The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-17

'But how much will you get' viii it make
him very sicky" asked.
'I have nursed several children with the
whooping cough, and the medicine shall get
for your baby have given to many others. 1t
is one drachm OF ipecacuanha In a little water
once day for three successive days. This Will
make hIm sick. The two grains of Dovers
powder every other night but only If he is
restless Thenin the morning, little Gregory's
POWDER
Vaughan does not return. what shall we ?n
I asked. would you give HIM a mustard
plasterW
child that, instead of soothing him, or relieving
the irritation of his chest, IL will only make blm
irritable. Indeed, ma'am, though have heard
they are very safe things, do not think they
are in all casts. mean to say that the burning
sensation, without the relief OF heat, which they
sometimes give, sends the blood TO the head,
and does deal of mischief. However, the
medicine must be got, and as speedily as pos
sible." -.-. ~. .'...-.
When nurse returned had made up my mind
TO ask her TO stay. Mr.. Norton had gone from
home ior few days, and | feared to have the
responsibility OF curing the child resting with
myself alone. had no confidence in any other
medical man than DR.. Vaughan, aud be was abb
sent at what supposed a critical point IN my
chids complaint. Upon some solicitation nurse
Adams consented to stay week, until my hus-
band returned.
"I have had a mixture put up TO rub his chest
Nth, besides having brought the medicine. /
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cellent for rubbing into the chest even in
common cough said nurse.
| opened and read the prescription; albeit it
was one OF her own nostrums.
Rubbing mXture-
Hall an ounce OF oil Of amber, half an ounce
OF Gil of Cloves one ounce of olive oil and two
teaspoonfuls of laudanum
Certainly l found 1t eficacious in relieving
the soreness OF which the little fellow COM
planned, and / give it here in the hope that
others may be benefited. Dot improved under
nurses care, for she would not permit him to
have any solid food, but fed him on barley
water diet and whey. Every other day, instead
OF the whey, he had tablespoonful OF strong
beef-tea, with toasted bread in it. Sometimes
the barley was made into a pudding, and he
rarely had anything but thin barley-water to
and to appreciate its qualities, l thought IL was
hard lines for my child, but 1 soon found both
the pudding ana the barley water delicious. [
mixed in basin tablespoonful, piled OF the
prepared barley powder to paste, with a
little cold water. Into quart OF boiling
water in saucepan l threw not quite two
ounces Of loaf sugar and a tablespoonful
OF lemon JUICE, free from pip or rind; then. with
this boiling, | mixed up the cold paste, re-
turned it 10 the saucepan, and boiled IL for
Nenty minutes; then strained it into Jug, and
poured 1t again INTO another, and so continued
TIL il was quite cold | then bottled 1t in a
white Dottle and Corked 1t, and when the child
wanted to drink, a small quantity was poured
out, and he drank 1t with a marvellous sooth-
ing effect
The pudding was made by washing three
times in boiling water two ounces Of Scotch
barley. then boiling it in milk with crate of
nutmeg and some LOAF sugar, for two hours. 1t
was then put III dish in the oven to bake for
half an hour, and when it was wanted a piece
was cut out and slightly warmed.
The whey was prepared by boiling sweetened
milk, and when at the boiling point adding q
little sherry to turn it. The curd was then
strained away. II was made only when wanted.
Roasted apples, sago, and tapioca puddmgs were
given to MIN, and this diet varied with several
tariuaceous puddIngs, but which never con-
tanned cggs.
BY the aid of these remedies and iudicous
diet my boy was erea ly relieved OF the distress
ing spasms which always accomp my the COM
! plant, though no effort OF ours could expedite
the cure. 1t seemed as if for certain time, the
tenacious and obstinate cough would never
Yield. All we could do was to prevent inham-
nation, by sDaringly giving iood by not keeping
the room hotter than siXty-ive degrees, and
changing the air trequently--that is, the room
the child slept in was kept to sixty five deerees.
He was washed and dressed IN this room, and
then well wrapped up and taken into anoJler,
where the fresh morning air had been admitted,
and warmed by the fire to the same temperature
as the loom he left. Then the ,sleeping-room
was thoroughly ventilated through the DAY, and
warmed TO siXty-ive degrees at night; but the
child was updressed in the sitting-room, ana he
was laid in blankets-not sheets-in his bed. He
got we'll without relapse, upon this treatment,
and when DR.. Vaughan saw him weeks after the
attack came On, ne was much surprised at the
cure we had effected.
"All he wants now said he, ''is change OF
air. Let nurse take him out of town Tor week
or so. He Will tnen entirely lose the irrltabilty
in his throat
My mind did not misgive me in entrusting my
boy tn nurse Adams and she justified our conf
derce in returning HIM to us in blooming
health,