New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . l of decoction of cabbage-water, which Harry had obtained from the kitchenduring the momentary absence of the cook. We must not, said Tommy, with tears in hiseyes, leave any remedy untried in order thatour beloved tutor may speedily be restored tohealth, which, he has often told us, is the greatestblessing that Providence can bestow. After a grave consultation, Harry and Tommynow determined to try the effect of the coldwater cure on Mr. Barlow. Taking adv
New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . l of decoction of cabbage-water, which Harry had obtained from the kitchenduring the momentary absence of the cook. We must not, said Tommy, with tears in hiseyes, leave any remedy untried in order thatour beloved tutor may speedily be restored tohealth, which, he has often told us, is the greatestblessing that Providence can bestow. After a grave consultation, Harry and Tommynow determined to try the effect of the coldwater cure on Mr. Barlow. Taking advantage ofhis sleep, which they had humanely renderedmore sound by the administration of a few grains of a powerful opiate, they carefully bandaged him ?-- i .J up in a couple of sheets, which they then pro-ceeded to saturate, with the contents of a water-ing-pot, so carefully applied, that not a singlespot remained dry. At the end of a couple of hours, and just beforethe good physicians visit, they removed the SANDFORD AND MEETON. 131 compresses and rubbed their tutors still insensibleform with coarse towels and flesh brushes, hold-. ing him up by the heels, pummeinng his chest,and omitting none of those means by whichdrowning men are usually restored to con-sciousness. As they were pouring brandy down his throatMr. Barlow gradually revived. The doctor now 132 THE NEW HISTORY OF arrived, and pronounced a crisis to be at hand;indeed the eminent physician appeared not alittle astonished at the state in which he had foundbis patient, and which, he owned, had entirelybaffled even his skill, and was totally at variancewith all the precedents with which his experienceof similar maladies had hitherto furnished him. Tommy and Harry now determined to do theirbest to merit the doctors approbation, and ascer-taining that vital warmth was absolutely indis-pensable in order to insure the invalids recovery,they contrived to fill the warming-pan withblazing live coals, and this instrument the
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