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Published at 17th of January 2023 05:10:20 AM


Chapter 7: Conversation with Louis Napoleon

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Due to the constraints of scientific and technological factors in the 19th century, Dr. Jerome and James could not make physiological saline for medical use as in later generations. They could only choose the oldest method to distill 500 ml of water that had been sterilized at high temperature and add evaporated, The well salt crystals that have been concentrated three or four times are mixed according to the ratio of 1:0.009, and a semi-finished physiological saline is produced.

Physiological saline was injected intravenously into Louis Bonaparte's body by Dr. James. Louis Bonaparte's severely dehydrated body barely recovered a trace of blood.

"Your Excellency, drink this!" Dr. James brought a bowl of viscous and slightly forgiving liquid to Louis Bonaparte's mouth.

The liquid is made from willow bark mixed with something that even Jerome does not know. It is said to have analgesic and gastrointestinal effects. The salicylic acid contained in the juice made from willow bark can relieve Louis. . Bonaparte's fever.

Louis Bonaparte reluctantly opened his mouth, and steaming green juice poured into Louis Bonaparte's mouth.

Perhaps because the taste of the juice itself is too anti-human, Louis Bonaparte apparently spit it out the moment he drank it, Dr. James hurriedly took out and twisted the towel placed in the copper warm water basin under the pillar bed. After drying, put it lightly on Louis Bonaparte's mouth to prevent Louis Bonaparte from spitting all over the floor.

By reviewing the information about cholera in Britain more than ten years ago, Dr. James can roughly determine that the transmission route of cholera is generally food and water. As long as the transmission route and source of cholera virus are strictly controlled, cholera can be prevented. The way we keep advocating ventilation simply won't work!

Louis Bonaparte's Adam's apple slowly wriggled, and he swallowed Dr. James' medicine with difficulty.

Dr. James slowly took the towel from Louis Bonaparte's mouth and folded it. After the rectangular towel was folded into the shape of a tofu block by Dr. James, Dr. James handed the towel to Jerome and instructed: "This towel Contaminated with the patient's body fluids, it can no longer be used, burn it!"

Jerome, who took the towel, nodded. No one understood the dangers of the cholera virus better than him.

The reason why the cholera virus occurs in the slums and rarely occurs in the wealthy areas is not only because the poor cannot afford doctors, but also because they do not have a correct understanding of cholera, and they often have intimate relationships with cholera patients after they have cholera. contact, which will lead to a person contracting cholera, and the whole family will die.

The casual burning behavior of Jerome is absolutely unacceptable to the ordinary working class. Those workers who have to wear a pair of trousers together do not have so much money on weekdays, let alone in 1848, when the economic crisis has not recovered. .

Jérôme put the towel that might be contaminated with the cholera virus in the kindling pot next to the fireplace in the living room on the first floor. He held the flint on the fireplace and the kerosene-stained cotton wool in his hand. The flint rubbed against the fireplace to generate The sparks ignited the cotton wool, and the flames of the inner blue and outer fire were pinched by Jerome and thrown into the brazier, and the towel in the basin was ignited.

With the generation of thick black smoke, a pungent smell of burnt wool poured into Jerome's breath.

Seeing this, Persili and Fleury, who were still on the first floor, hurriedly opened the doors and windows to ventilate. After doing all this, Jerome returned to the second floor again, and Persili followed him upstairs.

At this time, Dr. James had packed all his things and was ready to leave with a small wooden box.

On the occasion of parting, Dr. James did not forget to ask Louis Bonaparte to relax, and at the same time told Jerome and Howard to be careful.

"Pessili, help me get a doctor!" Louis Bonaparte, who looked a little better than before, said to Pessili.

"Respect!" Pessili bowed to Louis Bonaparte.

After Dr. James and Persili left, there were only three people left in the room: Louis Bonaparte, Jerome Bonaparte and Howard.

The scene fell into a dead silence for a while, and after a short silence, Louis Bonaparte, who had recovered a little, said to Howard in a hoarse voice: "Dear Howard, can you fulfill one of my requests!"

"Louis, you say it!" Howard held Louis Bonaparte's hand and said affectionately.

"Can you please help me buy a newspaper, I haven't reported it for a long time!" Louis Bonaparte pleaded to Howard.

"Louis, I promise you!" Howard immediately agreed to Louis Bonaparte's request.

Louis Bonaparte smiled, and he named several newspapers in one breath, such as "The Times", "Polar Star", "Rheinland" [Note 1]...

Howard wrote down what Louis Bonaparte said about the newspaper, and again instructed Louis Bonaparte in the doctor's tone to take care of his illness and leave to help Louis Bonaparte buy the newspaper.

Only two cousins, Louis Bonaparte and Jerome Bonaparte, were left in the room.

Just when Jerome didn't know how to speak, UU reading www.uukanshu. comLouis Bonaparte's voice reached his ears: "Howard is such a smart girl!"

"Huh?" Jerome Bonaparte did not understand what Louis Bonaparte meant.

"My dear cousin, you don't really think I asked her to go out and buy newspapers!" Louis Bonaparte said to Jerome with a smile on his hoarse throat.

Only then did Jerome react: "Cousin, are you trying to get rid of her?"

"That's right!" Louis Bonaparte nodded, then sighed: "I said Howard is a smart lady! I don't want to be involved in our business! She is always an outsider to the family. Especially after I'm dead, I'm so afraid of her..."

"Cousin, don't worry! The family cannot trouble her!" Jerome comforted Louis Bonaparte.

"I hope I think too much!" Louis Bonaparte showed a mocking expression: "My uncles, all of them really don't give me peace of mind!"

Then, he paused and added: "Of course, except for Uncle Jerome, I am very grateful and miss Uncle Jerome!"

I think you miss my sister!

Jerome silently added in his heart, and said with a respectful face: "My father misses you very much too... Of course, and my sister!"

"Matilde, my God!"

PS: 1. "Polaris", a British charter organ and a left-wing ideological newspaper, Marx once published an article in the Polaris after he was sent out of the country by the Prussian gift.

"Rheinlander" Marx founded the newspaper in the Rhineland period, the newspaper did not last long before being banned by Prussia. The content of the newspaper has been published in Britain in the form of reprint by "Polaris".





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