The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-12-22

umptt0n VIII be insignificant III the
eat Is great. all on which life depends
viii be consumed. and in short time.
lark this most carefully--a certain de-
Zee OF heat Is essential 10 life. That.
therefore,, must be maintained
By the aid OF small instrument made
specially for the purpose, We are able
o ascertain the degree OF internal heat
OF anyone at any time. by repeated
tests you will find that the amount OF
aeat present In good health is just at
982. as marked on this instrument.
When the fever OF smallpox has set
In. the heat VIII have risen 10 1903. OF
perhaps even 105. BY feeling OF the pa
tents hand a sensible mother or nurse
will be quite able TO judge when some
thing OF this nature has taken place. al
though she may never have seen a "clin-
zeal thermometer stll, II Is Of no
small Importance to have such an In
strument az this.
Take case in which the heat IL ie2
degrees Fahrenheit AZ this stage the
fever Is what might be termed moder-
ate. and II Il gets no higher. the danger,
and even the dificuty. will not be great.
By simply applying cloths wrung out OF
cold water. the beat has been brought
down to 1905, and thai in less than hair
an hour The amouRt OF danger thus
averted By lowering the temperature %
this degree cannot be overestlmated.
But let us consider another case The
patient Is a child, and the heat is i05.
This could not continue long and reoov.
cry be possible. The whole body d
wrapped in cooling cloths. which are
changed as soon as they become In the
less heated. until the thermometer in
dioates 101 What a difference nov ~
compared with case In which the heat
continues 70 rise until II reaches 1906 Or
more. and is not reduced for, say, even
as short a time as Y hours.
You must keep uppermost IN your
mind the fact that smallpox poison In
the system depends on the degree OF
heat by which Il Is propagated, and you
viii then see how mild a case must be
when the heat Is eifectually moderated
as compared with one In which it is all
lowed 10 continue increasing
This however. leads me to remark
that II an efiectual lowering Of the tenn
perature Is 10 be secured. there must be
determined eifort for the purpose. The
cooling OF the head Is the first thing to
be done. because Of the SOFT character
OF the brain. and the importance Of saw
ing that But. il the cooling is limited
70 The mead. Il mas fail TO produce as
/ benefcent results as are desired So. the
packing OF the whole body may be nee
rssary 10 gct At che circulation a. ii
passes through the heart Itself. and this
is best done hy pressing cloths. cooled
with lee ID possible. over that organ.
would not recommend tie use OF ice
itself bur that cloth be wruns out OF
cold water and then q piece Of lee
wrapped in q ion 8 minute or So Then
! lay this Bay Tour ply over the ieft s.sc.
and press b yery acntl4 untll IL gets
warm iu The taBre u hall an hour
sea vii see yefy eoud results from this.
! u course h0uid ~ tome HI d way
perfectly agreeable % the patient The
| great thiue 90 IS Kept IN yieW Is reduc-
ing ghe violent afat in The whole sys-
tenn. nnlll t Is net much hiahef than D.
should De-
The very ersalsst announcement
ought 70 sustaiu ln hepine a sufferer
90 such a matter a. this Even IL we
, succeed .n bflukins down be heaf only
half degree that Nou'd III msny cases.
De the means ii atlne q Hfe where Il
miehG otherwise be lost 10 other cases
&c mlshi mean the saving from dlsaR-
uremeui of the eeuutenanee. aud. con-
soauenty q great measure of sore ais
tnsas.
/ Ne one need fesf satisfied with such
partial results as these he has only tu
/ perseKere with the natural means ana
Dc Is perfectly sure 81 saeeesa The
cooling elcet 81 vinegar ur ao0d aeeile
acid Is ytry rrea'. and 10 cases of small.
/ pox ii is otherwise most desirable
L i. hence ol ereai value 10 sponge
ths hody under the bed clothes. with
/ this as wei as io eooi otherwise rhe
curious matter IS that the Commence
meut ot au auaeh 81 smallpox docs not
Indicate itself Is au increase ol vital
action. hut 10 the opposite It's not an
unnatural iluW of spirit but al uuea-
plalnahit Weafine thai APPEARS frst
Nar is 4 heat. but chilllness. 10 whicn
attention s afsi directed IN the pafl
ul those WHO are watching Yei g. {,
tie same when sen east q shoeelml a
fresh ruul nn = moderate tire You cou.
az first and the heat follows enly altei
time 50 when thc poisonous sub.
alanee 1T this disease cnmes FRI on. O.,
into the nerve esnWrs If tents e.
smother them iiIl theA have set M thm'
nawertul action This Is called tnl
cold stage Oi aIt iettrs
II Is a. this time however thar q 8
taHfls impofianI that somelblne b,
one. 81 isast g mitigate after stale
fhefe E Ai no means ans time tn bi
lost Sow iaa mas dotWothlnes Ia the
fIHt sou mas Rlse mai