The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
CHOLERA IxrANTuN.
Practical Hints Regarding the Care Of
Chiiirea In Hot Weather.

Practical Hints Regarding the Care Of
Chiidren In Hot Weather.
Cleveland Leader.
With the arrival of the extreme warm
weather cholera infantnm has again
made its appearance. -Four deaths from
this disease were reported at the health
Office yesterday, and it is probable that
number will be increased from day to
day until the last of August. No malaiy
is more dreaded by mothers, and none
is perhaps more rapid in its action and
so universally fatal in its results. Dur
ing the heated term the little ones are
never safe, and mothers can not exercise
too much care regarding their childrens
food clothing and bodily condition.
''Chcsess infsrturn," said Dr. ]. +. lsom
yesterday TO leader reporter. 1T is as
much like Asiatic cholera as il is possi-
ble tp imagine. Ii Is caused principally
hy extreme heat. When the tempera-
ture at night ranges from 70S upward
many cares ef the disease may be expec-
ted, but il the nights are cool there is
not % mnch danger, no matter how hot
the days During the day, let the
weather be ever 80 warm. child viii
not be 50 affected by the heat as while
sleeping. and for this reason the warm
nights causs, most Of the trouble. Ex-
treme heat in a ehild's body will arrs-s,
the prvress OF digestion. .diarrhoa ensues.
and Il this is not checked il will eventu-
ally run into cholera infan.um. The
disease Is sometimes rapid in its action,
the little sufferer dying within a few
hours after being attacked, while in 9th.
CT cases a child may be sick for weeks
with summer complaint before cholera
infantuin ensues. The discharges in
casss ef summer complaint is filled with
particles of curtled milk. which can no,
be discsted, but in the last stages OF
cholera infantem the ,ii~rharre is clear
and coloriess, like rice-water. and is filed
with slhnnsen This disShaf,c is moth
ing hut the wstery portion Of the blood
which leaks through the intestines.
Many children die just as if they had
bled TO death. but in most cases Of chol-
era infsnfum the patients are seized with
cramps and spasrns. dying in great sgony.
Teething children are more apt than
o<hers TO be afflicted with this disease
nr reAson that the nervous system is in
conStan, state of irritation, and the
reflex nervous action cenerallv affects
the stomach firs;.
~Yes.r oontinned the doctor, in the
great majority Of cases children die from
neglect; not that parents do no, trv 10
save their lives, but because thew 90 no,
know how 10 take care Of tie lirtle ONES.
During the warm months the babies
should be kept a. quie, ss possible. Dur.
Ing the day il Is q god idea 10 give
them plenty Of fresh air. They should
be permitted to play out Of deors in the
shade all day, and before they are p<s, 10
to bed at night a cool bath would reduce
their temperasure and fit them for a
good nights sleep. Mothers xho nurse
children should avoid heating their
hlo Sadshe bottles from ~aicis Young
sters<lrink rhouli be Ssaldci daily aaJ
kept perfectly elesf Of sour milk. No
child suffering from diarrhea should be
permitted to 70 dsv without medical
aktentiou- Thesr directions IL followed
toge<her with . proper attention to drcs
VII doub<le~ save the life Of many an
infaut.