The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-02-08

TO know as peculiar to cholera.
The poor sufferer had no cramps;
they had passed away. But his hands
constantly sought the abdomen as il
their pressure might bring some relief.
between his frequent retchings and
vomiting he cried continually for
water, water, water! more water!"
And as he threw it up almost half q
minute after, he again begged for
water. His physical strength was lit
tie affected, and he threw himself from
side to side, or rose to drink with
wonderful vigor. His mind was scarcely
or not at all disturbed, and he knew
Mr.. Gust at a glance. But he only
said: "Wster, Joe, for Gods sake!!"
In a few minutes the sssteam-doctor''
came in. He had sent the request for
nurses.
How is he, doctor??" inquired Gust,
after the doctor had examined the pa
tient.
The doctor made no answer.
HAS he had medicine from the first?
inquired Gust.
Il should say sou was the reply,
''such as it was HE was first in the
care OF a regular physician. .He has
had calomel, capsicum and camphor;
calomel, myrrh and opium; calomel,
ipecac and myrrh; calomel, ammonia
and kino; calomel and everything, and
all the time. And look at him!'
What is he taking now?"
mo. s, with mustard plasters."
"What is No. 6?'
Saturated tincture in brandy Of
capsicum, myrrh and other diffusable
stiumlants. What he wants lis heat.
Heat is life; cold is DEATH
"Well, he gets no better. What will
you do next??'
The doctor took the nurses away from
the bedside and told them of a wonder
ful cure he had achieved that day; he
directed them how to proceed and left,
saying he had forty patients. And as
this one at least was rich, Gust knew
the doctor would return.
just ,then a dead-cart went by out
| side.
"No dead here said the Waterman.
"Why, isn't the old cuss dead yet?'
said the driver: and the dead-cart
II VVOAU I'll ~ dnOU11cI VlCUlll. #g# Ea.
When the steam-doctor had gone,
Wright remained at the bedside while
Gust went to the kitchen to obey the
doctors orders. In an hour he came
back with a bushel of boiled oats in a
blanket, still smoking hot.
Stripping Molier to the skin, the
two nurses laid the oats spread
out upon the blanket on
the bed, wrapped the old man in the
steaming grain from toe to chin, drew
the edges of the blanket together and
sewed it about the patient. He was
e%nveloped in hot oats. Then they
gave Molier an extra dose OF No. g., and
awaited the result.
In half an hour Molier said:
81 feel better, boys; I'll pull
through"
When the oats became cool the
nurses took a dry blanket, cut it into
convenient pieces, withdrew the oats,
put the patient on a dry bed and began
rubbing him with bits of blanket from
head to foot with all their energy.
Soon the patients breath became
t warm, then his body, then his hands,
and nnallY his feet.
All right, boys!" exclaimed Molier.
Steam doctor is as good as any-when
he cures" .
At that moment the doctor returned.
He was delighted. His patient bad a
good pulse at the wrist, and the
carotids were throbbing violently.
His cry for water had ceased. His
i skin WAS Slio-htl moist and 1yo ~,
The glare had gone from his eyes, his
voice had resumed it's volume; he was
out of danger.
.Cold is death-heat is life said the
doctor. THANK you, young gentle
men. Calomel is done for.
Then congratulating his patient and
leaving directions, he retired to fight
cholera and calomel elsewhere.
Molier was soon up, and his nurses
went to the Nurse committees head
quarters for further orders. The great
agony was still abroad in the city.
What of Adolf and Vivette?
They reached the Gray Sulphur hotel
on the second day, and found it full.
Frightened people from many points
had sought the hotel as a place Of
refuge, and every room was occupied.
But an hour after their arrival there
wasa connection. what is it??'' in
quired Adolf. ssCholeram. said half a
dozen in reply. Within twenty minutes
there were many acantrooms the oc-
cupants had fled. A lady who ap-
peared to reside at the hotel was al
most the only person to be seen who