The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-29
BEFORE SENDING FOR THE DOCTOR

Some Common Remedies for Children's
Hurts by Henry Dwight Chaplin, NJ. d.
Small particles of dust, cinders and
minute chips of metal frequently get in
the eye with much resultant irritation,
and even Inflammation, if not removed in
q reasonable time. What is at first very
loose attachment of such body soon be-
comes a firm ENHANCEMENT by the vigor-
Gus rubbing SO often employed. The
sense of itching and irritation makes it
very hard to refrain from such rubbing
The child, however, should be told to
simply keep the affected eye closed, when
the free flow of tears called forth by the
irritant will safely wash out the offending
matter, If this is not effectual, grasp
the upper lid by the lashes and pull it
well down over the lower lid, allowing
it to sweep back over this part, thus
cleaning it out. Most foreign bodies get
entangled in the upper lid, SO that this
proceeding is usually effectual ii such
body is not deeply and firmly attached.
If the body still remains, the lids must
be everted, over a pencil, and all parts,
including the ball of the eye, be care
fully examined in good light. The dis
agreeable sensation may remain several
hours or longer after the body has been
removed from the irritation already set
up. This can be palliated by freely bath
ing the lids with very hot water, holding
a sponge so saturated over the closed eye
Specs of dirt may blow into the ear or
hard masses of wax may act as a foreign
body. Occasionally insects crawl into
the ear passage. The safe and only
proper way to remove any object from the
ear is to employ irrigation with tepid
water. Do not let the nozzle of the syringe
be pointed straight into the ear, but at
an angle, which Will prevent doing harm
to the drum. A current of water is thus
produced which will clear the canal. No
harm can come from using large guam
THY of water. There is always danger in
using hair pins or any hard, sharp in
strument in the ear.
FOREIGN BODIES IN THE NOSE OR THROAT.
Little children not infrequently place
small objects, such as peas, shoe buttons
or beans in the nose. At first they may
be fairly we'll tolerated, but soon running
at the nose and other evidences OF irrita-
ton will ensue, which will OF course not
subside as long as the objectionable body
remains in place. If the child is old
enough, direct him to take a full breath
through the mouth and then, closing
the unaffected nostril, breathe forcibly
out through the cloggedup nostril. In
case this is not effectual, the end of hair
pin may be bent so as TO form q sort Of
snare and efforts be made to thus scoop
out the body. A good light will be re-
CURED. 1t may help to procure sneezing
by tickling the nostrIls or giving little
snuff. When a substance such as chicken
bone or fish bone gets stuck in
the throat, the results may be serious. If
the body remains in the throat or food
passage (oesophagus) there will be diff
Guilty in swallowing, but no interference
with breathing When, on the contrary,
such body is drawn into the windpipe
tlaTynx and trachea) there will be con-
slant coughing and perhaps some diff
Guilty in breathing, but swallowing can