The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-11-09
Home Health
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b. DAVID n. READER. Ph. D.. MD.
La Porte, lnd.
Fever Convalescent.

ton will arise almost In the beginning
Of the attack in which the stomach will
reject food. If vomiting does not oc-
cur during the commencement OF the
attack, there is likely to appear later
peculiar humping sensation In the
stomach, which is very annoying, caus-
ing a very sensitive and disagreeable |
feeling Of that organ during the erup- |
ton period. Very little food, il any,
is desired or required blythe patient
Cooling drinks, such as lemonade, or
orangade, are excellent; ices and even
little ice cream may be relished and found
beneficial. ButtermiIk is most excel.
lent, as it is both food and crink
have named a number of things that
may be given, not that all should pc
given. The eruption period continues
only three or four days, ard, curing that
time, as have said before, very little.
il any, food is needed; and the patient
should not be urged to partake of any
thing for which he has no desire. IL
he has a desire for ice water, give It 10
him in small quantities and frequently,
or give him cracked ice to suck.
At the end of the third or fourth day,
possibly sooner, If the previous instruc-
tions have been carried out. the erup-
tons will begin to fade, and probably
disappear by the sixth Cay. The tenn
perature then rapidly falls to little
above the normal, but il there are COM
plications it may not fall below 100 or
101 degrees. The pulse also decreases
with the temperature, although the vol
ume may not be as full as in the normal
condition, because the fever has pros
trated the person somewhat.
Then comes the peeling of the skin
{deequamation), which is likely to be-
gin in the ordinary cases between the
seventh and ninth Gays. After the first
appearance of the eruption, the expert
enced nurse or hydropathist will from
then on exercise great caution, both in
the treatment of the patient and those
who are liable to exposure. The little
bran-lfke particles of skin are plain
ly manifest, coming off Of the skin.
Sometimes they are very abundant, COM
ing off in great patches or scabs. They
are very light, and fly about in the least
breath of wind, and for this reason it
IS necessary to use great caution See
that no doors or windows are left open
which will cause a draft, carrying them
to other apartments, CIR passers-by.
They will alight on the clothing, where
they may be carried for miles, and, in
case they find suitable soil, at once
propagate the disease in some inno-
cent person, who can in NJ way account
FOR the exposure. As this peeling proc
ess goes on sometimes for as long as
two or three weeks, there are enough
particles given off to inoculate whole
city. Frequently successive layers oil
cuticle will peel off and disappear. Re
lief from the fever and fading Of the
eruption should not deceive the attend
mt nor the patient into thinking thai
all danger is passed During the pc
riod of desQuamation the kidneys arr
liable to become troublesome. En-
eorgement with blood and inflamma
ton is sometimes so great that it would
almost seem as IL the tiny scales hat
gathered into them and closed up tn,
tubes; and 1t is at this period that kid
ney difficulties may occur which ma.
later on, when recovery seems certain
and all is serene, suddenly terminate il
/ case of Gropsy, which freqrentl.
proves fatal. In view Of the previou
knowledge which we have gained il
regard to congestion and Inflammation
it seems hardly necessary to instruc
the intelligentreaderreg the meth
oG ofreducing the Inflammation You vii
remember to keep the feet warm witt
the lamentations, If necessary. and thel
IL IL is fever and Inflammation in th
.idneys, use the cold compress; if
is congestion, use hot fermentation owe
the kidneys. A slight cold, overeatins
or even exertion cannot be too strong
ly guarded against at this periot
Muddy urine, abundant in quantity
should be regarded as favorable sign
while the bowels, which are usually con
stipated during the period of eruption
become free. sometimes amounting I
Ciarrhoea. This need occasion no alarm
If it does rot go too far, in which cas-
the injection of a teacupful of moderate
" cold water into the colon will prof.
ably relieve it at once, but it may h
necessary to repeat this in an hour.
The temperature of the room shoul
be kept at about y degrees. and shout
be we'll ventilated in the manner | b,
fore stated, so as to prevent the feyt
being carried to the other rooms, {
persons. Battle about twice a cay ate
the eruption has subsidized. and folio
With the disinfectant. ard if there
rot too much fever and a GOODNESS
the skin, the whole body may |
anointed with a little olive oil. bein
careful to dry the skin thoroughly. an
not leave sticky, greasy. disagreeab
feeling. There is much in making D;
tient feel comfortable. and 1t can |
me by the thoughtful with little e
fost. Goose grease is just as good
the olive oil, if you have it more col
renicnt If there is an itching, burr