The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-15
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.fooie class Of parents as are deeply in
tsFested III not only restoring to health
1.as. .tosea ones of their own family but
them IN a condition to ward
ahg attack CT danger Of contagion.
eset,aid. fhose who would care for their
oNa cases of emergency. Third: The
-. aefoos-nearted, willing ones who are
10y seeking to alleviate the suffer
4Ass q the afflicted; those whose chief
aeilght Is to restore to- health and use
Illness the suffering ones of the com
munities.
II this paper Wfll not attempt to
sass specific instructions for the cure
= any partfcula9 form, but will give
...alpiy the preliminary steps which may
sien safety be applied in almost all
cases of fever.
we will say that a young man or
woman has been taken with some sort
s ieVer, and Is lying moaning upon
tne PED, rolling the head restlessly from
sue 60 side, while the eyes have an ex-
sf1ee and troubled look; or perhaps the
ps1s1eile hes quite still with the eyes
elosed Of course you call the family
musician, and b@ looks ait the coated
tongue notes the temperature of the
boay counts the pulse beats, ne ~aes
correctly the kind of fever with Which
the poor sufferer is afflicted. leaves 81 me
naeafcine, and starts 20 take his der art
- With anxious aspect you follow
El1In TO the door, and are told that ii is
q serious case. It may be possible that
eae remedies left will work off pro-
zonged attacks, but at the best, it will be
several days before relief comes, and
s. may be 9. IA or u days, according To
what may develop during the next "a
hours.
is certainly very diseourae5ng
Times are hard. Perhaps it is an
eldest SON. one whose earnings helm
70 supply the daily bread. or
the means Wherewith to pay a doc
tors bill are very scant. What is to be
done7 Much. aye very much Let US
surprise the good doctor when he comes
Tomorrow. Or note how his kindly face
viii glow with happiness when he GEES
his patient, for tell you. as matter of
who does not receive a call with more
or less dread. and to whom signs of
Improvement and recovery are as vel
come as TO any member of the family
Physicians are the butt of many d
coarse joke. but many of them work
for hours after they should have been
taking much-needed rest. and that too
In cases where they can never hope for
financial reward
Now for the patient You return and
lay your hand upon his brow 1t is
dry and hot He says your cool hand
feels good. and this gives us hint. You
also examine his feet, and they feel
like ice to your land. He says your
warm hand feels good to his feet This
gives another hint
A hot fermentation applied to the
feet and cold compress to the head
surely this Is the demand OF nature
How can it best be accomplished?
Do not rush for the hot-Water bag and
place it at his feet while you wiring a
handkerchief out Of cold water and place
1t upon the burning brow Either OF
these is good as far as they go, but they
will not suffice in this case. swell Try to
put out the fire of a burning barn with
q diDper of water
A hot fermentation means in this case
an old wooden blanket saturated with
boiling hot water. and then Wrung I'M.
til the water does not drip from it.
Place an old quilt or oilcloth upon the
bed under the patients feet and legs.
and upon thfs spread the blanket lay
ing the feet thereon; fold the blanket
up over them, being careful not to scald
or burn the skin. wrap them up nicely
in this steaming-hot blanket. we'll up
10 the knees. If the cold reaches that
far up. and as soon as they are COM
Portable, turn your attention To the
process of lowering the flame that is
consuming the vitality and IS manifest
II doing it's worst work IN or near
the danger point-the brain. Secure
bowl OF ice-Water. il it is convenient;
IL not. get the coolest water that is to
be had; have ready two towels CT the
usual width and about one-half to two
thirds of a yard in length. Fold these
1engthwise to about four ply. thus MAX
ing long. narrow bandage Place
both Of them in the cold water. wiring
one of them out. rather tightly. so that
It will feel comfortable: place the mid
ole of this at the back of the patients
head, down near the base of the brain,
and bring the two ends together over
the forehead. Press it gently to the
head all around, and continue changing
the position of your hands ia pressing.
so that the cool cloth may come in
close contact with every portion OF the
head which it covers.
This may at first give only Il slight
feeling of relief, but that it is a relief
is distinctly certain As soon as the
first towel has lost the feeling of cold
ness. change i for the one remaining
III the water. and again repeat the
process. The changing of towels will
probably be required as often as once
every minute for 10 or Is minutes,
when there will be very sensible de-
crease in the temperature of the head.
fer this the process should beeontinued
.,tiafervaIs Of two to three minutes for at
least half an hour, when your patient
will begin to feel as if he would prefer
IN lie still, and will be disposed to go to
sleep A good beginning has been
made, but you are not vet to cease i'll
vallr efforts to combat the fire. Secure
Yw, large towels or at least one. keep
ing it dry; fold it together to about twice
che width of those first used. one OF