St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-11-20
Teething Babies.

Teeth are mysterious dispensation,
on the whole, and it might be well If
they could lie abolished by act of Con-
grcss and sets provided for us all by
dentists at once. Oh ! the babies that
die in thestcdous process by which ma
ture furnishes them. Blind humanity
is ready to question Providence III
thinking of it. In winter there is not
so much danger. but i'll summer the lit
tie sufferers may he numbered by thou
sands. Then pain cannot he avoided,
vet it may he greatly lessened by jul
diciouS care and nursing. The first es
sential is plenty of fresh air; country
air. if possible; if not the early morning
and cool evening air of the city. Shun
il hot sun like Il pestilence, and keep
YOUR baby cool. Let the garments he
as thin and as few AS possible, always
keeping flannel over the bowels. Battle
twice day and keep the nursery well
ventilated. a small piece of ripe peach.
English raspherries, or a slice of tomato
may he given with safety if baby seems
to crave them and he not ill; bur the
fruit must he fresh, and the quantity
small. | have known cases where these
have proved almost medicinal, and i'll
deed have been used 10y medical advice.
but no other fruit is safe. When the
gums are swollen and hot to touch, the
intolerable itching may frequently be
eaSed 10y IL little crushed ice beaten i'll
Il towel with il hammer. until us fine aS
SNOW: and given slowly, letting the
baby suck it from the spoon. BE very
cautious about administering medicines,
remembering that if cholera intantum
be suddenly checked the disease is apt
to attack the brain. The best course
is to give none except under medical
advice. In almost every case, opium is
poison to teething child. Calomel and
/ chalk is the allopathic remedy, almost
| infillible if used in time and homro-
! pathic specifics are not wanting. indeed
| DIR. Humphrey merits Il handsome tes-
timonial at the hands of the babies foI
what he has done To lessen the Use OF
opium in their diseases.-C christian
/ II MON.
a GIGANTIC Project. THE project
of converting Il portion of the Sahara
! Desert into an inland sea continues Ia
find favor. and it is understood that
/ thorough surveys with Il view to deter
mine the precise mode of accomplishing
this object are under way 10y the French
government. As to whether the result
aimed at is desirable or not is at present
il question of considerable discussion
On the one hand, the replacing of Il
large amount of desert waste by water
and making >ca-port> of interior points
of Algeria. and the expected restoration
of ;iIl ample supply OF Iiin-t.tll to vari-
Gus parts of Northern Africa. are view ed
with favorable anticipati"ns. On the
other hand, it Is maintained that til.
sea will bc simply an evaporation
basin. which will soon lie clogyed ny
with salt: or that IL serious interference
will take place in the amount of heated
air carried across the Mediterranean
which nj present prevents the extension
OF the Alpine glaciers. Should this be
interrupted. it is feared that Increased
glaciatian will til>uc. possibly restoring
Il large portion OF Central Europe To IT.
condition during the reindeer epoch
Whatever he the result OF this great en-
ginecrimg operation. it is extremely
probable that il will hr attempted hN
the French authorities Editor's Scien
hfc Rccord, IN Hdrper's N0ga>inc .to'
Decembcr.
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