The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-05

series. This gradually Increases until!
there Is succession of violent coughs
accompanie by a feeling OF suffoca-
tion and flushing Of the face. II is fire.
uuently stated that the child coughs
until II Is black IN the face" ard this
IL not an Inaccurate description AS
soon as tho cough has ceased, tie lit
tie sufferer endeavors to fill up it,
lungs again. hut there is nervous
spasm Of the muscles of the throat
which narrows the opening through
which the air must pess. The violent
attempt to inspire the air through this
small space produces the familiar
'whocp" from which the disease re e
! ceives its name. In mild attacks the
child may cough only once or twice a
day but i'm other cases the seizures
may occur every few inmates II the
child is kept quiet the parox> sns &C :
cur less frequently. They may be
broueht about by the Inhalation of
dust or by excitement. Laughing, cry
ing, or drinking may also provoke
them.
In very severe cases there may be
"a bleeding from the ncse or into the
whites of the eyes. and blood may
come from the ears or the mouth. IL
used to be thought that the disease
WAS caused by little ulcer beneath
the tongue; but II is now the belief
that the ulcer Is caused ny the rub
DING of the tongue over the lower
teeth during coughing. In the early
stages there is fever and the child
is very restless. There is apt to be
loss uf appetite and because of the
vomiting which takes place the chill
dren lose weight and become weak
IN the early stages the eyelids are red
dened and swollen. and the FACE ma,
look puffed. particularly during the
cough. .aat
intelligent Care Needed.
No child should be allowed In GU
through an attack of whooping corg!;
without intelligent care and attention.
This Is indeed a very serious disease
and II Is unfortunate that custom has
led many rothers who do not realize
the dangers in the way Of complies
tons and after effects to nurse the
Child through the attack without skill
cd assistance. Under proper treatment
the suffering of the child can be verI
much reduced, the course of the dis
ease may be shortened. and the dan
gers from complications greatly less.
ened. 1t is not only important for
the child sufferer to be under treat
ment his parents should also he in.
structed AS TO the methods of prevent
ing the spread Of TIE disease. In the
absence OF the complications children
having whooping cough should b. kept
I'm the open air for ltwenty-four hours
out of the twenty-four. They should
be well clad, the clothing being leavy
enough to prevent chilling and light
enough to prevent the child from be-
coming overheNed OF tired by the
weight of the clothing. AS long as the
child has fever or H. weak, il should
be kept in he'd. The bed should he
placed on a porch or in "a tent on the
roof or i'm the ward, The sides Of the
tent should not he put down except
for the purpose of keeping out rai:
'rhe bcdclothes shiNld be so arranged
that the covers cannot be kicked off
The child should wear wooden pajamas,
Inasn,uch rs dust .igovoses tie .parox-
ysms of coughing II, may be nee, ssary
10 sprinkle the roof or ward in which
the child is kept. The diet should be
such as can be easily and quickly di-
gested. Soups. pasterrized milk. eggs
and the like should be given frequent
ly. The matter ofe the treatment OF
the disease is one to be left to the
physician attending. he irdiNidua:
case.