Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-20
WHEN RASHES GROW.
How Scarlet Fever and Measles First
 Appear.

l
 Nothing strikes more terror to a
 young mothers soul than an appear
 ance of rash on her baby. Unless the
 eruption is prickly heat, which even the most inexperienced person is like ly to know, it indicates illness, and a physician should be called accord ingly.
 But while waiting for him, her mind may be much relieved by know ing something of the different forms rash takes and precisely, what they mean. For instance, scarlet fever, that most dreaded of all illnesses, is not to be mistaken for measles by a person versed in the indications of both. In scarlet fever the eruption is bright colored and the spots are so close together that they seem to run in one mass, though each little speck is clearly really defined. It be- gins on the chest or about the neck and spreads quickly.
 Measles show first to the inex- perienced, on the face, but a physi- clan will usually see small spots in the mouth before they appear else where. This particular eruption that develops rapidly from the face to the body is accompanied by swell ling and Is blotchy, with spaces be- tween that are moon-shaped
 Rash that is part of chickenpox appears too,on the face first, as a rule, but its formation is quite diff ferent from that seen in measles. In the former 1t is in little Jumps that quickly develop into blister like looking things. It does not break out all at once, but appears in rotation in different parts of the body, so that at first one portion may be quite clear of any eruption while another is covered. It disappears by drying into crusts that drop off after time.
 German measles, less serious than the other form, and frequently first mistaken for it, may show by a rash before there are any fever symptoms. The eruption is usually much paler than in real measles and may be either tiny or fairly large. It some times runs in together, but as a rule, remains clearly separate and defined. It lasts a shorter time than in measles and may fade after two days.
 It is not to be expected that al mother will be able to diagnose her babys disease by knowing these sim pie fatsc. but they may some time help her to know what trouble he has not, If not what he has. In summer when in the country. one may be fur ther away from a physician than in the city, such knowledge is worth much in immediately isolating the sick one from other children, who also might contract a disease if it is contagious.
 While waiting for the doctors ar- rival the little one should be undress- ed and put to bed, and if feverish, as is more than likely to be the case, he may be sponged of with alcohol and warm wateT-a tablespoonful of the former in a basinful of the latter. Take care he is not exposed to any draughts at the time. for cold at the beginning of an illness may make serious complications. The bowels should be made to act if they have not done SO that day and food usual l ly given should be diluted to haIfI strength. No solid food should be al- lowed if baby is old enough to be taking it ordinarily. and a teaspoon ful of castor oil is considered safe to ! give while waiting for professional I adivce.-WashingtOn Star.