Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-26
,,umeR COMPLAINT.

.,nterest to Mothers Watching
 fsper o' ,,aslth of Their Babies.
 'ar 'a more than 15 per cent. of all
 BaIas' horn into this world leave it
 ais year. and more than 25 per
 fhlll fore they have reached their
 pt ps aniversary. These deaths oc-
 fa M n.ith such relative frequency in
 sdGns a,er months have given rise to a
 Rs,s nIo,ner complaint, which, in it's
 FTp ssaical s form, is a cholera; in other
 p0s' y dn inflammation of the small in-
 F9fas, whose conspicuous symptom is
 elue,, Give diarrhea. Except from the
 allqr aney and severity of this disease
 stber. group of diseases-in the
 'a f young children there is nothing .tifv the special use of the term
 lara infantum. since it is nothing
 shoiera nostrum occurring in in-
 psa wise physician suspects the stom-
 aI every case of intestinal catarrh 'a aidiyestion. q, Not that there is neces-
 rr ar even frequent or antecedent
 a;c lesion of the stomach, but be-
 s'e inc most common and most tam ers s1s source of intestinal disorders is s' entrance of fermenting mass of pgoroperly p prepared chyme.
 gl fbolera infantum IS due to bacteria, ,,4 moi to any specific baeterium. Fen ,'a ' R Turck, of Chicago believes that gI has demonstrated at least half dog 2 kinds that will produce tactic acid armentation alone. A dozen or more .,rns are found in the mouth at all mos while the intestine teens with 1s baeilius coli eommuni and number 4 other varieties. Except that the an- icentic action of hydrochlorie acid rem srs the stomach reasonably sterile ming the height of digestion, the en- re aIimentary canal is long culture inc from the time when the newborn abv inspires, screams and swallows H the organic matter of the body las zen destroyed by decay or fire. Hence, ,e rapid development of saprophytes Id other germs, the consequent irrita- m of the mucous membrane of the nail lintestines-a and very likely of that inc stomach and colon as well-and e poisoning of the entire system rough the absorption of ptomaines d leucomaines indicate not a total ange from the normal condition, but srely heightened degree of bacterial tiyity.
 Bad sanitation, and especially crowd and imperfectly ventilated and poor
 drained apartments, have long an recognized as prolific sources of oera infantum. The disease, there e, is essentially one of cities, and pre- inently of the slums. There must considered not so much the absolute pulation of city ss the density of it's oulation, the absence of breathing tee in the shape of yards and parks, existence of a contaminated water )ply, and the lack of sufficient control tenement architecture, of food and k supplies, and of ga1 bage eollec- ns. It is impossible to select any one tor of slum life as sole or principal cause Of cholera infantum. nay be thatethe parents, debilitated poverty, hard work, poor food or dis e, or by all combined, have brought tn children predestined 10 a physic- It may be that the child not so much by heredity as confinement in the stifing atmos- re Of a room that is at once kitchen. Tor and chamber, or by recent con with contagious disease, or that
 directly irritated its stomach by 7ing in the swill tub or by drinking dregs from beer glass. Whether ast-fed or bottle-fed, 1t must be re- nbered that the baby's draughts of k arc meals, and that they must be en regularly. Ordinary cleanliness st be observed with regard to the ds mouth and the source of nour- hNHt- III LliC CdSG pI DOIltC-tFQ dren partial sterilization should be sted upon. Milk fully sterilized by ing, however, loses much of it's ritive power. The long tube of the sing bottle has slain its thousands, must give way to the simple nipple ng over the top of the bottle.
 uch can be done to diminish infant tality if he obstetrician will bear in d that he has not completed his duty Il he has instituted regimen for the q which shall include cleanliness, per clothing neither too warm, too
 nor too tight-proper exercise and loor life, and, most important of ell, liar feeding. After some experience l babies who have been subjected 10 regimen, whether at the breast n the bottle, we feel Justified in de- ing that cholera infantum is largely reyentable disease. - Medical and gical Reporter.
 
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