The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-13
1deasfnr 16Mounem.

house almost fadntang from the pain
OF q STRAINED ankle. Wdthout a moments
hesitation his practical mother stripped
on hisExhoe and stocking. brought from
q shelf a bundle OF old linen. poured
some witch hazel into a saucer, dipped
the cloth ia # 1T and draped 1t around
the joint This was changed for a fresh
~ wet cloth every few moments. After
half q hour of this treatment the foot
wa placed over a basin and cold water
constantly dribbled upon 1T with the hand
for a few minutes; when 1t was again
wrapped in cloth wet with witch hazel,
and placed on a chair to keep it elevated.
A mixture of seven ounces of water. one
of opium, and a drachm Of sugar lead
was then applied with the most salts
factory results.
The mothers GOODNESS was surprising.
There are 80 few people who know just
how to act In emergencies. All the reme-
dies ever read or heard of seem to escape
n at such times, as II by magic. Those
of our readers who have a family of
young children, with their ever present
bumps and rulses,s4may find it worth
while to- cut OUT this little article and
paste it where they can readily refer to it
IN timesof need.
With Z cut r wound the first step
is to decide whether the blood comes
from q vein or an artery. If of a dark
color. oozing slowly and evenly 1t is
from a vein; while If from an artery, it
viii be bright red and squirt in jets. In
the former case h binding on of a hard
pad of muslin will help to check the
bleeding. Inshe hatter case tie the limb
with a twisted cloth or handkerchief be-
tween ~the-wunnd and the body. Then
apply cold cloths, ice. or in severe cases,
If it can be obtained. dip the cloth in a
solution of alum and tannin. 2
AS soon as the bleeding is checked.
bring the edges of the cut firmly to-
gether with adhesive plaster, unless it
is a case requiring a surgeons treat
ment. If any pus forms. wash the cut
frequently with a solution of carholic
acid-one paftFa ( the acid to 100 parts of
water. @sas~aassa
Whooping seonghris a disease more for
the mothers care thar that of the doc
tor, indeed the latter can do little. h
worst part 81 1t is that for two or three
weeks the mother Is unsuspicious that
it is whooping cough. it is so unlike an
ordinary cold. Va~po-cresoline burned at
night. and during the day II the attack
is a severe one, and rubbing the chest
with Rouehe's embroeation are the most
potent remedies. Let the diet be light,
giving no meat. The severe spasms of
coughing thai sometimes result in such
a serious matter of rupture may be
largely overcome If the child is old
enough to be reasonable And the mother
should endeavor to impress upon him the
necessity of s~elf-control.
That dreadful ringing rafting cough
that heralds Group must De promptly
met. It attacks its victims in the night
and it is to be greatly feared on account
of the extreme rapidity with which it
works. sEvsn here the ounce of preven-
all hoarse on going to bed. put a napkin
wet with cold water rou his throat and
over his put two or three thicknesses Of
flannel. entirely enveioping it to keep the
steam generated BY such simple means
a severe attack er Group may often be
warded of.
If it is too late for this, and some time
must elapse before you Ecan secure a
physician give ipecac, in teaspoonful
doses, for child & 6; every five minutes
until vomiting ensues, and put hot, moist
poultices on the throat and upper part
Of the chest.ssIf 1T is practicable, give a
hot bath, but unless you have a we'll
heated room and every convenience, so
that it cam be dome quickly, this should
be omitted, for fear of causing more
cold.
1t is OF great Importance, from earliest
childhood, to teach a child to take unre-
sistingly whatever medicine is offered
him. If children are hunored il this
matter, and allowed to- refuse the medi-
cine on u~nimporitant occasions. they may
do SO at a time when such a refusal viii
cost them their lives. y
No mother who has not witnessed the
Strengthening and stiffening of a rigid bit
of humanitx IN a CONFUSION can realize
what a terribfe feeling of despair and help
1essness comes over one at such a time
But there is nothing to be frightened at,
after all. A convulsion, or spasm, is sell
dom serious. rim children there are many
causes of commissions, and h serious
ness of any given case depends wholly on
the cause, not on the CONFUSION or the
spasm ITSELF Hs
Children often have commissions from an
overloaded stomach or from a sudden
chill, just after eating, which stops the
digestion. An enetic Is what is needed in
such a case. A Half teaspoonful of salt,
dissolved In one-third of a cup of warm
water. to which a half teaspoonful OF
ground mustard has been added, and the
whole given at a dose, makes the quick
est, safest and best emettc in such a case
or in a case of poisoning.
The so-called worm fits often come
from undigested food in the stomach, and
can also be .relieyed by such an emetic.
Treatment for a CONFUSION of this sort
while it is in progress is not of much use,
and often does harm. It is. as a rule. bet
ter to manage spasm In a child the
same as an epileptic fit in an adult.
In epilepsy remove the patient If neees-
ssry, to some place where thsre is no
special danger Of his getting hurt; loosen
the clothing on the neck and chest and
then let him alone Keep every one out
of the way and give Hmm plenty of breath
ing room, and IN no account try to hold
him still nor stopsthas CONFUSION. You can
not do it if q Hyss II ii Sometimes well
to put a large fat cork or a thickIy folded