The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-09-19
Effect of Heat,

jected to the trial. The effect of an
intensely-heated atmosphere in caus-
ing death has been but little studied
'Sore years since," says DR.. Taylor,
the eminent jurisprudent. Il was con-
suited in one case in which the captain
Of steam vessel was charged with
Hansla lighter for causing a man to be
laShed within 4 short distance of the
stoke-hole Of the furnace The man
died in a few hours, apparently from
the effects of the exposure. Yet the
engine rooms of steamers in the trop-
les have been observed to have a tenn
perature as Eigh as 40, and engineers,
after a time. become habituated to this
intense heat, without appearing to
suffer ma te"ially in Eealth In certain
manufactures the body appears to ac-
quire a power, by habit, Of resisting
these high temperatures; still, it has
been proved that men suffer severely.
In a report on the employment Of chill
dren IlOndOn) it is stated that III a
glass manufactory thermometer held
close to boys head stood at 13O de-
Srees and as the inspector stood Rear
to observe the instrument his hat acti,-
ally melted out of shape. Another boy
had his hair singed by the heat. and
said that his clothes were sometimes
slnged, too, while third worked in a
temperature no less than $50 degrees.
Amid this intense heat they carry on
a work Which requires their constant.
attention. They are necessarily in
notion
In the Turkish baths higher tempera-
lures than this have been noted, but
there is reason to believe that serious
symptoms have beer occasionally pro-
duced in persons unaccustomed to.
them, and that III one OF two cases:
death has resulted. All sudden
changes from low to high tempera-
tire are liable to cause death in aged
persons or in those who are suffering
from organic diseases. In attempting
to breathe air heated to temperatures;
varying from $50 to 200 degrees there
is sense of SuffOcatlon. with a feel
ing of dizziness and other symptoms,
Indicative of an effect upon the brain..
and the circulation is enormously
qulckened. An inquest was held on
the body of a stOker of an ocean steam
er. He had been by trade d grocer.
and was not accustomed to excessive
heat. While occupied before the en-
gine furnace he was observed to fall
suddenly Oh the floor in a stat, of in
senS;hility. When carried on deck it
was found that he was dead All that
was discovered on a poSt-mortem ex-.
amina ton was an effusion of serum
into the ventricles of the BRAIN 1t has:
now become one of the recognized
causes of death in this country. In
some cases a peison MAY sink and die
from eXhaustirr, or symptoms of cere-
bral disturbance may continue for
some time and the case ultimately
prove fatal.
Death from Sl1nStrOke. when it is
not immediately fatal, is preceded by
some we'll marked symptoms such as
weakness, giddiness, headache, dis.
turbed vision. flushing of the face. fol-.
lowed by orDrcSsion and difficulty in
breathing. ard in some cases stupor,
passing into profound coma. The skin
is dry and not and the heat of the
body is much greater than natural.
Walk slowly and don't fret, and you
will not experience anything of that
sort.-Ph;ladelphia Times.
A Substitution for Amputation
DR.. Reclus is said to have attained
remarkable results from a Few and
simple mode of treatment, which he:
has introduced into France, Whereby.
it is claimed, large proportion of in
jured limbs now usually amputat ted.
can be saved. That there is great need
Of had TO-, Inv 70
that almost every one knows of some
case in his own experience where a
stubborn or strong willed patient hes
refused to have limb amputateI
when the doctor has insisted that am
putation was tie only way Of saving
the life of the sufferer. In not few
of such cases the patient has lived and
recovered the use of the injured limb.
DR.. Reclus. no matter how grave the
extent Of the LESSONS may be, never,
under any circumstances, amputates
the inquired limb, but merely wraps it
in antlSeptic substances, but what is.
really an embalming process, leaving
nature to separate the dead from the
living tissues. This method is not only
much less liable to be fatal than the.
ordinary treatment, but preserves fer
the use Of the patient, if not the entire.
limb, at any rate much larger part CT
it than would be left after amputa ton.
He uses hot water freely. After the
skin has been shaved and cleansed from
all fatty substances by ether, etc. il
the usually way, jet of hot water, 1 20
to LA degrees Fahrenheit, but. not
higher, is made to irrigate all the il.
jured surfaces, and to penetrate the:
hollows and under all detached parts
Of the wound without exception. THIS
all clots and micro-crgac--
lsms. The hot water is antiseptic,.
staunches the flow of blood, and helps.
to compensate for the loss of heat
from bleeding, and especially from the
traumatic shock. After the embaln,:1:ss
process, and the dead tissEe has been
from the living. the surgeon.
bis simply to divide the bone at
suitable SPOT.