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The Wingham Times, 1885-12-25, Page 60 IE.ALTS. The Sick -Room. Now to manage a siok-room so that it shall be u wholesome, as comfortable and as cheerful ae the possibility of the cess ad- mits, Ls study which will probably never receive the attention it merits until the "art of nursing" shall be fully recognized as farming a legitmate and important branch et the art of healing,. 'No error of management In a sick -room it ea ocmmon as a neglect of proper tempera- ture and ventilation; yet upon these very enbjectsphysiolgists have written more pages, smd physicians spent more breath, than neon all kindred topica put together. Of course no inflexible rule can be formulated upon these points. An open window may be salvation to a man in the burning etage of a fever ; at the Baine time it is fatal to one in the sweating stage. With all due regard for the thermometer, good sense and enlighten- ed and careful observation should regulate there essential oonditione. Every one admits the necessity of keeping air of the sick room as pure ae poaeible, yet how:seldom, except in casee;of contagion, do we nee disinfectants about e, sick -bed. Chloride of lime and carbolic acid are cheap and effective and something of the kind ebeuld always be ueed wherever freeh air cermet be freely admitted. There ehould always be a towel-raok in the room, or just outside, where moistened clothe can be quickly dried, Clothe wet in pare water even give out an unpleasant odor If left lying in a heap to mold or dry as they beet can, Keep one stand or table for food or drinks and another for medicines, A clean newspaper often renewed makes a better covering for such tables than a cloth. Have a basin of water always at hand, that when- ever a spoon or wineglass is used, it can be rinsed immediately and ready for use. Guard against irritating noise,lcreakir g doors, chairs or shoes, also against too much light and cross lights. Holes in window -shades and gape in shutters are often'firet-clava nutean- etie. Many an invalid is tortured by a single point of piercing light, which seems, like a faithful eye, to pursue him everywhere, and to which in spite of himself he is ever re- tuning. A little daily change in the arrangement of furniture, a little planning for such pleas- ant surprises as an invalid can bear, in the way of food, company and amusement, will often be more effectual in hastening the convalescence of a patient that all the tonics that have been need in the building up of in- firm humanity since the days of Escnlapius. A soft tread, a mild, persuasive word, a magnetic hand, a tact— or shall we say a genius ?—for detecting the interior aspects of disease, are invaluable adjuncts of good nursing, Clatter of firearms, rattle of dishes and newspapers, loud talking and whisper- ing, are about equally abominable. Growing plants are usually interdicted in a sick-rcom, but out flowers are gr. at brightenere of its somberness. Fear and Disease. Som emotions accelerate the heart, quick- en the action of the brain,°give new etrenath and elasticity to the step, and greatly matr- on the spirits—the effect being of brief dur- ation, Others, like hope, for instance, have a similar effect much lower in degree, but ranch more prolonged. Still others have an opposite effect. Among the last is fear. Many cases are en record in which it has resulted in sudden death, Under its influence, as is well known, the face often becomes pale, the heart beats violently, the breath is obstructed, the limbs tremble, the appetite is lost, and all other emotions are overcome. We speak of the roan as paralyzed with fear. There is literal truth in this. The effect is due to the influenceof the emotion on some one of the cerebral centres—the gan- gllga, or nerve masses, near the base of the brain, which govern the action of the various vital organs , This influence is; for the time, of a paralyzing nature. Hence the capillary blood -vessels near the surface are collapsed, and the blood is driv- en back on the heart, burdening both it and the lung; while the secretion of ',the gastric juice is arrested by a paralysis of the great nerve—the pneumogastric—which supplies the stomach with its working force. Such a case is an extreme one, but it is the same in kind with fear in every degree. It low - ere the tone of the system, It lessens the vitality. Even this condition is a' diseased a one, and if protracted, the system would, sooner or later, give way under it. But the particular point we wish to make is that fear exposes even the most robust to the attaoks of infectious diseases. The dis- eases are caused by minute organisms which enter the body through the stomach or the lungs. They may be harmless, if the /stomach digests