Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-18
BY ANNA sTEEsE RICHARDSON

/ sheet and set the Group kettle going
Nth the spout underneath the sheet
Z "a steaming teakettle kept boiling by
an alcohol lamp or gas stove may be
rugged where a Group kettle is not al
hand. care being taken not to set fire
20 the bed clOthing). This may be
continued for hours or until the noisy
breathing has subsidized. even after the
Fchild has gone TO sleep.
"t3J II the breathing is extreme. or
Il the above measures are not ef1ec-
tive. or IL the Group Is caused by indt-
gestion, administer one or two tea
spoonfuIs OF syrup Of ipecac. which
will produce vomiting and cause the
child to relax at once.
Suitable medicinal measures should
be instituted through the day 10 pre-
vent a recurrence Of the attack the
next night, and proper treatment 10
prevent further attacks"
Commissions are symptoms of an ex-
tremely bad condition in the child.
They are not a necessary event in the
progress OF teething, as some others
think. Permitted 10 increase in fire.
auercy and violence, they develop
into that terrible disease. epilepsy. AS
symptoms of disease, they should be
followed up by a visit to the family
doctor. AS an emergency. they may
be treated as follows until the services
Of a doctor can be secured:
"G) Loosen the clothing, but do
not take It of, except the shoes and
stockings.
"C2J Place the child upon bed or
table with his legs hanging over the
edge from the knees down.
"C3) Put his feet ana lower legs
into a pail Of hot water to which has
been added one tablespoonful OF pow
dered mustard, If IL is al hand. II
there is no mustard. use hot water
alone. Be very careful that it is not
hot enough 10 burn
30 Put an ice cap 10 the head;
lacking an ice cap. use plenty OF
cracked ice done UP in a towel.
"C5D Give an enema OF warm soap
suds. Repeat. if it is not retained.
"(6) AS soon as the child is able
TO swallow, give large dose of castor
oil"
When the baby has a fall this may
or may not attain the dignity of
nursery emergency. A child can es-
cape real injury in what may first APP
pear 10 the mother as a very bad fall.
The effect OF a fall most 20 be dreaded
Is injury 20 the spine or the brain. !
recall one particular case where a
child was dropped by its nurse and
made very little outcry In fact IL be
came listless, dull and apathetic. II
dOsed off and on for twenty-four hours
and then suddenly the mother discov-
cred that the child had lost the use of
It's legs. The blow to the spine had /
caused paralysis.
When the child strikes the head in .
.alling and develops HstIessness and 4
irowsiness or makes no outcry. does 4
cnce heard the sound never fails to 4
recognize il in its first stages. The .
breathing is slow, noisy and heavy.
The patient is greatly distressed. /
Sometimes there is a metallic. barking .
cough. Again this may be missing. /
Doctor bennett. in The Healthy
Baby" prescribes the following treat
nent for Group:
I'D Wiring out dry IN cold water
eco degrees. a soft cloth folded into
lot even talk. the mother should have
I examined by a physician even
hough the baby may not become IN
conscious. There are cases on record
where children of three and four years
we're counted as detectives or idiots
When a surgical examination de-
eloped the fact that a bit of bone
vas pressing on the brain and making
II the trouble. The fracture could be
raced 10 a fall during infancy, to
he pressure removed, the child has
egained. the use of its faculties and