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edited for the New York
Academy of Mediicine.
The proper treatment of freez
ing is thawing. The thawing out,
however, must be done with care
and skill, otherwise damage may
be aggravated rather than mini
mized.
To understand the principles be
hind the correct thawing out, we
must appreciate that the human
tissues can adjust themselves tc
marked chemical and physical
changes, provided that the alter
ation is affected gradually. Sud
den changes threaten to disrupl
the animal organism.
For example, the body can tol
erate comparatively large doses
of toxic substances after a grad
ual build up of the dosage.
While the freezing may repre
sent a suddgn and precipitous
hange, the thawing out should be
gradual!. In other words, the tem
perature of the frozen part must
be raised slowly. For this reason
common usage employs snow. Tc
the unaffected person, snow is
chilling, but in relation to the
frozen part, snow is comparative
ly warm. Were we to use warm
or hot water, violent changes
would be stimulated in the tissue
cells of the frozen parts, with dis
ruptive results.
However, snow is not the best
agent to employ in thawng out s
frozen part. Immersion of the
part in water of about 50 degrees
Fahrenheit temperature is prefer
able and where this is not feasi
ble, the use of wet compresses if
indicated. Gentle rubbing of the
frozen part is beneficial. The suf
ferer should also be encouraged
to move gently or exercise the
affected part.
The rest of the patient’s be>dy
should be kept warm. Hot drinkf
and hot foods are beneficial. No
alcohol should be given,.
When circulation has been re
established and "the tHawing out
of the part has progressed will,
it is wise to put the patient to bed
and keep him there for a day or
more, for in addition to bis local
freezing, the patient may be men
aced by constitutional infection
and complications, suh as pneu
monia and kidney disease.
Second and third degrees freez
ing require expert medical care.
This should be obtained as early
as possible. In the more serious
forms of freezing, sever tissue
damage up to the loss of the af
fected parts by dry gangrene,
may be experienced. In addition,
there is great risk of skin and
blood infections.
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Setback Alaska
For Planes
Charles E. Ammilon, veteran
, prospector of the Fairbanks dis
trict, has solved his winter freigh
ting problem with a motor-sled.
Mr. Ammilon formerly used
dogs, but a couple of years ago
he figured out a way to put a
motorcycle and a freight sled to
gether, and the result, if not
streamlined efficiency, is some
thing that gets the job done eco
nomically, the New Miner says.
Describes Motor Sled
As he describes his 17-foot fre
ighter, it has a single steering
runner forward, a 20-horsepower
Henderson high speed motorcy
cle engine 'midships, and cleated
drive wheels aft.
The motor-sled will haul 1,500
•pounds uS freight besides the dri
i ver, and at the same time tow a
trailer. Without the trailer and
loaded light, it will make 25 miles
per hour on a winter trail. In
summer, Mr. Ammilon drives the
sled with wheels fore and aft.
Cleats On Wheels
In winter he puts cleats of birch
on the droive wheels, making a
dnum-like traction,
“The motor-slcd has plenty of
power,and I use it for such heavy
jobs as moving my prospect boil
er and for hauling big loads of
wood,” said Mr. Ammilon, who
prospects and mines in the Man
I ley Hot Springs district. “Unlike
dogs, the motor-sled costs me no
money when I'm 'not using it. The
motor-sled is powerful, faster
than a dog team, and much more
economical.”
On Business Trip
Mr. Ammilon will soon return
to Manley Hot Springs for the
winter. During the mining sea
son just past, he worked with his
partners—Harry P Sheppard, Jim
Finnegan and Harry Palo—on
Omega and Chicago ere ks.
Using a tractor with 'dozer and
a dragline, they stripped consid
erable ground on Omega Creek,
and they are ready to start re
covery of pay dirt nejrt spring.
The four partners have five miles
of ground on Omega and Chiiago
Creeks.
Mr Shepard and Mr Palo, drag
line operator, have gone to the
states for the winter. Mr. Finne
gan is now at work on Omega
Creek, building a hoose for Mr.
Shtppard. He will go pro&pert
ing on Rhode Island Creek, trib
utary of Raker Creek. Mr. Shep
pard and Mr. Finnegan are part
ners in the Rhode Island Creek
prospecting, according to Mr. Am
milon.
As soon as there's snow for fre
ighting Mr. Ammjlon will resume
prospecting on Woodchopper Ck.
a tributary of Sullivan Creek,
where he has two claims. He
started a shaft there last winter,
sinking a hole 50 feet, and timber
ing it. Depth to bedrock is 185
feet, so he has a full winter’s
| work ahead. He has a cabin on
Woodchopper Creek and a good
supply of timber available for his
timbering and for firing his boiler
Oldtime Prospector
> Mr. Ammilon has spent 34 of
his 60 years in Alaska. He came
from San Francisco to the Fair
banks district in 1903, and pros
p.cted on Dome, oG-ld'stretain, and
Gilmore Creeks in the early days.
Besides prospecting and miming
in this district and in the Manley
Hot Springs district, he prospect
ed for a score of years in the
uskokwim.
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