The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-11

go degreesl, a soft cloth folded into at
least six thicknesses. Place this quick
ly about the neck from ear 20 ear, IN
derneath the chin. Cover with q piece
Of oiled silk or thick waEed paper
which is held on by handkerchief tied
about the neck Change this every
half hour until the Group has sub
sided, when It should be discontinued.
"(2) Cover the bed or crib with a
sheet and set the Group kettle going
with the spout underneath the shaet
"a steaming tea -kett1e kept boiling by
an alcohol lamp or gas stove may be
cigged where a Group kettle Is not at
hand care being taken not to set fire
to The bed cIothing.) This may be
~ontinued for hours or until the noisy
breathing has subsidized. even after the
child has gone to sleep.
'(3) If the breathing IS extreme. or
tive. or If the Group is caused by In
digestion, administer one to 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 to pre-
vent q recurrence OF the attack the
next night, and proper treatment begun
to prevent further attacks"
Convulsions are symptoms Of an ex-
tremely bad condition in the child
They are not q necessary event In the
,
think. Permitted to increase in fire.
quency 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 serv-
ices Of a doctor can be secured:
"(1p Loosen the clothing, but do not
take It OFF. except the shoes and stock
ings.
"(2) Place the child upon a bed or
table with his legs hanging over the
edge from the knees down.
"(S) Put his feet and lower legs into
a pail of hot water TO which has been
added one tablespoonful Of pow dered
mustard, II II is at hand. IF there IS
no mustard, use hot water alone. Be
very careful that It is not hot enough
to burn
lacking an ice cap. use plenty OF crack
ed ice done up in & towel
"(5l Give an enema OF warm SOAP
suds. Repeat, If it is not retained.
"(6) AS soon as the child Is able to
swallow. give a large dose Of castor
"The Healthy Baby"
When the baby has a, fall this may or
may not attain the dignity OF a nur-
sery emergency. A child can escape
the mother as a very bad fail The
effect Of q fall most to be dreaded IS
injury to the spine or the brain. I re-
call one particular case where q child
was dropped by its nurse and made
very little outcTy. In fact il became
Istless, dull and apathetic. It dozed
off and on for twenty-four hours. and
then suddenly the mother discovered
that the child had lost the use of its
legs. The blow to the spine had caused
paralysis.
When the child strikes the head in
falling and develops dstiessness and
drowsiness or makes no outcry, does
not even talk, the mother should have
it examined by a physician even
though the baby may not become I'M
conscious. There are cases on record
where children Of three and four years
were counted as detectives or Idiots
when a surgical examination developed
the fact that a bit Of bone was press
ing on the brain and making all the
trouble The fracture could be traced
to a fall during infancy, to which no
attention had been paid The pressure