Evening star., 1901-06-29
EFFECTS OF THE WEATHER.
Workers and Others Overcome by the
Suns Rays.

Even the philosophers threw up their
hands today and admitted that the weather
was hot enough for a craven image, much
less a being of flesh and blood, to anathe-
matize, Every body sweltered and every
body suffered. There seemed to be no spot
where relief could be found from the as
saults Of the atmosphere. Ice houses were
not available 10 any save the iceInen, and
there was none who wouldn't have liked to
be one OF them. breeze that would have
ordinarily given sOlace blew from the SOUTH
but II felt II 1t had passed an appren-
ticeship in blast furnace down at Biz
mingham before starting for this section.
In 4 word, there was a hot time in the olu
town today. and if some Of that promised
rain doesn't begin TO percolate along in the
early pm the night will be sleepless as
the day has been discomforting.
a number of prostrations were reported
through police channels since yesterday
among them the following:
Edward La Rue, twenty-four years old
living at 1865 WalIach street northwest
was overcome by the heat near the corner
or Pennsylvania avenue and 9Th street
northwest, about I clock last night So
ser.OUS was his attack that he was rem
cered insensible- He regained conscious
ness shortly after reaching the Emergency
Hospital, and was sOoE out of danger
John +. kennedy, th!rty-five years old a.
Conductor On the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, suffered an attack of heat prostration
yesterday Afternoon while in the neiehbor-
hood Of Trinidad He 4eIl to the ground re-
ceiviHs severe cuts about his head and
1dCt- iLe pV41Cc ambulance summoned
anu tHe injured man was removed to the
casualty Hospital Later he was taken to
his home. No. l39 II street northeast
John FaEne' colored resident of Fusselrs
court. was overcome by the heat Yesterday
afternoon at 36th and M streets the en-
trance 70 the AQueduct bridge The DoIice
took charge of him and conveyed him in the
patrol To the Georgetown University Hospi-
tai, where, under treatment, he soon re-
covered.
Treatment of Heat Vfctfms
The proof sheets Of the Druggists Circu-
lar TO be issued on July 1 contain the fol-
lowing description of treatment for cases of
heat prostration:
II the temperature Is high we use cold
bathing 10 lower It, at the same time watch
ing that it does not go too low and so give
us collapse A bath should preferably he
given IN tub with the water at 80 or q
degrees TO begin with. and ice at once added
10 bring the temperature OF the water down
to D degrees IN few minutes The sur
face Of the body must be rubbed vigorously.
rubbing the extremities preferably toward
back.
The bath should be kept up for fifteen
minutes unless the Temperature drnns to
1to degrees before that or the patient shows
signs OF collapse Shivering is of no con-
sequence. Usually the pulse will become
fuller. stronger and slower during the bath.
and the effect will persist after it. The pa
tiert should be dried somewhat but with
out much rubbing, and should lie under a
sheet
If neither tub nor rubber blanket is
available We may lay him an ordinary
blanket and sponge him off with cold water
OF rub him down with pieces of ice wrapped
around with one thickness of towel Ii Is
well 10 give a little whisky before the bath.
The patient should drink small amounts of
cold water al frequent intervals.
IF, instead of a high temperature, we find
low one, We must at once say to the pa
TENTS friends that the case is much more
serious, These cases are. Of course not to
be bathed in cold water. but are to be vigo-
rously stimulated-whisky, strychnine, digi-
tails, &c. II IS almost impossible to over
stimulate these cases They should be rolled
up in blankets and hot water bottles. hot
bricks. &c. put around them to raise the
temperature to normal"