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The ladies' home journal
Vol. XX, No. 7 (June, 1903)
Banfield, Maud
The journal's trained nurse, p. 36
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rhe Ladies' Home Journal for June 19 03 Under lhENcsllt TreE thle choice of its loud is 4o t~greatest importance. Nestli:-o F od Jis nourishing, strengthening, rnikes bone and sinew and kec, t'lt baby in perfect health. HENRI NESTLE, 73 WarrnS::7E'iewYork The Illinois Training School for Nurses Most rtCessl i irt.:l n of its kind in the Uniiters States. fner 100 of its gradtnates are filinig fmport~ant pasiti,;ns in other schools and hospitals. It owns a modern horne, accomnnroeating 200 nurses, besides lectutre roonsm and infirmary. BOARD A"D TUITION FREE This %,ht-rl'rft,- r;t,mi nePrtical and then- retical cte.. Iiifrr"t," r!rI~nt, i ' m.tr Ittoe n,trs- frg tof all r rt e,"ald , rgiarua e a'r. t.d practical experience iit- ri-rrrt..at-r u.t niieq-jaaled ad, ...tage' , t tt-~. 14&rm. MISS MISAAC. Sump't, 304 Hoos Street. Ciesa1. ny eaNO fwMOEt'ti. aine nitin o A ept . atne. Wt The Journal's Trained Nurse By Maud Banfield ef Miss Banfield will answer tiny letters of inquiry about home nursing, provided return postage is inclosed. Bruttunder no circumstances will she prescribe in cases of illness ttr give' rnttflirl rtti'e of ati' s, whatever. Thiose ,uatters properly tel'tt< t ,p/at. jtt r. i 41 Be Discontented You owe it as a duty to your family and yourself to banish from your living rooms the ashes, dirt and coal gases brought there by stoves or hot air furnace. Be discontented with the old-fashioned, -~faulty heating methods. Why continue to huy this trouble at a very high price - paying a premium for it - when you consider that Hot Water Heating saves in fuel sufficient to pay in time the whole cost of the apparatus. Why a * therefore continue to pay extra for the hother, drudgery and fuel expense of stoves and hot air furnaces? Why lose in addition all the comfort, convenience and healthfulness of our way? Now put in any kind of a building at any *time, without inconvenience to occu- p ants. Requires far less care than does a parlor stove. Need not he connected to street water supply. Buy now at sum- mer prices. Send forvaluable information. AMjFLTAfCAA TMakers of - IDEAL t Boilers and ( AMERICAN Radiators Dept. 25 - CHICAGO That's Meat and Drink To Me.- -OHS K lroiAtt i. mop, as a luncheon ~JA THIS issue of THE JOURNAL is to be especially devoted to the interest of Sgirls I shall endeavor to tell them about the various little things which it is useful for every girl to know, especially if she is going to be married and have children of her own, or if she has several little brothers or sisters to take care of. We all know how liable little brothers are to cut their fingers quite badly with their last new pocket-knife, and hotw little sisters will try to emulate their little brothers and fall down and cut their knees, or even worse, cause a big swelling to form, which is still more difficult to, cure. In the summer, when boys run about the farm with bare feet, rusty nails often cause wounds which are really very dangerous; and in all these troubles either the mother or the big sister is liable to be called upon for immediate coniftri and help. The Value of Practical Knowledge ISOMETI'MES think that it would be an excellent thing for all women, especially those who are going to be married, to go into a hospital for a short while in order to learn just a little about nursing and First Aid. In England a great many women who are going to marry clergymen or missionaries enter a hospital f or three months, six months, or a year, and pay a regular stated fee for so doing. Many Iliher women who expect to live in the country, and yet have no intention of taking up the work of a trained nurse, do the same thing, and I have hieard them speak in enthusiastic terms of the use , hich even the small amount of knowledge it was prossible to acquire in that time proved in later years. They did not call themselves nurses, and indeed were not such, f or in these days nursing is a highly technical occupation, requiring at least two rtr three years' study in a well-equipped and organ- zed school before such a claim can legitimately be made; but it did show them what to do in case of accident before the doctor came, and how to treat trdinary childish hurts. No amount of theoretical teaching or reading can take the place of even a -heort experience in practical work under a good tt-acher. This fact will need no argument when the purely book or lecture student is brought face to iace with an emergency, or even the ordinary Course tf an acute illness. But still, much help may be given by an intelligent and cool-headed person. What to Do in Emergencies