The head is generally
burning hot, the face, dark and swollen, the breathing labored and
snoring, and the feet and hands cold. Remove the patient at once to a
cool and shady place, and lay him down with his head a little raised;
apply ice or iced water to the head and face; loosen all cloths around
the neck or waist; bathe the chest with cold water, apply mustard
plasters, or cloths wetted with turpentine, to the calves and soles of
the feet, and as soon as the patient can swallow, give weak brandy or
whisky and water.
There is no easy road to success--I Thank God for it . . . .
A trained man will make his life tall. Without training, you
are left on a sea of luck, where thousands go down, while one
meets with success.
JAMES A. GARFIELD.
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[Illustration: THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN]
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN
The following receipts written by DR. J. H. Gunn will be found of
great value, especially in emergencies:
ASTHMA.--Take hyssop water and poppy water, of each ten ounces; oxymel
of squills, six ounces; syrup of maiden hair, two ounces. Take one
spoonful when you find any difficulty in breathing.
AGUE IN THE BREAST.--Take one part of gum camphor, two parts yellow
bees-wax, three parts clean lard; let all melt slowly, in any vessel
[earthen best], on stove. Use either cold or warm; spread very thinly
on cotton or linen cloths, covering those with flannel.
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