them, or if the body has its full pow- er of resistance to infection. But just here is the danger from fear—it lessens the normal resistance of the system, and especially arrests the power of the stomach to secrete the gastric fluid. Ir puts the system, for the time being, where it is left by debilitating disease, by drinking habits, by over -eating, by excesses, by too continuous watching, or by anxious worry. If therefore, the cholera invades America, or smallpox prevails, don't let us invite au attack by fear ; but repel it by keeping about our daily vocations with a cheerful trust and a hand of help for others—having, of course, done our whole duty in the mat- ter of hygiene. Filters. Many people pin their faith to filter., and think that ma long as they pass their drink- ing water thrc.ugh an earthenware jar with some mysterious filtering medium inside, the source of the water or the ccndition of their cisterns does not in the least mat- ter. This is a similar delusion to the be- lief, which passes freely current, that if yon add spirits to unwholesome water you rob it of its noxious qualities, or at least dimin- ish thein. We do not deny the usefulness of filters, but we desire to point out that they must not be exclusively relied upon. Water filtration has in its way had as much non - N emo written about it as water analysis. The great polnt is to keep the water itself as pure as possible, Where pollution is suspected, let the water be boiled for a con- siderable period. It may afterward be sore Med by pouring it several times from a height of two or three feet from one vowel to another, or by artificial means, If a fib ter be used, it should be of the simplest possible oonstruotion, and the filtering mod, lura should be readily removable for cit an - sing purposes, if it filter be toot very fre- quently and very thoroughly cleaned, it pollutes rather than purifies the water. Cholera Mofbue. At a recent fathering of enedioal men is Philadelphia Dr. W. S. Janney, late Coron- er of that oity, made the startling state- ment, that " no healthy man or woman ever dies in this climate from cholera morbus." He repeated the remark to the editor of the Medical and Surgical Reporter, saying that the records of the Coroner's office would sub- stantiate his words. He explained that by "healthy" he meant a person with organic diem/sea and of average strength and vitality. " Such a person," he said "when dying with symptons of cholera morbus, always dies from poisoning (usually arsenic,) and the case ie one of suioide or homicide," The ex -Coroner first examined Into these canes whena stout, healthy man of his acquaintance died after an illness of thirty-six hours with cholera morbus. He had been attended by four reputable phetsiclane, one of whom had signed the death certificate. Yet he ineti- tuted an investigation, and found enough arsenic in the deceased to kill a dozen men. He afterwards mot with five or six similar oases. Dr. Barthlow, in a convereation with the editor of the Reporter, said that he had not the least doubt of the correctness of Dr, Janney's assertion. Another p'omin- ent physiean stated his belief in these views, and referred the cauees of auoh attempts to poison with arsenic to connubial unco-gen- iality, • Courage. Who Is afraid ? Everybody i There is not a creature living who does not sufter from fear, reasonable or unreasonable ; upon the whole, there is not more fear in the world then there is need of. It is indispensable. We could no more do without fear than a watch could do without its mainspring, Some gobd and brave boys suffer from the feat of being afraid ; others, from the fear of being thought afraid. Having learned to admire courage and courageous deeds of heroes, when they find themselves alarmed at anything, they say to themselves:— "Am I really a coward, then ? IE I am afraid. of a cow, a dog, a dark room, or a clap of thunder, what a sorry figure I should out if I had been a soldier !'f But let us reflect a moment. A boy—even a man—ought to be afraid of a big, strange dog coming toward him, with a red mouth oren, panting and glaring. Perhaps he ought not to run away, because that is a dangerous kind cf strategy ; but he ought to be eo much afraid of the dog as to keep a sharp lookout until he discovers the inten- tions of the brute. Courage does not consist in not being afraid, but in meeting danger we are afraid of. That person is bray- who does a duty he mentally dreads, and many a gallant fel- low has gone into peril trembling and pale with alarm. But he went When the 'ace J. It eennedy, of Balti- more, formerly Secretary of the Navy, was fifteen years of age, the country being then deeply agitated by the prospect, cf war with England, he made up his mind that when it came, he would join the army. One thought held hint back : He was awfully afraid of the dark, having been terrified by ghost stories in his childhood. 