The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-25
CURING GROUP.
WISE PREAUTIoNs FOR PREVENT.
THE DISEASE.
How to Examine the Throat and the
Best Way to Fantilinrise Children
With Gargles, INSTRUMENTS. etc.

November, December and January
bring the greatest mortality of that
dreaded disease, Group Simple Group
is not particularly fatal, and may oe-
cur again and again in the same Child.
but membraneous Group is an enemy
net to be despised, and is rarely re-
lpeated. The symptoms are much alike,
and the best plan is to look on all
leases as me1nbraneous until proved
otherwise.
| The first suggestion of Group is the
voice, which becomes hoarse, ana is
accompanied by cough terminating
in sound like a cocks Growing
I Mothers who have never heard 1t rec
ogniZe the sound instinctively.
! This is one of the cases where AN
LOUNGE of prevention is worth pounds of
cure." and the sensible mother is al
ways prepared to meet the enemy.
! Simple Group is cured by equally
Simple means. The mother Is the best
Judge as to whether going out makes
TIE disease worse. Some children are
badly affected, others not at all. so
no one rule applies. The clothing
must be warm, the air in the house
kept pure and sweet, the diet regulat-
ed so as not to increase any feveu-ish
symptoms: at bedtime hot mustard
foot bath external Application CO lini-
ment to the throat, and few drops OF
syrup of ipecacuanha taken int erneily
! A majority OF cases yield to this treat
ment without any outside aid.
! Membraneous crol1p is stubborn
Besides the voice, the symptoms are
often those of a common cold but all
] the time false membrane is forming
/ which gradually leagtfens and thick
ems till breathing is almost stopped.
Efis creeping on of the disease is what
makes it so fatal for mothers. not eX-
aiming the throat and seem N-only
symptoms of a simple cold, neglect to
send for doctor till the child is on
the road to death.
LOOKING DOWN THE THROAT.
How many people know now to eX-
anime the throat? Opening the o.l.ld's
mouth and alternating To mold the
tongue down is useless. Watch q doc
tori He will ask for a spoon, lay the
Child on his lap, where a strong light
shines on its face, open the mouth,
press the inverted handle of the spoon
on the tongue, and there is the entire
back of the mouth exposed to view. It
does not terrify child, and should be
done whenever it ails. Any deep red
ness of the throat, or white or yellow
spots, or false membrane forming
suffice to call in a doctors aid without
loss of time This throat examination
cannot be too highly recommended,
since it is an unfailing guide.
! WHEN WITHOUT A DOCTOR.
/ The whole design Of treatment is to
force the membrane up. Emetics are
always employed, chiefly tartar emetic
and ipecacuanha. The dose of the
former for children to 4 years is one
quarter to one-half grains. For use
take four one-quarter grain powders
to a tablespoon of warm water. and
give about a half tablespoonful every
fifteen minutes. The latter dose is
five to ten grains in water. Both are
open to an objection that after a time
they seem to lose their power, and
dose of this is a teaspoon in honey or
syrup The astringent quality acts
powerfully on the membrane If it
does not separate in fifteen minutes
give a second dose. The vomiting
should be continual.
WISE PRECAUTIONS.
Local treatment is of great import
ance. Chlorate of potash, bicar4b of
soda, lime water. etc, are applied to
the affected part, in older children 10y
an atonliZer. Few children can gargle,
! though it ought to be taught them.
Sick children cannot be taught any
thing, but only become terrified 1t is
such relief to a doctor to find chill
dren VINO are not startled by the sight
OF instruments and medicines. One
mother who has very painful dis
ease inherit in her family has made it
her duty to show her flock. ranging
from to IT years, stomach pumps,
atomizers, syringes, surgical needles,
knives ETC.. explaining Their wonderful
benefit to the human race 1t is a
sensible plan, for what mother says
goes, with children.
Stacking lime is a standard remedy.
The child is wrapped in a blanket
which also envelopes the Stacking lime
and made to breathe the fumes a few
minutes every hour Swinging in an
open mesh hammock over the lime is
sometimes employed
Many mothers VINO have raised a
brood employ favorite remedies of their
own. One administers glycerine till
he doctor comes, another makes a
plaster Of snuff for the throat, and
still another swears by goose-grease.
She nearly lost i1er baby in diphfaheria.
and in desperation, gave goose grease
till the ohild's stomach would retain
no more and he vomited, bringing up
the membrane.
KENNEL WOOD.