Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
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PNEUMONIA.

/ PNEUMONIA.
The method Of home treatment for
pneumonia as described in these col
umns some time ago, is now used with
perfect success by many physicians
| and nurses as we'll in some of the
largest and most successful sanitari.
ums in the country, and has been used
for many years in all hydropathic in.
stitutes. It is perfectly safe and harm.
less, and as past experience has dem
onstrated that the drug methods used
by many Of the physicians have failed,
you are perfectly justified in making
the trial. can assure you that if the
plan is carried out according to in.
structions no possible harm can result.
l had a little experience Of my own
At one time which will no doubt sur
prise many of you, as it did me. I was
overworked, tired, and in a hurry, with
still more work that must be done, and
to show you how small thing may
sometimes cost a life, when proper
knowledge is lacking, l will give you
the details of my condition.
I mad spent the entire day writing
and debating letters, and as I was ex.
pecting some gentlemen during the
ewing on an important business mat.
ter, I hurriedly changed my clothing
for what was more suitable. The suit
which I put on had been hanging in a
cold closet, but as I was warm I did
not notice it until 4 suddenly felt a
chilly sensation, and I at once moved
closer to the heat, but the damage had
already been done, although I did not
then know it. In fact, I forgot all
about the cold coat and vest, for just
then the gentlemen came in, and we
spent three hours in the business dis
cussion which followed. At the end
of that time my throat showed signs
or soreness, and I sprayed it with
.glyco-thymoline, and went to bed.
Next day it was still a little sore, but
l worked hard all day At night
was cold and could not get warm.
About seven o'clock had severe
chill, and then realized that was in
the first stages Of pneumonia, and the
next day was the first in years that
I have spent in bed, and tell you it
was very hard to stay there. But the
day following that was at work, and
there was no trace of the disease left.
Now, there are two simple and safe
methods with which the disease can
be successfully fought and overthrown
before it can get fair start The one
which causes the least work, and must
be resorted to in case there is no one at
hand who can intelligently carry out
the SECOND and best treatment, is to
at once procure and apply an anti
phlogistin plaster. This is a sort of
indicated clay which can be secured
at any drug store, and must be applied
according to directions. Then put hot
applications to the feet, we'll up to the
knees and give such herb medicines in
the form of hot drinks as will produce
profuse perspiration. Keep the pa
t1ent we'll covered and let him sweat
freely. In most cases, the Iever VIII be
broken and the lungs relieved of their
congested condition inside Of "a hours
and all danger is past.
But" says one, Il live 40 miles
from drug store. What shall do?
Work little harder, that is all. You
will have to stay up with your case
and work nearly all night. Your pa
tient, we will say, has not yet reached
the fever stage, but seems to be freez-
ing-chil:ed to the bone, so to speak
and neither fire nor blankets seem to
give the desired heat, while every
muscle aches and the lungs seem to be
filing up so that. the patient finds it
becoming more and more difficult to
take long breath.
Moist heat and cold are to
be your weapons, for the fight
against death that is coming
on. If you win, life is saved,
and if you lose, you know that the best
efforts that could be made by human
being were made by you.
Have plenty of hot water and keep i:
hot. AS soon as you use a portion put
more on to heat and keep it ready.
Thoroughly saturate an old blanket in
the hot water and wrap the patients
feet and legs up to the knees in it, pro-
tecting the bed by dry blankets or oil
| cloth. Put another hot fermentation to
the back from the shoulders down to
the hips, and as soon as this is all
nicely done and the patient begins to feel
the life giving heat permeating his body,
the distress in the lungs will become
more evident, but in few seconds all
that will be changed, for you will now
apply cold congresses to the chest. Re-
lief, blessed relief, will come almost in
stantly, and such comfort! No human
being that has not passed through such
an experience can begin to know the
t,essings of relief that are poured out
from the grateful heart of a person who
has been successfully treated in this
| manner.
There are, however, some things
which must be carefully studied in the
treatment of such q case. Now, the
plan have just given is exactly suited
to a case where the patient is still in
the chilly stage and the fever is not yet
we'll manifested. But suppose that you
arrive home and find that during your
absence some loved member of your
household has passed the condition de-
scribed and is now in a raging fever.
The hot application to the feet and back
would add to the tortures alreadyaen-
dured. Cooling must now be in order,
and when the heat has been somewhat
reduced, so that there is a certain de-
gree Of comfort and relief, we can then
safely apply the heat and soon be graf