St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-10-28

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INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

VILEPARALYS1S.
The subject Of irfantile paralysis will
interest . much larger class of readers
than one might at first expect. To walk
along the streets Of city and see the
poor deformed creatures who go through
lie with shriveled limb, or perhaps
an arm as well as q leg, always causes
an Involuntary feeling Of pity to come
over: even the most careless and
thoughtless. When one realizes at the
same time that much Of the trouble
might have been overcome under proper
treatment while the sufferer was still
young, the sympathy for the unfortun-
ate Il mingled with resentment against
those who had the care of the case or
even against the parents for not making
more strenuous efforts to correct the
weakness.
Ignorance, yes, plain language ad-
NIT. but q fact nevertheless, and /
trust that 1t may be no longer the plea.
Many cases of infantile paralysis, yes,
1.-The majority Of them, arise from over
feeding, Indigestion and constipation.
OF the three causes or combination Of
causes, that Of constipation is the
ereatest factor. Constipation, g 1t
should be considered, is not alone a
torpid condition Of the bowels, but con-
sists Of all Of the organs of emination,
liver, kidneys and sweat glands Of the
skin. All Of the waste or refuse matter
of the system must be eliminated or a
poisoning Of the blood follows-auto in
t0xication. Perhaps need not say
much more about that part 1t. Health
Culture for August has an excellent ar
ticIe upon that subject.
To prevent infantile paralysis, be GER
tain that your children have good,
wholesome food, and that they masti-
cate 1t well. Allow them no liquids OF
any kind while partaking Of food that
should be thoroughly chewed. See that
they drink plenty of pure water be-
tween meals and have fresh fruits as
often as possible and plenty of it. Then
constipation Is not at all likely to
trouble them.
IL the condition already exists, see
that these matters are attended to at
once, and In addition to the proper diet
and other rules to observe, see that the
child has proper treatment from the
most skilled osteopath or Swedish move
ment manipulation that you can secure.
Yourself applying the hot and cold water
treatments that have been described In
the lectures on Hydrotherapy.
I shall not soon forget Bessie, q Ktle
girl that was brought to me several
years ago. The right arm and leg were
almost useless. treated her according
to the Home Health club methods for
only about four weeks. But the mother,
who was an unusually bright and in
telligent woman, carefully watched
every movement and noted everything
that was done. took pains to show her
not only the reason for each step in the
treatment, but just how and when 1t
should be given. There was rapid i'm
prOvement from the start and after the
return home the treatments we're con-
| tinued for about year, when all trace
Of lameness hat disappeared, and Bes-
sic was the strongest and heartiest girl
Of her age in the neighborhood.
Plain common sense and persistence
In the proper treatment made Bessie a
strong, healthy woman, while the let
alone policy would have found her to-
day disfigured cripple with no hope
for relief.
Watch the babies and keep their stom-
achs and bowels clean as well as their
bodies and clothing, and infantile
paralysis VIII not trouble your chill
dren.