The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-01-30
Group, and Its Cure.

This disease is with good reason
dreaded by most mothers. for compsrs-
tivelv few families of children grow ~
without its manifestation among then
in at least light form, and no On
knows that it will not speedily assume
dangerous stage. '.Nellie Burns
writes to the american 4Agricsdsri {:
In providing for Winter, the family
medicine chest should have due staes-
ton. Much serious illness, and soi1e-
times that which would be fatal, may
be prevented by having some simpk
remedy Immediately at hand. Esps
cially is this the case with Group. :
dangerous disease, with which . child
may be suddenly attacked at night
perhaps when a physician can not b
easily procured. This quickly working
disease can usually be speedily subdu1
by immediate application Of proper
remedies, while by a little delay Il nay
get beyond tie reach of human help, O.
at least DE more difficult to cure than /
checked at once.
After years of experience with crop
ing children. | find the following tress-
ment most effective. Always keep
bottle of sweet oil, and either plentyd
''hive sirup" or tartar emetic. u
powders suited to the age of the child
At the first croupy cough, which b =
unmisiakable sound. wrap the child n
. warm wooden blanket, and hold Is
with its feet to the fire, to induce pr
SEPARATION AS quickly as possible. Aho
give Mt once ..hive strip" or the tsrsH
emetic powder. If the latter, mix =
with q little warm water and sugsE-
Also rub the throat, chest, and s0les u
the feet With sweet oil. and saturste >
piece of flannel with the oil. heat Il -
hot as can be borne. and wrap it around
the neck. The child will have little y.
lief until it vomits, when it viii jsil
into restless sleep. Keep it in > warn
room during the night, occasionally 10
heating the flannel on the neck.
Group rarely spends itself in ose
night, but is apt to return . second asd
third night, often growing more sever
with each return. So it is highly ~.
portant to have the child well proseciea
and kept in warm atmosphere duri1s
the day.
Mix together cupful of mclasses.
quarter of . cupful of butter, add sum-
cient cayenne pepper to give It . shal
taste. Let the mixture boil severn
minutes. Give the child teaspo0nim
every hour until it il relieved.
The dry method of inducing persp'1r
ton in Group is safer than TO immen
the child in water, as there is danger
taking fresh cold while undreseed
in being removed from the bafni
further. suffering child will not g
NIT to being placed in water witnos
crying. which will produce choking
coughing. much to it's discomioe
A mother who has had much enepe
full experience in treating Group 49,
her own children and others feus
she keeps syrup of ipecac. swees -
paregoric, and camphorated OIL eof ~
LATHE liniment) in the house.
first Group sound the child y was
very warmly. and its feet heaseo y
mustard water as warm - u c.
borne. At the same time she pee
giving syrup of ipecac in small 10
from fifteen to thirty drops, accosul.s
to the age, repeating it every nan -
until free vomiting is secured. -
neck and chest are bathed in camP
ated oil, and kept warm with c.
batting or several layers OF soft nan1
Aitcl vomiting. and sleep il it oces%
. teaspoonful of q cough mixture -
to IN infant) is given every tnfee .
four hours, until all croupy sympsse.
disappear. This cough mixture. 49,
is excellent for any cough. Is Simply :
mixture of parts of sweet oil. pare9os
and syrup Of ipecsc, and should % :
on hand.-AneyicGD dgS5calsnrss@