The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-04-21
Mseful aud Curious.
Observation-Disclosures

1t is always well to give an ailing child a warm
bath. If there is a rash coming, IT viii help to
throw out, and in any case the effect VIII be
soothing and grateful. 1t should not remain in
the water more than few minutes, and when
taken out be wrapped in u blanket and quickly
dried with warm towels Typhoid fever Is pre-
eeded by great languor, headache and drowsi-
ness, followed by delirium.
In frvers, the two principal points to which all
efforts are directed are to lower the temperature
and sustain the strength. Many doctors pres
cribe sponging weth cool or tePid water several
times day. The night dress should be removed,
and the little sufferer covered with a blanket.
Only small portion of the body should be wet
ted ut once and dried rs quickly rs possible.
Bathing the hands frequently Is very refreshing,
and will sometimes induce sleep. IL IS sften
matter Of no small difficulty TO persuade child
to take the requisite amount OF nourlshment,
and every device must be made use of TO over
its reluctance. II the child is not too ill to
notice, it will take liquid more readily iii pnt
in small cup or pretty mug. Beef tea should
lie made strong as possible, by boiling the beef
in bottle, and thus extracting the jnice pure.
Ii should be given cold, iced, or even froze and
broken into little Jumps II may be made into
thin white soup by adding little boiled milk
thickened with arrowroot. The white of an egg
beaten and added TO n mug of milk increases its
nonrishing properties.
If child has a convulson, il should be placed
in a warm bath, with towel wrung out Of cold
water on its head, and after remaining there
Ter II shanid he tant a. or;et as noss;ble until
the aocto- ,ornss IL no i;.eas. docs mora de.
,,.n 49,, .rl,- ,r..,,,an, xbon in that xcorr,,a
IF ch;iihaoJ sronn The ord;narv .nasmof,c
cronn thougb ALARMING i, seldom fatal II taken
in aim. hut n neyIerted n may turn into nseno
n,.n,I,.n,,. or I'm. crnun from which rscov.r,,
Is n,or, dorhtf,I
Tha ,n;cLast and safest remedv ia tn mt a wat
.,o,h on The throat and wran IL veil xitb flannsI
mr. n wooien scarf 10 canse nerspration. Do not
have m. wei cloth Zoo I,rye nor Too Thick and
,s sc,n "a nossihIe secure q warm moist nur.
a,mosrt.r. in tha room, and been the child prnn-
NJ ~ ,,;,h n;I,,,ys IN /, ,y,rr, nod or w.II
rwr,nned in a biantet m, It's motber,s Ian IL the
hra,binr il NOT rsI;aye in ten m,nntes the little
| sntfsrsr sboniJ I've mt into \ warm hath TO relax
~ ,nn..Ias and unless relief ia oh,a;ned !, nbv
.ic;an shonIJ he ssnt far M once Half a tea
snoonfnI Of aInm in n d-ssertspoonful of molas-
and NAV he tried II the doctor cannot be found.
| The dose NAV be repeated in a short time.
In disease. of the chest child sbould be raised
| Inv piIIows into a half sittinp positiop as this
| makes II more EASY for IL 10 breathe (;rrat at-
| tention sbonld he maid IN the ventilation and n
| constant sunnlv Of fresh air introduced taking
care that there "a no eynospre 10 draft and thai
| n uniform temnerature Is maintained When the
| brain ia atfected The room must he darkened and
| tcnt nerf,.ctIv nniet The child sbonId never he
| snddenIv aronsed but spoken 10 GENTLY and
| sootbin9,v III n makes n yre,t resist nce 10
| tale ,ned;cine the DOCTOR sbonld be informed as
| tbs syc;tament nroJuced may do more harm rban
| the medicine wonId do good' A sick child never
| sbould be left alone for more than few minutes