St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-12
VOLUME 35---NUMBER 1924.

ventilation. so that the little sufferers
are breathing not only Il heated but an
impure air, which eXerts IA poisonous
operation on the organization, and most
on the nervous and digestive systems
The next exciting cause of the disease
in question is indigestihle food, which
the stomach iS unable to reduce to IL
homogeneous whole. out of hirh cln lc
and blood are formed, bat. instead,
diSturl's the stomach. causing sickness
and vomiting. "r. if it PASSES into the
bowels. gives rise to diaIIhu.h. Great
~ prediSr"Sing the little sufferer to be
affected III these WAYS is the Initiative
fever from tccthing. and hence if an
infant lille tcethimy live at the same
time III hot and impure air and II>,.
Imdigr>tIhle ana gross food. no urdi-
cine "r combination of medicines will
l'r ot mach If ANY avail.
Success in prurIIrin" relief for the
SICK infant will Ierrnd "m the ability To
remove "r mndifN the m,ihih causes
above stated. For this puil,n>t the
patient should hc taken from ii> rlu>,.
and badly Ventilated quarters and al
lowed Ia breathe Il pIIrer and trrslIcI
All IN one or more of ON public squares,
nr especially III the Park. Hours should
he thus spent daily. Mothers cannot
hc too much impressed with the impor
tancc "t smatchlny Il half hour even for
escape with their children into more.
open and cooler quarters.
Not II little may hr done to diminish
and even prevent exhaustion from the
extreme heat. 10y bathing the infant III
water of the river temperature or that
flow in" from the hNdlants. early in the
morning. and III the evening 10y using
the water for the bath milk warm. The
bath should hr followed on both occ3-
>iun, hl Il thorough dry ing and friction
of the skin.
Continual errors in intantile diet ;r1c
committed 10y parents giving their
children strong. gross food. such a.
they Use themselves. An attack of
cholera int;intum. ul of diarlhurI Is of
ten brought on in hot weather 10y IL
sudden change of food for the infant i'll
substituting for the mothers milk, a>
III the process of Weaning. the ordinary
food of the table. and this not always
in limited quantity. Hence mothers
should not attempt To wcan their chill
drcm during the summer months. eN-
ccpt under very peculiar circumstances.
and coumsclled hy the ply sician. The
food fnr child during the whole of the
summer months. and indeed at all
times. should he milk. either pure or
mixed with farimaccouS articles. such a.
flour. powdered biscuit. Indian meal.
preparations of wheat. rice and arrow
root. in the shape of pap. pudding>.
Nc.. sometimes favored with CHINA
mon. nutmeg. and the like. The drink
will bc cool water. and much refresh
mcut will he procured To the child >uf-
tcrimy from tcething. 10y its taking into
its mouth ground ice. which, even if
swallowed before il l. entirely dlSSolN-
ed. will do no harm. Gum water. bar
ley water. and infusion of different
herbs sage. halm>. AC.. may seNerallN
hc given to Vary the drinks. The eX
trcmc irritation of tecthimy. sometimes
causing commissions. can he relieved 10y
the ply stefan lancing the gums. The
clothing of children in the summer sea-
son shuuld hc of light texture. easy fit
ting and loose: the inner garment be
iuw very thin or UauZt flannel. which
prevents the heat from being 81 sclSi-
hlN felt ~ il would he with Il different
kind ot garment neat To the skin. and
ais" has the advantage ot preventing Il
chilling of the body after prntllSe per
>piIation. or Il sudden reduction of tenn
peIatUrr. y change ought to hr made.
il possible. both night and morning
All parts of the body should he protect
ed from the sun. and hence the clothing
should come up t" the neck and cover
the legs. instead of the breast and
-l,,n1,i..,s l..i,,,, l..t al
the risk of Il sudden chill and suppress
ed per>piration. the effects of which. AT
this season. will show themselves 10y
deranyiug the stomach and bowels. En-
crci>t. " hich in the case of Il child in
the arms must he passive. i often very
>rrNircahlr when taken in Il carriage or
the ears. and. for the time being. il ar
rests the disorder of the bowels. y
still mlldrI muN cmcnt. hut one not
without beneficial results. l> obtained
p M Mater craft.
W hen Warming against the use of IN
dIgc>tlhlc food. ~" might hc supposed.
at course. to include Im he prohibition
all UulIrc tIuIj>. which not mtIcqurnt
" Icl a. Il >,Irc poison when taken into
the >tumrlcii of a sick or even merely
delicate child. Ihc case > different
with Iipr fruit and that y hich has been
subjected /" culinary process hN baking
"r >IcWiu%. y popular remedy for III
tamtilr diauhu.l l. found III Il syrup of
rWhrrric> "i of hlackhrrrir>. The
greatest number "t children suti, lng
and dNing from cholera nniamtum are
found under the di>adN amtagcnus cir-
cum>tamccS OF living To whirl We have
adv Fhiiaiciphm Lcdpsr.