New Ulm review., 1910-04-13
THE VISITING NURSE.
This Department will be Edited by Mar
jOrfe A. Howard.
Registered Nurse.

This Department will be Edited by Mar
jorie A. Howard.
Registered Nurse.)
Graduate, Long Island College HosDi-
tai, of Brooklyn, New York; John Hopkins
Hospital; Sloane Maternity Hospital, New
York City, etc.
All communications pertaining to this
department. must be addressed: Visiting
Nurse, care of New Ulm Review and pro-
perly signed.
In sending in questions of a private ma
ture or maternity, a stamped and ad
dressed envelope must accompany the
questions as these will be answered prl.
vately. All other questions are answered
through these columns in this depart
ment No names will be publiShedo
S. U. Fresh fruit and vegetables,
pure water, buttermilk.
Nurse. It is mistake to over load
tray. Use the daintiest dishes pos
sible and serve in small amounts.
Grape fruit is excellent. A good sup
port is a chair placed back of the
patient with pillows for comfort.
A. W. K. In scarlet fever the rash
appears about the second day, in
measles on or about the fourth day.
B. B. Peroxide or Dioxide of Hyd
rogen and water half and half is
good.
L. B. In pneumonia the tempera-
ture rises quickly-this disease when
mutual complications ends by crisis,
the temperature falling from 106 to
SO 6-20-within few hours. Typhoid
begins gradually and enIs the same
way called hysis.
Fl. B. In all Affections of the lungs
sleep out of doors in tent all year if
possible. Rest, fresh eggs, milk
vegetables, fresh air spelled with capi-
tai letters. ..,
J. E. Is highly Infectious disease.
A. E. Write me personally.
Dora Your own physician is the
one you need. Go to him at once.
A. K. B. I will mail your answer.
It would take up too much room in
the Visiting nurse column.
S. E. H. Some good hospitals are
fPresbyterian', "Mo,nt Siani"
''Roosevelt," "New York;, New
York City" A nurse requires unli-
mited patience. It is not easy work.
E K. E. B. Babies if strong should
be bathed every day at a certain hour,
say between the hours of 10 to IL a. m.
I. E. A. In bathing a sick person
put them between blankets-bathe first
the face, chest, right arm, left arm,
right leg, left leg, back and feet.
While bathing keep the part not being
bathed under cover of top blanket.
A. A. A hot water bag placed over
the seat of pain will relieve you.
Avoid having the water of a higher
temperature than 130 F. as it might
meet the rubber.
B. E. In tuberculosis and septicia-
anna the temper ature is down in the
morning and rises in the afternoon,
this condition applies to some other
diseases as we'll.
May. Put a tablespoon of salt in
the baby's bath. This is stimulating
and sometimes helps to check exces-
sive perspiration.
M. A. G. L. Massage gently with
olive oil, using tips of fingers.
A. NJ. Y. Celery, spinach, carrots,
cooked we'll and strained through a
fine sieve are good for the child.
T. F. Do not force her to stand, let
her take her own time then the legs
will grow straight.
A. B. G. 'Lavois' as a mouth
wash cannot be equalled. Minneapo.
lis Chemical Co. or any Minneapolis
druggist.
G. E. I will send for the recipe fol
the candy.
S. A. Avoid all starchy food. Fol
low your DOCTORS orders.
M. L. S. Granulated eyelids are
very contagious, be sure no one uses
your towel or soap. Under thu
present treatment they will gradually