakes stop the cir
culation of blood in the part and cut about it
and scar it with heated metal.
In fainting, tip the chair backward on the
floor and give stimulants.
Members of the audience were allowed to
ask all manner of questions in regard to the
subjects or the treatment. Much practical
information was gained which will be SER
viceable in after life. Both the doctor and
the association are to be congratulated.
Wallingford News.
WALLINGFoRD, April 22-The adjourned
meeting of the First Ecclesiastical society
was held in the Congregational church last
evening. The report of the committee
showed that the income for the past year
was over $500 more than the expenses. The
executive committee elected for the ensuing
year are H. Fl. Martin, Horace Austin and
L. M. Monroe; treasurer, L. B. Bishop;
clerk, w. H. Newton; auditors, R. II. Cowles
and w. ]. Leavenworth. The ushers ap-
pointed were H. B. Todd, J. w. Allen, H.
Judd and G. F. HARDWOOD. The meeting was
adjourned for one week.
/. The Sons of Veterans organized camp
last evening to be called Camp Oliver Nun
son. The following officers were elected:
Captain, j. w. Sisson; first lieutenant, N B.
Harrison; second lieutenant, G. Phelan;
camp council, Charles Hill, w. H. Goddard
and J. G. Phelan. The officers will be in
stalled on Friday evening, May list, by Com
mander E. 2. Dow.
The borough officers last evening or
dered concrete walk on Washington street
from Oak to Quinnipiac, and voted that
Ball Bros. be ordered to repair their walk on
Quinnlpiac street before May 10.
Tickets for Fleischer's promenade concert
and sociable are now on sale at the postofice
and at j. P. Stevenson's on Center street.
The Meriden Literary society play polo at
the rink Thursday evening.
yesterday.
Barney Lipschitz was in town yesterday.
band of gypsies are encamped on the
turnpike road.
Ira B. Smith has moved his family back to
this town and is living on Prince street.
Colonel Leavenworth has handsome new
saddle horse.
J. w. Cameron has had Paug pond water
introduced into his residence on Center
street.
w. Burr Halls new barn on Whittelsey
avenue is well under way.
The thermometer was 80 in the shade here
to-day.