The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-10

ticed its effects recently at Newport.
Il was at tea one afternoon at a wo-
mans house and there were also there
half dcZen others.
'One woman let out a few spiteful
cracks at another who was not there
and although few, If any of the wom-
en- present knew her and fewer liked
her. the woman who made the re-
marks must have felt as If she were
in the midst of the woman's most in
innate friends. Some of the women
received what she said in chilling ST.
tense while others said they were quite
astonisheG to hear that anybody felt
that way about Mrs. x. She was as
warmly champiened by the group as
If she were the most intimate friend
of them.
LAS a matter of fact what the wo-
man said was in this case the truth.
But she got what her friends would
have called the marble heart in way
that made me feel sorry for her even
if she had brought the punishment
down herself by her gossip.
Did you see those women she
said to me as we were leaving, raw
ing over that common Mrs. X. when
every one OF them knows that she is
impossible and would not dare to
come here if her husband had not d
million a year. Yet everybody is so
good-hcarted and amiable nowadays
that 1 had to be sat on for saying
what every one of those women thinks
hersalr.'
"She was right But 1t was neces-
sary for her to learn her lesson and
not 10 have known the new style in
manners would have been of the great
est advantage to her. So, perhaps. il
was, after all. the best thing that could
have happened. She won't make an
other mistake of that kind"
1t is no longer considered fashionable
for women to faint in public places,
and this fact may account for the
rather sad circumstances that such
occurrences are less frequent than they
formerly were. 1t is rare nowadays
that one sees a woman carried out of
chu Oh or the theater. yet-forty years
ago it was a matter of such common
occurrence as barely to excite remark.
This is due in very great measure to
the outdoor life young women lead in
these days of tennis and golf and 9TH
er sports. The heart and the circu-
lation are strengthened by exercise in
the open air and it takes greater
shock to disorder the blood ball
ance in the body of the modern wo-
UldIl THAN IL Qlu that OL ACL 81 aAA0-
mother.
The habit of fainting is not so much
a sign of a weak heart as it is of an
excitable circulation. 1t is caused by
anemia of the brain, resulting from
dilatation of the blood vessels of the
body and the consequent flow into
them of the entire mass of blood. This
absence of blood from the brain ar
rests the action of the heart and pro-
duces loss of consciousness. 1t is prob
able that the heart does not stop beat
ing entirely, but acts so feebly that
no pulse can be felt.
Alarming as fainting spell may be,
it is very seldom indeed, when the
heart is not actually diseased, that a
person dies in one. Women are more
liable to faint than men, but there are
few even of the latter who have not
at some time during their lives expe-
rienced at least a faint feeling, If not
an actual loss of consciousness.
In the case of a fainting fit the first
thing to do is TO lay the person fiat
on the back if possible, with the head
lower than the feet and then to loosen
all the clothing. Vigorous tanning and
sprinkling the face with cold water
will help to equalize the circulation.
Burning a feather under the nose is
sometimes of service. Smelling salts
may also be used, but ammonia water
is inadvisable, for the person may sud-
denly take a deep breath and inhale a
powerful dose of the pungent gas.
Brandy and all other alcoholic stimu-
lants will do more harm than good.
Persons who are subject to fainting
spells should avoid hot rooms and hot
baths, stimulants of all kinds-strong
tea and coffee as we'll as alcohol-and
food for an indigestible nature.
Mrs. A. and Mrs. H." says the New
York Tribune, have such diametri-
cally opposite theories and methods in
regard to the training of their young
daughters that l am rather curious to
see the result" remarked a mutual
friend. THE former keeps her chill
dren in strict seclusion. They take
their meals in the school room with
the governess, and never dine with
their parents until they are 16, and
even then are not expected to take
part in the general conversation il
there are guests. unless directly adj
dressed. They are happy little things,
however, and in their own domain are
not suppressed, but even there ii al
ways reminds one of the gayety and
liveliness of little Gagged birds. 1 must