The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25
P.rotitls or Mamps.

rotitis and familia lily known as humps
is q swell ng of the parotid glands. Il
is a contagious disease. more common
among children than among grown
people, and vet grown people who have
never had it are liza Die to take it. The
swelling is usually on both sides, bul
sonnet mes confined to one side.
AS is well known by every student o.
physiology the first sta 20 Of digestion
viz. mastication, takes place in the
mouth, where the food is ground by the
teet and moistened with saliva from
the salIvary glands.
These glands. which discharge the
saliva, are six in number, viz, the
SUI lingua situated at tn. base of The
tongue il the front of the mou h; the
submaxi larry, under the eeks; anG
,e parotid, viii h are at the ,ck pa
of the mouth and jaw. nearest to tie
ears. These last are the glands that are
infiamed in this disease.
Dr. J. w. Iraper, professor in the
University of New ork. says: 1.-THE
pa otd saliva 8 tn n and waite V. limpid
and colorless, inodorous and tasteless u
1t not, however, as might a. first ap
pear from h description, pure water,
for he goes on to say that it conta ns
various alkaline substances, VIII CHI a d
in digestion, such as sulpho-cyanide OF
potassium, illuminate of soda and a
great deal OF lime.
The sall discharged by the parotid
e ands is much more abundant than
that from the other salivary glands, Sc
| that wnen these glands are out o. order
| there is dryness in the mouth. and
both be ause of tn s End on arcOun OF
the swelling and soreness, the pat ent
can only take food in liquid form.
Indeed, the p tent often finds it diff
cult to oDen the mouth or to swall' W.
There is usually good deal of heal
ache and more or less fever, and yet not
enough to pre- ent the sufferer from
wishing 10 be up and dressed.
The i'm ,ortant pc MT in tn disease is
TO keep the pat ent from taking cold,
and to Keep him as cheerful and COM
Portable as possible in doors. When the
peculiar swelling first makes its appe l.
ance, wrap the face in flannel or in
warmed co ton batting. careful ly AVOID
all chill and exposure and let the Let
be hot cruel, warm teas, that made
from SAGE and catmint being preferable
to that m de rom Chinese hero. f, erv
tin n should be ne to induce and
promote p 'rsp ration. If. rs is fire.
quently the case, the bowels are con-
stpa ed, tn s di liculty must be over
come by suitable means.
In short, all the eliminatOry organs
must be set to work, that the system
MAY be freed from all impurlt ties, and
if this can be a com Jlished wtho t the
aid of med cine, SO much the better
This W II tend to re ieve the eve and
hea la he. And the next tn ng to Ne
done is TO remove as far as p ssi lie all
sources of anxiety and keep the sufferer
in as cheerful state of mind rs is prac-
cable.
1t is fact that anxiety o. grief ar
rests the flow of sail a, and as we are
only hungry when The sail a and gas
tri Jul es are flowing. this is the rea, n
why people who suffer menialy lose
their appetite: The digestion is de-
pendent to great d gree upon the
state of the mind Anxiety of mind,
therefore. BY checking the ow of sal a,
may be one of the primary or indirect
causes of this disease. and the .cond-
airy use is usually taking Id by u b
exposure as throws current of co d or
damp air upon the aw. This is on the
suppositon that the patient has not
been e posed to take the sease from
anothe per.on. For ample, school
b v is over anxious about his exa nina
tons or his lessons with the present
mis- CIV Us, forcing hot-b d sys EN-
practiced n many OF our city sch ,ols, It
is wonder 30 many children live at
all, then he is exposed to cod air. being
OBJ ged to stand in curr Mt for some
minutes causing the per piration to 70
suddenly checked. Next morning his
face is sw lien at the an lie of the jaw,
and he has much rain and some lever,
yet still feels well enough to 90 out as
usual and probably wants to go to
school.
Well will it be if his mother forbids
this. and keeps him at home war and
happy for a few days following the adj
vic. ust given. In this case the d s.
ease will probably pass off in about
week or les, W thout much medicine, if
aLy. But if he goes out as usual, and
t.'N ->tlF Col'ts thC u uuCCS ulC
the attack will be very severe.
Ibis remark or prud mt caution will
also apply 10 most hldsh diseases of
which la e formerly treated in the
AoaSehOta, su h rs scarlet fever,
measles, whooping cough, Group, etc.
Not that all these will pass off as
harmlessly or as quickly humps;
but their severity will all ases be
very much NIT gated by prudent care
At the outset, during the disease. and
for some ime afterward. In fighting
all diseases we must always RENE IL
Der the old motto OF the an tents, "dis-
cretIon is the better part of valor."
In parutitiS or humps, exposure to
cod may cause the brain to be so af-
fec. ed rs to cause del rum. indeed, in
even mi d cases the head is very hot
and the patient Is APP to talk m his
sleep in a wandering way. But impru-
dent exposure to cold o.ten causes the
disease to 90 to some other part of the
body. and skillful physician must
be called in to save fe. How ma y
doctors b lis might be saved by care
and prudence. The .'ounce of pre-.
ventlve is worth pound of cure" al.
ways.-tOr. Rouseho'd.J