Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27

much significance in & child as in the | adult. With the onset of fever it is | usually safe to administer a cathartic | and stop food Plenty of water to | drink may be allowed if there is not | excessive vomiting. In fact, cold water 1 helps to take down the fever and | dilute any poisonous products within the body; also sponge the temples and wrists with cold water. If the mother |; has not controled the fever within F 1 hours. or made sure of the cause of it, ! she should call a doctor.
 Coids-The best way to treat colds is to prevent them. A child should not be overdressed nor have flannel about his chest or throat, as that causes precipitation and the chances of colds are much greater. even after one has already been acquired. and all physi- clans I have known tell one to cer- tainly not omit the bath. Sore Threats are dangerous things to daily with, for it is very difficult for any one unskilled in throat examina- ton to tell the difference between ton- silitis and diphtheria-
 Coughs are often from the same causes as colds, also errors in diet, adenoids and enlarged tonsils. A chronic cough should not be allowed to go on, as tuberculosis is always lying | in wait for the child with the chronic ! cough. particularly after an acute ill., | ness such as pneumonia, measles,
  | diseases.
 The following is
 A Very Good Cough Cure-To one pint of New Orleans molasses add one l teaspoon of pine tar. Simmer together | till well mixed, then add one small teacup of good cider vinegar and one | teaspoon of ipecac. Cook slowly till a | good syrup is formed but not too thick
 to run from a bottle. We have used | this recipe for over 20 years in our l hnr1a | Group is spasmodic contraction of | the larynx or air passages which may l occur during the course of any ordi- | nary cold.
 | A good liniment to make for this Is 1 to fill a half pint bottle one-third full 1 of sweet oil, one-third of ammonia, ! one-third turpentine. Shake well. 1 Bathe the throat, breast and bottoms ones with this alone. l have also used one tablespoon lard and one-haf tea 1 spoon essence of peppermint, thorough ly mixed and heated, applied warm to | throat and chest. but to quickly relieve l croup and bring up the phlegm (which
 is the important thing to do) I have found nothing so effective as a small spoonful of sugar with a little powder ed alum sprinkled over 1t. To my
 mind it is superior to ipecac. which is
 so generally used and recommended. tell these different things as possibly
 one might be supplied with one and not
 the other at the time needed
 ConvuIsions-Babies and young
 children have convulSionS, sometimes
 when anything is wrong just as the
 adult has chill or severe headache. l Unless the child has some definite dis
 ease of the brain. 1t can be controlled
 by proper treatment so that he won't
 have any more. provided the treat
 ment is begun before too many have occurred.
 Tba yoSt ma aioritv oP convuIeiors
 are caused by indigestion, or incorrect diet.
 When a child is suddenly seized with a conyulSion. all is confusion . thing for him. It is well, therefore to have some orderly method of pro- cedure which We may institute al once.
 'First-Loosen the clothing. but dc
 not take it off except the shoes and stockings.
 7 Second-Place the child upon bed : or table with his legs, hanging over the edge from the knees, down. 3 Third-Put his feet and lower legs . into a pail of hot water to which has been added one tablespoon powdered t mustard if it is at hand. If there is no mustard, use hot water alone. Be 7 very careful that it is not hot enough to burn.
 t Fourth-Put an ice cap to the heat
 lacking a can use cracked ice done uI
 in a towel, lacking ice use towe
 wrung out in cold water
 Fifth-Give an enema of warm soaI
 suds.
 Sixth-As soon as the child is able
 to swallow, give a large dose of cas , tor oil. By this time the doctor whC a has probably been hastily summoned 7 will arrive and can give any medica : ! l treatment required to prevent a re currence of the convulSions, and vol
 will have the satisfaction of knowin; ], you have done everything possible il :; your power.
 Some advise putting the child in 5 full hot bath, but this in unsdllet
 hands is apt to cause harm when hast s fly done.> The child sometimes get bad burns. or catches cold from bein'
 put into the bath with clothing on ant ', allowed to lie around in the wet cloth t ing: and it is usually very difficult t !, undress a child while it Is in con
 ] vulsion.
 Accidents-Many mothers are no
 within reach of the doctor when acci
 dents occur. Consequently 1t Is wei
 ] especially when starting out on e summer vacation to be prepared for e few of the most common emergencies = The first thing is to lay in store tn
 following list of necessary supplies r five yard package of sterile gauZ O bandages. assorted widths. a pound 0 s absorbent cotton, a bottle of corrosiv e sublimate tablets (! 1-2 grains each
 and a bottle of creolin or lysol = In the case of cuts or open wound IS of any sort, first stop the bleedins = where it is excessive: second, proven
 infection by keeping the wound clean. n Hemmorrhages can usually be stop d ped by using d piece of sterile gauZ y held firmly over the bleeding spot c n bound tightly over the cut with l. bandage.
 g Where there is little bleeding tn l. most important thing is to prever '- infection. This is done by soaking :h Is wound for one-half hour in a hot an g tiseptic solution. One corrosive sut
 Innate tablet. or one teaspoon creoli v to a quart of water. A piece of steri