Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-01-09
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Scxatsf Frsxa- ---Dr. &C. sBoeahs of
Bpsaos. furrishca the Coed Health foe
January with . PAPER "a Cells ssd their
lie, in which lie discusses Tie tslseion OF
medicine to science. &c. epe4klag Of
Scarlet Rsver end its rasaess. hs says: ?
b. ID alssys begins With los ef sppstisei
then feyer and sore throat then. red
pstches then recovery. OF ddie1 Of slow
death, according to circumsssnees.' To
sfrest 10 ccsrse. aad 10 prevent In, rars.
ees.s nediciass aaa msnipulations ad kis.
fam, have been tried in vain for more
ehiIdren die Of searIst fever now. than Qua
shossand .years ago. Bat Why Bscass.
wotking. absslstsly seshisg. d . yet
known - 10 whss scarlet tever is; and
Whst is stiil worse. there Vas. until reseui.
ly. no need felt Of such knowledge.
II 10 a. unnecessary for child to die Of
scarlet fever, ~ Il 10 that Il should ba
bliud FROM cataract. Let % sce /: ~
any time before the body has finished its
iuefectnal struegle. ve are able to help
il. no, by wonderful medicines. bat by
knowledge Of anatomy. and the spplica-
ton Of eom,~on ssuss We ccnsult the
sympathetic nerve. and do what il cosu.
msuds us to do. We must give this child
salt when it wants il. We must give il
scid when is has fever. and anxicusly
cssvss it-not vinegar. bot lemon juice.
bssasss the arss eoasulatas slbumeu. the
latter does not, On seeeuat Of the surplus
Of oxygen il contains. To initiate tho
soothing mucous in the intestines which
II nov vantiug, W odd some gum arabic.
70 sssssgs ssd relieve the injured nerve.
ws apply noiss warath. 80! ... =,
In practice ~ can ful6ll this With tho
following simple mauipulations Undrsss
the child and bring il to bed iu che very
6r.s stage Of sietuess. Give IL. Il Il has
already fever, nothing but soarish lem
oaade with some gum arabic in il. Then
cover its abdomen with dry flannel. Tahs
well folded bed sheet and put u into
boiling hot water wiring il out dry By
means of dry towels. and put this over the
flannel on the child's abdomen. Then
cover the whole and wait. The hot cloth
viii perhaps need repeated heating. Ae.
cording to the severity Of the case. sud
ito stage Of progress. perspiratiou vdl ccun-
mencs in the child in from ten minutes to
two hours. The child then is saved; it
soon falls to sleep soon after il awakes is
shows sliRht symptoms Of returning incli-
nation for food help its bowels. If neees-
sary. With injections Of oil. soap and ws-
ter, and Ito recovery will be as steady as
the growth OF green house plant Mwell
trcasss,. OF U~srss, ae sns cullo WIS af-
ready dying. nothing could save Il, or II
it has already efFasions in the lining Of the
heart or brain. il d much better II should
die. but if the above 10 applied 10 due
timc. under the eyes and dirsctfcn Of .
competent physicisn. I will guarantee thas
not ono In hundred children. will ever
die of scarlet fever. know this will star
tie some Of my readers Who have lost
children already. but shall 20 still fursh.
er. I maintain that child will never get
the scarlet fever il properly treated. Hs
child has correctly mixed blood, il siIl
not catch the disorder if put in bed With
a sick child. This ID stiil more startling,
but nothing ID easier Of proof. The ssws
10 also trus Of whooping eosgh. cholera
infantum, &e. ! refer 10 Prof. Won Mo.
meyers treatment Of Whooping cough /, II
consists Of equal temperature In . roon oi
IS degrees. and tbs regulation 81 sppro-
pirate digestion. lie warrants. BY follow.
ing this simple course. every case Of whocp.
ing cough to disappear in three weeks.
think even this could be shortened. LON
on juice. salt. gum arabic and heat are oil
that are required in cholera infsutuin-
only the restoration Of digestiea 10 here
more difficult owing to the intestinal lin'
lings being injured directly.