Word: persons
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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With regard to the care of the person, bathing is a matter of the greatest importance. A sponge bath daily, either cold or tepid, may be considered as a necessity. Hot baths every day are extremely debilitating and otherwise injurious. The clothing should be adapted to the person, one in the open air much, requiring less than an individual of sedentary habits. The tendency is to wear too much clothing. We are much better off than our grandfathers in the matter of fabrics adapted to changes in weather. Gauzes and light-woolens take the place of stiff linen and cotton...
...TALBOT, Sec'y.The person is known who took a ring from the washstand at Leavitt & Peirce's. He is requested to return it at once to avoid further trouble...
...physician, on his arrival, should be told of the amount. Many mistakes are often made from this neglect. A strong narcotic will reduce the respiration to as low as six a minute, and still the patient may live. Pain, inflicted without flinching, is the only way to awaken a person from under the influence of opium. Whipping, clubbing, striking, any kind of abuse must be resorted to, or consciousness cannot be restored...
...stroke, there is always headache, general weakness, disturbed vision, and sometimes vomiting. The person suffering from sun or heat-stroke should be taken to a cold place, clothes loosened or taken off, and water thrown over him, or ice-bags used. Sometimes there is exhaustive sun-stroke when the body is cold and the pulse slow; in such cases, stimulants should be given. In giving liquid to an unconscious patient, turn the head to one side, put in the liquid on that side and then throw the head backward and the liquid will pass down involuntarily and without the patient...
...some system of training prepared. It is folly for us to expect to do much, but let us drag out of this slough of despond instantly. For the benefit of those who may be inclined to compete, we add a table of times that must be made before any person can hope to find his name on the list of fortunate aspirants: one-mile run, 5 minutes; one-half mile run, 2 minutes 10 seconds; one quarter mile run, 55 seconds; two-hundred and twenty yards dash, 24 seconds; one hundred yards dash, 11 seconds; hurdle race, 19 seconds...