The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-01-31
GROUP,

Valent is the winter and early spring
The doing of the family wash.
ing, the drying of the clothes around the
sitting room stove, the Saturday clean
ing of floors, are all prominent causes
back of many cases. Another factor in
the early spring months, especially with
old enough to play out of doors,
is the padding in the numerous pud-
dies and embryo rivers, the melting
snow and spring rains have made 30
plenty, resulting in damp feet, icy-cold
hands, and a slight oarseness-pointers
enough to make the mother watchful
and il, going to Johnny's bedside just be-
fore she retires, she hears a hoarse,
rasping breathing, she will use proven
i've treatment, believing an ounce of
prevention is better than pound of cure,
She probably has Hives Syrup in the
house. A half teaspoonful, diluted with
the same amount of water will be about
right for child five years old repeat
the dose In fifteen minutes il the breath
ing is not easier or, if you are a be-
lever in the law of similiars, prepare
ten pellets of aconite in a small half
glass OF water and ten pellets ofSpongia
IN another glass, give teaspoonful ev-
cry fifteen minutes alternately but
whether you are regular or irregular in
be ief, don't neglect to use a spice or
weak must I'd plaster over the congeste ed
larynX. To make these, take piece OF
flannel about the size of your hand,
caste it on piece of muslin shaped like
chest pro ect1r, fas:en tapes to tie
around the neck, On the flannel spread
In - oh thinlr no hInifar
'pread it evenly, then CRATE over it nut
meg or use nutmeg already grated, a
liberal quaint ty, and five or ten drops OF
turpentIne. Rub the spice and nutmeg
into the vaseline, now tie it on the child
well up on the throat, it will not blister,
neither be very uncomfortable.
The more severe attacks of Group
often have premonitory symptoms for a
day or two. The membraneous Group ls
more pronounced than the false in spas,
modic form, enabling the watchful fore
warned mother to nip the attack in the
bud, and keeping the child in for the
following few days prevent anything
serious.
But whatever be the cause, lack oil
care or use of means, suppose the hrst
thing noticed, we waken to find the
child struggling for breath, black in the
face, wildly clutching in the air. Here
if ever. the mother needs presence OF
mind. Send for doctor Immediately
but without waiting his coming give the
child dose of Syrup of lpecac. II pos
sible for the child to drink, make it take
A cupful of warm water. The IpecaC
will work quicker if there be something
n the stomach. Vomiting must be In
duced, but any one can see how hard II
will be if the stomach be empty as 1t us
ually is. Putting your finger down the
throat far enough to gag the child il
sometimes allowable, but do it carefully
20 as not to injure mouth or throat with
The finger nail. Repeat the dose OF lpe
cac if vomiting does not speedily ensue
for by that means the rapidly forming
phlegm will be thrown off. In somt
cases in the writer's experience, tobac
co poultice on the throat has caused
Ioosening of the phlegm or membrane
and copious vomiting when trache otomy
seemed the only alternative. 1t Is made
by soaking common plug tobacco il
warm water and putting it on icdrm
bind NJ it loosely round the throat.
Alum and sugar, equal quantities, hal
a teaspoonful of the mixture dissolved
in water and given every ten or twenty
minutes according to breathing. Don
attempt to blow the powder into thu
throat as is occasionally recommended
Give nothing dry, it increasing strang
ling as in genuine membraneous GROUP
the tendency to reformation of the mem
brane for several days requires continu
al care and treatment. In common
Group the attack is usually over within
few hours, except debilitated condition
that makes another attack the following
night possible unless guarded against
Not so true Group, where there's only
temporary relief day or night as small
pieces of membrane are thrown off.
The best plan known to the profession
recommended by DIR. Cohen of Phlladel
phia, is to place the patient as soon al
the presence of membrane is manifested
in closed room heated to a tempera
ture of eighty degrees, which should b.
constantly maintained without intermis
sion until the child is out of danger
The room is then surcharged with mois
ture by hanging pieces of cloth or tow
els, wet with hot water about the room
Water is placed upon the stove or CRATE
and by putting hot flats or bricks into
pans Of water, sufficient steam IS gener-
ated to produce considerable moisture
1t is claimed the steam softens the mem.
braDe and causes its exfoliation. Tur-
pentine or vinegar can be added to the
water in small quantities to increase the
penetrating power of the steam.
This plan demands conscientious,
painstaking nurses for, il not carried
out In full, if the temperature varies, if
the room is now full of steam, again
destitute of it, it hastens fatal issue.
The use of inhalers and the inhalation
of vapors of iodine, bromine and lime
are all excellent, the greatest difficulty
being the fright and struggles of the
nearly strangling child which prevent
their satisfactory use in any other meth
cd than by the use of steam atomizer,
and often the child is so afraid of them
as to curtail their usefulness.-GoOd
Housekeeping.