Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1893 — When a Woman Faints. [ARTICLE]

When a Woman Faints.

If there is anything amusing about a fainting spell it is the conduct of the men called upon to witness it or lend their assistance in reviving the luckless woman who succumbs. A few Sundays ago, at tho Cathedral at Louisville, a pretty girl fainted up in the organ loft. As soon as it was seen that she was prostrated by the closeness of tho air, the terrified men in tho choir huddled together and stared helplessly at the chief actor in tho drama The women, however, were equal to tho occasion. They supported the tottering girl to a bench, placed her on it, and began ordering tho men around like generals on a field of battle. In five minutes one young fellow had been dispatched for a glass of water, another for ice, smelling salts, and whisky, while the remaining gallants sat by and gave their sympathy. Hardly had this little scene ended before a young girl seated near the sanctuary was seen to gasp and turn pale and look extremely unhappy. The crowd was so great that it was impossible to tako her dawn the aisle, so an usher was pressed into service and carried her down the sanctuary to the sacristy beyond. The young lady was conscious enough to walk, and the usher hurried her away as if nervously apprehensive that she would faint outright, and he would be obliged to put his arm around her. “You don’t know how awful it is to try and carry an insensible woman,” groaned one of the ushers. “They aro twice as heavy as usual, and feel like a sack of meal. You can always tell, though, when they are beginning to get all right, for the first thing thoy want to knew is if their liats-are on straight.”