'In o: der to cure himself of his "fears, ,he used to go at midnight to an extensive forest near his father's house, and walk about until morning, This he did until he was as much at ease in the woods at two o'clock in the morning, as he was in his father's garden after breakfast. Although at first he naw enemi esand ghosts at every step, he perse- vered until even thee° startling experiencee ceased to alarm him, When the war was declared in 1812, he went to the front, took part in the battle of Biadensburgh, and ran away, with the rest o/his regiment! Bat his running away was glorious, too 1 " We made a fine scamper cf it," he say.. " I lost my musket in the melee, while bear- ing off a comrade whose leg was broken by a bullet," Another proof that even heroes run away sometimes. If heroes, why not boys ? Every good soldier knows that there are tines when discretion is the better part of valor, The Countersign. 'Twas near the break of day, bu` still The moon was ehinging b,ightly ; The west wind as it passed the flowers Set each one swaying lightly. The sentry elow p.eeed to and fro, A faithful night.watch keeping, While in hie tents bE hind him stretched RIs comrades all were sleeping. • Slow to and fro the erntry paced, Hie musket on his shoulder, But not a thought of death or war Was with tine brave young soldier ; Ah, no 1 hie heart was tar away Where, on a western prairie, A rose -twined cottage etood Thet night The eountereign was "Mary." And there leis own true love he sew, Her blue eyes kindly be.ming ; Above them, on her sun -kissed brow, Her curls like sunshine gleaming, And heard her singing as she churned Hor butter in the dairy, The song she loved the hest. That night The countersign was "Mary." "Oh I ter one Ides from her I" he sighed, When up the lone road glancing, Ile spied a slender little form With faltering. etepe advancing, And as it neared him silently He gazed at it in wonder Then dropped his musket in his hand, And challenged, "Who goes yonder?" Still on it name. "Not one step more, Be you mac or • hild or fairy, Unless you give the countersign. Halt! Who goes there ?" 'Tie Mary," A sweet voice cried, and in his arms The girl he left behind him Half -fainting fell. O'er many miles She'd bravely tolled to find him. "I heard that you were wounded, dear," She sobbed, "My heart was breaking. I could not stay a moment, but, All other ties foreaking, I travelled, by my grief made strong, Kind heaven watching o'er me, Untlll—unhurt and well "Yea, love,'-.. "At laet }ou steed before me," "They told me that I could not pass The lines to find my lover Before day fairly came ; but I Pressed en ere night was Over. And se I told my name I found The way free ae our pralrfe." "Because,.thank God 1 to•nieht," he said, The,countenign le ' Mary., " 41111. Don't growl when the doctor orders bark, INCIDENTS IN TSE ROCKIES. »eeerted Cabins and thele Former Occe• pante. There a• e things in some of the deserted cabins in the Rooky Mountains that speak in sad tones to the man of imagination, and tell him stories of blasted hopes, of fruitless struggles, and, it may be of death, The mountains are fall of deserted cabins. They stand on the edges of remote parka, they are hidden in thickly wooded ravines, they stand, isolated and lonely, on the timbered flanks of rugged foothills, with the tall pines swaying and eighing above them, On the shores of highland lakes, overhung by great cliffs, and where the sound of rippling water blends with the mysterious noieea of an un - b oken forest, there will be found a cabin. And in open valleys, rugged and gray with sage brush, and desolate, a cabin is sure to be found, It may be old and partly decayed, but it shows that man once lived, and toll- ed, and suffered, in the highland valley of desolation. Ah, the stories that the desert- ed cabins of the Rooky Mountains could tel if they could epeak 1 I have Been many of these hute, and they always interested me. Some years ago I was traveling in the westerly spore of the Bitter Root Mount aims. One day, towards evening, an autumn etorm swept over the range. The snow filled the air. The extent of vision was about fifty yards. I suppoeed I was in an unknown region, probably one that had never been trodden by white men. I rode out of the tim- ber into a tiny park. Standing among the trees that fringed its edge was a Iog hut. The ahinkirg had fallen from between the logs, and there was alarge hole in its roof; but it would shelter myself and my horse from the storm. I entered it and led my horse in. There wan not a thing in the cabin, ex- cepting pieces of beaver and bear skins, two blocks of wood, and a