Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-05-02
ACCIDENTS.
SPRAINS, BURNS. FRACTURE,
AND HOW TO MEET THEM.
a Doctors Sensible Advice as to the
Proper Treatment for All Sorts of
Misfortunes-Fafn SUN
stroke and Poisoning.

t'Speaking Of accidents said Or.
Curtis, ''sprains are often the most seri-
oGs, and, at the same time, ust ally re-
celve the least attention. II Your boy
breaks his leg. the whole neighborhood
is turned upside down and YOU rush off
for doctor. Very proper that you
should do so; but Z hundred broken legs
are permanently cured with no after ef-
fects, to one sprain that may bother the
patient all his life.
Nothing but spra'nr you say
Perhaps he lies on the lounge couple of
days. Maybe you put hot or cold water
on It, or little arnioa. The sprain gets
better and the boy gets restless under
confinement, declares the sprain is all
right and goes about his play again.
when very often his too soon going
about produces permanent lameness
"A ssprain,' continued the doctor, sis
a violent wrenching of Joint, ove,-
stralnlng the lioaments and teudons,
some Of which may be badly torn And
sometimes even with tie best surgical
care a joint remains stiff and weak, be-
cause the torn ligaments or tenions arc
not perfectly repaired, or chronic inflam-
nation sets in
''When you consider that from the
the end OF the toes to the leg, there are
not less than thirty separate homes, tied
together with straps, cords and elastic
bands, and about twenty hinges, you will
see why a sprain is SO easy and at the
same time so serious.
''Do not treat sprain as a small mat
"Glve it immediate and careful atten-
ton. If it be your foot or anklc that
gets the wrenching it is more than likely
the pain will compel you to sit or lie
down. Raise your foot high enough to
be comfortable and rest it on a pillow,
then put on hot water cloths. If you
have arnica put about one part Of arnica
to seven parts of water But if you
haven't the arnica the hot water is about
as good.
Ibelieve Also said DR.. Curtis, "in
an equable compression of the sprained
,oint by bandages Tear up an old
sheet into 25-inch strips; sew them
firmly together. Begin below the toes
and bind it around smoothly. Have
plenty of bandage, so that it can be two
or three layers thick. Wind it around
evenly until the spran is inclosed.
''Then you may wet the bandage with
hot water and arnica, or laudanum and
water if it is very painful, or alcohol
and water. Any one Of them are good.
A complete rest for the leg for some time
is very necessary for q thorough cure
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