N THlE above connection I think I cannot give Ibetter advice than that given by Doctor D~ulles regardling "Accidents and Emergencies ": 'There is nothing so irrportatut iti the presence of accident or emtergency as that somte onre with coul. -s and information enough shrould assume corn- "apeud atid begin to set things aight. Such a one I .1 rarely fail to be recognized by those less efficient, ;-d will usually find little difficulty iu so dioectitig 'tmtat they shall render some valuable assistance, -at least do no harm to the sufferer. Bystandets tould first hie urged not to crowd, but to leave room f,,r breathing and action. Any screaminag or wailing crould be stopped, if possible. Then as manty per. - rts: as are iteeded -atid no more -should be oie on to assist ill remtovintg the one in trouble, Tif he be crushed. ter remove whatever presses 10011hint. Next, the injured person should be placed a comfortable position, lyintg down, with thre head very little raised; after which aiintvesti gation may t made to find out as nearly-as possible what is toug, so that an intelligent lie of subsequent ron miay be decided upon. .. Some one should now ire dispatched for a physi. a: n or surgeorn, with a writteni message if possible, I certaintly with one that shall give a good idea of tat he may expect to find when he arrives, so that may come provided with necessary instruments reitedies. . While awaiting him, whatever may be advisable tel be done by those at hand. Clothing may have he loosened or remnoved, efforts at resuscitation 'as-be made, a stretcher or other means of transpor- a tion may beprovided. Hot orqold appications may e needted and should be made read.' Temnporary ;Iitit,ll or means to controrl bleeding, may be required I hese the bystan'tersotught at once to attend to. Otie tth:tlg. however, they ought not to rio- that is. to give arge quantities of whisky or lrazudy, as is the almiost rivariable custom with people wiho know ;totlrig, h-ut watit to do something. If stimulanits seem to he called for, the nul-medical had better use only hot water, or tea, or coffee, or milk. Alcoholic stimu. lants, except in small quantities, are, as a rule, not only unnecessary, tbut actually harmful. They often injure the patient, mislead the doctor, and ilterfere with the proper treatmeilt of the case. "Exceptionis to this general statement may be dis- covered, hut they are exceptions-this is the rule. -"Anjother important point to be observed is, rlot to do too much. It wiltltoe making a bad use of instruc- tions designed to bridge over the initerval between the occurretlce of an accidentt and the comring of onle ,hose whlole time is given to work of healinig, if onte who knows no more than can be gleaned from a little manual should act as if it had made a surgeoni of him. Such presumption might lead to great mortifi- ,tioui of the aniateur and to great injury of the suf- f-eer. Thle true principle is, when there is pressinig nte,!, to do what is known to be helpful; and wheni snot sure, to do nothing." Foreign Bodies im the Ear HlL)R EN nott infrequently push peas or other Chard things into their ears. Permanent deaf- ness is n'ot infrequently caused by ill-advised attempts to remove these peas with a hairpin or tther sharp instrument. Removing a pea which is tightly wedged in the canal of the ear is by no means asimple or easy thing to do, and whenever possible the child should he taken to a doctor. If a physi- cian is abstoutely unobtainable syringing with plain cold smater is the only mechanical mneans which Treatment for Heat Exhaustion 1N 1EAT exhaustion the onset is generally not qsite so sudden. The patient feels weak and prostrated. The voice becomes weak, the vision dim and indistinct, and singing in the ears develops. The patient may lose consciousness partially or entirely, and looks blue and collapsed. The skin is clammy and cool, and the temperature snub- normal-that is, below 98 degrees. The pulse is quick and weak, and the breathing rapid and shal- low, but not noisy. If possible, take all persons suffering from the heat to a hospital. In sunstroke the loss of five minutes may mean the difference between life arid death. The doctors will use freely ice, ice baths and stimulants. Very wonderful recoveries are made, bitt the condition is one of extreme danger. During convalescence every care should be takein. The patient should keep out of the sun and nott hasten back to work. Many disagreeable conse- quences are apt to follow sunstroke, which may ic' felt for many years, or even be permanent. In heat exhaustion the patient should be put in a cool, shady, quiet place. The head low, and all unnecessary spectators asked to withdraw. Sal volatile or aromatic spirits of ammonia may be given, one teaspoonful in a wine-glass of hot water, every half-hour for three or four doses, or until te doctor comes. Strong coffee is also useful. AplAN cold wet cloths to the head, and a hot-water bottle to the feet. Of couirse, all clothing should be bits- ened and the collar removed. The attack is lnot so dangerous as in sunstroke, but evil results folltii lack of care jutst as readily, and convalescence should be guarded. required. S.AM.VPLE I r r rt aigi.ltFIREE Wrtite fir Shakespearean ttttkIet tt lloriick's Maltett Milk iieveages Horlick's Food Co., Racine, Wis., U. S. A. 24 FaeeinVtisn Rsadil-oni,ng.'