email corroded, brass ornoifix, which hung on a nail above where the bunk should have been. I built a fire on the damp, old hearth, and eat supporleas looking at the crucifix. I knew the story of its owner just as well as though it had been told to me. A Hudson Bay Company employee, probably a French Canadian, had built the cabin and hadpassed the winter in trapping in those highland solitudes. The crucifix was the emblem of his faith, and, in ad Mien, it reminded the lonely trapper of the highest civilization he knew of—that 'which surrounded Fort Garry, and that lin- ed the banks of the Red River of the North, dark-ey a I, bright faced half-breed women, with whom he had danced at frontier balls— hovered around the crucifix. Often (luring the long winter nights he had gazed on the cru- cifix and sighed or smiled as his mood might have been. One day the trapper went forth and never returned. He perished in a storm, he was killed in a contest with a hear, he was waylaid by Spokane Indians•, at ,. rate he never returned. The large quantity of torn, moth-eaten fur that littered the cabin showed that he had rot marketed hie catch. After the furs had been torn and mothea' en and rendered valueless, the cabin had been plundered of cooking utensils by predatory visitors. Three yeara sgo I found a small well-built cabin that stood in a deep and thickly wood- ed ravine by a tiny stream of ice water. A few old sluice boxes and the denuded bed rock of a Small pia er mine told the story of a miner, who tn tght he had struck it rich, building a house and working for one season, and then abandoning the claim. There was no blazed trail leading to this house. This indicated that the owner of the cabin did not hanker for victors, and made me suspect that the diggings must have prospected well. I tried the gravel. It prospected fairly, but it was so high lying that water insufficient quantities to work the ground rapidly and thoroughly could not be got on to it. The mine was worthless. I went to the house, and as I passed aronnd one end I saw that the window had been broken inward. That was odd. Why should any one break into a house through a win- dow when the door was faatencd by a latch only? Curious about the;broken window, I looked through it into the house. On the floor lay two dead mountain lions, I open- ed the door and examined the dead animals, They, judging from the condition of their skins, had got into the house the previous winter when the snow was deep and tee weather intensely cold. The broken window showed how they had got in. Why they sought refuge in the cabin, and what killed them, I do not know, Another cabin stood on the headwaters of a creek by a deep spring of ice water. This cabin was about fifteen miles from my highland house. I found it one day while deer hunting. It had not been occupied for years. There were holes in its roof, and some of the lower wall logs were badly de- cayed. In a box, pushed far back under a double bunk, were thirty or forty piceees of white china table ware, and a dozen plated forks, There was nothing else in the house, Oa my return home I told my wife of the china, and she, womanlike, coveted it. I promieed to go for it in a few days and did so but it was gone. Another hunter or min- er had found the cabin, and, being a promp- ter man than I, had packed the box on his horse and carried it off, The Fatal Watch. The late Dr,`McLean sometimes, in fueling the pulse of his patients, held his watch in his hand and counted the pulaatione. On one occasion, when doing this, his watch etopped suddenly in hie hand, and his pa- tient, contrary to his expectation, died. He related this to a party of gentlemen, among whom was Davy .H.rrie, a well-known citizen of our county, long time clerk of our inferior court. Not long after, Harris was taken siok, and sent for the Dactot. When the Doptor arrived, he was a great deal bet. ter, and was sitting on the piazza at Major Burt's, where he lived. The Dootor felt his pulse, and unconsciously, pulled out his watch. Harris, remembertpg the incident, said : 1e Don't pull that watch out on me," The watch stopped, In forty-eight hours he was a corpse. While King liembert of Italy was rho, t - bag reoently In the park at Monza his gun mined fire, and when he put in another car- tridge and fixed he received such a shook that he thought the gun had burst and brok- en his arm. 'It was found that the fire: b..il..' had not issued from the gun, and the eeoonu oeosioning a block, it was only the excellence of the gun that prevented it front bursting. IN(I1.11sT WELL, BORING hex no'xuperfar 90 feet per hour, hand or bone-recsal combined boring and rook drilling machine • maad 50' esaa; brat perriIaee and diploma. 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