Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-22

RrcetS the startled
ears Of the mother the
night aster Christmas. and generally Il Is
noise that may well startle the cars Of Q
mother. II Is next TO impossible to prevent
children from eating things on that day
that prove too much for the tender lii.
tie stomacha Loving aunts. indulgcnt
grandmothcrs, hertiless fathers and often
ignorant mothers let the little ones, even
the baby, have things that no child or
grown person should cat. They say, 'Oh,
little won't hurt him." but when nearly
every one In the household has acted on the
same principle the children have filed
themselves with indigcstiblc stuff little
better than poison.
Christmas II day wherein nearly every.
body gets moro than Is good for him. and
the food considered suitable for that day II
OF the richest and most complicated and
tndigestible kind. Grown people find
. Christmas days fensting . serious mat
ter. How then CA we expect a little child
TO live through 1t! A physician Of note
once said more children die Of ovcreatiuC
than Of starvation.
The most dreaded and dangerous form Of
Illness resulting from overeating Is the
couvul.ion. The child may or may not
show signs Of the coming illness. Its cheeks
may be very red, its lips white and pincheil,
and the child cross and nervous 1t may
60 TO sleep, but it will often cry out in
sleep and move about restlessly. The mus
cIes OFTEN twitcn anu tine eyes frequently
turn upwari, but all these symptoms may
be present and yet the child viii not have
convuis'on- Stiii they give sunicicnt cause
LOT aaarm 10 demand good dose OF strip
y. tnu"rp, OF OF MAGNETISM, or wine
giasslui OK huny"di mineral water, which
nave useu Win good success with chill
urn.
Wnerc snefe are symptoms like those
"en.ioosu anose; one nes = warning and
Gan conpat the danger, but only too often
.ne'c Is no sign Oh coming SICKNESS until
.ne mother neafs that one strange rroak-
ing cry, anu tneh j. y oiten TOO late and In
any case requirs tne most active and he
to'c treatment 10 save the httic sufferer,
VIC VINO nes fsesa ana WITHOUT Consciousness.
me eyes s,c ,ncn .urnea upward having
Only tne wnitss visible inc Mite teeth are
s, '.s.y "nu .ne Ups Srawn pacs; AFTER
"wn''c 'nc eou.a's'ons oesha' anu the poor
ny. Aase'ss s's"',r, nnu ,he cniid WRITINGS
anu WINS put L All the wniic unconscious.
Sous.imss Siooy tfo.h appears IN the
no''n, 'ne uIca'.n coMies itreeuiariy ana
v.sen ses 10 s'oP "''ose'ner-ano some
''ss
.-.s,s e.un 30 uue'nI! su ..e'
-. s"". i'eSs,aes eous "is'ou
49, nv s'so'"er ever nenru " WITHOUT trcm'
s Al an IN sns'an' tnc o1c'oF Is sent aot,
sa'ss a, .g iv ,...,a INC IN.
S.r ~ 49, .u'.'e. ',..o nv
~" Wy W '". eniu' 'ne WAFER 70 ur rs hcs
=. '"e "He"er Wis can oear. IL Is easy
y 'm " 20 wv uesfees Oh neat put
Nv na.e 'nern'on'e'et at Manu-, SO the
".c' "Hss "'use oc 'ne suiue 10 einer-
Renc"
Inc child should remain IN the winter 10
20 10 minutes, n little longer u the convul-
! s.ons 90 not relax somewhat Then It
snould pc sken from the water ana LAID IN
warmed shawl or WOODEN blanket, with.
out stopping to dry or dress the little one.
and rs soon rs u can swallow give 1t nm
emetic OF warm mustard or silt and water
IN teaspooniui oi either Is enoughl, mixed
WIN cup ot warm water. strip Of ipecnc
Is better still u mt hand. and can lie given
IN teaspooniui doses every ~ minutes until
the httie stomach Is freed from the cause Of
Irritation. AS soon rs the child has vomit-
Ell freely the COMMISSIONS generally cease,
uut some nervous children ART apt 10 have
sever"i IN SUCCESSION.
As soon ms the vomiting has ceased. doe
OK castor OIL, rhuharb or masnesia should
De given, the oil preferably, ms II heals and
ter which has caused all the danger and
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