. / teeSt.-It-te.i.i Fay Stockings FOR WOMENOS AND GIRLS e~al tt 'kingfraO Keep altonee Pr.t e t h I ',"sitallIcej4itts f"r andi tinlrt- et itie flstp-trters 4 tartnie r cntetitnlt rakes" titer, 1-t f-r tress. Stren gthi, akes ti-ter'iest for ph y. Cf't-t _ th~ian ,ther cooti stockinzs. tr;;Ant-e Isat isfactttryt -ttn-eptack. t'ite ASK YOUR DEALER itti kritaperfet t.,k,f - tote. THE rY STOCKING CO.. 21 T St., Elyria, I. Page 36 CANNOT CATCH' Will not putt out in use I i/iu 11l~-d. a di tisii 1 i Is, (11i11 i et'I -i . .If W1I i IIhli crawlied into the ear canal oil or glycerine should be substituted for _ water, because water is the natural elnot nofmodnteintheadles elemntofmany teinteantoe whereas no insect lives in the medium of oil. Foreign bodies in the ear usually cause far less harm than does the attempt to remove them by any one not expert. The Danger of Rusty Nails T HE danger of running a rusty nail into the foot or hand consists in the fact that a rusty nail is never clean. The wound caused looks slight, but it is usually deep - what the surgeons call a " punc- tured wound "-and as rusty nails are often found about streets or stable yards, where the tetanus or lockjaw germ loves best to lurk, the danger to be feared is the onset of this dread disease. hlere again a doctor should be consulted immediately for wshen lockjaw once sets in it is generall y too late for him to do much. While waiting, bleeding may be encouraged by soaking the child's foot in warm water and gently squeezing the wound. The doc- tor will sometimes immediately open the wound further with a knife in order that he may wash away all possible germs, or he may wait until some redness or swelling gives sign of further trouble. The great point is that his advice should be carefully and quickly followved, f or although byve times out of six no further trouble need be feared, the sixth time is quite sufficiently terrible to make any one careful. Those Who Suffer from the Heat F ORTUNATELY,~ people who live in the coun- try and work i the fields, even under the blazing sun, suffer very little from excessive heat. Nearly all heat-strokes occur in cities. Those swho are at all intemperate in their use of alcohol or tobacco are much more likely to suffer titan those who lead an absolutely temperate life in all respects, and if attacked their chances of recovery are many times less. Great bodily fatigue is also a predis- posing cause. Overcrowding and bad air should be avoided at all times, but especially in very hot weather. Quite opposite treatment is pursued for sunstroke and heat exhaustion. Should a mistake in diagnosis be made the death of the patient will very probably result, as the treatment requtired isr very thorough and very different. The best thing to do is to immediately huirry the patient to a ios- pital, however luxurious his or tier home may bie. In large American cities hospitals are always pre- pared for the treatment of these cases during the summer months. The patient can often return t his home in the course of a few days, but at the time the danger is great, and every nioment is ti great value. Sunstroke, Thermic Fever or Insolation V - - ' fNSUNSTROKE the fever is often very highjis (delicious, invigorating, nttittills. to8, 109, ito degrees, or es-en higher, has often been registered. The symptoms may develop sud- Prepared instantly in the home, 'office, denly. The patient is insensible. There may or or study. Excellent for business and may not be delirium, convulsions or paralysis; the surface of the skin is flushed and feels hot and very' professional people, and those troubled dry to the touch; the eyes may be bloodshot, and Ithdgsin the breathing quick and shallow, or snoring and im aie labored. The pulse is quick and small, and unless It is pure, rich milk and an extract prompt measures are taken can soon not be felt at of choice malted grain condensed to the wrist. The symptoms are very much like those of hemorrhage of the brain or acute drunkenness, powder form, ready in a moment by but the clinical thermometer quickly settles the dissolving in water. No cooking is diagnosis by telling us of the high fever..A I
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